Add option to toggle Linux hardware acceleration

[stevestotter]

Adds option to override Linux hardware acceleration (which works on AWS Bare Metal machines for example), referenced in #153 + updated docs.

Also relevant for #46.

[ychescale9]

Great work! And thanks for updating the docs ❤️

[skumarpk]

Hi Yang,

I have enabled hardware acceleration for ubuntu-latest but this is not working for me. I am running Appium + Android apk.
Even I have enabled, it as to install kvm but so far not able to install it correctly.
"Note - working fine in MacOS" but has some price constraint so need lower price machine.

My job look like -

• name: run tests
• uses: reactivecircus/[email protected]
• with: api-level: 29
• cores: 4 arch: x86_64
• disable-linux-hw-accel: false
• profile: Nexus 6
• working-directory: ./Android
• script: mvn test -Dcucumber.options="--tags ' @Messag'"

Would request you to please let me know what pre-requisite need to install KVM.
I tried few things from batch command-
sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-daemon-system libvirt-clients bridge-utils
sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-bin ubuntu-vm-builder bridge-utils
sudo aptitude install kvm libvirt-bin ubuntu-vm-builder bridge-utils

Thanks,
Surjeet.

[stevestotter]

Hi @skumarpk,

You can't install KVM on most cloud provider machines, because they're already virtualized. Only on special instances like AWS Bare Metal instances can you install KVM, as they allow you to do so.

If you are using one of those instances that allows KVM, make sure you add the runner user to the KVM group.

Have a look on issue #153 for more info on how we got this working.

[skumarpk]

Thanks Team for you quick response. Actually my test stop working when android app launches and it shows following screen – ***@***.***D75734.356E83B0]  Request you to provide any help to resolve this issue, as already mentioned I can successfully run test on MacOS but not working on Ubuntu. Thanks, Surjeet

[stevestotter]

KVM doesn't work on the Github provided Ubuntu machines. You have to spin up your own custom runner machine in AWS using Bare Metal instances (e.g. m5.metal) for this to work. Please read pinned issue #46 for more context on this.

[ychescale9]

Thanks @stevestotter!