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- Wed Jun 14, 2023 12:20 am
- Forum: Retro GPU Passthrough
- Topic: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
- Replies: 33
- Views: 41701
Re: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
Final Update!!! Finally achieved full aero and gpu acceleration. had some issues and got help with them by the creator on discord, quick recap of everything i had to do to get this working: • Disable "Above 4G Decoding" in my bios to fix the 4-bit color issues • Temporarily add a VNC to th...
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 7:15 am
- Forum: Retro GPU Passthrough
- Topic: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
- Replies: 33
- Views: 41701
Re: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
yeah i gathered vista/7 wouldnt support usb 3 out of the box, i've attempted adding my m/kb as usb host devices but had no luck with that either, i don't know what evdev passthrough is or how to use it but ill have to figure that out UPDATE: Finally got to the desktop, i had to use vnc on my phone f...
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 5:09 am
- Forum: Retro GPU Passthrough
- Topic: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
- Replies: 33
- Views: 41701
Re: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
for the basic gpu passthrough setup i used this guide: https://gitlab.com/risingprismtv/single-gpu-passthrough/-/wikis/home then added your extra xml lines to mine along with passing in my gpu, usb and audio controller and i of course used bios instead of any of the ovmf options\ i didn't think i'd ...
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:41 am
- Forum: Retro GPU Passthrough
- Topic: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
- Replies: 33
- Views: 41701
Re: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
i haven't tried a firmware update on my gpu, i believe that involves flashing so i'll have to figure that out at some point i have had success passing through with drivers on windows 10 and 11, haven't attempted macos or any linux distros just yet on windows 7 i attempted to install amd drivers thro...
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 2:23 am
- Forum: Retro GPU Passthrough
- Topic: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
- Replies: 33
- Views: 41701
Re: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
oh yeah thats just the gpu rom file, i added it to see if the rom file would help but adding or removing it made no difference for me unfortunately
edit: just double checked after removing and yeah no difference
edit: just double checked after removing and yeah no difference
- Tue Jun 13, 2023 1:50 am
- Forum: Retro GPU Passthrough
- Topic: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
- Replies: 33
- Views: 41701
Re: How I set up Windows 7 (or Vista) GPU passthrough with libvirt/QEMU/KVM
Hello, i've attempted this and of course followed the necessary steps, i get output from my gpu but output is locked at 640x480 resolution, the colors seem to be 4-bit, its overall quite choppy and my usb controller doesn't work ( it is 3.0 so i assume that's got something to do with it) i've tried ...