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    linux kvm problem

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by johnny4548, Jun 14, 2011.

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    johnny4548 Newbie

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    I have a problem with creating a virtual machine on my sony vaio VPCEB4S1E i checked whether my cpu supports kvm and i found out that it doesn't so that is the resolution why in cannot create a virtual machine. please what can i do, I need your help please
     
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    I have a problem with creating a virtual machine on my sony vaio VPCEB4S1E i checked whether my cpu supports kvm and i found out that it doesn't so that is the resolution why in cannot create a virtual machine. please what can i do, I need your help please
     
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    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Probably ask either in the Linux or Windows subforum instead of here.
    But you might want to try out Virtualbox.
     
    DEagleson, Jun 14, 2011
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    The specs I could find for that laptop list the CPU as Intel® Core? i3-380M Processor (3M Cache, 2.53 GHz)with SPEC Code(s)SLBZX

    Therefore it should have VT-x ( virtualization support). Now make sure it is enabled by running this command, if it returns anything your VT-x is enabled:
    Code: 
    grep vmx /proc/cpuinfo
    If it does not return anything you need to enable VT-x in your BIOS setup. If you cannot enable it in the BIOS, maybe there is a BIOS update on the sony website. See: FAQ - KVM

    Finally make sure the kvm module is loaded:
    Code: 
    sudo modprobe kvm
    If none of this works maybe try virtualbox without hardware virtualization support enabled.
     
    ALLurGroceries, Jun 14, 2011
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