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Stadia’s Hidden Limitation: Video Encoding

Tyson O'Ham — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 01:12:37 +0000

There’s been a lot of speculation in the press about the bandwidth and connection requirements of Stadia, Google's upcoming game streaming service. Criticisms usually arrive at metered connections or bad infrastructure in rural areas for key talking points. There’s also been some discussion of video quality and latency built into systems like Stadia, but surprisingly, [...]

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The Magewell USB Capture 2 is Great on Linux

Tyson O'Ham — Tue, 19 Jun 2018 02:21:27 +0000

Those of us who work in video production have a hard time of it when transitioning from VFX and 3d to broadcast. While both sectors of the field have Linux options, finding them can be problematic. As far as mid-range capture cards go, support is especially spotty. Please read our Affiliate Link Disclaimer Elgato Cards [...]

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How to Apply the Error 43 Workaround

Angelos Kouratzinos — Mon, 05 Feb 2018 22:10:08 +0000

Why do your drivers fail to install? What is error 43, and why do you experience it? Do you need a new gpu? -- All common questions among Nvidia-based newcomers to passthrough gaming. Hopefully, we can provide an adequate explanation of these issues. Read Also: Using nvidia-xrun for Dynamic Intel + NVIDIA GPU Switching on Linux [...]

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Arch Linux Broke OVMF Passthrough, Here’s How to Fix it

Angelos Kouratzinos — Tue, 30 Jan 2018 21:47:40 +0000

If you use Arch Linux and OVMF, you may have noticed that a recent update broke compatibility with your passthrough VM(s.) Luckily, we're here to explain why this happened, and (hopefully) how to fix it. While many guides online haven't been tweaked yet to represent the change, this update presents a serious problem. The default [...]

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oVirt Installation Guide

Angelos Kouratzinos — Sat, 27 Jan 2018 01:13:10 +0000

The KVM-based hypervisor space is maturing into versatile ecosystem. For example, a lot of options exist as far as front-ends go -- like Virt-Manager, or Proxmox. Each one with their own merits and disadvantages, fight for a segment of the market. Today We'll be trying a relatively new and somewhat obscure KVM Frontend: oVirt. [...]

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Xlevus Moves Virsh-Patcher to TPP Repos

Tyson O'Ham — Fri, 29 Dec 2017 22:39:36 +0000

Xlevus, an active member of /r/VFIO and developer, moved his virsh-patcher to The Passthrough POST's repos on github, marking a significant milestone for our VFIO automation project. Read Also: vfioselect Makes Binding Devices Easy virsh-patcher makes it easy to apply common adjustments, like error 43 fixes, or hugepages, via the CLI. It's available on all [...]

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Vfioselect Makes Binding Devices to Your VM a Cinch

Trent Arcuri — Thu, 28 Dec 2017 23:44:02 +0000

GPU passthrough is probably is the coolest thing I've stumbled across lately, and it's all made possible with vfio-pci. However, vfio is in its infancy, and binding your GPU with vfio-pci can be confusing. This step presents a significant barrier to entry for newcomers. Enter vfioselect, our new tool for automatic device binding. Read also: [...]

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5 Things To Do Once You Have a Working Gaming VM

Angelos Kouratzinos — Tue, 26 Dec 2017 17:02:16 +0000

I've found that a lot of the time, people are so eager to get into their passthrough VMs once they finish setup, that they often forget to stop and make sure everything is working correctly. Read Also: Easy VFIO under $1,000 Hitting the ground running like this can make maintenance and optimization hard later, so [...]

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Looking Glass Optimization: Bypassing Secure Desktop

Joe Polny — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 18:54:25 +0000

On December 14, 2017, Geoffrey McRae, commonly known as gnif, released his highly anticipated Looking Glass software. Looking Glass utilizes a new technology called KVMFR (Kernel Virtual Machine Frame Relay) that allows the framebuffer of a dedicated GPU being used by a Windows virtual machine to be copied onto the host display. This enables the [...]

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Run a Virtual PFSense Router on your Linux Host

Angelos Kouratzinos — Mon, 18 Dec 2017 03:29:09 +0000

Having a dedicated PFsense box is awesome. The software itself is stellar and having a dedicated machine to run it on is awesome. That said, running a virtual PFsense box using your spare CPU time on your work PC is even more awesome. Read Also: Quick and Dirty Arch Passthrough Guide As computer, and Linux, enthusiasts, [...]

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