Can the Hyper-V BIOS be modded?

Discussion in 'Virtualization' started by reginakampher, Aug 17, 2008.

  1. The1n

    The1n MDL Novice

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    @Yen

    Any chance you could mod the vmp with a dell slic 2.1 , i have tried but it just fails on me.

    Thank you

    The1n
     
  2. ZaForD

    ZaForD MDL Expert

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    Isn't there a dozen or more Dell SLIC's ?

    It maybe smarter to use one of the 2.1 SLIC's that is compatible with the older Vista Certs.

    Does the HP 2.1 SLIC work with 2.0 and 2.1 Certs. ?
     
  3. ZaForD

    ZaForD MDL Expert

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    Sorry The1n,
    I didn't realise the Dell 2.1 SLIC was backwards compatable. :eek:
     
  4. The1n

    The1n MDL Novice

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    No problems :)

    The1n
     
  5. The1n

    The1n MDL Novice

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    I can surely try, the version i got is vmwp.exe 6.1.7600 16385, think this is the latest version in R2 RTM ?

    The1n
     
  6. rkkman

    rkkman MDL Novice

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    Works for me. Actually I had just done one myself and it worked fine. Replaced with yours and still activated. :)
     
  7. The1n

    The1n MDL Novice

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    Thanks for the conformation , will save the file for when there will be an slp key for R2.

    The1n.
     
  8. Myrrh

    Myrrh MDL Expert

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    6002.18005 version with Dell SLIC works for me. Tested with a couple of Win7 VMs, the leaked key and Dell certificate from Vista.

    When I upgrade my hardware to R2, will test the 7600.16385 version (or whatever's out by then).

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  9. detec

    detec MDL Novice

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    #172 detec, Aug 8, 2009
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    Hello everybody!

    I downloaded and installed this file

    Code:
    R2 vmwp.exe 6.1.7600 16385
    into Microsoft Hyper Server 2008 R2 RTM. My guest Hyper-V machines start without problems. Can anyone tell me how should these machines be activated? Guest OS is Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP1 and SP2 Enterprise. What certs or keys are to be installed on guests?

    I tried OEM keys on guest SP2 but there is no activation. :(
     
  10. vi_nuoc_quen_than

    vi_nuoc_quen_than MDL Novice

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    My mainboard is not support virtualization technology. Can i use Hype-V
     
  11. morpheus00de

    morpheus00de MDL Novice

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    No,
    Hyper-V definitly need it.
     
  12. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    #175 sebus, Aug 10, 2009
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    Install W2K8 Ent or Standard keys (see the sticky) and Dell Vista certificate

    sebus
     
  13. detec

    detec MDL Novice

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    I have just tried 26Y2H - Ent key. Dell certificate. No result. Are there any other keys - your hint "see the sticky"?
     
  14. sebus

    sebus MDL Guru

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    SLIC + key + certificate = Activation

    All 3 need to be present

    You have the SLIC (modded BIOS exe) you seem to have installed the correct key.
    Now do the certificate & you are done

    slmgr -ilc certificate.file

    sebus

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  15. detec

    detec MDL Novice

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    Thank you for your attempts to help, sebus!

    I executed exactly this command:

    - slmgr -ilc <dell_certificate>. Still no result.

    In order to clarify this situation I give additional information. Hope, this will be useful for other members, especially when reporting success.

    - This w2k8 Ent guest had been previously "activated" by Hyper-V Server tokens.dat, so called 135 year trial. After that I started research with different OEM-SLIP keys.

    - Exact OS is Win2k8 Enterprise x64 SP2. Originally it was RTM (SP1), then I installed SP2.

    - Locale is Russian.

    Next week I'm going to perform a new and clean install of a W2k8 Ent guest and report about the results.
     
  16. morpheus00de

    morpheus00de MDL Novice

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    Hi,
    can someone of the 6.1 modders short explain what changed?
    I'm not able to do it myself, i had a look on ur work and see the ~300 bytes that were changed, and where u update the checksum, but over which range u calculated them i didnt see. Also cannot find the range and if it exists: 1b modul...