From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?UTF-8?B?Ik1yLiBUZW8gRW4gTWluZyAoWmhhbmcgRW5taW5nKSDlvKDmganpuKMgbw==?= =?UTF-8?B?ZiBTaW5nYXBvcmUi?= Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: VGA passthrough problems with GeForce GTS 250 and P7Q57-M DO (also: LGA1156 boards with working VT-d) Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2010 10:52:12 +0800 Message-ID: <4C981DDC.1040604@gmail.com> References: <4C944E86.9010700@gmail.com> <4C97384C.8060309@gmail.com> <20100920131952.GB2804@reaktio.net> Reply-To: space.time.universe@gmail.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20100920131952.GB2804@reaktio.net> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: =?UTF-8?B?UGFzaSBLw6Rya2vDpGluZW4=?= Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" , zhang_enming@lavabit.com, "teoenming@hotmail.com" , "Han, Weidong" , Andrew Warkentin , "space.time.universe@gmail.com" , "xen-users@lists.xensource.com" List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Dear Pasi, Were instability issues with Intel integrated graphics (IGD) VGA=20 passthrough in Xen 4.0.1 fixed with Xen 4.0.2-rc-pre? Thank you very much. --=20 Yours sincerely, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) =E5=BC=A0=E6=81=A9=E9=B8=A3 Dip(Mechatroni= cs) BEng(Hons)(Mechanical Engineering) Citizenship: Singapore Citizen/Singaporean Alma Maters: [1] Singapore Polytechnic (Graduated 1998) [2] National University of Singapore (Graduated 2006) Facebook account: Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100000750083982 Facebook photos: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100000750083982= #!/profile.php?id=3D100000750083982&v=3Dphotos Facebook videos: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100000750083982= &v=3Dapp_2392950137 Mobile Phone (Starhub pre-paid): +65-8369-2618 Windows Live Messenger: teoenming-at-hotmail.com Location: Bedok Reservoir Road, Singapore ZIP: 470103 My Open Letter (Plea for Medical Help/Assistance) to World Leaders (Updat= ed 28 August 2010):- http://lists.mcs.anl.gov/pipermail/mpich-discuss/2010-August/007811.html http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2010-August/295952.html http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-user/msg_f6a341d9623fda17880159b137c073= 35.xml Photo of Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) =E5=BC=A0=E6=81=A9=E9=B8=A3 of Si= ngapore: http://i53.tinypic.com/207tamp.jpg On 09/20/2010 09:19 PM, Pasi K=C3=A4rkk=C3=A4inen wrote: > On Mon, Sep 20, 2010 at 06:32:44PM +0800, "Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enmin= g) ?????? of Singapore" wrote: > =20 >> Dear Weidong, Pasi, and Xen developers, >> >> The report from Andrew confirms my reports that Intel integrated >> graphics (IGD) VGA passthrough with Xen 4.0.1 and pv-ops dom0 kernel >> 2.6.32.21 is unstable. >> >> =20 > Ok. > > =20 >> Please check the previous emails that I have sent to all of you. >> >> =20 > I wonder what's the best way to troubleshoot this.. > > - Is it only the HVM guest crashing? > =20 Yes. Only Windows XP HVM domU is crashing. > - No problems on dom0/hypervisor? > =20 No. I was still able to access dom0 through Xen serial console after=20 Windows XP HVM domU has crashed. I was able to execute the reboot=20 command in dom0. > - Can you re-start the crashed windows? > =20 No. I have to do a hard reboot of dom0. > -- Pasi > > =20 >> --=20 >> Yours sincerely, >> >> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) ?????? Dip(Mechatronics) BEng(Hons)(Mec= hanical Engineering) >> Citizenship: Singapore Citizen/Singaporean >> Alma Maters: >> [1] Singapore Polytechnic (Graduated 1998) >> [2] National University of Singapore (Graduated 2006) >> Facebook account: Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) >> Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D10000075008398= 2 >> Facebook photos: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100000750083= 982#!/profile.php?id=3D100000750083982&v=3Dphotos >> Facebook videos: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100000750083= 982&v=3Dapp_2392950137 >> Mobile Phone (Starhub pre-paid): +65-8369-2618 >> Windows Live Messenger: teoenming-at-hotmail.com >> Location: Bedok Reservoir Road, Singapore >> ZIP: 470103 >> My Open Letter (Plea for Medical Help/Assistance) to World Leaders (Up= dated 28 August 2010):- >> http://lists.mcs.anl.gov/pipermail/mpich-discuss/2010-August/007811.ht= ml >> http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2010-August/295952.html >> http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-user/msg_f6a341d9623fda17880159b137c= 07335.xml >> Photo of Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) ?????? of Singapore: http://i5= 3.tinypic.com/207tamp.jpg >> >> >> >> >> >> On 09/20/2010 04:58 PM, Andrew Warkentin wrote: >> =20 >>> I tried passing the integrated graphics adapter to the Windows domU, >>> and the monitor goes into standby when the domU is started. If I >>> enable the virtual graphics adapter, I see that Windows is >>> bluescreening on boot (this only happens if the Intel graphics driver >>> is installed). I suspect that the VT-d-related parts of the ACPI >>> tables are broken because passthrough doesn't work properly for eithe= r >>> the graphics or sound adapters (that, and Xen reports that the >>> motherboard supports none of the "optional" VT-d features like DMA >>> passthrough, etc.). >>> >>> On 9/17/10, "Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) ?????? of Singapore" >>> wrote: >>> >>> =20 >>>> Dear Andrew, >>>> >>>> I have briefly glimpsed through the technical specifications of your >>>> ASUS motherboard. >>>> >>>> http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=3DXSm0g8qR5qb7UN30 >>>> >>>> At present, Xen 4.0.1 only supports Intel integrated graphics (IGD) = VGA >>>> passthrough. Add-on PCI Express x16 graphics cards are not supported >>>> yet. Patches, which are currently unavailable, have to be applied to= Xen >>>> 4.0.1. You may wish to passthrough your onboard VGA instead of your >>>> NVIDIA GeForce GTS display card. >>>> >>>> I am getting stability issues in VGA passthrough with Intel integrat= ed >>>> graphics (IGD), Xen 4.0.1, and pv-ops dom0 kernel 2.6.32.21 on my In= tel >>>> Desktop Board DQ45CB. Windows XP HVM domU crashes with a BSOD within= 2 >>>> minutes after booting up. >>>> >>>> Please try out Intel integrated graphics (IGD) VGA passthrough and l= et >>>> me know whether you encounter any stability issues (Xen 4.0.1). >>>> >>>> Thank you. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Yours sincerely, >>>> >>>> Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) ?????? Dip(Mechatronics) BEng(Hons)(M= echanical >>>> Engineering) >>>> Citizenship: Singapore Citizen/Singaporean >>>> Facebook account: Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) >>>> Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100000750083= 982 >>>> Facebook photos: >>>> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100000750083982#!/profile.p= hp?id=3D100000750083982&v=3Dphotos >>>> Facebook videos: >>>> http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3D100000750083982&v=3Dapp_239= 2950137 >>>> Mobile Phone (Starhub pre-paid): +65-8369-2618 >>>> Windows Live Messenger: teoenming-at-hotmail.com >>>> Location: Bedok Reservoir Road, Singapore >>>> ZIP: 470103 >>>> My Open Letter (Plea for Medical Help/Assistance) to World Leaders (= Updated >>>> 28 August 2010):- >>>> http://lists.mcs.anl.gov/pipermail/mpich-discuss/2010-August/007811.= html >>>> http://mythtv.org/pipermail/mythtv-users/2010-August/295952.html >>>> http://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-user/msg_f6a341d9623fda17880159b13= 7c07335.xml >>>> Photo of Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) ?????? of Singapore: >>>> http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/5052/mrteoenmingzhangenmingo.jpg >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 09/18/2010 12:08 PM, Andrew Warkentin wrote: >>>> >>>> =20 >>>>> I am trying to pass an eVGA GeForce GTS 250 to a Windows XP 32-bit >>>>> domU. I am using an ASUS P7Q57-M DO motherboard (with the BIOS upda= ted >>>>> to the latest version) with a Core i5-660 processor. I am using the >>>>> current unstable version of Debian as dom0 (kernel version >>>>> 2.6.32-5-xen-amd64), with the current Debian unstable package of Xe= n >>>>> 4.0.1. When I boot the XP domU with graphics passthrough enabled, >>>>> nothing happens (the domU starts up, but all I see are the last boo= t >>>>> messages from Xen). >>>>> >>>>> I also tried passing through the onboard audio adapter to Windows X= P, >>>>> and the driver loads and recognizes the adapter, but actually playi= ng >>>>> sounds doesn't appear to work. I am not sure if the graphics >>>>> passthrough failure is related to the problem with the onboard audi= o >>>>> (and therefore a motherboard/CPU problem), or if it has to do with = the >>>>> graphics card itself. I know that some NVIDIA cards require Xen >>>>> patches to be passed through, but I am not sure where to find patch= es >>>>> that will work with Xen 4.0.1 (the ones that I found were from Augu= st >>>>> 2009, and I get failed hunks when I try to apply them to Xen 4.0.1)= . >>>>> >>>>> Does anybody know if there are vBAR=3DpBAR patches available for Xe= n >>>>> 4.0.1 (or if they have been integrated into the current Xen >>>>> development tree)? Alternatively, if this is a motherboard problem, >>>>> does anybody know of any LGA1156 motherboards that definitely have >>>>> working VT-d? >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Xen-users mailing list >>>>> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com >>>>> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> =20 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> =20 >>> >>> =20 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-devel mailing list >> Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel >> =20 > =20