Comments on: KVM-Qemu Virtio storage and network drivers for 32-bit/64-bit Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Windows 2000 http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/ Enthusiasm never stops Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:04:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: kuda http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/#comment-1605 Sat, 25 Sep 2010 12:26:57 +0000 http://blog.famzah.net/?p=342#comment-1605 Heyyya, it should be possible (windows 2008 x64 and similar) to temporarily switch off “driver signature “feature”" by pressing F8 when your win guest booting and somewhere on the screen you’ll find an option to disable this function for actuall session! k.

]]> By: Ivan Zahariev http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/#comment-645 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 18:26:14 +0000 http://blog.famzah.net/?p=342#comment-645 Unfortunately, I myself cannot help you out. If someone else knows anything in this regards, don’t hesitate to share.

]]> By: Sanjay http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/#comment-641 Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:53:41 +0000 http://blog.famzah.net/?p=342#comment-641 Hi,
I am trying to find information about porting virtio drivers for 2.4.18-3 linux. Do you kinow if any work has been done on linux 2.4.18-3… will appreciate any help in this direction.

-Sanjay

]]> By: Ivan Zahariev http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/#comment-572 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 12:26:04 +0000 http://blog.famzah.net/?p=342#comment-572 Take a look at the following article: http://blog.bfccomputing.com/articles/2009/09/14/converting-a-windows-vista-kvm-virtual-machine-to-redhat-virtio-drivers

]]> By: Arthur Pemberton http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/#comment-570 Tue, 08 Jun 2010 11:22:39 +0000 http://blog.famzah.net/?p=342#comment-570 Any idea on how to change the storage controller drive in Windows AFTER install with IDE?

]]> By: julien berard http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/#comment-180 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 17:26:50 +0000 http://blog.famzah.net/?p=342#comment-180 I have followed the links, however even after signing the drivers myself, Windows 64-bit doesn’t want them. The only solution that I have found is:
- Install your Windows with 1 normal device (ide) and 1 virtio drive.
- When Windows is successfully installed, add virtio driver for the second disk.

I don’t know if it is really necessary but in cmd.exe:

Bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON

See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd419910.aspx

Shutdown VM.
Change the first disk from ide to virtio, Windows knows the driver from the second drive and use it for the first which have just been changed.

There is probably a better solution to install but I don’t know it.

HOW SIGN YOURSELF:
Download Windows SDK for makecert and signtools: http://download.microsoft.com/download/7/A/B/7ABD2203-C472-4036-8BA0-E505528CCCB7/winsdk_web.exe

Generate certificate:

In C:\Program Files\Microsoft SDK\…….\bin
MakeCert -r -pe -ss TestCertStoreName -n “CN=CertName” CertFileName.cer

Sign driver:
SignTool sign /v /s TestCertStoreName /n CertName /t http://timestamp.verisign.com/scripts/timestamp.dll viostor.sys

Now if you right click on viostor.sys, you can see certified by “…”.

Sorry for my English ;-)

]]> By: Ivan Zahariev http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/#comment-172 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:06:50 +0000 http://blog.famzah.net/?p=342#comment-172 The official WindowsGuestDrivers KVM page says that drivers should be signed for Windows 64bit platforms. There are some links at that page which you can follow, in order to sign the drivers yourself. I haven’t tried it myself. If you manage to sign the drivers, please send me a mail with instructions and I’ll publish them, as well as an ISO image with the signed drivers. Thanks.

]]> By: Steve http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/#comment-171 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 03:07:58 +0000 http://blog.famzah.net/?p=342#comment-171 I just tried this on server 2008 x64 and it says the drivers are not signed and refuses to use them during the install. Am I doing something wrong?

]]> By: Bill McGonigle http://blog.famzah.net/2010/01/09/kvm-qemu-virtio-storage-and-network-drivers-for-32-bit64-bit-windows-7-windows-vista-windows-xp-and-windows-2000/#comment-114 Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:20:05 +0000 http://blog.famzah.net/?p=342#comment-114 Super, thanks for the images!

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