[vfio-users] amd rx480 invalid rom contents
Scott
shewless at unleashed-web.org
Mon Jan 23 21:51:29 UTC 2017
Hi
I downloaded a rom from the Internets. There is a common site that has a
library of them. I have been meaning to try without the rom file too. Not
sure it's necessary.
I think you have a tougher time because you have two AMD cards. I am able
to blacklist the AMD driver completely because my "other card" is Intel.
Are you using the uefi bios for your virtual machine?
scott
On Jan 23, 2017 9:37 AM, "P. Pronk" <vfio at pronk.nl> wrote:
> On 2017-01-23 12:13, Manuel Ullmann wrote:
>
>> depending on the Polaris being a reference card
>>
> Thanks for your comments, but it seems the MSI Gaming X series is not a
> reference card (its factory overclocked).
>
> So the vBios being bricked by the manufacturr should be also kept in mind.
>>
> I dont think this is the case here, as using GPU-Z under Windows shows a
> valid EFI rom. It seems a Linux issue only, I have submitted a case with
> MSI to see what they say.
>
> On 23/01/17 02:46, Scott wrote:
>
>> Here is my xml in case it helps:
>>
> Thanks, if I add the rom (the one I saved using GPU-Z under Windows) my
> display turns on.
>
> Unfortunately it didnt work then yet, as my dmesg was flooded with the
> following message:
> vfio-pci 0000:01:00.0: BAR 0: can't reserve [mem 0xc0000000-0xcfffffff
> 64bit pref]
>
> This was caused due grub loading vesafb for the RX480 as the graphical
> terminal was enabled. So in /etc/default/grub I had to add
> GRUB_GFXPAYLOAD_LINUX="text" and disable 'GRUB_GFXMODE' (not sure about the
> last one as maybe thats implicit but it doesnt hurt either).
>
> Unfortunately that does mean I cant use ddccontrol it seems, as that
> complains about missing a framebuffer driver. Therefore I've also asked
> Asus whether they plan to support choosing the primary vga slot like
> Gigabyte does and they said 'they will discuss this internally'.
> My Asus support agent actually had never heard of vfio before and
> repeatedly said that Asus only supports multiple GPU's when using
> SLI/Crossfire. So maybe if more people would contact their local Asus
> support agent and request this feature they are more willing to look at it?
> Who takes the hint? ;)
>
> I had to install the driver twice as the first time the install failed,
> but at the moment the GPU appears to be working correctly. Now first on to
> sound before I do some 3D testing.
>
> Kind rgds, Pim
>
>
>> Best regards,
>> Manuel
>>
>>> Here is my xml in case it helps:
>>>
>>> <domain type='kvm'>
>>> <name>dozer</name>
>>> <uuid>989e9ee8-2e0a-asdf-asdf-00a41fdb1b31</uuid>
>>> <title>dozer</title>
>>> <memory unit='KiB'>8388608</memory>
>>> <currentMemory unit='KiB'>8388608</currentMemory>
>>> <memoryBacking>
>>> <hugepages/>
>>> </memoryBacking>
>>> <vcpu placement='static'>4</vcpu>
>>> <cputune>
>>> <vcpupin vcpu='0' cpuset='4'/>
>>> <vcpupin vcpu='1' cpuset='5'/>
>>> <vcpupin vcpu='2' cpuset='6'/>
>>> <vcpupin vcpu='3' cpuset='7'/>
>>> </cputune>
>>> <os>
>>> <type arch='x86_64' machine='pc-i440fx-xenial'>hvm</type>
>>> <loader readonly='yes'
>>> type='pflash'>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd</loader>
>>> <nvram>/var/lib/libvirt/qemu/nvram/dozer_VARS.fd</nvram>
>>> <boot dev='hd'/>
>>> </os>
>>> <features>
>>> <acpi/>
>>> <apic/>
>>> <hyperv>
>>> <relaxed state='on'/>
>>> <vapic state='on'/>
>>> <spinlocks state='on' retries='8191'/>
>>> </hyperv>
>>> </features>
>>> <cpu mode='host-passthrough'>
>>> <topology sockets='1' cores='4' threads='1'/>
>>> </cpu>
>>> <clock offset='localtime'>
>>> <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
>>> <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
>>> <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
>>> <timer name='hypervclock' present='yes'/>
>>> </clock>
>>> <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
>>> <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
>>> <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
>>> <pm>
>>> <suspend-to-mem enabled='no'/>
>>> <suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
>>> </pm>
>>> <devices>
>>> <emulator>/usr/bin/kvm-spice</emulator>
>>> <disk type='file' device='disk'>
>>> <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
>>> <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/dozer.qcow2'/>
>>> <target dev='sda' bus='scsi'/>
>>> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='0'/>
>>> </disk>
>>> <disk type='block' device='disk'>
>>> <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='none' io='native'/>
>>> <source dev='/dev/sdb1'/>
>>> <target dev='sdb' bus='scsi'/>
>>> <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
>>> </disk>
>>> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-ehci1'>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06'
>>> function='0x7'/>
>>> </controller>
>>> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci1'>
>>> <master startport='0'/>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06'
>>> function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
>>> </controller>
>>> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci2'>
>>> <master startport='2'/>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06'
>>> function='0x1'/>
>>> </controller>
>>> <controller type='usb' index='0' model='ich9-uhci3'>
>>> <master startport='4'/>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x06'
>>> function='0x2'/>
>>> </controller>
>>> <controller type='scsi' index='0' model='virtio-scsi'>
>>> <driver queues='4'/>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x05'
>>> function='0x0'/>
>>> </controller>
>>> <controller type='pci' index='0' model='pci-root'/>
>>> <interface type='network'>
>>> <mac address='52:54:00:bb:4f:3b'/>
>>> <source network='default'/>
>>> <model type='virtio'/>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
>>> function='0x0'/>
>>> </interface>
>>> <interface type='bridge'>
>>> <mac address='52:54:00:de:52:c9'/>
>>> <source bridge='br0'/>
>>> <model type='virtio'/>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x09'
>>> function='0x0'/>
>>> </interface>
>>> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
>>> <source>
>>> <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x0'/>
>>> </source>
>>> <rom file='/var/lib/libvirt/roms/MSI.RX480.4096.160720.rom'/>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x02'
>>> function='0x0'/>
>>> </hostdev>
>>> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='pci' managed='yes'>
>>> <source>
>>> <address domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='0x00' function='0x1'/>
>>> </source>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04'
>>> function='0x0'/>
>>> </hostdev>
>>> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='yes'>
>>> <source>
>>> <vendor id='0x24f0'/>
>>> <product id='0x0137'/>
>>> </source>
>>> </hostdev>
>>> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='yes'>
>>> <source>
>>> <vendor id='0x1532'/>
>>> <product id='0x0016'/>
>>> </source>
>>> </hostdev>
>>> <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='usb' managed='yes'>
>>> <source>
>>> <vendor id='0x045e'/>
>>> <product id='0x070f'/>
>>> </source>
>>> </hostdev>
>>> <memballoon model='virtio'>
>>> <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x08'
>>> function='0x0'/>
>>> </memballoon>
>>> </devices>
>>> </domain>
>>>
>>> On Sun, Jan 22, 2017 at 4:30 PM, P. Pronk <vfio at pronk.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thanks, that's good to know and I will try to specify the rom.
>>>
>>> In the mean time, do you know which bios revision your card has?
>>> The other revision is
>>> https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/185395/msi-rx480-8192-160719
>>>
>>> So is it 113-MSITV341MH.151 or 113-MSITV341MH.152 ?
>>>
>>> Pim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2017-01-22 20:46, Scott wrote:
>>>
>>> I have that msi rx480 card working with pass through.
>>>
>>> Note I had a much easier time using the uefi bios. I am
>>> currently
>>> specifying a rom file in my XML for my video card but I don't
>>> think
>>> that's entirely necessary.
>>>
>>> scott
>>>
>>> On Jan 22, 2017 12:47 PM, "P. Pronk" <vfio at pronk.nl> wrote:
>>>
>>> On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 11:55:57 +1100, Luke Yelavich
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Who is the manufacturer of both your AMD
>>> cards? So far as I
>>> understand
>>> things, its up to the manufacturer of the card to
>>> provide the
>>> appropriate ROM
>>> to suit the configuration of the card. Its likely that
>>> a ROM/BIOS
>>> update may
>>> fix your RX 480 card. Do both cards work under a pure
>>> Windows
>>> environment?
>>>
>>>
>>> That's a simple question but a difficult answer to get a
>>> pure
>>> Windows environment working again ;)
>>>
>>> Anyway, I got the following results after using GPU-Z
>>> under Windows:
>>> The RX480 is a MSI Gaming X 8G:
>>> https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/187387/187387 [1]
>>> and the RX460 is a XFX R460P4TFG5:
>>> https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/189230/189230 [2]
>>>
>>> Cheers, Pim
>>>
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>>>
>>> Links:
>>> ------
>>> [1] https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/187387/187387
>>> [2] https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/189230/189230
>>> [3] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/vfio-users
>>>
>>>
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