JackSafari

How is this emulation on Unraid progressing? I am mostly curious. I don't have any specific need for it, but it would be fun to try and useful to have.

Thanks. That does seem to be what happened. Good info. I had a low expectation that source container would run "as is", but I thought I would give it a try. The original container from hub.docker.com appears to be running after I added a system variable to the config page, but then I noticed that the Wonderful Wozniak container had suddenly appeared and it looked to be identical to one I had just installed.

This docker container mysteriously appeared in my docker apps and I can't track down any info about it. Unlike all other dockers containers I have installed, it does not have config page. Hovering over the docker title "wonderful_wozniak" does not provide a link to an Unraid container config page like all other containers, but It can be started, stopped, restarted, and removed. I am 99% certain that it was installed when I installed docker: screepers/screeps-launcher I have never seen one docker container install another docker container. The two containers appear to be identical, just different names, and the original has a config page. My current experience with Docker is limited right now thus have not been able to debug how this happened. I have created an issue on the github repository asking if it is an easter egg. From what I understand, historically Wonderful Wozniak referrers to Steve Wozniak's long history of harmless technical pranks going back to the 1970s. This is not a technical problem, I am just trying figure it out because it is a mystery.

I take it to mean that novmc does not support copy\paste from or to a Ubuntu VM?

When I was researching a hypervisor solution and ultimately chose unraid with no regrets, I came across the Morgonaugh TY Channel. Anyone familiar with the channel and what is really going on? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdYyfoZcgJI&t=0s Tripple OS Boot The videos I watched related to hypervisor had the look and feel of a late night informercial, showing off all the bells and whistles of running the MacOS on a hypervisor, but never get into the details. Morgonaugh youtube videos suggests that setting up a high performance MacOS VM is easy and simple, and the performance as good as native hardware while also running a Windows 10 gaming VM and Linux VM. When I scanned through the user comments, I did not see typical YT technical feedback where others throw out technical observations and suggestions. Nearly all the YT feedback was high praise for the amazing demo. But the demo is extremely vague about what technology is being used and the actual requirements; screen shots even have greyed\cropped out the applications title bars. At the end, its all about future videos, and refers people to subscribe and become a patron.

I was about to install MacInABox, but have decided to wait a bit. I appreciate the hard work that has been put into this and look forward to the next revision.

Is there something else that would be benefitable to know?

I just installed a second 4TB parity drive without any errors; it is from different manufacture. Assuming the two drives are equally reliable, is there anything that might be a problem in the future? Low to moderate long term usage. Just a Plex and backup server primarily. Running VMs occasionally.

Several days ago I spent 30 minutes looking for it on Github and could not find it, but at least for now, the older version still works and can be downloaded from Ghost82's previous posts.

When I started building the Unraid system I was using cheap monitor that goes immediately into sleep mode (less then 5 seconds) if it can't find a video signal on the HDMI Ports. This caused problems during the initial hardware setup because during boot the PC BIOS would start looking for a monitor connected and if could not find one, it turned off the video signal. The Unraid system was booting fine from the thumb drive, but there was no video being displayed on the monitor. I could access Unraid using the WebUI from another system on the network. I finally just switched to a different monitor and it solved the problem; the replacement monitor is always scanning for a signal on the unactive HDMI ports, the cheap monitor just turns its self off within a few seconds when no video signal is detected on the HDMI ports. I wasted at least a couple of hours just trying to get video to work.

My configure is 99% identical to the screen shots, only difference is the GPU; I have GTX 1060. One interesting observation is that before I got the audio fully working, I had sound simply by adding the GPU video and audio to the VM config. I didn't even use a ripped vbios. I added the vbios later after I figured out how to rip the vbios from my GPU (I did not download it from the internet). I needed to apply IRQ fix because the GPU audio was unacceptable. Applying the fix is unlikely to correct the problem of no audio. My troubling suggestion #1 is to make sure that the VM is the only thing running, no other VMs or Docker containers, or anything else that might tie up audio. #2 Build a new VM if nobody else can come up with something else to try; it possible something got corrupted (ie xml config), overlooked, or is a bug such as being able to hand modify the XML to include incorrect items that passes the validation when pressing Apply. When modifying the XML for a VM, use the Apply button in the non-XML view to make sure the the XML validates correctly.

@ghost82 Thanks, excellent article on the topic of Windows IRQs. I have followed the technical work of Mark Russinovich since the mid 90s; he is a master of the deep inner workings of the Windows OS.

Solved the audio problem using the utility from the link to the thread above. Solved gaming issues. I was storing Steam games on a share, which causes security permission issues with some games. Created a symbolic link to the Steam library rather use a share. Works for now. May move Steam library to its own vdisk or some other better solution

Thanks. This solved the audio problems I was having. Took less than 1 minute, including rebooting the Windows 10 VM. I would like to better understand what the utility is actually doing and if the same thing can be accomplished in the Unraid Webui or making config changes inside the VM, but maybe not as easily\quickly as the utility.

CHEF-KOCK nolonger exists on github. Does anyone have a copy of this utility or know where on github it is now located? Currently the sound from my GPU out to my monitor (HDMI) has random static and\or occasionally has drop outs for a few milliseconds. Read somewhere that it might be related to interrupts conflicts, such as mouse movement.

This made the GPU passthrough so much easier. Unraid should consider making this an option somewhere in the webui. Thanks

Borderland launches, just hang during startup before any menu appears. Both games are single person FPS games that don't employ any ant-cheat code; they 10+ years old. However, Crysis does not start because it asks for a cd key, which is odd because it is through Steam where keys are not required, but Crysis does have additional DRM beyond Steam's anti-copy protection, and I suspect that their 3rd party DRM is not compatible with VMs. Info I have read on the internet is that new technology is triggering DRM copy protection in a few valid games, so it does not surprise me that some complex games don't run in VMs. The current problem I trying to fix is the GPU audio passthrough in the Windows 10vm. The audio comes through and sounds OK, but it drops out or has static when there is mouse activity. I have successfully cloned the vbios, but that did not fix it. I shall read the topic you provided the link to. Thanks

Thanks for info and advice. I agree Unraid requires skill and experience to get things setup, but that is OK, the target demographic is for PC enthusiasts. I have already encountered a few config errors and resolved some of them. ATM, I working on configuring my GTX 1060 to passthrough to Win10. I finally got it to passthrough after tracking down the config info for turning off the GPU from Unraid. Most everything is working OK except, as you noted, some games won't play. I mostly use Steam, and tested Borderlands and Crysis; they did not work, but some other did like Portal Sound through the VM works, but when I move the mouse it interrupts sound sometimes.

Q: How realistic would it be to use Unraid as the underlining OS and then configure Unraid to automatically spin up a Windows 10\11 VM using hardware passthrough for GPU, sound, mouse, keyboard, etc? Background Info: I recently I bought all new hardware with the intent to build a stand alone Windows desktop\gaming system. Before the hardware arrived I came upon Unraid (positive reviews on YouTube) and it has many of the features I wanted to integrate into my new system (run VMs, docker, backup, raid, etc). Which has led me to want to try Unraid with the new hardware. I have laptop that would be used to make Unraid admin changes to Unraid that can't be done from a running VM. I have already bought a Pro license to Unraid, it is just a matter of how I implement it. The fallback plan is to use the new hardware as originally planned (Windows gaming desktop), and convert older hardware into an Unraid system for VMs that don't require hardware passthrough and docker, backup, etc.

The setup guide says Unraid requires a flash drive 2GB or larger. Is there any advantage of having a larger USB Flash drive (8BG, 16B, 32GB, 64GB, etc )? Does using a USB 3.0 Flash drive make any difference?

Thanks for the feedback. I need to do some reading to better understanding how the disk array works; there is no implied criticism. I understand the statement that the parity disk must be as large as any single data disk. ATM, my perception is that the parity disk is strictly used for parity; no data will be stored on it. Currently my hardware includes 2x4TB disks. In the future if I were to add one 10TB disk, it would become the parity disk because it is the largest. So if my objective were to add a 10TB data disk, it would require two 10TB disks, one would become parity, the other data. I would gain an additional 4TB by reassigning that previous 4TB parity disk to become a data disk. I will do some more reading to increase my understanding.

After investigating my options for running a VM server, I have determined that Unraid is mostly likely to be my best choice. Credit goes to YouTube reviews of Unraid and other VM servers options. I am not running a datacenter or personal lab, so Unraid is what I chose. Hardware Ryzen 5 5600X 64GB 3600 ram M2 2TB drive 2 x 4TB HDDs MSI MPG X570S EDGE MAX Mother Board GPU- yet to be decided. Probably will use an older GTX 1060 3GB until I decided upon a better GPU. I would like to do the following, but not necessarily running all at the same time. Plex server (24x7). Windows 10 vm for gaming if performance is acceptable for moderate gaming (ideally, 1080p at 60fps) Data Backup Docker Screeps server (linux game server) MAME retro gaming Linux VM for general use Maybe a Hackintosh if possible FreeBSD for general use. Docker containers Questions: If I want to add larger HHDs in the future, such as a 10TB HDD, it is my understanding when adding larger HDDs, I would need to install two drives of a larger size? ie 2 x 10TB. Can external drives be added, such as USB external drives Overall useage is limited to myself. Nothing hardcore in terms of use Thanks for any tips and general advice