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GPU Pass Through

1. Add IOMMU Support
   1. nano /etc/default/grub
   2. For Intel
      1. "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet intel_iommu=on"
   3. For AMD
      1. "GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet amd_iommu=on"
   4. Run update-grub
   5. Reboot machine/server
2. Check IOMMU Support is enabled
   1. Run dmesg | grep -e DMAR -e IOMMU
      1. There should be a line that looks like "DMAR: IOMMU enabled". If there is no output, something is wrong
3. Add VFIO Modules
   1. nano /etc/modules
      1. vfio
      2. vfio_iommu_type1
      3. vfio_pci
   2. Save file and close
4. Find GPU PCI Identifier
   1. Run lspci
   2. Copy the HEX values from your GPU and Run the following (Replace the ####.####,####.####) for the actual values
   3. echo "options vfio-pci ids=####.####,####.#### disable_vga=1"> /etc/modprobe.d/vfio.conf
   4. Reboot machine/server

Windows GPU Pass Through Drivers & Tricks

1. Parsec - Application to remote into PC and Play games as well (Client only available on MacOS and Windows)
   1. For Linux enable RDP and use Renmina
2. Install VB-Audio Virtual Driver to have audio enabled within the VM