Re: VM Ware Player under Debian Lenny AMD64 on laptop
On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 10:21:56PM +0400, James Brown wrote:
> Bjørn Mork wrote:
> > James Brown <jbrownfirst@gmail.com> writes:
> >
> >
> >> When I tried install the kvm, the system tell me: "Your system does not
> >> have the CPU extensions required to use KVM. Not doing anything. failed!"
> >>
> >
> > from the kvm package description:
> >
> > <quote>
> > KVM requires your system to support hardware virtualization, provided by AMD's
> > SVM capability or Intel's VT. To find out if your processor has the necessary
> > support, do as follows:
> > .
> > * Make sure you run Linux 2.6.16 or newer for AMD processors, or
> > Linux 2.6.15 for Intel processors. Older Linux versions do not report
> > the virtualization capabilities.
> > .
> > * Run this command in a shell: egrep '^flags.*(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo
> > .
> > If it prints anything, the processor provides hardware virtualization
> > support and is suitable for use with KVM.
> > </quote>
> >
> >
> >
> It is print nothing.
> > But do check your BIOS setup if you think your CPU should support
> > hardware virtualization. Most have some option to disable it, and it
> > may be disabled by default.
> >
> What is the name of item I need to enable in BIOS if it exist in my BIOS?
> > You'll probably have to check the Intel or AMD web sites to find out if
> > your CPU is supposed to have such support.
> >
> >
> > Bjørn
> >
> >
> >
> I'll try.
Or just paste what /proc/cpuinfo has in it and someone can quickly
tell you. We know where to find out.
--
Len Sorensen
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