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On Wed, 2009-09-23 at 22:17 -0500, James Erickson wrote: |
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> today i installed two quad core Intel Xeon E5450's (Harpertown). i |
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> notice in /proc/cpuinfo i no longer have a vmx flag as i had with my |
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> previous Intel E5405's. i have also noticed that my /dev/kvm device is |
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> no longer created. VT is enabled in the bios. the data for the E5450's |
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> states that they have Intel Virtualization Technology. so why dont i |
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> have a /dev/kvm? have i spent all that money on processors that can't |
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> use kvm? can anyone shed some light on this issue for me? i am |
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> confused. |
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> |
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> James Erickson |
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hmm?? |
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Wikipedia says you have VT: |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Intel_Xeon_microprocessors#.22Harpertown.22_.28standard-voltage.2C_45_nm.29 |
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In case this is because of modules problem: |
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You have to en/dis/able: |
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CONFIG_HAVE_KVM=y |
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CONFIG_HAVE_KVM_IRQCHIP=y |
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CONFIG_KVM=m |
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# CONFIG_KVM_INTEL is not set |
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# CONFIG_KVM_AMD is not set |
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# CONFIG_KVM_TRACE is not set |
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(Possibly reboot if compile is in wrong directory, or |
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check /usr/src/linux points to correct version.) |
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Then you emerge: |
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app-emulation/kvm-kmod (and app-emulation/kvm :) |
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It is now necessary to have CONFIG_KVM=m and the CPU-specifics OFF and |
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use the modules from app-emulation/kvm-kmod. |
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That results in: |
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/lib/modules/2.6.30-tuxonice-r5.mayo.nofb/kernel/arch/x86/kvm |
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/lib/modules/2.6.30-tuxonice-r5.mayo.nofb/kernel/arch/x86/kvm/kvm.ko |
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/lib/modules/2.6.30-tuxonice-r5.mayo.nofb/kvm |
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/lib/modules/2.6.30-tuxonice-r5.mayo.nofb/kvm/kvm.ko |
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/lib/modules/2.6.30-tuxonice-r5.mayo.nofb/kvm/kvm-intel.ko |
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/lib/modules/2.6.30-tuxonice-r5.mayo.nofb/kvm/kvm-amd.ko |
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Which seems strange, but works :) |
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(You load kvm-intel.ko which loads the correct kvm.ko) |
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Bye, |
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Daniel |
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