From 4f09d5b771f6857fa69b5cf3accde5d1017d10c5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jonathan Rubenstein Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2023 02:19:12 +0300 Subject: [PATCH] [doc] troubleshooting: Rewrite missing desktop --- doc/requirements.rst | 11 ++++++++--- doc/troubleshooting.rst | 12 +++--------- 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/requirements.rst b/doc/requirements.rst index 73b61b20..5746ec9e 100644 --- a/doc/requirements.rst +++ b/doc/requirements.rst @@ -1,9 +1,9 @@ -.. _requrements: +.. _requirements: Requirements ############ -.. _minimum_: +.. _minimum: Minimum ------- @@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ Hyper-threading (>= 12 threads). PCIe bandwidth can also be a limiting factor, as such both GPUs should have a minimum of 8 lanes (x8) at PCIe3 speeds, or 4 lanes (x4) at PCIe4 speeds. +.. _connected_display: + +Connected Display +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + The GPU used for the guest virtual machine must have either a physical monitor attached to it, or a cheap dummy plug. The guest operating system (most notably Windows) will disable the GPU output if there is nothing attached to it and @@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ Looking Glass will not be able to function. If you are using a vGPU the virtual device should already have a virtual monitor attached to it negating this requirement. -.. _recommended_: +.. _recommended: Recommended ----------- diff --git a/doc/troubleshooting.rst b/doc/troubleshooting.rst index 13445298..58ab56b8 100644 --- a/doc/troubleshooting.rst +++ b/doc/troubleshooting.rst @@ -9,15 +9,9 @@ Glass. Below is a list of known issues with potential solutions: When launching Looking Glass the desktop doesn't appear ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- **Using an AMD GPU?** - - - After the end of the Radeon HD Series, new AMD GPUs go to sleep when no - display is connected. For this reason, one of two conditions must be met. - -#. The GPU needs to remain plugged into a monitor (this is good for - testing & troubleshooting). -#. The GPU needs to have a dummy plug installed which presents itself as a - monitor. +Make sure you meet the :ref:`minimum requirements` for using +Looking Glass, especially regarding your guest GPU. See +:ref:`connected_display` for more details. .. _the_clipboard_is_not_working: