----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Hall" <MHall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 12:45:05 AM > Subject: Audio pass through > > I'm running a RHEL6 as a development desktop with Fedora 14 > (multimedia stuff) and Win XP (corporate email and calendars) > running on it as KVM VMs. Everything runs great except for audio > pass through. > If you use Fedora virt-preview[1], or Fedora 15 then you can use SPICE which handles bidirectional audio [1] https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Virtualization_Preview_Repository > Audio works on the RHEL host. Both VMs see sound cards provided by > the VM, but no sound is forthcoming. > I have tried adding a PCI audio device from the physical host to the > Fedora VM, but then it refuses to boot. > I remember reading that physical hardware can only be passed through > to VMs if it is not in use on the physical host. > > Any suggestions on how to get audio pass through happening? > How can I get the host to "relinquish" the audio device so that a VM > can use it? > > Thanks > > > Michael Hall > IT Communications Officer > Alice Springs Town Council > mhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > (08) 8950 0561 > > _______________________________________________ > libvirt-users mailing list > libvirt-users@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/libvirt-users >
