The open source Xen 3.5-unstable hypervisor source code and paravirt operations domain 0 kernel 2.6.31-rc6 are used.

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The “not enough free resources” issue with VGA passthrough has been fixed. Please refer to my latest video presentation:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ia3IwG6tp4

Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
Email: space.time.universe@gmail.com
MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
Street Address: Bedok Reservoir Road
Country: Singapore

Duration : 0:2:27

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The open source Xen 3.5-unstable hypervisor source code and paravirt operations domain 0 kernel 2.6.31-rc6 are used.

Visit my blog at http://teo-en-ming-aka-zhang-enming.blogspot.com

The “not enough free resources” issue with VGA passthrough has been fixed. Please watch my latest video presentation here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ia3IwG6tp4

Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
Email: space.time.universe@gmail.com
MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
Street Address: Bedok Reservoir Road
Country: Singapore

Duration : 0:9:43

Technorati Tags: dom0, express, home, hvm, hypervisor, kernel, machine, open, paravirt-ops, passthrough, pci, pci-e, pvops, source, vga, Virtual, virtualisation, virtualization, Windows, x16, xen, XP

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNEiSInrav0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hOT_9LIG5w

was fixed. Device manager in Windows XP HVM domU no longer shows an exclamation mark besides the nVidia Geforce 8400 GS graphics card. The device is working properly and the resources tab shows the available memory ranges.

Full VGA passthrough to Windows XP HVM guest operating system using Xen virtualization has been realized. I am now able to run 3-D video benchmarks on the passed through nVidia GeForce 8400 GS graphics card.

All this is possible using Xen 3.5 hypervisor with Intel supplied VGA passthrough patches. Instead of using pvops dom0 kernel 2.6.31-rc6 which causes Win XP domU to run slowly, I am now using pvops dom0 kernel 2.6.30-rc3.

Many thanks to Xen developers, Han Weidong and other engineers at Intel, and also Christian Tramnitz for pointing me to the missing link which helped me in resolving the last problem.

I am now able to bootstrap Windows XP HVM domU from within Linux using Xen virtualization and play 3D games in the Windows virtual machine. In the past, Windows virtual machines can only see a 2D emulated/virtual display adapter. The virtualized Windows operating systems were more palatable to server administrators than gamers. With VGA pass through and direct hardware access by Windows virtual machines to the graphics hardware, gamers are now able to play 3D games inside Windows virtual machines.

Visit my blog at http://teo-en-ming-aka-zhang-enming.blogspot.com

Mr. Teo En Ming (Zhang Enming)
Email: space.time.universe@gmail.com
MSN: teoenming@hotmail.com
Mobile Phone: +65-9648-9798
Street Address: Bedok Reservoir Road
Country: Singapore

PS: I am still unable to passthrough USB devices, e.g. keyboard and mouse, to the Windows XP HVM domU. This video is captured and rendered using the open source kdenlive non-linear video editor. The video is taken using Canon HV20.

Duration : 0:9:33

Technorati Tags: dom0, express, home, hvm, hypervisor, kernel, machine, open, paravirt-ops, passthrough, pci, pci-e, pvops, source, vga, Virtual, virtualisation, virtualization, Windows, x16, xen, XP