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
