From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christian Tramnitz Subject: Re: VT-D On An Asus P5E-VM DO Motherboard Not Working, Xen 3.4.1 Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:47:26 +0200 Message-ID: References: <14D9C9E2ED61ED41BC3B37ACDF4E880002E0C4B8F68B@heavy-vm03.heavy.org.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Christian Tramnitz wrote: > I already suggested that to Michael, but it didn't help. > I'll just stop by the lab later today and write down my BIOS settings > for reference. I'm pretty sure I had USB and SATA enabled, Firewire > disabled but we'll see. > > > Best regards, > Christian Out of curiosity I did it right away, here my details: Asus P5E-VM DO (product number: 90-MBB7E0-G0EAY00Z) BIOS: 0702 (dated 03/31/08) CPU: Intel Core2Duo 6850 RAM: 8GB (reported as 8118MB) only extension card: an old PCI (not PCIe!) Radeon 7000/VE that is one of my test cases for gfx passthrough. BIOS settings (this is probably with a lot of unrelated settings, but I wanted to make sure the interesting stuff is really there, so I wrote down everything) MAIN: Legacy Disk A: disabled SATA: - Configure SATA as: AHCI - HD Write Protect: disabled - SATA Detect Timeout: 0 AHCI: - AHCI CD/DVD Boot Timeout: 0 - Ch1 + Ch2: HDD, all other unconnected ADVANCED: Jumper Free Settings: - Ai Overclocking: standard - all others (CPU Ratio, DRAM Frequency, DRAM Timimg, CPU Spread, PCIE Spread): auto USB: - USB Functions: enabled - USB 2.0 Controller: enabled - USB 2.0 Controller Mode: hispeed - BIOS EHCI Handoff: enabled - Port 64/60 Emulation: disabled - Legacy USB: auto (Tested with USB Keyboard connected and nothing connected) TPM: no TXT: disabled VT-d: enabled CPU: - Ratio Setting: auto - C1E Support: enabled - Max CPUID Limit: disabled - all others (Vanderpool, CPU TM, Execute bit, Speedstep): enaled Chipset: - Northbridge -- Memory Remap: enabled -- Initiate Graphic: IGD -- Internal Mode Select: enabled, 8MB -- PEG Port Control: auto -- PEG Force x1: disabled -- VID Function: DVMT Mode, 256MB - ME -- all (ASF, ME Device, ME Bios Extension): disabled Onboard Devices: - HD Audio: disabled - LAN: enabled - LAN Boot ROM: disabled - FireWire: disabled - JMicron PATA: disabled - Serial1: 3F8/IRQ4 - Parallel: disabled PCIPNP: Plug&Play OS: yes POWER: Suspend: auto Report on S3: disabled ACPI 2.0: enabled ACPI APIC: enabled Hope that helps. If you have some settings different dont ask me why I made a choice, it was either default or accidental or I intended to disable the specific functionality... but it works ;-) Best regards, Christian