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[Greg Oliver <oliver.greg@xxxxxxxxx>]

My dell studio xps 16 does vtd,  so the newer ones might.
On Sep 26, 2011 6:56 PM, "Eric Appleman" <erappleman@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On 09/26/2011 07:30 PM, Josef wells wrote:
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>> I'm wondering if anyone with Optimus or PowerXpress has tried to do some
device virtualization as described here:
>>
>> http://wiki.xensource.com/xenwiki/XenVGAPassthrough
>>
>> This requires an intel core i5/i7 (some first gen and all sandybridge) a
laptop bios that supports Vt-d, and dual graphics.
>>
>> You would use the IGP graphics for your linux dom0 host, and reserve the
other VGA pci address for a specific guest, like windows.
>>
>> Everyone I see trying has done it on a desktop machine, laptops are
always a special challenge :)
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Josef
>>
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> It's a good idea, but VT-d is a problem. Not many laptops have BIOS
support for it and certain Sandy CPUs like the 2630QM don't.
>
> You'd really need a Quadro Optimus or NVS Optimus laptop to pull this off.
>
> - Eric
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My studio xps 16 does, so the newer dells might as well?