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From: james_p_freyensee@linux.intel.com (J Freyensee)
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:26:21 -0800
Subject: NVMe Generic Devices Linux x Windows
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On Sun, 2015-12-20@16:02 -0300, Angelo Brito wrote:
> Thanks Ian.
> It is really a windows problem. The native driver version is too old.

There is an actively maintained open-source NVMe Windows driver you can
try and see if that works:

https://www.openfabrics.org/index.php/windows-nvm-express/nvm-express-s
ubversion-repos.html

> 
> 
> Regards,
> Angelo Silva Brito.
> B.S. in Computer Engineering - UFPE Brazil
> http://about.me/angelobrito
> _________________________________________________
> 
> 
> 2015-12-20 5:28 GMT-03:00 Ian Bakshan <ianb at mellanox.com>:
> > Hello Angelo,
> > 
> > I recommend to open a support ticket to the Windows driver
> > provider.
> > In case this is a Windows built-in driver you need to open the
> > support
> > ticket at Microsoft Support Center.
> > 
> > BR,
> > Ian
> > 
> > 
> > On 18/12/2015 21:17, Angelo Brito wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hello All,
> > > 
> > > I have a generic NVMe device that works perfectly on Linux but
> > > does
> > > not work on Windows. The device is recognized as a Default NVMe
> > > Controller with Microsoft as vendor but issue an error code 10:
> > > This
> > > device cannot start. I am aware that this is a generic error code
> > > and
> > > could mean any thing.
> > > 
> > > I have started to debug from the device perspective and the Host
> > > CPU
> > > just writes the MSI configuration registers during startup. I use
> > > Altera?s PCIe Hard IP to implement the PCIe and my controller is
> > > hosted on FPGA. The NVMe controller was never started. Is it an
> > > expected behavior to work on Linux but not on windows?
> > > Someone can share any more leads to debug? Why windows doesn?t
> > > start my
> > > device?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Angelo Silva Brito.
> > > B.S. in Computer Engineering - UFPE Brazil
> > > http://about.me/angelobrito
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