XCP-ng Windows PV Drivers 8.2.2

borzel

Hello, there is the ~~next~~ Release Candidate version:

~~https://github.com/xcp-ng/win-pv-drivers/releases/tag/v8.2.2-beta~~
https://github.com/xcp-ng/win-pv-drivers/releases/tag/v8.2.2.200-RC1

8.2.2.200-RC1:

Vates cert gets now correctly installed, so the PV-Drivers can silently install!

8.2.2-beta:

"Highlight": It is built using Visual Studio Community 2017 (instead of Visual Studio 2012)

because of a bug in the Windows Driver Kit 10.0.17763.0 I lost some weeks searching for the solution or workaround.
Found it today: https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/386142/windows-sdk-100177630-pragma-push-pop-mismatch-in.html

stormi

Could building them with VS 2017 cause incompatibility issues with older versions of Windows, or is there no risk of that at all?

borzel

@stormi I dont think so. Its build to fit at least Windows 7 drivers.

borzel

I found maybe the main issue with the PV Driver installer, here you can follow: https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/issues/181

It's related to Certificate Issues

borzel created this issue in xcp-ng/xcp

open XCP-ng Windows PV-Drivers 8.2.2 #181

borzel

Release Candidate has arrived (see first post!) Please test and report back!

ruskofd

I will give a roll of tests during the next week and I will report here

ruskofd

Some tests results on Windows Server 2016 and 2019 :

One shot installation, one reboot and that's it ! Perfect captain

borzel

janm

Can the drivers be used on VMs running on a XCP-ng 7 host?

borzel

@janm yes

olivierlambert

@ruskofd so everything works on a French Windows, right?

ruskofd

I never had a problem with borzel's drivers with French locale. But yes, it's works perfectly

olivierlambert

So to be sure: you extracted the zip, run "Setup.exe", and you went from a "clean VM" to a VM with both PV drivers AND management agent, right?

ruskofd

Exactly.

Installation of a fresh Windows Server 2016/2019
Load the ISO provided by borzel
Tools installation with the Setup.exe
Reboot, that's it. Simple as VMware Tools

olivierlambert

Great news then! @borzel is there anything left before including this in 8.0 ISO?

borzel

@olivierlambert some minor things like branding

https://github.com/xcp-ng/xcp/issues/181

borzel created this issue in xcp-ng/xcp

open XCP-ng Windows PV-Drivers 8.2.2 #181

ruskofd

Tested on Windows 10 1903 (French locale as usual), seems good too and easier than ever.
I let you know if something bad happens.

Biggen

So I haven't been able to install these drivers on Win 10 Pro 64-bit build 1903.
Running the setup.exe file, it goes through the motions until I get an error box that says "Windows Management Agent failed to install".

I then re-run setup and choose "Repair" and it goes through the motions and finally tells me at the end it was installed. However, upon reboot, I'm greeted with a BSOD and the stop code is "Inaccessible Boot Device.".

This is a brand new Win 10 install. I made sure to grab system updates first. I have to revert the snapshot to get the system back.

olivierlambert

What's the OS language? (yeah, it might be important in Windows world…)

Biggen

@olivierlambert said in XCP-ng Windows PV Drivers 8.2.2:

What's the OS language? (yeah, it might be important in Windows world…)

Its English. Just plain ol'e English USA x64 Win 10 Pro.