On Mon, May 11, 2009 at 02:59:32PM +0200, Zoran Popovi? wrote:
> I have a pain-staking problem with network on Win2k3 guest on IA64 host with
> Red Hat 5.3 - by default it uses Realtek 8139 which is not supported on
> Win2k3 in any way, and changing the model (model=whatever in vif=...)
> doesn't change anything - it always ends with *...@#! Realtek ... now, I am
> very tired of trying out different things (compiling Xen from src.rpm, from
> xensource xen-unstable.hg, trying vfirmware from xensource, different
> parameters in guest specification, I don't know ..) - nothing helps. 

Hmm.. have you verified the same method of changing the NIC model works on
x86/x64 xen host?

In that case I'd submit a bug to redhat bugzilla about this.. and/or contact
redhat support.

> PV drivers provided for windows are for x86 and x64 ONLY, nothing for ia64.
> Thing is that I am trying to make the proof of concept in my company for
> RHEL5.3 as platform for Itanium virtualization (BL380c) in order to get full
> support contract with Red Hat as a breakthrough as our official itanium
> virtualization platform, I would be really happy to see this ... but it
> seems that Microsoft always has to win, I have tried to ring every bell
> available, but nothing came and now I am tired and worn out completely ...
> at least some statement that this would easily have been possible if my
> company had support contract with Red Hat would be appreciated.
> If anyone has any idea, hint, something, please tell me.

You could always try compiling the Windows GPLPV Xen paravirtualized drivers
for win2003/ia64.. 

-- Pasi

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