I've been trying to set up an EndeavourOS VM but have been running into some issues with 3D acceleration. It appears this might be a broader Arch Linux issue, not just related to EndeavourOS. I read that the xf86-video-vmware driver has been removed from Arch and won't be coming back, which leaves me wondering about my options for 3D acceleration. I've heard that downgrading that driver isn't possible since it's not part of Arch anymore. Other alternatives mentioned include using vboxsvga or implementing nomodeset, but those seem to hinder 3D acceleration as well. So, is there any way to achieve 3D acceleration for an Arch Linux guest system in a virtual machine? I know it works fine with Linux Mint, so what's up with Arch?
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Libvirt can actually handle 3D acceleration, offering both a ‘fake’ method with virGL and real GPU passthrough. If you're using VirtualBox, though, that might complicate things since I'm not sure if virGL applies there. It's definitely something worth investigating if you can switch to Libvirt for better performance!
Thanks for the info! I didn't realize Libvirt was an option. I’ll definitely look into it and see if it helps with my setup.