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Re: Esxi 5.1 pci passthrough broken

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎10-16-2013 02:26 AM
‎10-16-2013 02:26 AM
@FBoettger Righ click on desktop > screen resolution and choose your display. Or try Winkey+P.

Re: Esxi 5.1 pci passthrough broken

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎10-15-2013 12:04 PM
‎10-15-2013 12:04 PM
@FBoettger Dont do it in vCenter/Web client, connect directly with "old" client and add pci passthrough devices to VM there. I had the same issue.

Re: Esxi 5.1 pci passthrough broken

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎10-08-2013 06:10 AM
‎10-08-2013 06:10 AM
Reserve all vm memory and add pcihole parameters into vmx (maybe not necessary, try the memory reservation only first).

Re: VMDirectPath and ATI Radeon

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎10-07-2013 03:25 AM
‎10-07-2013 03:25 AM
@janshien1 Sorry for late reply. I tried a HD h264 video sample in VLC and MPC and it plays fine. In MPC active decoder is dxva2n.

Re: Esxi 5.1 pci passthrough broken

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎10-07-2013 02:56 AM
‎10-07-2013 02:56 AM
@r0nn For win8 vm a i have configured passthrough for usb#1, usb#2, onboard audio, gpu audio and gpu, at the same time. All working (dont know if realy usb3 speed, but will try) except front u... See more...
@r0nn For win8 vm a i have configured passthrough for usb#1, usb#2, onboard audio, gpu audio and gpu, at the same time. All working (dont know if realy usb3 speed, but will try) except front usb 3 ports, which are on asmedia usb controler (2x20 pin headers) and there is no option to pass them thru. VM has all memory reserved (4gb) and for gpu working i put pciHole.start=1200 and end=2200 into its vmx. I also cant wake up vm with attached mouse/keyboard, so turned it off. But you can try wake on lan, it should work in win quests with vmxnet3 vnics. Message was edited by: dd3, added memory reservation and pcihole

Re: vmware-tools and openindiana - broken in 5.0u2 and 5.1 ?

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎10-07-2013 02:43 AM
‎10-07-2013 02:43 AM
Workaround for shutdown/reboot bug is editing poweroff-vm-default script (in /etc/vmware-tools) and delete all lines plus add poweroff command. Esxi logs an error after quest shutdown but its wor... See more...
Workaround for shutdown/reboot bug is editing poweroff-vm-default script (in /etc/vmware-tools) and delete all lines plus add poweroff command. Esxi logs an error after quest shutdown but its working.

Re: vmware-tools and openindiana - broken in 5.0u2 and 5.1 ?

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎10-05-2013 09:19 AM
‎10-05-2013 09:19 AM
You can reproduce this bug on esxi 5.5 also. Configure new vm as Solaris 10 (64 bit), give it only 1 vcpu and install OmniOs and vmtools. After shutdown quest (or reboot quest) quest kernel panic... See more...
You can reproduce this bug on esxi 5.5 also. Configure new vm as Solaris 10 (64 bit), give it only 1 vcpu and install OmniOs and vmtools. After shutdown quest (or reboot quest) quest kernel panics. More info also in https://www.illumos.org/issues/3326 When the has 2vcpus configured shutdown and reboot are working correctly. Message was edited by: dd3 - added 2vcpu

Re: VMDirectPath and ATI Radeon

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎09-26-2013 03:16 AM
‎09-26-2013 03:16 AM
yes i tried 5.5 with amd 7790 card and its working. also onboard audio and usb passthru is working for usb pcie cards and onboard usb ports (need EFI instead of BIOS for VM). For EFI VM and gpu p... See more...
yes i tried 5.5 with amd 7790 card and its working. also onboard audio and usb passthru is working for usb pcie cards and onboard usb ports (need EFI instead of BIOS for VM). For EFI VM and gpu passthru pciHole start and end parameters was needed. For usb passthru read recent posts in this thread: https://communities.vmware.com/message/2292344#2292344

Re: Esxi 5.1 pci passthrough broken

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎09-25-2013 11:51 PM
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‎09-25-2013 11:51 PM
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@vith Thanks for your tips. Now it works. I made a new win 8 vm, vmx-8, efi, and passed thru both lynx point usb controlers, ati 7790 + hdmi sound, onboard audio, onboard i217v. For +2gb ra... See more...
@vith Thanks for your tips. Now it works. I made a new win 8 vm, vmx-8, efi, and passed thru both lynx point usb controlers, ati 7790 + hdmi sound, onboard audio, onboard i217v. For +2gb ram i needed to insert pciHole.start = 1200 and pciHole.end = 2200 lines into config.

Re: Esxi 5.1 pci passthrough broken

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎09-25-2013 12:09 PM
‎09-25-2013 12:09 PM
For me no success. Adding ATI 7790 card to VM as PCI device is ok, but when i try to passthru onboard USB or onboard audio it throws a "PCI passthrough device ID (0x-73d3) is invalid." error o... See more...
For me no success. Adding ATI 7790 card to VM as PCI device is ok, but when i try to passthru onboard USB or onboard audio it throws a "PCI passthrough device ID (0x-73d3) is invalid." error on me (in web client). VM is win 8, vm version 10 with EFI boot. Before when i tried it with classic client, it could be added but onboard usb in win 8 (vm version 8, bios boot) ended in code 10 error and exclamation mark. Onboard audio and GPU worked. Host is a i5-4560 whitebox, Asrock z87 extreme 4 board.

ESXi 5.1.0-799733 install on Z87 platform

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎08-28-2013 06:05 AM
‎08-28-2013 06:05 AM
Hi, im trying to install the VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.1.0-799733.x86_64 on my whitebox (i5-4570+asrock z87 mb), but installer cant see any disks or usb drives where to install. If i use VMwa... See more...
Hi, im trying to install the VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.1.0-799733.x86_64 on my whitebox (i5-4570+asrock z87 mb), but installer cant see any disks or usb drives where to install. If i use VMware-VMvisor-Installer-5.1.0.update01-1065491.x86_64 everything is fine, but i need version prior the update01 (or any 5.0 version). Sata-ahc driver is the same (sata-ahci_3.0-13vmw.510.0.0.799733) on both isos and also lynx point sata is according to compatiblity guide supported on 5.1 and 5.1u1 versions. Am i missing something? Or can i downgrade from 5.1u1 clean install somehow?

Re: VMDirectPath and ATI Radeon

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎08-26-2013 12:50 AM
‎08-26-2013 12:50 AM
Hi, i have build a new haswell pc (asrock z87 extreme 4 + i5-4570 non-K), installed 5.1 u1 esxi. Succesfully passed thru amd 7790 and motherboard sound controler to win8 vm but cant get the la... See more...
Hi, i have build a new haswell pc (asrock z87 extreme 4 + i5-4570 non-K), installed 5.1 u1 esxi. Succesfully passed thru amd 7790 and motherboard sound controler to win8 vm but cant get the last piece - mice+keyboard. On 5.1 usb passthrough is broken (usb controler disapears after reboot) and i cant install any version prior 5.1 u1. Even 5.1 201303001 or 5.0 u2 doesnt work, installator comes to disc selection, but nothing there, no hdds, ssds (pluged to mb sata controler and asmedia additional controler) or usb thumbdrive. Any ideas?

Re: 5.1 drivers on 5.0

by Contributor in ESXi Discussions
‎08-25-2013 06:20 AM
‎08-25-2013 06:20 AM
Do you got it working? I have also the same problem, need to use 5.0 version for usb passthrough but cant install it. And also any version 5.1 prior 5.1 u1 doesnt recognize lynx point sata contro... See more...
Do you got it working? I have also the same problem, need to use 5.0 version for usb passthrough but cant install it. And also any version 5.1 prior 5.1 u1 doesnt recognize lynx point sata controler. Tried with ahci version 3.0-13vmw and esxi customizer, but no luck, ahci from any patch zip is 799733 version, and thats first 5.1 version number.