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Finding a Safe Mac OS GPU for VMs

Tyson O'Ham — Fri, 19 Jul 2019 18:43:07 +0000

One of the most common questions we get is: "what gpu should I use for a Mac OS VM," and it's frankly a hard one to answer. Nvidia is essentially out of the question at this point, assuming you want to use a new release of their operating system, and new AMD cards don't work [...]

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Using a Spare Router for Wireless Bridged VM Networking

Tyson O'Ham — Mon, 15 Jul 2019 07:45:44 +0000

Not everyone has direct access to a wired connection, and many networking features in libvirt assume the user does. With an old wireless router and a bit of know-how, though, you can work around the limitations of your wireless adapter. Consider supporting us if you value independent tech news and research. This site will always [...]

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The Magewell USB Capture 2 is Great on Linux

Tyson O'Ham — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 02:21:27 +0000

Those of us who work in video production have a hard time of it when transitioning from VFX and 3d to broadcast. While both sectors of the field have Linux options, finding them can be problematic. As far as mid-range capture cards go, support is especially spotty. Please read our Affiliate Link Disclaimer Elgato Cards [...]

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Why We’re Still Recommending the GT 710 For Passthrough Hosts

Tyson O'Ham — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:23:56 +0000

The GT 710 might seem like a strange card to choose for anything at first blush. It's a few years old now, and really only performs about as well as modern integrated graphics. But power is hardly the first consideration for a host card if your processor doesn't have an integrated GPU. Here's spme reasons [...]

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How to Apply the Error 43 Workaround

Angelos Kouratzinos — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 22:10:08 +0000

Why do your drivers fail to install? What is error 43, and why do you experience it? Do you need a new gpu? -- All common questions among Nvidia-based newcomers to passthrough gaming. Hopefully, we can provide an adequate explanation of these issues. Read Also: Using nvidia-xrun for Dynamic Intel + NVIDIA GPU Switching on Linux [...]

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TPP Hardware Survey Results Now Available

Tyson O'Ham — Sat, 13 Jan 2018 20:46:00 +0000

This survey's results have been enlightening, and hopefully will help us better understand what parts of the space we need to cover, as well as aide in our compatibility matrix efforts in the near future. Thank you for participating. While we parse all the data the community has generously provided us, we'd like to [...]

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VFIO Compatibility Survey — Early Insights

Tyson O'Ham — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 21:22:00 +0000

As most of you probably know, we've been running a hardware survey for the VFIO Gaming Community, to get up to date info on both compatibility and prevailing trends in the space. Read Also: Xlevus joins the TPP dev team With over 100 responses so far, we're ready to release some of the information as [...]

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