From 08a0c17cd0f0e6205efa3978e46914f4c387e3bb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Claude Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 05:41:51 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: clarify Graphic card setting for GPU passthrough VMs MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit VMs with a passed-through GPU need Graphic card set to 'none' — VirtIO-GPU conflicts with the real card. VMs without GPU keep default VirtIO for console access. Add this to VM 100 and VM 101 System tab tables with explanatory notes. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- README.md | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index c28b2ee..3c68860 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -2132,6 +2132,7 @@ Click **Next**. | Field | Value | |-------|-------| +| Graphic card | **Default** (VirtIO) | | Machine | q35 | | BIOS | OVMF (UEFI) | | Add EFI Disk | checked | @@ -2146,6 +2147,9 @@ Click **Next**. > **Pre-Enrolled Keys must be unchecked.** Enabling it turns on Secure Boot, > which blocks NVIDIA kernel modules from loading in the guest. +> **Graphic card stays as Default (VirtIO) for VM 100** — Frigate has no +> passed-through GPU, so it needs the virtual display for console access. + Click **Next**. **Tab: Disks** @@ -2359,10 +2363,18 @@ Click **Create VM** in the web UI. |-----|-------| | General | VM ID: **101**, Name: **vm101** | | OS | ubuntu-24.04.4-desktop-amd64.iso | +| System → Graphic card | **none** | +| System → Machine | q35 | +| System → BIOS | OVMF (UEFI) | +| System → Pre-Enrolled Keys | **unchecked** | | CPU | 8 cores, host | | Memory | 16384 MiB | | Disk | 64 GiB on local-lvm | +> **Graphic card must be set to "none"** when passing through a real GPU. +> Leaving it as VirtIO-GPU creates a conflicting virtual display adapter that +> interferes with the passed-through card. + After the wizard completes, add the GPU in the **Hardware** tab: Click **Add** → **PCI Device**.