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#1 2015-11-12 22:22:32
- dcj123
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OVMF + Qemu + KVM / Does my slightly older hardware support it?
Hello,
I've been an on again off again Windows and Linux user, switching between them based on my current needs and hardware. I current have a slightly older machine and a newer machine, I don't have access to the newer machine right now but I want to set this up,
And I want to know if my hardware supports it, I am not a huge gamer but I was playing Grand Theft Auto V currently and my Windows 10 which was updated from Windows 7 and crashed out on me hard today. Anyway I want to switch to Linux but I would like to continue playing Grand Theft Auto V a little longer. Anyway I am wondering if I can play the game through Qemu with hardware pass through, my hardware is a little older but new enough to handle Grand Theft Auto V. Here are my system specs,
AMD Phenom II X4 970 Processor
M4A87TD / USB3 Motherboard
Nvidia GTX 770 2 GB
Some decent Corsair PSU
Some random CD/DVD-ROM
Some random Hard Drive
Can I use Qemu with hardware pass through? I have AMD-V technology but I appear to lack AMD-VI technology according to CPU-Z on my half broken Windows 10. If I can, can you guys provide as much documentation about Qemu, KVM, OVMF, IOMMU and virtualization in general?
Thxs,
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#2 2015-11-12 22:25:17
- Slithery
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Re: OVMF + Qemu + KVM / Does my slightly older hardware support it?
If your CPU/mobo don't support AMD-Vi then no, you can't do PCI passthrough.
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#3 2015-11-12 22:38:00
- dcj123
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Re: OVMF + Qemu + KVM / Does my slightly older hardware support it?
If your CPU/mobo don't support AMD-Vi then no, you can't do PCI passthrough.
Is there a difference between AMD-Vi and AMD-V? I don't have access to my newer computer but its an FX 8350 and CPU-Z doesn't show AMD-Vi even on that chip based on an older screenshot I've taken, shouldn't that be new enough for this?
Also I think my newer system with the FX might support it cause its a Crosshair V Formula Z and thats listed as supporting AMD-Vi and surely the FX does as new as it is, I'll have to get my newer system back from a friend of mine.
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#4 2015-11-12 22:51:16
- Slithery
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Re: OVMF + Qemu + KVM / Does my slightly older hardware support it?
Is there a difference between AMD-Vi and AMD-V?
AMD-V is hardware virtualization support, AMD-Vi is passthrough support. They're different technologies.
Anything that supports AMD-Vi will have AMD-V as well, but not everything that supports AMD-V supports AMD-Vi.
shouldn't that be new enough for this?
Age has nothing to do with it. There are plenty of current processors that don't support AMD-Vi or Intel VT-d.
Required reading for anything QEMU/KVM passthrough related - http://vfio.blogspot.co.uk/
Check out the guide posted in May this year.
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