On Sat, 17 Nov 2018 23:39:42 +0000 Mick <michaelkintz...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Saturday, 17 November 2018 10:55:21 GMT jdm wrote: > > Hi, > > > > I am trying to run virt-manager and or qemu with 3d acceleration > > using virtio-gpu options. > > > > When I start the virtual machine in virt-manager all I get is a > > screen of static (complete screen corruption of lines and blocks) > > > > I also get the same problem when trying to start from CLI with the > > following > > > > /usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64 \ > > -enable-kvm \ > > -cpu host \ > > -smp 8 \ > > -m 4G \ > > -net nic,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 -net user \ > > -soundhw es1370 \ > > -usb -device usb-tablet \ > > -show-cursor \ > > -vga virtio \ > > -display gtk,gl=on \ > > -drive file=arch.img,if=virtio & > > > > This used to work fine but has recently gone wrong. I have tried > > several guests all with the same results of corrupted screens. > > > > I can start machines with normal qxl options and all is fine so > > think this is just an issue with virtio 3d acceleration. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Thanks > > > > John > > All I can think is this should be related to the host GPU and any > recent update to its drivers. On an old Radeon here I have not > noticed any problems running: > > -display gtk,gl=on > > or > > -display sdl,gl=on > I decided to update virglrenderer upto version 9999 (not sure if I should do this but heyho) as there is only one version available. This has allowed me to run vm from CLI so that has helped there but not with virt-manager, which now just shows a blank screen. I have a RX480 radeon card which is yearish old so perhaps support for newer cards is not as good. John
