Category: CentOS

Running nested VMware ESXi host under KVM hypervisor

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Prerequisites: hardware support for VT-x enabled nested virtualization for KVM Use below command to create KVM virtual machine containing VMware ESXi: virt-install --virt-type=kvm --name=vmware-esxi1 \ --ram 4096 --vcpus=4 \ --virt-type=kvm --hvm \ --cdrom /home/pawel/ISO/VMware/VMware-VMvisor-Installer-6.7.0.update01-10302608.x86_64.iso \ --network network:default,model=e1000 \ --graphics vnc --video qxl \ --disk pool=default,size=128,sparse=true,bus=ide,format=qcow2 \ --boot cdrom,hd --noautoconsole --force \ --cpu host-passthrough I was… Continue reading Running nested VMware ESXi host under KVM hypervisor →

Linux - increase USB mouse pooling

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To increase USB polling rate under Linux: Check current value: cat /sys/module/usbhid/parameters/mousepoll #or systool -avm usbhid Change temporary: echo 2 > /sys/module/usbhid/parameters/mousepoll Then disconnect the mouse from the USB port and plug it in again To make it permanent add above line to /etc/rc.local echo 'echo 2 > /sys/module/usbhid/parameters/mousepoll' >> /etc/rc.local Values meaning: 1 -… Continue reading Linux - increase USB mouse pooling →

UEFI - Linux and Windows dual boot - tips

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restore "Fedora" entry using efibootmgr boot your favourite Linux distro in UEFI mode restore "Fedora" entry using efibootmgr #assuming that /dev/sda is your drive, and /dev/sda1 is UEFI partition sudo efibootmgr -c -L "Fedora" -l \\EFI\\fedora\\shimx64.efi -d /dev/sda -p 1 restore "Windows Boot Manager" entry using efibootmgr boot your favourite Linux distro in UEFI mode… Continue reading UEFI - Linux and Windows dual boot - tips →