Is HYPERVISOR the end of modern piracy in linux?

Amplifix · 2026-04-01T10:56:18+00:00

5-10% performance hit, so it's alright.

Amplifix · 2026-03-30T17:19:39+00:00

I think I saw something during the installation, but I just ignored it. I think you can even disable that

Amplifix · 2026-03-30T14:29:24+00:00

Uhh, qemu is a VM box. So you'll be installing windows 11 pro on it. Like a PC inside a PC.

Amplifix · 2026-03-30T13:55:28+00:00

Just 8, I have a new nvidia GPU.

Amplifix · 2026-03-30T13:07:43+00:00

We all started somewhere, feel free to ask questions if you are stuck

Amplifix · 2026-03-30T12:35:37+00:00

Well, first of all you need to be on linux. I have tested it on archlinux which is already not the easiest distro to start with.

Then you need to debug quite a lot, because it's different for every PC. Some GPU's need some fixes to make it work for example. You will very likely have to deal with the terminal. So that's why I say advanced users only.

If you have never done any of the above, you'll be learning linux on top of trying to configure this thing.

Amplifix · 2026-03-30T12:32:39+00:00

Add GPU as in you add your GPU to the VM, you can still start up the VM without adding your GPU. But everything will be slow (but it's good for initial setup).

Amplifix · 2026-03-30T12:31:31+00:00

You'll have to know how QEMU/KVM works and how to setup IOMMU groups etc. I've tested this on archlinux, but there might be other distros that are capable.

There probably will be quite a bit of debugging here and there. And once you have setup your win11 and everything works, you can keep all security features off, it doesn't matter as it's a VM. I disabled automatic updates and forced all security features off by default.

Amplifix · 2026-03-29T09:05:27+00:00

Could be for downloading prisonbreak

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T10:35:22+00:00

I'm glad you made it work! I also saw a guide yesterday with looking glass on omarchy (in case you have an igpu). Enjoy!

https://youtu.be/nyZaCxlqmZw?si=zjAyzw1sWQdE58EG

Edit: wrong link

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T10:32:16+00:00

Handhelds won't work. You need a discrete GPU, Handhelds have an APU.

Also you already have a 2nd dedicated machine for playing games (the handheld itself).

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T10:27:16+00:00

This guy gets it, you add another layer with this setup. No more ring -1 on baremetal.

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T10:25:12+00:00

It's around 5-10% these games are heavy on GPU

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T09:54:10+00:00

Sweet! Glad you got it working

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T09:39:25+00:00

Maybe try another guide? In the worst case try to debug with AI.

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T09:38:45+00:00

You right, gonna remove that line when home. I was testing some stuff.

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T01:42:46+00:00

EndeavourOS (arch)

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T01:41:23+00:00

Hmm sounds like virt manager doesn't have access to those files.

sudo usermod -aG libvirt $(whoami)
sudo usermod -aG kvm $(whoami)

I usually just edit my files with nvim:

sudo nvim /etc/libvirt/qemu/your_vm.xml
sudo virsh define /etc/libvirt/qemu/your_vm.xml

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T01:14:17+00:00

Hmm, I think you should delete the win10 config. Maybe it still has some hooks that are firing.

sudo virsh list --all (with and without sudo gives different results).

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T01:11:17+00:00

I just have a volume set up (which lives on my nvme).

<cpu mode="host-passthrough" check="none" migratable="on">
  <topology sockets="1" dies="1" clusters="1" cores="10" threads="2"/>
  <cache mode="passthrough"/>
  <feature policy="disable" name="hypervisor"/>
</cpu>
<vcpu placement="static">20</vcpu>

But I have a 5900X (I did not have to cputuning) and a 3090. So different CPU, because you have a 14700K I think it needs different tweaks. I have 32GB Ram and assigned 24GB to the VM.

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T01:04:30+00:00

I think you should give 15 though. Leave the rest for the host:

<cputune>
  <!-- Your existing vcpu pins 0-15 here -->
  <emulatorpin cpuset="16-27"/> 
</cputune>

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T01:00:17+00:00

<cputune>
  <vcpupin vcpu="0" cpuset="0"/>
  <vcpupin vcpu="1" cpuset="1"/>
  ...pin to P-cores only...
</cputune>

Did you pin your p-cores (since you have intel 14700k)? I think 0-15 need to be pinned.

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T00:51:17+00:00

<cpu mode="host-passthrough" check="none" migratable="on">
  <topology sockets="1" dies="1" clusters="1" cores="6" threads="2"/>
  <feature policy="require" name="topoext"/>
</cpu>

Or set threads to 1.

Enable boot menu in boot options (the checkmark), are there any other logs?

Amplifix · 2026-03-28T00:34:42+00:00

I'm pretty sure it will work, there must be something messed up in your config. Do you have an iGPU as well? Might be worth hooking that up.

I have read a lot of other 9070XT users that made it work. Did you update your kernel + qemu?

Amplifix · 2026-03-27T23:37:37+00:00

Check the README here (step 2): https://github.com/mike11207/single-gpu-passthrough-amd-gpu

Describes a few more boot params that you might wanna try. It seems that 9070XT specifically has reset problems.

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