i posted this to virt-tools but got no replies, hoping you guys can help me. :) >----- Forwarded Message ----- >>From: Erik Flister <e_flister@xxxxxxxxx> >>To: erik flister <erik.flister@xxxxxxxxx>; "virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx" <virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx> >>Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2011 9:36 AM >>Subject: Re: [virt-tools-list] pci passthrough fail on fedora 15/kvm/qemu/virt-manager hosting win 7 (all 64 bit) >> >> >>i found this discussion of the same error: >> >>http://www.linux-kvm.com/ content/pci-passthrough-error >>> "I've solved my problem by deleting the '.save' file in >>> /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/save" >> >>but i don't have that file: >> >>> sudo ls -al /var/lib/libvirt/qemu/save >>total 8 >>drwxr-xr-x 2 qemu qemu 4096 Sep 16 03:22 . >>drwxr-x--- 5 qemu qemu 4096 Sep 19 10:13 .. >> >> >>-erik >> >> >> >>>________________________________ >>>From: erik flister <erik.flister@xxxxxxxxx> >>>To: virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>Sent: Monday, September 19, 2011 9:19 PM >>>Subject: [virt-tools-list] pci passthrough fail on fedora 15/kvm/qemu/virt-manager hosting win 7 (all 64 bit) >>> >>>AMD phenom II X6 1075T proc >>>ASUS M4A87TD mobo >>>BIOS ver 2001 (built 3/8/11) >>> >>>advanced/cpu config/secure virtual machine mode enabled in BIOS >>> >>>not sure if this turns on iommu, how do i verify? >>> >>>/proc/cpuinfo has hits for svm but not iommu or vmx. >>> >>>> dmesg | grep -i iommu >>>[ 0.000000] Please enable the IOMMU option in the BIOS setup >>>[ 1.515596] PCI-DMA: using GART IOMMU. >>>[ 1.515599] PCI-DMA: Reserving 64MB of IOMMU area in the AGP aperture >>> >>>note my pci cards have windows drivers, but not linux drivers as far as i know. >>> >>>i have latest yummed kvm/qemu/virt-manager. >>> >>>i am using this virtualization method: >>>http://www.techotopia.com/index.php/Running_Windows_on_Fedora_Using_KVM_Virtualization >>> >>>i didn't know to disconnect the pci cards from the host before adding >>>them to the guest until finding: >>>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html/Virtualization_Guide/sect-Virtualization-PCding_a_PCI_device_to_a_host.html >>> >>>> lspci >>> >>>02:06.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: National Instruments PCI-6110 >>>02:07.0 Serial controller: NetMos Technology PCI 9865 Multi-I/O Controller >>>02:07.1 Serial controller: NetMos Technology PCI 9865 Multi-I/O Controller >>>02:07.2 Parallel controller: NetMos Technology PCI 9865 Multi-I/O Controller >>> >>>> lspci -n >>> >>>02:06.0 ff00: 1093:14e0 >>>02:07.0 0700: 9710:9865 >>>02:07.1 0700: 9710:9865 >>>02:07.2 0701: 9710:9865 >>> >>>> virsh nodedev-list | grep pci >>> >>>pci_0000_02_06_0 >>>pci_0000_02_07_0 >>>pci_0000_02_07_1 >>>pci_0000_02_07_2 >>> >>>> sudo virsh nodedev-dettach pci_0000_02_06_0 >>>Device pci_0000_02_06_0 dettached >>> >>> >>>but then, after adding it to the guest and trying to boot it, i get: >>> >>>Error starting domain: this function is not supported by the >>>connection driver: Unable to reset PCI device 0000:02:06.0: this >>>function is not supported by the connection driver: Active >>>0000:02:07.0 devices on bus with 0000:02:06.0, not doing bus reset >>> >>>Traceback (most recent call last): >>> File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/asyncjob.py", line 45, in cb_wrapper >>> callback(asyncjob, *args, **kwargs) >>> File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/engine.py", line 959, in asyncfunc >>> vm.startup() >>> File "/usr/share/virt-manager/virtManager/domain.py", line 1128, in startup >>> self._backend.create() >>> File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/libvirt.py", line 330, in create >>> if ret == -1: raise libvirtError ('virDomainCreate() failed', dom=self) >>> >>> >>> >>>if i disable the other devices on bus 02 and add them to the guest: >>>> sudo virsh nodedev-dettach pci_0000_02_07_0 >>>Device pci_0000_02_07_0 dettached >>> >>>> sudo virsh nodedev-dettach pci_0000_02_07_1 >>>Device pci_0000_02_07_1 dettached >>> >>>> sudo virsh nodedev-dettach pci_0000_02_07_2 >>>Device pci_0000_02_07_2 dettached >>> >>>i then get this error on booting the guest (but with the same stack >>>trace as above): >>> >>>Error starting domain: cannot send monitor command >>>'{"execute":"qmp_capabilities"}': Connection reset by peer >>> >>>and then networking fails on the host until i reboot, and fedora won't >>>even shutdown all the way (i have to do a hard reboot by holding down >>>the power button). >>> >>>any idea how i can fix this? why isn't detaching the device >>>automatically done when it is added to the guest? even if i get this >>>working, it seems i will have to detach stuff every time i reboot the >>>host? finally, in this case, i actually do want to give everything on >>>bus 02 to the guest, but what if i didn't? >>> >>>thanks for your help! >>>-erik >>> >>> >>>see also iommu/bios stuff here: >>>http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/13/html-single/Virtualization_Guide/index.html >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>virt-tools-list mailing list >>>virt-tools-list@xxxxxxxxxx >>>https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/virt-tools-list -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
