Re: Re: KVM PCI Passthrough NVidia GeForce GTX 1080 Ti error code 43
Dear Alexander,
Thank you very much for your reply.
> > The system I am using:
> > lshw: https://pastebin.com/tB7FqqxN
> >
> > Host OS:Debian 9 Stretch
> > Mainboard: Supermicro C7Z170-M (activated VT-d in Bios)
> > CPU: Intel Core i7-7700K CPU @ 4.20GHz
> > GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX1080 Ti
> >
> > The GPU is not listed because I have blacklisted it:
> > $ cat /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf
> > blacklist nouveau
> >
> > lspci: https://pastebin.com/6qYuJRPg
> >
> > I found this guide:
> > https://scottlinux.com/2016/08/28/gpu-passthrough-with-kvm-and-debian-linux/
> >
> > After installing Win7 guest, enabling PCI passthrough using
> > virt-manager, installing the NVidia driver in the guest, Windows
> > reports the error 43 for the GPU.
> >
> > Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems.
> > (Code 43)
> >
> > This is described in the above mentioned post and a workaround is
> > linked:
> > https://www.reddit.com/r/VFIO/comments/479xnx/guests_with_nvidia_gpus_can_enable_hyperv/
> >
> > Unfortunately I do not know how to apply the workaround. I
> > understand
> > that I should create a file '/usr/libexec/qemu-kvm-hv-vendor' with
> > the
> > following content:
> >
> > #!/bin/sh
> > exec /usr/bin/qemu-kvm \
> > `echo "\$@" | sed 's|hv_time|hv_time,hv_vendor_id=whatever|g'`
> >
> > Or according to the original redhat mailing list post by Alex
> > Williamson:
> > https://www.redhat.com/archives/vfio-users/2016-March/msg00092.html
> >
> > $ cat /usr/libexec/qemu-kvm-hv-vendor
> > #!/bin/sh
> > exec /usr/bin/qemu-kvm \
> > `echo "\$@" | sed
> > 's|hv_time|hv_time,hv_vendor_id=KeenlyKVM|g'`
> >
> > But since there is no qemu-kvm present and the directory
> > '/usr/libexec' does not exist on my system, I wonder how I should
> > proceed.
>
> This is interesting topic and I hope to find some time to spare to
> implement and test this setup on my system. Can't suggest you anything
> yet, because this "Code 43" error is generic and can happen even on
> normal systems. The reasons could be limitless from driver version
> conflict to bios\uefi firmware bug of your motherboard. I wonder, what
> VEN_ID and DEV_ID are reported for your VGA in Windows guest? Have you
> tried Windows 8.1 or 10 as guests? They could have more support for
> virtualization in general.
Interesting. I thought I was just not able to setup KVM / QEMU
properly. Because I read and heard that NVidia deliberately switches
the card off when the driver detects that it is virtualised.
I am using the newest BIOS version (updated on Sunday) on the
motherboard:
Supermicro C7Z170-M
BIOS Version: 2.0a
BIOS Tag: 1088B
Date: 07/17/2017
Time: 15:51:37
Unfortunately I do not know anything about a bioy\uefi firmware bug. Is
this a known issue of my mainboard version?
In the BIOS for the "Boot mode select" setting, I have chosen
"Legacy" (there would also be "UEFI" or "DUAL"). Do you think it might
be worth trying to change it to the other two?
I have uploaded dmesg output if it helps:
dmesg: https://pastebin.com/79Us7WMf
In the Windows 7 guest, the reported IDs are:
VEN_ID: 10DE
DEV_ID: 1B06
The driver version in the Windows 7 guest is:
23.21.13.8813 (Date: 27.10.2017)
I have thought about buying a Windows 10 copy, but it is not possible
to get the direct download version in Switzerland, so I postponed the
purchase due to lack of patience.
But if it helps, here is the information from a Debian 9 guest with the
nvidia-driver package installed:
ID: 10de:1b06
VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:1b06]
(rev a1)
This is also what nvidia-detect says:
$ sudo nvidia-detect
Detected NVIDIA GPUs:
00:09.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation Device
[10de:1b06] (rev a1)
Checking card: NVIDIA Corporation Device 1b06 (rev a1)
Your card is supported by the default drivers.
It is recommended to install the
nvidia-driver
package.
So I installed nvidia-driver and rebooted the Debian 9 guest.
The display setting in XFCE4 still does not show the NVidia card and
the nvidia-setting program reports that I should run nvidia-xconfig as
root, which I did.
This is the resulting config file:
xorg.conf: https://pastebin.com/sCe30emi
Unfortunately lightdm fails to start. Here is the suggested log:
systemctl status lightdm.service: https://pastebin.com/VYgKuCy1
Since there is not much information in that log I have created a
pastebin for dmesg of the failed Debian 9 guest boot attempt:
dmesg for lightdm fail: https://pastebin.com/Djx2YycH
I am not sure if I can still get a copy of Windows 8 somewhere, but if
you think it helps, I can go an buy Windows 10.
Please let me know how I can help you helping me :-)
The problem got me thinking yesterday and today I asked around if
anybody wants the card and if I should buy an AMD GPU. But since my
card came with a pre-installed water block no potential buyer could be
found...
Thank you again and best regards,
Ramon
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