From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)" Subject: Re: Is Xen VGA Passthrough to CentOS 6.3 x86-64 HVM domU successful? Date: Sat, 27 Oct 2012 23:35:43 +0800 Message-ID: <508BFF4F.7090402@gmail.com> References: <508BF6EF.2050908@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <508BF6EF.2050908@gmail.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org To: "Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)" Cc: "xen-users@lists.xen.org" , "xen-devel@lists.xen.org" List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org My CentOS 6.3 x86-64 HVM domU configuration: # This configuration file will only work with Xen 4.1.3-rc1-pre and NOT # Xen 4.2-unstable due to the disk parameter. # # XL domain configuration file for Ubuntu 12.04 Precise Pangolin Beta 1 amd64 HVM domU # Please refer to "man xl.cfg" for further explanations. # See also docs/misc/xl-network-configuration.markdown and # docs/misc/xl-disk-configuration.txt # Written by Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) # Email #1: teo.en.ming@gmail.com # Email #2: teo-en-ming@teo-en-ming.com # Mobile Phone: +65-8369-2618 # Country: Singapore # Date: 20 Mar 2012 Tue name="CentOS" builder="hvm" vcpus=2 memory=1024 on_poweroff="destroy" on_reboot="restart" on_crash="destroy" # Format compatible with Xen 4.2-unstable changeset 25070 only. disk=[ 'format=raw, vdev=hda, access=rw, target=/etc/xen/images/centos63.img', 'format=raw, vdev=hdc, access=ro, devtype=cdrom, target=/home/teo-en-ming/CentOS-6.3-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso' ] # Format compatible with Xen 4.1.3-rc1-pre only. #disk=[ 'file:/var/lib/libvirt/images/Ubuntu-12.04-beta1-amd64.img,hda,w', 'file:/home/teo-en-ming/Downloads/ubuntu-12.04-beta1-dvd-amd64.iso,hdc:cdrom,r' ] vif=[ 'bridge=eth0,type=ioemu,model=e1000' ] #boot=[c|d|n] #Selects the emulated virtual device to boot from. Options are hard disk (c), cd-rom (d) or network/PXE (n). #Multiple options can be given and will be attempted in the order they are given. e.g. to boot from cd-rom #but fallback to the hard disk you can give dc. The default is cd. #boot="dc" boot="c" acpi=1 #xen_platform_pci=1 #viridian=1 stdvga=0 vnc=1 vnclisten="localhost" vncdisplay=0 vncunused=1 vncpasswd="" sdl=0 usb=1 usbdevice="tablet" gfx_passthru=1 # VGA Passthrough Gigabyte Geforce GTX 560 1 GB GDDR5 PCI Express x16 VGA card. pci = [ '01:00.0','01:00.1','00:1b.0','00:1a.0','00:1a.1','00:1a.2','00:1a.7','00:1d.0','00:1d.1','00:1d.2','00:1d.7' ] -- Yours sincerely, Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) Singapore On 10/27/2012 10:59 PM, Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming) wrote: > Hi, > > I have just passed through my NVIDIA Geforce GTX 560 to CentOS 6.3 > x86-64 HVM domU. I am wondering whether the Xen VGA Passthrough is > successful. > > The following information is obtained from inside CentOS 6.3 x86-64 > HVM domU: > > 00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GF114 [GeForce > GTX 560] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA controller]) > Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device 3527 > Physical Slot: 5 > Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- > ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx- > Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- > SERR- Latency: 64 > Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 36 > Region 0: Memory at dc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=32M] > Region 1: Memory at d0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M] > Region 3: Memory at d8000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M] > Region 5: I/O ports at e000 [size=128] > [virtual] Expansion ROM at f1080000 [disabled] [size=512K] > Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 3 > Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) > Status: D0 NoSoftRst+ PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- > Capabilities: [68] MSI: Enable- Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+ > Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 > Capabilities: [78] Express (v1) Endpoint, MSI 00 > DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s > <4us, L1 <64us > ExtTag+ AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE+ FLReset- > DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- > Unsupported- > RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop+ > MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes > DevSta: CorrErr- UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- > TransPend- > LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, ASPM L0s L1, > Latency L0 <256ns, L1 <4us > ClockPM+ Surprise- LLActRep- BwNot- > LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 64 bytes Disabled- Retrain- > CommClk- > ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- > LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x16, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ > DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- > Capabilities: [b4] Vendor Specific Information > Kernel driver in use: nouveau > Kernel modules: nvidia, nouveau, nvidiafb > > > > [root@centos63 ~]# lsmod | grep nouveau > nouveau 791165 2 > ttm 82562 1 nouveau > drm_kms_helper 34122 1 nouveau > drm 250067 4 nouveau,ttm,drm_kms_helper > i2c_core 31276 14 > tuner_simple,tda9887,tda8290,wm8775,tuner,cx25840,pvrusb2,v4l2_common,videodev,tveeprom,i2c_piix4,nouveau,drm_kms_helper,drm > mxm_wmi 1925 1 nouveau > video 21032 1 nouveau > wmi 6287 2 nouveau,mxm_wmi > > > > > Notice that the nouveau VGA driver is loaded and is in use. Is Xen VGA > Passthrough 100% successful? I have successfully installed the NVIDIA > driver but I couldn't get it to load, so I reverted back to the > nouveau driver. > > I have such tough time getting Xen VGA Passthrough to work > successfully on Windows HVM domU that I am giving up on Xen VGA > Passthrough to Windows HVM domU!!! Windows 7 and Windows 8 HVM domU > device manager always report error code 43 with a yellow triangle. > Windows XP HVM domU device manager always report error code 10 with a > yellow circle. >