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downloadable arm64 artifacts?
Is it possible to download an arm64 version of this tool from somewhere, or do I have to build from source?
EDIT: mattock's reply below is more accurate about what includes what and has MUCH better links.
"This tool" -- I assume to be the tap-windows6 driver and the program that installs it.
It looks like the OpenVPN project hosts its ~~releases~~build outputs here:
https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/releases
There was a mailing list discussion about some of the recent builds there, but it links to a slightly older build and the links have some cruft at the end. The trick is to understand the projects' composition model: OpenVPN's installer simply embeds and runs the EXE that tap-windows6 produces. The tap-windows-*-Win10.exe that is 9.23.3-I601 (and, most likely, greater) includes and successfully installs the ARM64 driver (for me). As I understand it, openvpn-install-2.4.7-I607-Win10.exe is still using the older tap-windows6 release to avoid breaking certain things; work to surmount this is underway.
If you wish to try this combination, ~~you can run the OpenVPN installer and uncheck the "Install TAP Driver" checkbox, then run the tap-windows6 installer (one with ARM64 included) yourself. (This installs the x86 system tray tool which, when I tested it a year ago, works quite well with the ARM64 driver.)~~ just use mattock's OpenVPN-install Win10 link below.
I can confirm that the latest tap-windows6 installs and doesn't crash my ARM64 system.
A more literal interpretation of your question is about the tap-windows6 installer. This is an EXE that is emitted by NSIS, and, last I heard, they do not have plans to add ARM64 EXE support--but it doesn't need to, since the x86 installers it produces work magnificently just like they do on x64.
Some clarifications which hopefully don't just confuse things further :smile:. The latest OpenVPN installers embed tap-windows6 installers that include arm64 tap-windows6 drivers:
- https://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/releases/openvpn-install-2.4.7-I607-Win7.exe
- https://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/releases/openvpn-install-2.4.7-I607-Win10.exe
The only difference between these two is the code signature in the tap-windows6 driver itself:
- Win7 version is cross-signed -> works on Windows 7/8/8.1/2012r2
- Win10 version is attestation-signed -> works on Windows 10 (but not Server 2016/2019)
While there is a perfectly functional arm64 driver in the Win7 version, the fact that it is cross-signed prevents it from loading on actual Windows arm64 devices, which are all Windows 10-based.
The above two OpenVPN installers bundle the following tap-windows6 installers:
- https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/releases/tap-windows-9.23.3-I601-Win7.exe
- https://build.openvpn.net/downloads/releases/tap-windows-9.23.3-I601-Win10.exe
At the moment we don't have an updated version of tap-windows6 driver available for Windows Server 2016/2019. But that probably does not affect you.
@mattock, I just tried the full OpenVPN installer you linked and it works wonderfully. (I don't currently have a VPN to hook it up to, so I'll have to try that another day.)
@vielmetti, does the tap-windows installer mattock linked work for you?
Hi,
On Thu, May 02, 2019 at 10:36:26PM +0000, Jon Kunkee wrote:
@mattock, I just tried the full OpenVPN installer you linked and it works wonderfully. (I don't currently have a VPN to hook it up to, so I'll have to try that another day.)
This sounds quite promising :-) - if you need a VPN profile to have something to test "actually moving packets", just let me know (mail, not here).
gert
"If was one thing all people took for granted, was conviction that if you feed honest figures into a computer, honest figures come out. Never doubted it myself till I met a computer with a sense of humor." Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Gert Doering - Munich, Germany [email protected]
Mostly for fun, I installed Win 10 Pro on a Raspberry Pi (using the tool at https://github.com/WOA-Project/WOA-Deployer-Rpi). I then followed the instructions above, installing OVPN (w/o TAP) then TAP. The installs ran fine, and I was able to drop in a config and connect to a server.
Just wanted to mention that it works!
@thomas-taylor, I love hearing about unsupported Windows 10 on ARM configurations working. It means the product is solid :)
I'm even happier knowing that this driver worked for you!
Please note that if you use @mattock's links, you should not need my 'w/o TAP' work--it should just work out of the box, no tweaks needed.
EDIT: I edited my earlier comment to use strikethrough on those instructions. I don't think thomas-taylor will be the only one visiting this page. :)
Hi,
On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 11:20:10AM -0700, Jon Kunkee wrote:
I'm even happier knowing that this driver worked for you!
Well, thank you, Jon, for all your work on ARM building and such :-)
Took insanely far too long, but we're getting there!
gert
"If was one thing all people took for granted, was conviction that if you feed honest figures into a computer, honest figures come out. Never doubted it myself till I met a computer with a sense of humor." Robert A. Heinlein, The Moon is a Harsh Mistress
Gert Doering - Munich, Germany [email protected]
@jkunkee, Thanks, I read that too fast. I uninstalled and then just ran the regular Win 10 install (@mattock's link) with default options (including TAP), and it worked fine, as you indicated it would.
Also, thanks to you and all involved for the work getting it to ARM. I want one of the Snapdragon laptops, but lack of OpenVPN was a deal-breaker. Now I'm just wondering how long I might have to wait for one with the 8cx processor.
Release 2.5.3 is available for arm64 platform. https://swupdate.openvpn.org/community/releases/OpenVPN-2.5.3-I601-arm64.msi
You could download arm64 openvpn artifacts from Github Actions: https://github.com/OpenVPN/openvpn/suites/3027135495/artifacts/68636358
tap-windows6 arm64 msm: http://build.openvpn.net/downloads/releases/tap-windows-9.24.6-I601-arm64.msm
