Unable to start RedHat Virtio SCSI driver on win2k8 x64

[whinpo]

Hi,

I've installed the virtio drivers as said in http://forum.proxmox.com/threads/19...er-for-Windows-block-and-NIC?highlight=virtio
and added a virtio disk to my VM.

Under device manager I can see an exclamation mark on : Redhat Virtio SCSI Controller
with a message :

This device cannot start (code 10)

Driver Provider : Red Hat, Inc. 
Driver Date : 18/06/2009
Driver Version : 1.0.0.31383
Digital Signer : red hat inc

neptune2:~# pveversion -v
pve-manager: 1.5-8 (pve-manager/1.5/4674)
running kernel: 2.6.24-9-pve
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 1.5-4
pve-kernel-2.6.32-1-pve: 2.6.32-4
pve-kernel-2.6.24-9-pve: 2.6.24-18
pve-kernel-2.6.24-8-pve: 2.6.24-16
qemu-server: 1.1-11
pve-firmware: 1.0-3
libpve-storage-perl: 1.0-10
vncterm: 0.9-2
vzctl: 3.0.23-1pve8
vzdump: 1.2-5
vzprocps: 2.0.11-1dso2
vzquota: 3.0.11-1
pve-qemu-kvm: 0.11.1-2
ksm-control-daemon: 1.0-3

Thanks by advance for your help

 

[tom]

off topic: fix your version mix up, your running kernel is 2.6.24 (an old one) but you installed the virtual package for 2.6.32 (proxmox-ve-2.6.32)

see http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_Kernel

 

[whinpo]

kernel versions mix up fixed but the problem remains

neptune2:/# pveversion -v
pve-manager: 1.5-8 (pve-manager/1.5/4674)
running kernel: 2.6.32-1-pve
proxmox-ve-2.6.32: 1.5-4
pve-kernel-2.6.32-1-pve: 2.6.32-4
pve-kernel-2.6.24-8-pve: 2.6.24-16
qemu-server: 1.1-11
pve-firmware: 1.0-3
libpve-storage-perl: 1.0-10
vncterm: 0.9-2
vzctl: 3.0.23-1pve8
vzdump: 1.2-5
vzprocps: 2.0.11-1dso2
vzquota: 3.0.11-1
pve-qemu-kvm: 0.11.1-2
ksm-control-daemon: 1.0-3

 

[tom]

on win2008 or on win2008r2?

 

[whinpo]

win2008

 

[tom]

should work if you run 2.6.18 kernel, can you try this? See http://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Proxmox_VE_Kernel

 

[whinpo]

indeed it works under 2.6.18

why doesn't it under 2.6.32?

There is no problem to remain in 2.6.18?

 

[tom]

2.6.18 is the default stable kernel. so I see no reason why you do not should use this.

we will retest the drivers against the newer kernels (KVM) soon.

 

[whinpo]

thanks for the answer