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#1 2016-01-09 18:02:06
- Utini
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512MB vRAM for QEMU / virt-manager?
Hey there again,
in order to fully run Photoshop CC 2015 in QEMU/KVM it need 512mb of vRAM. Is there any way to assign that much vRAM to it?
Thanks !
Setup 1: Thinkpad T14s G3, 14" FHD - R7 6850U - 32GB RAM - 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro NVME
Setup 2: Thinkpad X1E G1, 15.6" FHD - i7-8850H - 32GB RAM - NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti - 2x 1TB Samsung 970 Pro NVME
Accessories: Filco Majestouch TKL MX-Brown Mini Otaku, Benq XL2420T (144Hz), Lo(w)gitech G400, Puretrak Talent, Sennheiser HD800S + Meier Daccord FF + Meier Classic FF
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#2 2016-01-09 18:17:56
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Re: 512MB vRAM for QEMU / virt-manager?
-m 512M? I wonder if it's really enough. I bet it should be (512M + how_much_windows_et_al_needs).
Thing is, how much do you got physically?
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#3 2016-01-09 18:59:24
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Re: 512MB vRAM for QEMU / virt-manager?
-m 512M? I wonder if it's really enough. I bet it should be (512M + how_much_windows_et_al_needs).
Thing is, how much do you got physically?
I am running a nvidia gt750m + intel hd4600. Guess that also means I would need to run qemu with primusrun/optiun?
Setup 1: Thinkpad T14s G3, 14" FHD - R7 6850U - 32GB RAM - 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro NVME
Setup 2: Thinkpad X1E G1, 15.6" FHD - i7-8850H - 32GB RAM - NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti - 2x 1TB Samsung 970 Pro NVME
Accessories: Filco Majestouch TKL MX-Brown Mini Otaku, Benq XL2420T (144Hz), Lo(w)gitech G400, Puretrak Talent, Sennheiser HD800S + Meier Daccord FF + Meier Classic FF
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#4 2016-01-10 09:28:56
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Re: 512MB vRAM for QEMU / virt-manager?
I doubt that primusrun/optirun make a difference on qemu...
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#5 2016-01-10 09:52:52
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Re: 512MB vRAM for QEMU / virt-manager?
If you mean video RAM and you're using the qxl video driver then try the following switches in your qemu command...
...-vga qxl -global qxl-vga.vram_size=512M...Offline
#6 2016-01-10 10:27:23
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Re: 512MB vRAM for QEMU / virt-manager?
Oh, v for video...
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#7 2016-01-10 12:12:03
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Re: 512MB vRAM for QEMU / virt-manager?
If you mean video RAM and you're using the qxl video driver then try the following switches in your qemu command...
...-vga qxl -global qxl-vga.vram_size=512M...
I am using the -nographics parameter and use freeRDP instead.
I doubt that primusrun/optirun make a difference on qemu...
Oh, v for video...
So I guess primusrun/optirun should make a difference for "v" in "video"? 
Can't test it atm 
Setup 1: Thinkpad T14s G3, 14" FHD - R7 6850U - 32GB RAM - 2TB Solidigm P44 Pro NVME
Setup 2: Thinkpad X1E G1, 15.6" FHD - i7-8850H - 32GB RAM - NVIDIA GTX 1050Ti - 2x 1TB Samsung 970 Pro NVME
Accessories: Filco Majestouch TKL MX-Brown Mini Otaku, Benq XL2420T (144Hz), Lo(w)gitech G400, Puretrak Talent, Sennheiser HD800S + Meier Daccord FF + Meier Classic FF
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#8 2016-01-11 09:09:08
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Re: 512MB vRAM for QEMU / virt-manager?
No idea. I don't know what exactly will qxl try to allocate with that "vram_size", but I don't think bumblebee will be able to "expose" the video memory on the discrete card anyway. Not to mention that you're using a remote connection to it instead...
EDIT: for RDP it might be more about the client support on RemoteFX?
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