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Re: Virtualbox 64 bit guest option is missing



On Wed, Aug 22, 2012 at 08:21:50PM +0200, Artifex Maximus wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> Virtualbox on my Wheezy x86_64 is not showing 64 bit for guest and
> guest x86_64 OS installer displays CPU mismatch error. My CPU is a
> E5200 which does not have VT support. Virtualbox page says "On 64-bit
> hosts (which typically come with hardware virtualization support),
> 64-bit guest operating systems are always supported regardless of
> settings, so you can simply install a 64-bit operating system in the
> guest.". It is not clear for me that 64 bit host is enough or VT is
> required for 64 bit guests.
> 
> The question is I need to upgrade my CPU to any VT capable CPU or is
> there any solution staying at the current CPU? If I change the CPU am
> I need to reinstall Virtualbox?

When you specify the guest operating system type, do you have the option
for 64-bit OSes? When creating a new Virtual machine, if you select,
say, "Debian", you'll get a 32-bit virtual processor. What you need to
do is select "Debian (64-bit)", if available, and then your guest can
access the 64-bit capabilities.

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