Message from @Towelie
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you would need a processor with direct I/O functionality like VT-d for intel
it would require some configuration, and 2 graphic card (one dedicated for the host, and another one for the guest, intel graphics can work though)
I do that on daily basis, my windows 10 is a guest right now 😉
don't expect to do it with virtualbox gui though 😄
you do that daily? what for?
I love VM and I like the fact that I can make a snapshot and test things without having to bother about wrecking my system
I mostly use it to run multiple OS at the same time tho
for cross compilation
but the VT-d allow me to play on windows 10
i'm using a really lightweight gentoo as a host, and I load multiple VM at the same times
if you need info about that, search for KVM VGA passthrough with VT-d
or Xen, whatever you like
oh, forgot to mention that, it's also really useful to tweak your drivers since you can access your PCI device directly too
without direct I/O (VT-d or AMD I/O VT), you can only use software acceleration and the perfomances are pretty poor, whatever your hardware
alright proffesseur, je ne suis pas comprehends
too much info
it's like teaching a 9 year old about quantum physics
and I fucked up that french
I just remembered
to keep it simple, without direct I/O technology, your VM software emulate a graphic card and the perfomances are shitty. Don't even expect to run something 15y old at decent FPS
with direct I/O, your VM software can access and use your hardware directly inside the guest. That makes you able to use you super uber graphic card in your VM
it's not that you have to dumb it down for me, it's just that I'm only about 1/2 awake rn
I appreciate it tho
lol
well, I don't know your computer system knowledge
and it might help some other people to understand a bit anyway, so I had to try 😄
reading that back, the only thing I don't know what it is is VT
I assume it's a kind of VM
but as I said, if you're actual knowledge for VM use is simply use VirtualBox or VMware GUI, don't even bother buying stuff that support this technology, you won't be able to use it
VT-d is a techology, it has to be supported directly by your CPU and your motherboard
it makes you able to assignate your devices to a VM
VT-d is intel proprietary, AMD has its counterpart called I/O Virtualisation Technology
I have a bunch of games that only run on Windows XP, I tried running them on MS's official XP VM and they didn't work. Do you think you would know why? would I need any of these technologies?
probably yes
your VM support only software acceleration, so shitty 3D at 3FPS at most
it's not that they didn't run fast enough, they didn't even boot up
I just got error messages
yup, no directx, opengl, etc
oh, that makes sense
since it's just a software "graphic card"