[aklug] Re: vme,vmx,...?

On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:06:29AM -0900, Joshua J. Kugler wrote:
> 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.
>

Dang, no KVM then. Fooey.

Checked the BIOS, and there was nothing on virtualization. I did enable hyperthreading, however, which hopefully will help some.

-- 
Christopher Howard
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