<div dir="ltr">Motherboard is h81h3-m4 and cpu is i5 4460 (+VT-x -VT-d)<div> </div><div>the firewire card is a pcie 1x card attached to the smallest pcie port of the mobo. </div><div> </div><div>lspci -nn </div><div>00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller [8086:0c00] (rev 06) 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor PCI Express x16 Controller [8086:0c01] (rev 06) 00:02.0 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0412] (rev 06) 00:03.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller [8086:0c0c] (rev 06) 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI [8086:8c31] (rev 05) 00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 [8086:8c2d] (rev 05) 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller [8086:8c20] (rev 05) 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:8c10] (rev d5) 00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #5 [8086:8c18] (rev d5) 00:1c.5 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family PCI Express Root Port #6 [8086:8c1a] (rev d5) 00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 [8086:8c26] (rev 05) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation C220 Series Chipset Family H81 Express LPC Controller [8086:8c5c] (rev 05) 00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] [8086:8c02] (rev 05) 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:8c22] (rev 05) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation GK208 [GeForce GT 730] [10de:1287] (rev a1) 01:00.1 Audio device [0403]: NVIDIA Corporation GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller [10de:0e0f] (rev a1) 03:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Texas Instruments XIO2000(A)/XIO2200A PCI Express-to-PCI Bridge [104c:8231] (rev 03) 04:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments XIO2200A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) [104c:8235] (rev 01) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 0c)</div><div> </div><div>lspci -tvnn</div><div> </div><div>-[0000:00]-+-00.0 Intel Corporation 4th Gen Core Processor DRAM Controller [8086:0c00] +-01.0-[01]--+-00.0 NVIDIA Corporation GK208 [GeForce GT 730] [10de:1287] | \-00.1 NVIDIA Corporation GK208 HDMI/DP Audio Controller [10de:0e0f] +-02.0 Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0412] +-03.0 Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v3/4th Gen Core Processor HD Audio Controller [8086:0c0c] +-14.0 Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB xHCI [8086:8c31] +-1a.0 Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #2 [8086:8c2d] +-1b.0 Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset High Definition Audio Controller [8086:8c20] +-1c.0-[02]-- +-1c.4-[03-04]----00.0-[04]----00.0 Texas Instruments XIO2200A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) [104c:8235] +-1c.5-[05]----00.0 Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] +-1d.0 Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family USB EHCI #1 [8086:8c26] +-1f.0 Intel Corporation C220 Series Chipset Family H81 Express LPC Controller [8086:8c5c] +-1f.2 Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family 6-port SATA Controller 1 [AHCI mode] [8086:8c02] \-1f.3 Intel Corporation 8 Series/C220 Series Chipset Family SMBus Controller [8086:8c22]</div><div> </div><div>qm showcmd for the vm</div><div> </div><div>/usr/bin/kvm -id 105 -chardev 'socket,id=qmp,path=/var/run/qemu-server/105.qmp,server,nowait' -mon 'chardev=qmp,mode=control' -pidfile /var/run/qemu-server/105.pid -daemonize -smbios 'type=1,uuid=fea313ad-aba6-4f54-96b4-cd59af6651ed' -drive 'if=pflash,unit=0,format=raw,readonly,file=/usr/share/kvm/OVMF_CODE-pure-efi.fd' -drive 'if=pflash,unit=1,id=drive-efidisk0,file=/var/lib/vz/images/105/vm-105-disk-2.qcow2' -name pruebasfw -smp '2,sockets=1,cores=2,maxcpus=2' -nodefaults -boot 'menu=on,strict=on,reboot-timeout=1000,splash=/usr/share/qemu-server/bootsplash.jpg' -vga none -nographic -cpu 'host,+kvm_pv_unhalt,+kvm_pv_eoi,kvm=off' -m 3000 -object 'memory-backend-ram,id=ram-node0,size=3000M' -numa 'node,nodeid=0,cpus=0-1,memdev=ram-node0' -k en-us -device 'i82801b11-bridge,bus=pcie.0,addr=1e.0,id=pci.0' -device 'vfio-pci,bus=pci.0,addr=00.0,id=firewire,host=04:00.0' -readconfig /usr/share/qemu-server/pve-q35.cfg -device 'usb-tablet,id=tablet,bus=ehci.0,port=1' -device 'vfio-pci,host=01:00.0,id=hostpci1.0,bus=ich9-pcie-port-2,addr=0x0.0,multifunction=on,romfile=/usr/share/kvm/GK208.rom' -device 'vfio-pci,host=01:00.1,id=hostpci1.1,bus=ich9-pcie-port-2,addr=0x0.1' -device 'usb-host,hostbus=3,hostport=7,id=usb0' -device 'usb-host,hostbus=3,hostport=8,id=usb1' -device 'usb-host,hostbus=3,hostport=9,id=usb2' -chardev 'socket,path=/var/run/qemu-server/105.qga,server,nowait,id=qga0' -device 'virtio-serial,id=qga0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x8' -device 'virtserialport,chardev=qga0,name=org.qemu.guest_agent.0' -device 'virtio-balloon-pci,id=balloon0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x3' -iscsi 'initiator-name=iqn.1993-08.org.debian:01:8fa324d7d391' -drive 'file=/mnt/sdd1/MyShare/Downloads/template/iso/ubuntu-16.04.1-desktop-amd64.iso,if=none,id=drive-ide2,media=cdrom,aio=threads' -device 'ide-cd,bus=ide.1,unit=0,drive=drive-ide2,id=ide2,bootindex=200' -device 'ahci,id=ahci0,multifunction=on,bus=pci.0,addr=0x7' -drive 'file=/var/lib/vz/images/105/vm-105-disk-1.raw,if=none,id=drive-sata0,format=raw,cache=none,aio=native,detect-zeroes=on' -device 'ide-drive,bus=ahci0.0,drive=drive-sata0,id=sata0,bootindex=100' -drive 'file=/mnt/sdd1/MyShare/Downloads/template/iso/virtio-win-0.1.126.iso,if=none,id=drive-sata1,media=cdrom,aio=threads' -device 'ide-drive,bus=ahci0.1,drive=drive-sata1,id=sata1,bootindex=201' -netdev 'type=tap,id=net0,ifname=tap105i0,script=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridge,downscript=/var/lib/qemu-server/pve-bridgedown' -device 'e1000,mac=82:55:55:55:55:55,netdev=net0,bus=pci.0,addr=0x12,id=net0,bootindex=300' -machine 'type=q35'</div><div> </div><div>pve-q35.cfg </div><div>[device "ehci"] driver = "ich9-usb-ehci1" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1d.7" [device "uhci-1"] driver = "ich9-usb-uhci1" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1d.0" masterbus = "ehci.0" firstport = "0" [device "uhci-2"] driver = "ich9-usb-uhci2" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1d.1" masterbus = "ehci.0" firstport = "2" [device "uhci-3"] driver = "ich9-usb-uhci3" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1d.2" masterbus = "ehci.0" firstport = "4" [device "ehci-2"] driver = "ich9-usb-ehci2" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1a.7" [device "uhci-4"] driver = "ich9-usb-uhci4" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1a.0" masterbus = "ehci-2.0" firstport = "0" [device "uhci-5"] driver = "ich9-usb-uhci5" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1a.1" masterbus = "ehci-2.0" firstport = "2" [device "uhci-6"] driver = "ich9-usb-uhci6" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1a.2" masterbus = "ehci-2.0" firstport = "4" [device "audio0"] driver = "ich9-intel-hda" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1b.0" [device "ich9-pcie-port-1"] driver = "ioh3420" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1c.0" port = "1" chassis = "1" [device "ich9-pcie-port-2"] driver = "ioh3420" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1c.1" port = "2" chassis = "2" [device "ich9-pcie-port-3"] driver = "ioh3420" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1c.2" port = "3" chassis = "3" [device "ich9-pcie-port-4"] driver = "ioh3420" multifunction = "on" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1c.3" port = "4" chassis = "4" #[device "pcie.2"] # driver = "pxb-pcie" # multifunction = "on" # addr = "1c.4" # bus_nr = "0x08" #[device "pci.21"] # driver = "ioh3420" # multifunction = "on" # bus = "pcie.2" # addr = "0.3" # slot = "0x04" # port = "5" # chassis = "5" [device "pcidmi"] driver = "i82801b11-bridge" bus = "pcie.0" addr = "1e.0" [device "pci.0"] driver = "pci-bridge" bus = "pcidmi" addr = "1.0" chassis_nr = "1" ## # Example PCIe switch with two downstream ports #<div> </div><div>I have tried what you suggested and after removing some entries from the cfg file that overlapped with your recommended -device lines, I fire the command "qm start 105" and the host freezes again.</div><div> </div><div>the freeze affect the host system to the point I have to shut it down completely and turn it back on, so whatever way I try to bind 04:00.0 to the vm the host crashes completely and silently</div></div></div>