How can I passthrough this GPU [video]?

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IamSpartacus

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No matter what I do this does not stop and will not let me hit the toggle passthrough button. Nothing shows up in /etc/vmware/esx.conf for me to change in there. I've tried 6.7U3 and 7.0 now. No difference.

 

Net-Runner

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The GTX 1660 worked for me on ESXi 6.5U2 flawlessly a while ago. If I am not mistaking, it did great on 6.7U1 also. The only issue I can remember out of my head that it didn't like the VM reboot (error 43) and required a host reboot.
Any chance you can try it on 6.5U2 just to make sure it is newer ESXi that is causing the issue and not the GPU itself?
 

ARNiTECT

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The flashing is strange, tried a different browser?

If I select the GPU, it automatically selects the GPU's audio also and does not allow me to see the device ID etc. but I can toggle both for passthrough, after I edit the passthru.map:
/etc/vmware/passthru.map
# NVIDIA
10de ffff link false

then restart host

I have had to add a few devices to this list for my system

if you are then allowed to toggle passthrough on and added PCI device, then add VM configuration parameters:
hypervisor.cpuid.v0 = FALSE
pciPassthru0.msiEnabled = FALSE
pciPassthru.use64bitMMIO=TRUE

I keep forgetting to that a restart of the host isn't enough (error code 43), I have to completely power down for a few seconds (IPMI seems ok to remain on)
 

TLN

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I've followed this post: https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...assthrough-esxi-6-5.12631/page-11#post-237765
1. comment-out the default NVIDIA setting („#10de ffff bridge false“).
2. Added passthrough map for everything except GPU (Audio, serial, usb). Use lspci to get devid for devices.
10de xxxx d3d0 false
3. Added hypervisor.cpuid.v0 =FALSE“
4. Added four devices to VM (GPOU, Audio, USB, Serial)
5. Added pciPassthru0.msiEnabled = FALSE for al the devices except USB controller) Replace pciPassthru0 with pciPassthru3 or pciPassthru4 and etc.

My 2070RTX works fine using non-modified drivers, that I got from nvidia website. I can reboot VM, overclock GPU and do all the usual stuff. Got 70-90 FPS in all games I'm playing.
 
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zack$

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I've followed this post: https://forums.servethehome.com/ind...assthrough-esxi-6-5.12631/page-11#post-237765
1. comment-out the default NVIDIA setting („#10de ffff bridge false“).
2. Added passthrough map for everything except GPU (Audio, serial, usb). Use lspci to get devid for devices.
10de xxxx d3d0 false
3. Added hypervisor.cpuid.v0 =FALSE“
4. Added four devices to VM (GPOU, Audio, USB, Serial)
5. Added pciPassthru0.msiEnabled = FALSE for al the devices except USB controller) Replace pciPassthru0 with pciPassthru3 or pciPassthru4 and etc.

My 2070RTX works fine using non-modified drivers, that I got from nvidia website. I can reboot VM, overclock GPU and do all the usual stuff. Got 70-90 FPS in all games I'm playing.
What CPU are you using?