Questions tagged [gpu-passthrough]
GPU passthrough gives GPU direct access to the virtual machine so that you get almost full performance within the VM.
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QEMU/KVM connection drops immediately after starting up virtual machine with GPU passthrough
I have a Windows 10 virtual machine with GPU passthrough in Virt-Manager. Recently it has suddenly started to crash the QEMU/KVM connection it is connected to, as in spontaneously disconnecting. Is ...
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How to share a GPU with LXC?
I have some GNOME wayland Linux installs in KVM using virt-manager with spicevmc on Debian 12 that are performant with default settings.
I added a LXC instance to virt-manager.
How can I get a spice, ...
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libvirtd not starting after unsuccessful GPU passthrough
I attempted to follow this guide on Ubuntu 22.04:
https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/GPU_passthrough_with_libvirt_qemu_kvm
I didn't need to change my BIOS or my Kernel, and I skipped the step involving the ...
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GPU passthrough (single GPU machine)
I am interested in a use case where I have a PC running KVM, and I want to map the host's VGA/DVI output to a guest machine. The host machine will not have 2x video cards. The net effect is that, ...
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Qemu GPU/Display passthrough
I want to passthrough my GPU to the QEMU Guest and it complete control of my monitor (seem as if it was the ONLY OS running)
I have tried on a laptop with only the built-in monitor and the screen just ...
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Tryng to enable the passhtru of one Nvidia gpu to a Bhyve Linux vm on FreeBSD 14.0
For some years it worked,but now,maybe due to the recent changes added on the FreeBSD 13 and 14 code,it does not work anymore : I'm talking about the ability to passthru one Nvidia GpU from the host ...
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2nd GPU exclusively for VMs (GTX 1070 with GTX 970)
a few weeks ago I upgraded my almost 10 year old PC. I replaced my GTX 970 with a GTX 1070. The thing is, I feel bad when replacing working hardware without real cause. The new GPU actually made ...
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Can you remove nvidia_modeset without removing the rest of the driver?
I'm trying to prevent nvidia driver from modesetting as an integrated GPU (i915) is doing it. I'm only using this nvidia card on linux for rendering (PRIME), no modesetting. I've tried blacklisting ...
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Virtualize consumer-nvidia/gforce3060 on debian
Is there a way to virtualize my consumer grade gpu on debian to allow passthorough to
one VM or ideally
multiple VMs
as you can do with a CPU?
I cannot imagine there is still no trick/workaround in ...
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GPU passtrhough, subsystem lost
When I do lspci on my manjaro linux host I can see that my Nvidia GPU is a part of [1025:1409] subsystem (as is everything else on my machine). The GPU is in its own IOMMU group and has vfio-pci ...
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Sharing GPU between host and guest
Is there a way to make both host and guest use a singular GPU without any paid software (vGPU)?
Bonus points if it:
Dynamically allocates GPU resources
Works for AMD and Intel GPUS
I have an nVidia ...
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Gnome hangs with VFIO gpu passthrough
On my computer, I have 2 discrete GPUs. I've been using VFIO to pass the second GPU to a Windows VM to work with some programs. Now I want to pass my more powerful first GPU to the Windows VM in order ...
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How to unbind a gpu /sys/bus/pci
How do I unbind an Nvidia GPU in /sys/bus/pci/driver/nvidia/unbind in order to use it for virtualization
I am using sudo echo "0000:09:00.0" > unbind but I get bash: unbind: Permission ...
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kvm:the difference between "blacklist" and "softdep"
I am newbie here and I can only find the blog or readme from github.
Is there any official documents?
Emm,someone wrote the "blacklist" on "/etc/modules-load.d/modules.conf" while
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Multi-GPU Setup in sway
I will have soon a setup, where my desktop has an integrated and a dedicated graphics card, both AMD, and I already searched but didn't find any good answer in how the multi-GPU setup works. I would ...
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Cant get vfio-pci driver to load for nvidia GPU
Okay, I'm not getting any further so asking for help.. I've tried everything I can think of or find online. I'm trying to get the GPU passthrough working so I can use it in a VM with virt-manager/KVM.
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chrome: Passthrough is not supported, GL is swiftshader
I'm trying to run headless Chrome in a container using Alpine Linux, I'm getting
Passthrough is not supported, GL is swiftshader
The commands to get this are pretty simple,
podman run -ti alpine:3 /...
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How to passthrough GPU in QEMU-KVM? Failing to start
I have tried countless guides and always ended up with the same result, so it's time I ask those who know what's going on.
I have all virtualisation IOMMU etc enabled in my BIOS. I am running the VM ...
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Can I use GPU through the M.2 interface (support PCIe) together with GPU installed in normal PCIe x16 slot in Linux?
I have a Nvidia GPU workstation for multiple users. I use KVM to create 4 VMs and use GPU in VMs in passthrough mode. However, I find when I pass through all 4 GPUs to these VMs. The host system (...
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An equivalent of Looking Glass where VM side runs Linux?
Looking Glass is an open source application that allows the use of a KVM configured with a passthrough GPU without an attached physical monitor, keyboard or mouse.
In Looking Glass terminology, the ...
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Enabling Intel Integrated Graphics on CLEVO P775TM1-G for use as QEMU pass-through gpu
I'm wondering if it's possible to use my laptops i9-9900K's integrated gpu as a pass-through GPU for QEMU.
The display in this laptop is directly connected to a RTX 2080, and is the only VGA device ...
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Enabling IOMMU for Nvidia graphics card
I am trying to create GPU passthrough from ubuntu host to windows guest. I want to know if I could enable GPU passthrough on my laptop. I tried searching for boot options on link but all iommu options ...
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How can I stop Xorg from loading the nvidia modules (aka to stop using my GPU)?
I have a triple-monitor setup. The two main monitors are connected to the integrated GPU (Intel UHD), and the third one is connected to an nvidia GTX 1060 card.
In the BIOS, I have the iGPU set as the ...
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Building Kata Containers kernel with GPU Support; .config file build not working due to lack of variables?
I am trying to follow the instructions here (https://github.com/kata-containers/documentation/blob/master/use-cases/Nvidia-GPU-passthrough-and-Kata.md) to build a Kata Containers kernel so I can ...
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Use passthrough GPU in KVM/QEMMU and display in host OS in a window
I'm new to KVM/QEMMU.
I have used virtual box to run Windows 10 in a virtual machine on my Arch host system (a laptop with both integrated and discrete GPUs). Being dissatisfied with the video ...
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Monitor plugged into integrated graphics but use dedicated graphics for rendering games
Is there a way to have the integrated graphics offload to the dedicated graphics card when I want to play a game? I want to leave the dedicated graphics card open for pass through to a Windows VM.
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Failing to get vfio working on fedora - GPU passthrough qemu kvm
I am trying to setup a windows vm with gpu passthrough using qemu-kvm-vfio. I have been following the following guide to enable vfio to intercept the driver upon boot:
https://laketide.com/setting-up-...
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KVM GPU Passthrough NVIDIA 660TI using Seabios
I'm using Debian 10 (Testing) with kernel 4.19.0-5_amd. I use KVM and I want to pass into my vm the NVIDIA GTX 660Ti graphics card which doesn't support UEFI. I have read a lot of tutorials about how ...
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How can I p2v a windows gaming machine to KVM inplace?
I have a windows gaming machine which I'd like to convert to linux (specifically fedora), yet retain it's functionality as a gaming platform.
I was wondering if p2v the windows to a KVM image with ...
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GPU passthrough works with UEFI firmware but not Windows iso
I am trying to set up a virtual machine with passthrough graphics. I am able to get the passthrough working for the UEFI shell, but not the official Windows installer. I can get the Windows installer ...
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VirtualBox iGPU Passthrough
I followed this quick guide to enable PCI passthrough using KVM on Fedora, the main steps are:
Enable IOMMU and Virtualization on the motherboard
Prevent my device from being grabbed by a module ...
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Driver for GTX 1080 doesn't work on guest when using KVM PCI Passthrough
I believe we are running into a possible bug with the GTX 1080 (driver) and PCI Passthrough.
My host is an Ubuntu 14.04 system.
My guest is an Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 system (both do the same thing).
I can ...
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