Re: Virtualbox 64 bit guest option is missing
On Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:26:19 +0200, Sven Hartge wrote:
> Artifex Maximus <artifexor@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Aug 25, 2012 at 2:37 AM, Sven Hartge <sven@svenhartge.de>
>> wrote:
>>> Artifex Maximus <artifexor@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 3:51 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> On Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:21:50 +0200, Artifex Maximus wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> The question is I need to upgrade my CPU to any VT capable CPU or
>>>>>> is there any solution staying at the current CPU?
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, you can stil install a 32-bits guest OS but for 64-bits you
>>>>> need a VT-x enabled micro, yes.
>>>
>>>> OK, now a lovely little E8400 power my machine which is VT-x and VT-d
>>>> capable.
>>>
>>> Did you enable the support for those features inside the BIOS setup?
>>> If not, they may be masked and unusable for Linux and VirtualBox.
>
>> Even it is a quite old motherboard "Intel Virtualization Technology"
>> BIOS options is enabled. I cannot change that option though. My
>> motherboard just for info is a Fujitsu-Siemens G31T-M2 which is some
>> ECS OEM motherboard with G31 chipset.
>
> Hmm. Could you post the output of
>
> grep flags /proc/cpuinfo
>
> so that we can see which capabilities the kernel thinks are available on
> you CPU,
That will be of little help because CPU will expose the VT-x capabilities
despite the BIOS have them turned off.
@Artifex, contact your motherboard manufacturer and ask specifically for
this. I see nothing at the manual or specs regarding VT-x for your board¹.
¹http://www.ecs.com.tw/ECSWebSite/Product/Product_Detail.aspx?DetailID=812&CategoryID=1&MenuID=16&LanID=0
Greetings,
--
Camaleón
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