From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Anish Patel Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Re: Nvidia 9500GT Xen VGA passthru Date: Tue, 08 Feb 2011 11:25:45 -0500 Message-ID: <4D516E89.4010909@gmail.com> References: <7EEC9DAC2502EF4FACFE8CC8408DAFEA1DEDC7@sbs-1.abito.local> <20110131115021.GB2754@reaktio.net> <201102051344.26325.tobias.geiger@vido.info> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: In-Reply-To: <201102051344.26325.tobias.geiger@vido.info> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-users-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: Tobias Geiger Cc: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com, Peter van der Maas , xen-users@lists.xensource.com, =?ISO-8859-1?Q?Pasi_K=E4rkk=E4inen?= List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Hi All, Have any of you guys run any 3d benchmarks on your systems? I have a ~7605 in 3dmark 2k6 with my ATI 5770 (eng sample), 3GB RAM, and=20 2 cores of my AMD x6 2.8 1055T assigned to the XP vm. Thanks Anish On 02/05/11 07:44, Tobias Geiger wrote: > Hi, > > its running here with > > (XEN) Xen version 4.1-unstable > (XEN) Latest ChangeSet: Fri May 07 19:22:28 2010 +0100 21331:bbf009817f= fb > > rather old, but xen4 . > http://lists.xensource.com/archives/html/xen-devel/2010-05/msg00441.htm= l > contains all i applied to get it working (03_dsdt contains the vBAR/pBA= R 1:1 > Mapping) > > Hardware is > Corei7 CPU on Intel DX58SO > > Passed-through-GFX is > 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation GT200 [GeForce GT= X 260] > (rev a1) > > GFX for Dom0 is: > 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation G96 [GeForce 9500= GT] > (rev a1) > Dom0 Kernel: 2.6.34.7 from http://code.google.com/p/gentoo-xen-kernel/ > > its working flawless with winxp (but i can only boot the domU once, shu= ting it > down and recreating it, makes domu AND dom0 hang... i can live with tha= t > limitation for now) > whats not working is windows7 or vista; can't figure out why > > Greetings > Tobias > > > On Monday 31 January 2011 12:50:21 Pasi K=E4rkk=E4inen wrote: >> On Sun, Jan 30, 2011 at 12:42:56AM -0500, Peter van der Maas wrote: >>> I really have not played with too much after the proof of concept. I= do >>> recall something eventually breaking the config, perhaps a Xen update= . >>> I've since put the hardware to better use, although I am still intrig= ued >>> by Xen. At the time, I was working with a team that was giving serio= us >>> consideration to virtualizing their platform, and what better way to >>> learn than dig in and get my hands dirty. >>> >>> I tried to include as much detail at the time, with the plethora of >>> different Xen builds, BIOS's updates, etc. >>> >>> If someone has something specific I can try to help, but doubtful I w= ill >>> be of any use. For example, I did not realize Xen 4.x was even >>> released. Recent projects I've been working on do not lend themselve= s >>> well to virtualization; however, I might have to give Xen 4.0 shot - >>> just to play, of course. There were some serious changes happening w= ith >>> Xen, the Linux kernel, and KVM when I stopped playing. >> Ok. >> >> I mainly meant if you remember what custom patches did you have to >> use/create? Most probably you had to do some vBar=3DpBar hacking, righ= t? >> >> I guess I'll have to try this myself one day and document the process >> with current Xen versions.. >> >> -- Pasi >> >>> Sorry I could not be of more help. >>> >>> Peter van der Maas >>> peter&pjv-c.com >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: Pasi K=E4rkk=E4inen [mailto:pasik@iki.fi] >>> Sent: Saturday, January 29, 2011 2:04 PM >>> To: Peter van der Maas >>> Cc: xen-users@lists.xensource.com; anish.mailing.list@gmail.com; >>> xen-devel@lists.xensource.com Subject: Nvidia 9500GT Xen VGA passthru >>> >>> >>> Hello Peter, >>> >>> Some people have been asking for tips about Nvidia Xen VGA passthru, >>> so maybe you could help? >>> >>> Could you post the exact steps you did? >>> >>> Have you tried with Xen 4.0.x after your initial experiments in 2009? >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- Pasi >>> >>> On Mon, Jan 26, 2009 at 02:16:32PM -0500, Peter J. van der Maas wrote= : >>>> I am happy to announce that I have successfully (and finally!) b= een >>>> able to pass a PCIe graphics card via VT-d to a Windows XP HVM >>>> DomU. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> About time! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Config: >>>> >>>> -Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad-Core, G0 stepping (I think) >>>> >>>> -Intel DQ35JO Motherboard, Q35 Chipset, BIOS v.991 (1/9/09), VT = and >>>> VT-d enabled >>>> >>>> -nVidia 9500GT (for VT-d passthrough - DomU) >>>> >>>> -nVidia GeForce2 MX200 (Dom0 console) >>>> >>>> -Xen (build: xen-unstable, recent as of ~ 1/25/09 1:00AM-EST) >>>> >>>> -Dom0: Linux-2.6.18.8-xen (via xen-unstable.hg) >>>> >>>> -DomU: Windows XP (pro, sp3, 32-bit) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Once the VT-d bugs were recently corrected (thank you, xen-devel= !), >>>> everything went fairly smoothly. Still very buggy yet (its >>>> xen-unstable!), but overall it works. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Make sure support for the PCI-backend is compiled into the kerne= l >>>> (not just a module) and that you have your pciback.hide options = in >>>> grub (late-binding may work, but I haven't tried). >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Good luck! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -Peter van der Maas >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Xen-users mailing list >>>> Xen-users@lists.xensource.com >>>> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-users >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-devel mailing list >> Xen-devel@lists.xensource.com >> http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel