vfio Archives - The Passthrough POST

PSA: Issues Persist into Kernel 5.2 — Patches Landing in 5.3

Tyson O'Ham — Thu, 25 Jul 2019 17:57:54 +0000

As previously reported, many users were having issues with VFIO on the 5.1 kernel series, and those issues have persisted or worsened in kernel 5.2. Users report outright crashes and VMs refusing to boot, usually accompanied by KMODE_EXPECTION_NOT_HANDLED errors. Consider supporting us if you value independent tech news and research. This site will always be [...]

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Hackintosh-KVM Guide: High Sierra+ Using QEMU’s i440fx Chipset

D Hanson — Tue, 14 Aug 2018 19:47:42 +0000

THIS GUIDE IS OLD AND OUT OF DATE. It is here for historical purposes only. If you want to make an OSX VM please follow our new guide here. It's much more simple and straightforward. For a few years now, thanks to the hard work of others in the QEMU/KVM community, the ability to [...]

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5 Things To Do Once You Have a Working Gaming VM

Angelos Kouratzinos — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:02:16 +0000

I've found that a lot of the time, people are so eager to get into their passthrough VMs once they finish setup, that they often forget to stop and make sure everything is working correctly. Read Also: Easy VFIO under $1,000 Hitting the ground running like this can make maintenance and optimization hard later, so [...]

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Every VFIO Newbie Should Get a KVM USB Switch

Blake Lee — Thu, 21 Dec 2017 15:19:42 +0000

It's no secret that a seamless VFIO experience used to be hard to come by. Things have changed recently with the release of looking glass, but that's not an option for everyone, and newcomers can't be expected to navigate every corner case that may arise when integrating something like it into their systems. If you're [...]

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A First Look at Looking Glass

Kyle Brennan — Thu, 14 Dec 2017 23:10:00 +0000

Ever since I've been using GPU Passthrough, I've wanted a way to interact with the Windows VM from the Linux desktop. Whether it's for playing the latest AAA title or working with Adobe Premiere or AutoCAD, it's always been a dream of mine to have the ability to keep all my monitors on the Linux [...]

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