.IOMMU
-The IOMMU has to be activated on the
+First, the IOMMU support has to be enabled in your BIOS/UEFI. Most often, that
+options is named `IOMMU` or `VT-d`, but check the manual for your motherboard
+for the exact option you need to enable.
+
+Then, the IOMMU has to be activated on the
xref:sysboot_edit_kernel_cmdline[kernel commandline].
The command line parameters are:
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intel_iommu=on
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-* for AMD CPUs:
-+
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- amd_iommu=on
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-
+* for AMD CPUs it should be enabled automatically.
.Kernel Modules