From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk Subject: Re: ATI VGA passthrough and S400 Synchronization module Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:36:36 -0400 Message-ID: <20120823133635.GA10700@phenom.dumpdata.com> References: <36774CA35642C143BCDE93BA0C68DC5702C0AE46@dulac> <20120731231246.GD32698@phenom.dumpdata.com> <36774CA35642C143BCDE93BA0C68DC5702C0C852@dulac> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <36774CA35642C143BCDE93BA0C68DC5702C0C852@dulac> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Aur=E9lien?= MILLIAT Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xen.org" , Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 04:23:02PM +0000, Aur=E9lien MILLIAT wrote: > Hi, > = > I've been able to use ATI FirePro S400 with the unstable version. I've up= dated my Dom0 and pass the graphic card as secondary adaptor. Please do not top post. What did you upgrade dom0 to? > I've made a quick test for Xen 4.1.2 with these updates but it's still cr= ash (no matter I will use the unstable version). > = > Aur=E9lien = > _______________________________________________ > = > On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 04:05:20PM +0000, Aur=E9lien MILLIAT wrote: > > Hi, > > = > > I'm currently trying to use XEN on graphical cluster. > > VGA passtrough works fine and I'm able to use quad-buffer for active st= ereo. > > The last thing to do is to synchronize all GPU from the cluster. > > For this purpose I use ATI FirePro S400 and it didn't works. > > = > > I've seen two behaviors: > > -When I run lspci command on Dom0 I've got: > > 0f:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 6888 > > 0f:00.1 Audio device: ATI Technologies Inc Cypress HDMI Audio [Radeon H= D 5800 Series] > > And sometimes just > > 0f:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Device 6888 > > -When a DomU(Windows 7) is running, it's very slow (I can't do anything= ) and crash after several minutes. > > I've tried with the unstable version and I've seen the same 'lspci' beh= avior. > > = > > I've a couple of questions: > > Is it possible to passthrough a VGA with this extension? > = > I never tried. I just pass in the VGA card and don't try to pass in the H= DMI driver. > = > > As it's a particular use of VGA passtrough is it planned to able to use= synchronization module? > = > So what is synchronization module for you? That is the HDMI part? > = > > Is it easy to add this feature (time cost)? > > = > > Computers : HP Z800 workstation > > GPU: ATI FirePro V8800 > > CPU: Intel Xeon E5640 > > MB: Intel 5520 chipset > > = > > XEN : > > Version 4.1.2 > > With ATI patch from http://old-list-archives.xen.org/archives/html/xen-= users/2011-05/msg00048.html > > Thanks, > > Aur=E9lien Milliat > > = > > = > = > > _______________________________________________ > > Xen-devel mailing list > > Xen-devel@lists.xen.org > > http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel > = > = > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xen.org > http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel > =