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Hi Guys, I have made a video about how to install Lakka, a great light weight retro gaming distro that uses retroarch. Despite on the Lakka website saying it isn't possible to install as a VM, it is possible on unRAID!! How to install Lakka as a VM giving the ultimate retro game experience on unRAID

Not a problem.... Don't particularly run VMs, so beyond the xml I don't know what to back up that contains static data Thanks alot Squid. Just bought you a beer for that one !!

Hi Squid I love the new separate destinations for the VM XML. This plugin just keeps getting better and better! I have a request for a feature. I had to recreate my libvirt.img the other day and as a result lost my OVMF NVRAM files. So when starting a VM it looks for example /etc/libvirt/qemu/nvram/******-pure-efi.fd that was created when the VM was originally made, so will not start. It's not a problem making a new NVRAM file , but if something in an OVMF bios, such as resolution has been changed, then this must be reset up again too. So what I am asking please, is if you could add the NVRAM to the VM XML backups aswell ?

In the Spanish keyboard I have a " when I press shift + 2 not the @. Don't you have the "alt gr" key on your keyboards? To be able to type | I have to press the "alt gr" key + 1. To be able to type @ I have to press the "alt gr" key + 2. To be able to type # I have to press the "alt gr" key + 3. To be able to type € I have to press the "alt gr" key + E. I'm unable to type all those characters. In my search to find a solution there seem to be some programs to remap a key to another key, for example it would be easy to remap the "windows" ket to "alt gr" key. There's is SEIL or KARABINIER but they don't have yet the Mac OS Sierra version ready. SEIL: https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/seil.html.en'>https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/seil.html.en Karabinier: https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/ Gus This may be a longshot but worth a go. When you are home in front of the server. 1. Pass through a USB Spanish keyboard to the osx VM. Then it will ask you to press a key next to the shift to identify the type of keyboard. so should put it correct for your language. It maybe because you have not used a real keyboard on the VM as yet. 2. then with Splashtop desktop installed on a computer also with Spanish keyboard it should -- maybe -- hopefully work as you want it to. 3. Then you could probably remove the passed through keyboard and it stays correct.

I'm not on the computer, I use "as you told!!!" splashtop to connect from work (working flawlessly), but every time I have to enter for example an email address ... there's no "@" on my keyboard!!!! Thankyou Gus Ok i see. Sorry i am not sure how to set the keyboard like that remotely to spanish but i will try find out. I use a uk keyboard which is a different layout to the default apple keyboard. To make an @ symbol i must press the shift and 2 as would be on a USA keyboard. Try to pressing shift and 2 on your keyboard it should do the @ symbol ?

Inside OS VM I have set keyboard also to "Spanish ISO" and also tested "Spanish" without luck. Using Splashtop also the same problem. Any other thing to try? Thankyou Gus Maybe use a dedicated keyboard/mouse for the vm. Just use host dev to passthrough a separate keyboard/mouse (well if you have a spare one !) setting osx to spanish

Do you know if these work with a usb hub. My server is about 15-20 ft away from my desk. At the moment i have a standard usb 3.0 ext cable that is connected to a powered usb 3.0 hub. The hub doesnt work well when connected to the server this way if i have more than 2 items plugged in. However if I connect it directly to server i dont get this problem. I see the 3.0 active repeaters are alot more expensive than the 2.0 so was hoping someone might know? Perfect Timing! I just got my new usb 3.0 hub set up last night! This is my setup: USB 3.0 PCI-e Card -> 50' Active USB 2.0 cable -> USB 3.0 powered hub Observations: This is on a Windows 10 Pro VM. I still need to test in my Sierra VM First and foremost, to get anything to work more complicated then a USB flash drive or keyboard/mouse, I had to pass the whole card through. Passing through individual devices plugged in to the hub did not work at all for a usb 3.0 drive, and a usb sound card worked, but had an annoying crackle. Once I passed through the whole card, everything plugged into the hub was seen and functioned well. Audio crackle was gone from the sound card. USB3.0 external drive was seen and mounted as normal. Transfer speeds on the USB3.0 drive were acceptable but not stellar. I was seeing an average transfer rate on several GBs of .mp3 files in the neighbourhood of 20-25MB/s. Some peaks hit over 30 MB/s, but the majority of the transfer occurred between 20 and 25. I looked at active USB 3.0 cables and couldn't even find anything longer than 25' or so. Pricing was also substantially more than I was willing to pay. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the results. For everyday transfers, 20-25MB/s is fine. If I ever have a huge chunk that needs transferring, I could always just plug it in directly to the card. HTH! Thanks for info it looks like i will be buying a separate usb 3.0 card I think.

I want to install windows 10 on unRAID where do i get started and is there anything i should do post install? Things to watch - ** VM Video guide - Installing a Windows 10 Virtual Desktop on unRAID 6 by jonp

Ok, so I have made a few VMs but how do I back them up? Things to read - ** VM Forum guide -Automatic backup script by danioj http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=47986.0 Things to watch - ** VM video guide - How to manually backup and restore unRAID VMs by gridrunner ** VM video guide - How to automatically backup unRAID VMs vdisks and xml files by gridrunner

I passed-through my graphics card to a VM but now i cant see the unRAID console on my monitor. Why is this? This is normal and to be expected. It only occurs when you pass-through the GPU that unRAID uses to display console (Primary). You can still access the server by the web interface, telnet or ssh so really isn't a problem for most. On reboot of the server, the console will return until that GPU is used in a VM again. This does not occur if you pass-through a GPU that isn't used to display the unRAID console.

I haven't tried Bluetooth, but I did try 2.4GHZ wireless from 15ft, and it just wasn't reliable (even though the specs said it should be fine). I ended up buying a 50ft ACTIVE extension usb cable (to pass it through the walls) from PrimeCables (cdn company that also resells a bunch of monoprice stuff), and USB works great. Only caveat is it couldn't power an external drive. I've bought a powered hub to see if that helps, but haven't received it yet. As for HDMI, I spent hours researching all the options, and in the end went with 50ft PASSIVE HDMI cable. I considered cat6 hdmi, various active hdmi solutions, and ended up going with this cable because it was cheap ($20cdn), and was overwhelmingly positively reviewed. Tested and works without issue! Hope that helps! Do you know if these work with a usb hub. My server is about 15-20 ft away from my desk. At the moment i have a standard usb 3.0 ext cable that is connected to a powered usb 3.0 hub. The hub doesnt work well when connected to the server this way if i have more than 2 items plugged in. However if I connect it directly to server i dont get this problem. I see the 3.0 active repeaters are alot more expensive than the 2.0 so was hoping someone might know?

I have a VM with custom xml edits. Is there a way to use the GUI to make changes without loosing the custom edits? Unfortunately with the unRAID VM manager you must be careful. You can view things in the VM manager, but any changes made with the GUI will remove custom xml edits. There is a way around that. This is to use virt-manager as an alternative VM manager for use with your custom edited VMs. Things to watch - ** VM Guide - How to connect virt-manager to unRAID to help manage your VMs by gridrunner forum post - http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=53443.0

I dont have onboard graphics. Can I pass-through my GPU in the primary slot 1? Yes you can pass-through a GPU in your primary slot when you dont have onboard graphics. Nvidia cards need to have the rom file passed through to the VM for this to work. Things to read - ** VM forum guide by hupster http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=43644.msg452464#msg452464 Things to watch - ** VM Guide - How to passthrough an nvidia gpu as primary gpu in unRAID by gridrunner forum link

Why cant I get a network connection or the wrong IP in my VM? Scenario 1 Windows VMs If you have a problem with a windows vm then it is probably because windows needs to have virtio drivers (the same drivers that you used when installing the VM) installed for the network adaptor. Scenario 2 All VMs If you are getting an unexpected IP address in your VM and cant see it in your local network, then you may not have the network type set as a NAT bridge (virbr0). That will mean the VM is not visible on the local LAN. The check this toggle the advanced tab. Then check that the network type is set to 'br0' Scenario 3 OS X VMs OS x needs to have the network adaptor type set to <model type='e1000-82545em'/> in order to be compatible with the OS. If you find that you network was working fine one day and not the next. Have you been editing the xml of the vm? Because as well as having the correct type, it must be assigned the address below. <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x02' slot='0x03' function='0x0'/> This is because OSX fails to detect network link unless we manually move the network card to a separate hardware IRQ line away from the AHCI/SATA controller.

Why cant I update my windows 10 VM? If you have problems with installing a windows update. Then set the amount of vcpus to '1' before you update. After the update is complete, you can then put the vcpu count back to the original amount. ** forum link http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=52486.msg504109#msg504109

Whilst installing Windows 7 VM I'm getting stuck at the "Starting Windows" screen ? When installing Windows 7 it is best to set the vnc video driver, graphics type to 'cirrus' You will not see this option until you togle the advanced view Then you will see the option to change graphics type ** forum link http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=53346.msg512381#msg512381

There is not a template for Mac OS. Can I create a Mac OS VM? Things to watch - forum post for the above topic

What kind of performance can I expect from a VM ? Things to read - **Article - Gaming on a NAS? You better believe it! Limetech website http://lime-technology.com/gaming-on-a-nas-you-better-believe-it/ Things to watch - ** VM benchmark/demo - 3 Gamers, 1 mATX Motherboard, 1 CPU and various benchmarks. by gridrunner forum link http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=53169.0 ** VM benchmark/demo -Physical vs. Virtual Machine - 3D Mark Benchmark Comparison by jonp

Can I convert my VMWare virtual machine to run on unRAID ? Things to watch - ** VM Guide- Pre built Win10 VM and Convert VMWare to KVM on unRAID by jonp

Can I convert my existing physical computer to a unRAID VM? Things to read - ** VM Guide Physical to Virtual Machine Conversion -- Offical Limetech guide for physical machine conversion http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/UnRAID_6/VM_Management#Physical_to_Virtual_Machine_Conversion

How do I get started using unRAID VMs ? Things to read - ** VM Basics, A brief synopsis of KVM, HVM, and VFIO by Jonp http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=38689 ** VM, Guide/Manual,UnRAID 6/VM Management -- Offical Limetech guide to VM management http://lime-technology.com/wiki/index.php/UnRAID_6/VM_Management#Using_Virtual_Machines Things to watch - ** VM Guide - An introduction to unRAID VMS in unRAID 6.2.3 and what to do first. by gridrunner Thread http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=53573.0 ** VM Guide - Enabling VM management in unRAID 6 by jonp

Hi this is how i did it and got icon into it aswell 1. open textedit and set for plain text then put the following into it #!/bin/bash virt-manager --no-fork 2. save file as name 'vm' (make sure you uncheck if no file extension given use txt) 3. make file executable by running this command in terminal chmod +x <filename and location> for example chmod +x /Users/ed/Desktop/vm 4. now move file to applications/utilities 5. open automator from applications choose run shell script and enter Open /Applications/utilities/terminal.app /Applications/Utilities/vm 6. save as type application and call vm again. 7. change icon. I have put a link to the files i use here . https://www.dropbox.com/s/xf5a323pivjskkk/vm%20manager%20osx%20dock%20files.zip?dl=0 Inside you will find a file called vm manager icon. Now goto the vm.app you just made with automator. right click it and goto get info. In top left side of the box you will see a small icon there. drag the vmmanager icon over that to replace it. 8. Move the vm.app to your applications folder then drag it to the dock and you will have it in dock with correct icon

Kode54 . Thanks so much all working for me now. Im so happy I wanted this on osx for a long time. Its the latest 1.4.0 version aswell! :) When i ran brew edit virt-manager i didnt even have to change anything as 2.4.0 was already there. So this must have been recently updated. Just had to install xquartz then virt-manager virt-viewer And works perfectly with the --no-fork switch

Wow, thanks, Kode54. Excellent information. I will try setting up that way. I have tried using the homebrew-virt-manager on osx but never got it worKing. I would really like to have it in osx. When I've got some time I will go back to trying. But I am on Sierra now unfortunately. So it seems there will be more hurdles now than previously

Yes, QED is meant to be faster I think. Virt-manager 1.0 started supporting snapshots in 2014 but I don't think virt-manager supports QED for snapshots but I'm not sure, though.