[virt-tools-list] getting paravirtualization supported

[Richard Jerrido]

On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 7:14 AM, Umarzuki Mochlis <umarzuki at gmail.com> wrote:
> My computer supports amd-v but virt-manager on Debian Lenny doesn't
> detect that. So how do i get it to recognize that my cpu had the
> required extension and do i need to install something else aside from
> kvm and virt-manager?
>
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>
> Umarzuki Mochlis
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On many systems (my HP laptop included), hardware virtualization needs
to be explicitly enabled in the BIOS, even if it the correct flags
(svm|vmx) are in /proc/cpuinfo. Other than that, installation of kvm
*should* handle loading the kvm module and the kvm-intel or kvm-amd
modues, though I'd check with a "lsmod | grep kvm" to be sure.