From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mailman by lists.gnu.org with tmda-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I5p43-0005dB-4n for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:33:35 -0400 Received: from exim by lists.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.43) id 1I5p40-0005W2-6i for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:33:34 -0400 Received: from [199.232.76.173] (helo=monty-python.gnu.org) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1I5p40-0005VT-0G for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:33:32 -0400 Received: from mail.virtualiron.com ([209.213.88.114]) by monty-python.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1I5p3z-0007DV-K5 for qemu-devel@nongnu.org; Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:33:31 -0400 Message-ID: <468AB298.8080708@virtualiron.com> Date: Tue, 03 Jul 2007 16:33:28 -0400 From: Adnan Misherfi MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] rtl8139 not working with VISTA 32bit References: <46818CDE.5010200@virtualiron.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=GB2312 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Reply-To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org List-Id: qemu-devel.nongnu.org List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org Steven Hu wrote: > This is a tested step by step enable the network and audio under > vista32 on Xen. > 1. Download latest Vista driver for the RTL8139 series cards from the > Realtek site. There is one dated 2007/4/26, version 6.103. I used > this file. > 2. Install the files, follow setup. If your Vista crashed, please go > to the Save Mode and remove the network driver. > 3. Copy C:\Program Files\Realtek\VISTA_8139\WINVISTA\NetrtOEM.inf to > a folder called 'Temp' on your Vista desktop. > 4. Find a Server 2003 machine, and copy C:\Windows\system32\drivers > \rtl8139.sys (IĦĦUsing ISO file under Linux) to the same Temp folder on > your Vista desktop. > 5. Rename rtl8139.sys to rtnicxp.sys > 6. Open Device Manager, Click Update Driver. > 7. Browse my computer for drive software > 8. Let me pick from a list of drivers on my computer <--- This is key. > 9. Click Have Disk, and navigate to the NetrtOEM.inf in the temp > folder on your desktop 10. If you get an error about the driver not > being digitally signed, that's good, you are installing the right > driver. > 10. Now the network can work now. > 11. After the network is enabled, update the audio driver using the > method "Searching automatically for the updated driver software". > > 2007/6/27, Adnan Misherfi : >> I have posted/read other posts regarding rtl8139 in qemu not working >> with VISTA 32bit. >> Does any one know if there is a fix for this one? I have tried to debug >> this, but not sure what is >> VISTA 32bit driver is expecting. Qemu writes rx buffers to guest memory, >> but it looks like they are ignored >> by the guest rtl8139 driver. >> >> Any Ideas of what is going on? >> >> Regards >> >> Adnan >> >> >> Steven, Thanks for the reply, It is good work around the problem. I was hopping to get the qmue emulation working with 32bit vista rtl8139 driver. After a long debugging sessions it is still not clear where the problem is!. Thanks Adnan