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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I just had Xen 4.3-unstable changeset 25993 compiled, installed and 
working, after applying Jean David Techer's revision 25240 patchset. 
BUT, as usual, I get the WIndows HVM domU device manager error code 43 
and error code 10.

Somebody please enlighten me!

-- 
Yours sincerely,

Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
Singapore


On 07/10/2012 01:20, Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) wrote:
> 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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