On Friday 10 December 2010, Christopher Howard elucidated thus:
> Okay, I know KVM needs "virtualization extensions" in the processor.
> Some google results said I need either vmx or smx flags. However, I
> have this real nice 32-bit Dell Precision 450, with dual Intel Xeon
> chips (model number not listed in cpuinfo) which has a "vme" flag. Is
> that like the 32-bit version of vmx? Or something different? I am
> trying to figure out if I have what I need to use KVM.
According to
http://blog.incase.de/index.php/cpu-feature-flags-and-their-meanings/
VME is "Virtual-8086 Mode Enhancement"
According to
http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/linux/linux-tip-how-to-tell-if-your-processor-supports-vt/
you do need VMX (Intel) or SVM (AMD).
The linked article also reminds that it could be disabled in your BIOS,
so be sure to check there too.
j
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