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1. [What this does](#what-this-does) 1. [What this does](#what-this-does)
2. [What you need](#what-you-need) 2. [What you need](#what-you-need)
3. [My system](#my-system) 3. [My system](#my-system)
4. [vBIOS](#evbios) 4. [vBIOS](#vbios)
5. [Configure](#configure) 5. [Configure](#configure)
6. [Known problems](#known-problems) 6. [Known problems](#known-problems)
7. [TODO](#todo) 7. [TODO](#todo)
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## vBIOS ## vBIOS
I experienced some weird things when doing this on the display, like a corruption of the image, but seems to work fine. If you encounter anything, a reboot solved my problems. I experienced some weird things when doing this on the display, like a corruption of the image, but seems to work fine. If you encounter anything, a reboot solved my problems.
### Method 1 Linux ### Method 1 - Linux
It did not work for me, the ROM is 59KiB and it should be around 162KiB. It may work for you. It did not work for me, the ROM is 59KiB and it should be around 162KiB. It may work for you.
1. Execute `scripts/iommu.sh` as **root** to get the BUS ID for the GPU. Looks like `0000:06:00.0`. 1. Execute `scripts/iommu.sh` as **root** to get the BUS ID for the GPU. Looks like `0000:06:00.0`.
2. Edit `scripts/extract-vbios-linux.sh` to your convenience. Change `videobusid=`. [Optional] Change also the location where the vBIOS will be save `VBIOS=`. 2. Edit `scripts/extract-vbios-linux.sh` to your convenience. Change `videobusid=`. [Optional] Change also the location where the vBIOS will be save `VBIOS=`.
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From here you are alone, I don't know how to proceed. Maybe you need to edit, maybe don't. From here you are alone, I don't know how to proceed. Maybe you need to edit, maybe don't.
### Method 2 nvflash in Linux ### Method 2 - nvflash in Linux
1. Download nvflash https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-nvflash/. Do not install from AUR; the package it's broken. 1. Download nvflash https://www.techpowerup.com/download/nvidia-nvflash/. Do not install from AUR; the package it's broken.
2. Unzip it as `/root/nvflash_linux` with `# unzip nvflash_5.414.0_linux.zip -d /root/` 2. Unzip it as `/root/nvflash_linux` with `# unzip nvflash_5.414.0_linux.zip -d /root/`
3. Edit `scripts/extract-vbios-nvflash.sh`. Change `videobusid` with your GPU; `NVFLASH=` if you changed the location of the executable; and `VBIOS=` if you want the ROM in other place. 3. Execute `scripts/iommu.sh` as **root** to get the BUS ID for the GPU. Looks like `0000:06:00.0`.
4. Link the service to systemd: `ln -s scripts/qemu@.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/` 4. Edit `scripts/extract-vbios-nvflash.sh`. Change `videobusid` with your GPU; `NVFLASH=` if you changed the location of the executable; and `VBIOS=` if you want the ROM in other place.
5. Execute the systemd unit with `sudo systemctl start qemu@extract-vbios-nvflash.service`. You can also do it over `ssh`. The extracted ROM will be in the root directory `/root/vBIOS.rom` 5. Link the service to systemd: `ln -s scripts/qemu@.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/`
6. [Edit the vBIOS](#edit-the-vbios) 6. Execute the systemd unit with `sudo systemctl start qemu@extract-vbios-nvflash.service`. You can also do it over `ssh`. The extracted ROM will be in the root directory `/root/vBIOS.rom`
7. [Edit the vBIOS](#edit-the-vbios)
### Method 3 Windows
Get the GPU BIOS [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IP-h9IKof0). [You can download the bios from techpowerup.com](https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/); if you do so, download a HEX editor and skip to step 5. ### Method 3 - Windows
Get the GPU BIOS [Source](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IP-h9IKof0). [You can download the bios from techpowerup.com](https://www.techpowerup.com/vgabios/); if you do so, [skip to edit the vBIOS](#edit-the-vbios).
1. Boot the host into Windows. 1. Boot the host into Windows.
2. [Download and install GPU-Z](https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/). 2. [Download and install GPU-Z](https://www.techpowerup.com/gpuz/).
3. [Download and install a HEX editor](https://github.com/bwrsandman/Bless). 3. [Download and install a HEX editor](https://github.com/bwrsandman/Bless).

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