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Dhiru Kholia 3943f798eb Add support for Windows ;) 2021-12-27 15:45:59 +05:30
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boot-passthrough-windows.sh
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@ -5,14 +5,11 @@
# https://github.com/thenickdude/KVM-Opencore/
# https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/docs/usb2.txt
#
# qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows_hdd.img 512G
# qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows_hdd.img 128G
#
# echo 1 > /sys/module/kvm/parameters/ignore_msrs (this is required)
#
# wget https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-virtio/virtio-win-0.1.208-1/virtio-win-0.1.208.iso
#
# GPU passthrough is terrible with AMD cards which suffer from the "AMD reset
# bug". NVIDIA cards work very well with Windows VMs.
# wget https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-virtio/virtio-win-0.1.141-1/virtio-win-0.1.141.iso
############################################################################
# NOTE: Tweak the "MY_OPTIONS" line in case you are having booting problems!
@ -41,7 +38,7 @@ OVMF_DIR="."
# shellcheck disable=SC2054
args=(
-enable-kvm -m "$ALLOCATED_RAM" -cpu host,kvm=on,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,"$MY_OPTIONS"
-machine q35
-machine pc-q35-6.0
-usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet
-smp "$CPU_THREADS",cores="$CPU_CORES",sockets="$CPU_SOCKETS"
-device usb-ehci,id=ehci
@ -59,10 +56,10 @@ args=(
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_CODE.fd"
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd"
-drive file="$REPO_PATH/windows.iso",media=cdrom # Win10_21H2_English_x64.iso from Microsoft works great
-drive file="$REPO_PATH/virtio-win-0.1.208.iso",media=cdrom
-drive file="$REPO_PATH/virtio-win-0.1.141.iso",media=cdrom
-drive if=virtio,index=0,file="$REPO_PATH/windows_hdd.img",format=qcow2
# -netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no -device e1000e,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
-netdev user,id=net0 -device e1000e,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
# -netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no -device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
-netdev user,id=net0 -device e1000,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
-monitor stdio
-display none
)

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boot-windows-for-debugging.sh
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@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
# https://github.com/thenickdude/KVM-Opencore/
# https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/docs/usb2.txt
#
# qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows_hdd.img 512G
# qemu-img create -f qcow2 windows_hdd.img 128G
#
# echo 1 > /sys/module/kvm/parameters/ignore_msrs (this is required)
#
# wget https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-virtio/virtio-win-0.1.208-1/virtio-win-0.1.208.iso
# wget https://fedorapeople.org/groups/virt/virtio-win/direct-downloads/archive-virtio/virtio-win-0.1.141-1/virtio-win-0.1.141.iso
############################################################################
# NOTE: Tweak the "MY_OPTIONS" line in case you are having booting problems!
@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ OVMF_DIR="."
# shellcheck disable=SC2054
args=(
-enable-kvm -m "$ALLOCATED_RAM" -cpu host,kvm=on,+invtsc,vmware-cpuid-freq=on,"$MY_OPTIONS"
-machine q35
-machine pc-q35-6.0
-usb -device usb-kbd -device usb-tablet
-smp "$CPU_THREADS",cores="$CPU_CORES",sockets="$CPU_SOCKETS"
-device usb-ehci,id=ehci
@ -45,12 +45,12 @@ args=(
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,readonly=on,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_CODE.fd"
-drive if=pflash,format=raw,file="$REPO_PATH/$OVMF_DIR/OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd"
-drive file="$REPO_PATH/windows.iso",media=cdrom # Win10_21H2_English_x64.iso from Microsoft works great
-drive file="$REPO_PATH/virtio-win-0.1.208.iso",media=cdrom
-drive file="$REPO_PATH/virtio-win-0.1.141.iso",media=cdrom
-drive if=virtio,index=0,file="$REPO_PATH/windows_hdd.img",format=qcow2
# -netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no -device e1000e,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
-netdev user,id=net0 -device e1000e,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
# -netdev tap,id=net0,ifname=tap0,script=no,downscript=no -device vmxnet3,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
-netdev user,id=net0 -device virtio-net-pci,netdev=net0,id=net0,mac=52:54:00:c9:18:27
-monitor stdio
-vga qxl
-device VGA,vgamem_mb=128
)
qemu-system-x86_64 "${args[@]}"

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notes.md
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@ -100,13 +100,10 @@ AMD RX 570 GPU (May 2021).
$ sudo update-initramfs -k all -u
```
* In the BIOS setup, set the `Primary Display` to `IGFX` (aka CPU graphics / onboard graphics).
* In the BIOS setup, set the `Primary Display` to `IGFX` (onboard graphics).
Tip: Update the BIOS!
* Verify that the IOMMU ("VT-d" for Intel) is enabled, and `vfio-pci` is
working as expected. Verify that the expected devices are using `vfio-pci` as
their kernel driver.
* Verify that the IOMMU is enabled, and `vfio-pci` is working as expected.
Verify that the expected devices are using `vfio-pci` as their kernel driver
```
$ dmesg | grep -i iommu
@ -181,12 +178,11 @@ monitor).
Tested GPUs: ZOTAC GeForce GT 710 DDR3 (<= Big Sur), Sapphire Radeon RX 570.
UPDATE: Project sponsors get access to the `Private OSX-KVM repository`, and
direct support. This private repository has a playbook to automate 95% of this
work in a rugged, consistent manner.
[Link to a list of supported GPUs](https://dortania.github.io/GPU-Buyers-Guide/modern-gpus/amd-gpu.html).
### USB passthrough notes
@ -232,8 +228,6 @@ These steps will need to be adapted for your particular setup.
* Boot the VM, and devices attached to the ASMedia USB controller should just work under macOS.
[Here is a link to a list of recommended USB PCIe cards](http://blog.greggant.com/posts/2018/05/07/definitive-mac-pro-upgrade-guide.html).
### Synergy Notes
@ -669,15 +663,6 @@ The `-smp line` should read something like the following:
Check out [this Dortania article on this topic](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Post-Install/universal/iservices.html#using-gensmbios).
### Fix 'guest boots to UEFI shell' problem
Use a fresh copy of the `OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd` file.
```
git checkout OVMF_VARS-1024x768.fd
```
### Enable rc.local functionality on moden Ubuntu versions
Create `/etc/rc.local` file with the following content, if it doesn't exist: