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    Intel iGPU passthough

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      xerxist @xerxist
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      Got it working !!!!! 🙂

      Changed the VM from UEFI to BIOS and it started working.

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      Still though why would it need it be BIOS instead of UEFI

      Need to do some more testing as I also disabled something in the BIOS of the NUC11 for ASPM to so I'll bring up another VM with UEFI and test it again.

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        tjkreidl Ambassador @xerxist
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        @xerxist Good news! Some boot mechanisms will work one way or the other, or in some cases, even either one of them.
        It's also important to keep the BIOS up-to-date.

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          xerxist @tjkreidl
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          @tjkreidl

          Strange it works on UEFI too now.
          Only thing that changed is "ASPM off" in the BIOS of the NUC.
          Need to try that too on the NUC 13.

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            xerxist @xerxist
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            NUC13 is still a no go with ASPM turned off.

            Not sure if the kernel needs to recognize it as it doesn't give me the type like on the NUC11

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            But the NUC11 is confirmed working fine BIOS or UEFI

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              bullerwins @xerxist
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              @xerxist in BIOS mode, i would say it was the default for my ubuntu VM

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                xerxist @bullerwins
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                @bullerwins

                Seems you would need at least Kernel > 5.15 for this to work on the NUC 12-13.
                Not sure what got implemented/fixed there but it would need to be back ported for this to work.

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                  bullerwins @xerxist
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                  @xerxist my ubuntu 22.04 install came with kernel 5.15, i have it updated regularly but it doens't update the kernel it seems. But newer fresh installs of ubuntu 22.04 install a newer kernel. I'll check out if the kernel needs to be manually updated

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                    xerxist @bullerwins
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                    @bullerwins

                    Not in the VM itself.
                    I even went to kernel 6.6 and try it in there, all give the same issue.

                    Something on the hypervisor side in the kernel I meant. This is 4.x something with allot of backports.

                    I'll probably just wait a wile before moving full XCP-NG.
                    But its a very nice system 👍

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                      bullerwins @xerxist
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                      @xerxist have you tried with the 8.3 beta of XCP-ng? I believe it's got a newer kernel maybe?

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                        xerxist @bullerwins
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                        @bullerwins

                        Yes I'm running 8.3 Beta

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                          hawkpro
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                          @bullerwins @xerxist

                          Is this just the mediated (gvt-g?) device passthrough, so the XCP side/server maintains video but a VM can make use of the resources as well?

                          I am very interested in this (plex, frigate type use) as a stepping stone away from Proxmox.

                          Thanks

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                            flakpyro @hawkpro
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                            In my testing of this, iGPU passthru works fine in Linux but in Windows the device will show an error in the device manager, disable/enabling the drive in the device manager will allow it to work, until next reboot.

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                              CJ
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                              @bullerwins @xerxist @flakpyro

                              What are you using for display output on the host since you're passing the iGPU to the VM?

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                                flakpyro @CJ
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                                @CJ Im running server grade hardware that has remote lights out management with iKVM support. Otherwise yeah you would lose access to the display output.

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                                  xerxist @CJ
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                                  @CJ

                                  No output just need the Intel quick sync.

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                                    CJ @xerxist
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                                    @xerxist Yes, QS for the VM but there are times when having a local display of the console comes in handy. That's why I haven't done mine.

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                                      Mefosheez @bullerwins
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                                        Mefosheez @bullerwins
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                                        @bullerwins said in Intel iGPU passthough:

                                        @olivierlambert I tried but getting this error when turning on the VM

                                        INTERNAL_ERROR(xenopsd internal error: (Failure
                                        "Error from xenguesthelper: Populate on Demand and PCI Passthrough are mutually exclusive"))

                                        Not sure what it means

                                        EDIT: after googleing it seems that static and dynamic memory has to be the same:
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                                        @bullerwins thanks for this. I had to restore a VM from a backup and while it was down changed the dynamic value. This certainly saved me some time. I was positive it had to do with remapping the UID on the VM or something on the host side of it. anyways, thanks.

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                                          scawtydont
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                                          I followed this post and it worked for me.
                                          One thing to note in my testing, if I had a monitor / HDMI dummy plug hooked up the transcoding worked reliably.
                                          When I unplugged it I found activity would be present on the iGPU but the video in plex would play/pause constantly then eventually stop.

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                                            olivierlambert Vates 🪐 Co-Founder CEO @scawtydont
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                                            @scawtydont Thanks for keeping us posted. Dummy plug is still a thing it seems 😄

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