Unable to start RedHat Virtio SCSI driver on win2k8 x64

whinpo

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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)

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

Code:
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 ;)
 
kernel versions mix up fixed but the problem remains :(

Code:
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
 
on win2008 or on win2008r2?
 
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?
 
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.