libvirt users - Apr 2018 - Adjusting vram for windows/photoshop

Hi,

I have a fedora27 system with a win10 guest trying to use photoshop
2015. I've adjusted the vram parameter for the guest to 512M with QXL,
but photoshop still reports "3D features and some filters require
512MB vRAM and photoshop has detected less than that on your system."

What is the proper way to adjust the vram value to provide at least 512MB vram?

I've included my xml config below. I'm connecting to the guest using
VNC. I believe I have the server side configured properly for spice,
but do I need a windows client to use it to connect to the guest?

<domain type='kvm'>
  <name>win10</name>
  <uuid>337f9410-3286-4ef5-a3e8-8271e38ea1e5</uuid>
  <memory unit='KiB'>6320128</memory>
  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>6320128</currentMemory>
  <vcpu placement='static'>4</vcpu>
  <os>
    <type arch='x86_64'
machine='pc-i440fx-2.4'>hvm</type>
  </os>
  <features>
    <acpi/>
    <apic/>
    <hyperv>
      <relaxed state='on'/>
      <vapic state='on'/>
      <spinlocks state='on' retries='8191'/>
    </hyperv>
    <vmport state='off'/>
  </features>
  <cpu mode='host-model' check='partial'>
    <model fallback='allow'/>
  </cpu>
  <clock offset='localtime'>
    <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
    <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
    <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
    <timer name='hypervclock' present='yes'/>
  </clock>
  <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
  <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
  <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
  <pm>
    <suspend-to-mem enabled='no'/>
    <suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
  </pm>
  <devices>
    <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
    <disk type='file' device='disk'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
      <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/win10.qcow2'/>
      <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
      <boot order='2'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x07'
function='0x0'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
      <boot order='1'/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='0'
target='0' unit='1'/>
    </disk>
    <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
      <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
      <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
      <readonly/>
      <address type='drive' controller='0' bus='1'
target='0' unit='0'/>
    </disk>
    <controller type='usb' index='0'
model='ich9-ehci1'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x06'
function='0x7'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0'
model='ich9-uhci1'>
      <master startport='0'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x06'
function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0'
model='ich9-uhci2'>
      <master startport='2'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x06'
function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='usb' index='0'
model='ich9-uhci3'>
      <master startport='4'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x06'
function='0x2'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='pci' index='0'
model='pci-root'/>
    <controller type='ide' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x01'
function='0x1'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x05'
function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <controller type='scsi' index='0'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x09'
function='0x0'/>
    </controller>
    <interface type='bridge'>
      <mac address='52:54:00:52:6b:61'/>
      <source bridge='br0'/>
      <model type='rtl8139'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x03'
function='0x0'/>
    </interface>
    <serial type='pty'>
      <target port='0'/>
    </serial>
    <console type='pty'>
      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
    </console>
    <channel type='spicevmc'>
      <target type='virtio' name='com.redhat.spice.0'/>
      <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0'
bus='0' port='1'/>
    </channel>
    <input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
    </input>
    <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
    <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
    <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes'>
      <listen type='address'/>
      <image compression='off'/>
    </graphics>
    <sound model='ich6'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x04'
function='0x0'/>
    </sound>
    <video>
      <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536'
vgamem='524288'
heads='1' primary='yes'/>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x02'
function='0x0'/>
    </video>
    <redirdev bus='usb' type='spicevmc'>
      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='2'/>
    </redirdev>
    <redirdev bus='usb' type='spicevmc'>
      <address type='usb' bus='0' port='3'/>
    </redirdev>
    <memballoon model='virtio'>
      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00'
slot='0x08'
function='0x0'/>
    </memballoon>
  </devices>
</domain>

On 04/04/2018 07:48 PM, Alex wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a fedora27 system with a win10 guest trying to use photoshop
> 2015. I've adjusted the vram parameter for the guest to 512M with QXL,
> but photoshop still reports "3D features and some filters require
> 512MB vRAM and photoshop has detected less than that on your system."
> 
> What is the proper way to adjust the vram value to provide at least 512MB
vram?
> 
> I've included my xml config below. I'm connecting to the guest
using
> VNC. I believe I have the server side configured properly for spice,
> but do I need a windows client to use it to connect to the guest?
> 
> <domain type='kvm'>
>   <name>win10</name>
>   <uuid>337f9410-3286-4ef5-a3e8-8271e38ea1e5</uuid>
>   <memory unit='KiB'>6320128</memory>
>   <currentMemory unit='KiB'>6320128</currentMemory>
>   <vcpu placement='static'>4</vcpu>
>   <os>
>     <type arch='x86_64'
machine='pc-i440fx-2.4'>hvm</type>
>   </os>
>   <features>
>     <acpi/>
>     <apic/>
>     <hyperv>
>       <relaxed state='on'/>
>       <vapic state='on'/>
>       <spinlocks state='on' retries='8191'/>
>     </hyperv>
>     <vmport state='off'/>
>   </features>
>   <cpu mode='host-model' check='partial'>
>     <model fallback='allow'/>
>   </cpu>
>   <clock offset='localtime'>
>     <timer name='rtc' tickpolicy='catchup'/>
>     <timer name='pit' tickpolicy='delay'/>
>     <timer name='hpet' present='no'/>
>     <timer name='hypervclock' present='yes'/>
>   </clock>
>   <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
>   <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
>   <on_crash>restart</on_crash>
>   <pm>
>     <suspend-to-mem enabled='no'/>
>     <suspend-to-disk enabled='no'/>
>   </pm>
>   <devices>
>     <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-kvm</emulator>
>     <disk type='file' device='disk'>
>       <driver name='qemu' type='qcow2'/>
>       <source file='/var/lib/libvirt/images/win10.qcow2'/>
>       <target dev='vda' bus='virtio'/>
>       <boot order='2'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x07'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </disk>
>     <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
>       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
>       <target dev='hdb' bus='ide'/>
>       <readonly/>
>       <boot order='1'/>
>       <address type='drive' controller='0'
bus='0' target='0' unit='1'/>
>     </disk>
>     <disk type='file' device='cdrom'>
>       <driver name='qemu' type='raw'/>
>       <target dev='hdc' bus='ide'/>
>       <readonly/>
>       <address type='drive' controller='0'
bus='1' target='0' unit='0'/>
>     </disk>
>     <controller type='usb' index='0'
model='ich9-ehci1'>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x06'
> function='0x7'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='usb' index='0'
model='ich9-uhci1'>
>       <master startport='0'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x06'
> function='0x0' multifunction='on'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='usb' index='0'
model='ich9-uhci2'>
>       <master startport='2'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x06'
> function='0x1'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='usb' index='0'
model='ich9-uhci3'>
>       <master startport='4'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x06'
> function='0x2'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='pci' index='0'
model='pci-root'/>
>     <controller type='ide' index='0'>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x01'
> function='0x1'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='virtio-serial' index='0'>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x05'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </controller>
>     <controller type='scsi' index='0'>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x09'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </controller>
>     <interface type='bridge'>
>       <mac address='52:54:00:52:6b:61'/>
>       <source bridge='br0'/>
>       <model type='rtl8139'/>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x03'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </interface>
>     <serial type='pty'>
>       <target port='0'/>
>     </serial>
>     <console type='pty'>
>       <target type='serial' port='0'/>
>     </console>
>     <channel type='spicevmc'>
>       <target type='virtio'
name='com.redhat.spice.0'/>
>       <address type='virtio-serial' controller='0'
bus='0' port='1'/>
>     </channel>
>     <input type='tablet' bus='usb'>
>       <address type='usb' bus='0' port='1'/>
>     </input>
>     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
>     <input type='keyboard' bus='ps2'/>
>     <graphics type='spice' autoport='yes'>
>       <listen type='address'/>
>       <image compression='off'/>
>     </graphics>
>     <sound model='ich6'>
>       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000'
bus='0x00' slot='0x04'
> function='0x0'/>
>     </sound>
>     <video>
>       <model type='qxl' ram='65536' vram='65536'
vgamem='524288'
> heads='1' primary='yes'/>
I guess this is the line that you need to change. Try changing vram to
something bigger (virsh edit $domain; virsh start $domain).

https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsVideo

Michal