From 4df407d5b69c4a05202808c94bf2dad32990f67a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jake Howard Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2020 16:53:31 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Mention it's possible to use a patched driver to get around the limit --- content/posts/lxc-nvidia-gpu-passthrough.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/content/posts/lxc-nvidia-gpu-passthrough.md b/content/posts/lxc-nvidia-gpu-passthrough.md index f6e6532..544a0eb 100644 --- a/content/posts/lxc-nvidia-gpu-passthrough.md +++ b/content/posts/lxc-nvidia-gpu-passthrough.md @@ -166,4 +166,6 @@ You can find out what your GPU supports on the [NVENC support matrix](https://de Nvidia's professional line "Quadro" have no such restrictions, however you will pay a premium for this, especially for the tier of cards you'd need to play games rather than simply transcode. +You can also get around this limit using a [patched driver](https://github.com/keylase/nvidia-patch), which claims very good compatibility. This is on my list to try once I start hitting the limit myself. + Now you've got a GPU in your LXC container, go forth and do something useful with it! Like [Folding@Home](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU4qOebhkfs), **Not** crypto mining!