Re: I offer a reward of USD$50 + VGA card Giveaway to anyone who can solve my Xen VGA Passthrough Problem

["Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)" <singapore.mr.teo.en.ming@gmail.com>]

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LOL. My Xen VGA Passthrough problem is long overdue. I have been trying 
to fix the problem since March 2012.

-- 
Yours sincerely,

Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
Singapore



On 07/10/2012 00:56, chris wrote:
>
> Sounds like someone is jealous of all the recent success reports :)
>
> On Oct 6, 2012 12:51 PM, "Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)" 
> <singapore.mr.teo.en.ming@gmail.com 
> <mailto:singapore.mr.teo.en.ming@gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     _History_
>
>     I have 100% success in Xen VGA Passthrough with Xen 3.5-unstable
>     with my first Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS VGA card in 2009, which
>     is 3 years ago. Then my first Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS VGA
>     card overheated and malfunctioned. So I bought a 2nd Palit NVIDIA
>     Geforce 8400 GS VGA card several months ago in March 2012 for
>     S$44, to replace the first card. At that point in time, Xen was
>     already of version 4.2-unstable. I have tried to passthrough my
>     2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS, which is only partially working,
>     or partial success. _In Windows 8 HVM domU, you will see a yellow
>     triangle with exclamation mark and error code 43 in Device Manager
>     for the 2nd Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS. In Windows XP Home
>     Edition HVM domU, you will see a yellow circle with exclamation
>     mark and error code 10 in Device Manager for the 2nd Palit NVIDIA
>     Geforce 8400 GS._
>
>     Then I noticed Jean David Techer uses a Geforce 560 Ti for his Xen
>     VGA Passthrough. So 1-2 weeks ago I bought a EVGA Geforce GTX 560
>     1 GB GDDR5 for S$269. Same thing. Xen VGA Passthrough is only
>     partially working or partial success. So I went back to the
>     computer shop and exchanged my EVGA Geforce GTX 560 with a
>     Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5, which costs S$289. Again, Xen
>     VGA Passthrough is only partially working or partial success. _In
>     Windows 8 HVM domU, you will see a yellow triangle with
>     exclamation mark and error code 43 in Device Manager for the
>     Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560. In Windows XP Home Edition HVM domU, you
>     will see a yellow circle with exclamation mark and error code 10
>     in Device Manager for the Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560._
>
>     _The Challenge_
>
>     My computer hardware specifications:
>
>     Processor: Intel Pentium Dual Core E2300 @ 2.8 GHz
>     Motherboard: Intel DQ45CB Desktop Board with VT-d enabled
>     VGA Card: Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5
>     Memory: 6 GB
>
>     My computer software specifications:
>
>     Host operating system: Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS Desktop Linux
>     Xen Hypervisor version: (a) Xen 4.2-unstable Changeset 25099 (b)
>     Xen 4.2.1-pre (c) Xen 4.3-unstable Changeset 25993
>     Linux Dom0 Kernel: (a) 3.5.4 (b) 3.6.0-rc7
>     Windows HVM domU: (a) Windows XP Home Edition SP3 (b) Windows 8
>     Release Preview 64-bit
>
>     Manuals which I have followed in getting Xen VGA Passthrough done:
>
>     (1)
>     http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Building_and_Installing_Xen_4.x_and_Linux_Kernel_3.x_on_Ubuntu_and_Debian_Linux
>
>     (2)
>     http://wiki.xen.org/wiki/Xen_VGA_Passthrough_to_Windows_8_with_Xen_4.2-unstable
>
>     The above 2 are manuals which I have written myself, after
>     studying several Xen Wiki Pages and Jean David Techer's notes.
>
>     Now, the above 2 manuals are the same manuals which I have used to
>     obtain 100% success in Xen VGA Passthrough for Frank Lyon's NVIDIA
>     Quadro 6000. Yes, 100% success. Absolutely no yellow triangle with
>     exclamation mark and error code 43 in Windows 7 and Windows 8 HVM
>     domU. It is an irony and a joke that, with the same set of manuals
>     which I have written, I cannot get 100% success in Xen VGA
>     Passthrough with my very own display cards. Frank Lyon's NVIDIA
>     Quadro 6000 costs S$6000++, and I can't afford it.
>
>     So now, the problem stands. I get a yellow triangle with
>     exclamation mark and error code 43 in device manager for Gigabyte
>     Geforce GTX 560 in Windows 8 HVM domU and a yellow circle with
>     exclamation mark and error code 10 in device manager for Gigabyte
>     Geforce GTX 560 in Windows XP Home Edition HVM domU.
>
>     _The Reward_
>
>     1. USD$50 in cash
>     2. Palit NVIDIA Geforce 8400 GS PCI Express x16 VGA card (costs S$44)
>
>     _How to Get the Reward_
>
>     If I can say that you have solved my Xen VGA Passthrough problem
>     100%, you get the reward! Basically, the idea is to get rid of the
>     yellow triangle with exclamation mark and error code 43 in Windows
>     8 HVM domU and the yellow circle with exclamation mark and error
>     code 10 in Windows XP HVM domU.
>
>     Hence,
>
>     (1) If you can tell me off-hand the solution which leads to my Xen
>     VGA Passthrough problem being solved 100%, you get the reward. OR
>
>     (2) You have spotted mistakes or errors in the manuals which I
>     have written, leading to my Xen VGA Passthrough problem being
>     solved 100%. You get the reward. OR
>
>     (3) You have a VT-d capable motherboard and processor, and a
>     compatible NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560 like mine, and follows the 2
>     manuals which I have written for your Xen VGA Passthrough needs.
>     If you can obtain 100% success, please tell me the mistakes or
>     errors in my manuals, which leads to my Xen VGA Passthrough
>     problem being solved 100%. You get the reward.
>
>     *_100% success means no error code 43 and no error code 10._*
>
>     For a start, you may follow the thread series "*Help Needed from
>     Xen Developers: Nasty Yellow Triangle with Exclamation Mark and
>     Error Code 43 in Device Manager in Windows 8 HVM domU
>     <http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2012-10/msg00664.html>"
>     in the xen-users and xen-devel mailing lists.*
>
>     Please note that the prize money of US$50 is guaranteed and there
>     is only one winner. There is no closing date for this challenge.
>
>
>     -- 
>     Yours sincerely,
>
>     Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
>     Singapore
>
>
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