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I tried passing through an unassigned usb disk to an osx vm as the primary disk. It was a clone of the startup disk of my macbook pro. I wanted to see if i could "transfer" my macbook pro and all programmes and settings to an unraid vm. Well my identification was External_USB_3.0_2012040931753. When i specified this it gave error that it wasnt valid and vm wouldnt start. I saw the disk was marked as sda. So i did it like this. (I had to change bus to sata for osx) <disk type='block' device='disk'> <driver name='qemu' type='raw' cache='writeback'/> <source dev='/dev/sda'/> <target dev='hdd' bus='sata'/> </disk> The vm booted straight into my macbooks os!!

Just relating to the power consumption of both methods. i agree with a small number of drives it would be negligible. Because as well remember the data is written to the cache first, then at a later time written to the array, so it uses power twice to do its writes.

I think my watch folder not working is moviegrabber related as warnings are coming up on sab as to empty nzbs. When i look in the nzbs in the watch folder they say <error code="100" description="Empty API Key"/>

Thankyou. I am beginning to get somewhere now However of my indexers only nzb geek seems to be finding movies, yet config is exactly the same. Also could you tell me what spotweb support is please? I googled it but didnt find anything that related to it. Also another problem i have is sab isnt scanning my nzb folder, but i will post that in the correct thread. Is the best way to stop foreign language movies just to add to must not. As alot dont have language in title, but in nfo. And one last question! `For moviegrabber to check my existing movies they need to each be in their own folder, correct? My whole collection is just in one folder with metadata. Is there an easy way i could move all movies with metadata to individual folders using something like filebot?

Hi, I have been having trouble trying to get moviegrabber working for some time now but cant find what i have done wrong. When i click run now i dont get anything in history or que. Nothing comes in my watch folder. Could you look at my config and see if you can see whats wrong. Many thanks

Thanks for advise. I will keep an eye on it

Hi , How serious is having a Reallocated sector count raw value of 1. I just got this warning on the smart. Should i replace the drive asap or could i just acknowledge the error and see if it gets worse?? # Attribute Name Flag Value Worst Threshold Type Updated Failed Raw Value 1 Raw read error rate 0x000f 079 063 044 Pre-fail Always Never 84007277 3 Spin up time 0x0003 092 089 070 Pre-fail Always Never 0 4 Start stop count 0x0032 100 100 020 Old age Always Never 412 5 Reallocated sector count 0x0033 100 100 036 Pre-fail Always Never 1

Thanks yesdog for all that detailed info I now have an nvidea gpu and i am happy with it. Im running 6.2 beta aswell so running it with the hyper v enabled

I removed the option to move the apps tab down to settings because as a general rule it is a very bad idea to be modifying system files (which is what I was doing). This was always going to be a temporary fix. Starting with 6.1.7, you can go into display settings, and move the User's tab to settings which will fix those display aberrations Ah thanks thats working great now

I have just updated the community applications plugin and now i cant find how to not have the tab "apps" added to the top bar of the gui. As i use Dynamix System Buttons plugin the gui is messed up when this extra app tab is at the top of gui. How can i get this back to how it was? Thanks

Interesting, but doesn't change our recommendations. When Linus did the gaming + NAS video (not 2 gamers or 7), he had a skylake system and the ACS override didn't work for him. Luck of the draw on the hardware I guess. Certainly doesn't change anything with respect to igd pass through support. @JonP Yeah bit the he got the gpu passed through(it was only the onboard sound he couldnt pass through). I think if you say skylake isnt compatable with unraid, or not recommended for gpu passthrough, it may put alot of people off choosing to try or purchase unraid, as many people may not want to buy older hardware when building a new rig. There have been quite a few of us who have built our unraid rigs with skylake, and many people using kvm with passthough on other linux distros. Why dont you make a section with pros and cons of each main type of cpu. I realise that its hard for you to test everything and expensive, but this would help people deceide what to buy and what to expect. You guys official online manual on the wiki is for 4.7! I know it takes time updating the website (and i would far rather have you guys improving unraid and getting us our 6.2 soon!) Anyway thanks for all your hardwork you do for us.

Yes I agree. If i had only one display i would use a kvm switch, that way one keyboard can be shared by 2 vms and switched between the two. Also it would allow you to switch the display aswell.

Are you sure ACS overide not supported in Skylake CPUs, Jon? I have Skylake (hardware in sig) and ACS works for me This is my iommu groups with ACS override. Note my 2 gpus in separate groups 11 and 12 PCI Devices 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 07) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sky Lake PCIe Controller (x16) (rev 07) 00:01.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sky Lake PCIe Controller (x8) (rev 07) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics (rev 06) 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 31) 00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H Thermal subsystem (rev 31) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H CSME HECI #1 (rev 31) 00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Device a102 (rev 31) 00:1b.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Root Port #17 (rev f1) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1) 00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H LPC Controller (rev 31) 00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PMC (rev 31) 00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H HD Audio (rev 31) 00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SMBus (rev 31) 00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V (rev 31) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM206 [GeForce GTX 960] (rev a1) 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0fba (rev a1) 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM] 02:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6400 Series] 04:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1242 IOMMU Groups Warning: Your system has booted with the PCIe ACS Override setting enabled. The below list doesn't not reflect the way IOMMU would naturally group devices. To see natural IOMMU groups for your hardware, go to the VM Settings page and set the PCIe ACS Override setting to No. /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/0/devices/0000:00:00.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/1/devices/0000:00:01.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/2/devices/0000:00:01.1 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/3/devices/0000:00:02.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/4/devices/0000:00:14.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/4/devices/0000:00:14.2 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/5/devices/0000:00:16.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/6/devices/0000:00:17.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/7/devices/0000:00:1b.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/8/devices/0000:00:1c.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/8/devices/0000:04:00.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/9/devices/0000:00:1d.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/10/devices/0000:00:1f.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/10/devices/0000:00:1f.2 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/10/devices/0000:00:1f.3 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/10/devices/0000:00:1f.4 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/10/devices/0000:00:1f.6 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/11/devices/0000:01:00.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/11/devices/0000:01:00.1 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/12/devices/0000:02:00.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/12/devices/0000:02:00.1 now this is my iommu groups wothout acs override. Note my 2 gpus now in group 1 PCI Devices 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Host Bridge/DRAM Registers (rev 07) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sky Lake PCIe Controller (x16) (rev 07) 00:01.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sky Lake PCIe Controller (x8) (rev 07) 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corporation Sky Lake Integrated Graphics (rev 06) 00:14.0 USB controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller (rev 31) 00:14.2 Signal processing controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H Thermal subsystem (rev 31) 00:16.0 Communication controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H CSME HECI #1 (rev 31) 00:17.0 SATA controller: Intel Corporation Device a102 (rev 31) 00:1b.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Root Port #17 (rev f1) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #1 (rev f1) 00:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #9 (rev f1) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H LPC Controller (rev 31) 00:1f.2 Memory controller: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PMC (rev 31) 00:1f.3 Audio device: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H HD Audio (rev 31) 00:1f.4 SMBus: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SMBus (rev 31) 00:1f.6 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V (rev 31) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: NVIDIA Corporation GM206 [GeForce GTX 960] (rev a1) 01:00.1 Audio device: NVIDIA Corporation Device 0fba (rev a1) 02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos [Radeon HD 6450/7450/8450 / R5 230 OEM] 02:00.1 Audio device: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Caicos HDMI Audio [Radeon HD 6400 Series] 04:00.0 USB controller: ASMedia Technology Inc. Device 1242 IOMMU Groups /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/0/devices/0000:00:00.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/1/devices/0000:00:01.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/1/devices/0000:00:01.1 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/1/devices/0000:01:00.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/1/devices/0000:01:00.1 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/1/devices/0000:02:00.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/1/devices/0000:02:00.1 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/2/devices/0000:00:02.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/3/devices/0000:00:14.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/3/devices/0000:00:14.2 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/4/devices/0000:00:16.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/5/devices/0000:00:17.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/6/devices/0000:00:1b.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/7/devices/0000:00:1c.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/7/devices/0000:04:00.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/8/devices/0000:00:1d.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/9/devices/0000:00:1f.0 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/9/devices/0000:00:1f.2 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/9/devices/0000:00:1f.3 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/9/devices/0000:00:1f.4 /sys/kernel/iommu_groups/9/devices/0000:00:1f.6

I think this is a great idea. But what you can do right now.What i do is to use a "wake on lan" app on my android phone and tablet. This used with the VM Wake On Lan plugin means you can start a vm easily from the phone. My girlfriend does this to start openelec. Then once any vm has started, well its not too hard to shutdown!!!!! but a dedicated app.....yes please

Yes i think thats a great idea. Awesome score 16883 makes me want to upgrade my card!!!

Looks like the edit no longer in your xml. After you edited it and took out the Creative device in vm manager it gets rid of the xml edit. You must edit the xml then leave it, if you gointo vm manager and change anything it will get rid of anything manually added to the xml

This could be very useful to plug a usb device on our machines accessing an unraid vm and have the vm be able to use them!! http://www.usb-over-network.com/usb-over-network.html shame its expensive for a licence!

Try using the usb driver for that controller(via) from the driver cd for your motherbaord. Or if you dont have it goto motherboard manufacturers website and dl the driver from there.

when checking the lsusb are you plugging a usb 2.0 device or usb 3 device in to check it. Maybe try a usb 3.0 device if you have one. (maybe worth a try) If you are sure that device 02:00.0 USB controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. Device 3483 (rev 01) isnt the controller your unraid key is on(please double check) then you could just pass it through and see in windows if it is the usb 3 ports on front. add to xml <qemu:arg value='-device'/> <qemu:arg value='vfio-pci,host=02:00.0,bus=root.1,addr=00.2'/> so end of your xml file would look like this <qemu:commandline> <qemu:arg value='-device'/> <qemu:arg value='ioh3420,bus=pci.0,addr=1c.0,multifunction=on,port=2,chassis=1,id=root.1'/> <qemu:arg value='-device'/> <qemu:arg value='vfio-pci,host=06:00.0,bus=root.1,addr=00.0,multifunction=on,x-vga=on'/> <qemu:arg value='-device'/> <qemu:arg value='vfio-pci,host=01:00.1,bus=root.1,addr=01.0'/> <qemu:arg value='-device'/> <qemu:arg value='vfio-pci,host=06:00.1,bus=root.1,addr=00.1'/> <qemu:arg value='-device'/> <qemu:arg value='vfio-pci,host=02:00.0,bus=root.1,addr=00.2'/> </qemu:commandline> </domain>

Just setup a win 10 vm same specs but with ovmf bios i7 6700, ASRock - Z170M Extreme4, EVGA gtx 960 ovmf i440fx 2.3, 8 cpu cores, 24 gigs ram test score graphics physics combined fire strike 1.1 6975 8072 10770 2738.............all better than my seabios vm skydiver 1.0 20629 26176 10061 20353...........all slightly lower than my seabios vm cloudgate 1.1 22476 49975 7682..........................higher graphics slightly lower physics each test i ran 3 times and got similar results. Overall it would seem for me anyway i get better 3d performance using an ovmf vm

yes the first specs is from the server hosting my vm. i7 6700, ASRock - Z170M Extreme4, EVGA gtx 960 The second is from the vm itself seabios i440fx 2.3, 8 cpu cores, 24 gigs ram you can download the 3dmark basic from http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/2497/futuremark-3dmark-2013-v1-5-915/

To get started mine is win 10 vm i7 6700, ASRock - Z170M Extreme4, EVGA gtx 960 seabios i440fx 2.3, 8 cpu cores, 24 gigs ram test score graphics physics combined fire strike 1.1 6804 7873 10619 2661 skydiver 1.0 20769 26255 10140 20881 cloudgate 1.1 22187 47923 7705

Hi Thought i'd make a post where we can post some benchmarks of our gaming vms using 3d mark. Post your cpu, motherboard, and graphics card in your unraid box. Then type of bios seabios or ovmf. Amount of cpu cores and ram assigned.

Hi . I am thinking of upgrading my amd r7 370 gpu to an nvidea gtx970. I am happy with my system and game performance. However i want to use an nvidea so i can stream games full screen to another pc/ tablet using splashtop desktop. My amd has to be windowed when streaming games but nvidea will stream full screen........This is all so my daughter can play sims 4 on her laptop!!! But before I make my mind up i was hoping for some advise on the following. 1. I know that nvidea gpus require the disable hyper v setting. I thought the the hyper v helps with the speed of the vm. So will using an nvidea card with disabled hyper v effect my vm in a negative way at all? 2. Also why do nvidea cards require this setting yet amd dont. I know this is because if the driver detects a hypervisor it gives error 43, but why do nvidea want to stop the cards being used in a vm. It cant be a bug else surely they would address this in a driver update 3. So Is the disabled hyper v only necessary for windows vms or does it apply to linux vms aswell? thanks

for now ive removed this and building a new image right now Thanks for all your work you do for us Binhex. Much appreciated