serious virtualization without HW support?
Dr. Michael J. Chudobiak
mjc at avtechpulse.com
Wed Apr 1 13:24:50 UTC 2009
Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>> Most new machines now have the virtualization flags. It's always
>> worth checking before you buy, though.
>
> i do recall reading somewhere that, yes, you have to be careful to
> check that the system not only has the virt extension but that it's
> *turned on*. i can't recall where i read that, does anyone have a
> URL? something about selling a system cheaper because you've simply
> disabled the extension, but advertising it as if it *does* have it.
On my HP/Intel machines you have to enable the virtualization feature in
the BIOS. It is off by default, and the option is oddly buried in a
"Security" menu.
- Mike
More information about the fedora-list
mailing list