any chance to bypass BIOS check for VT?

any chance to bypass BIOS check for VT?

[Jeff Chua]

kvm: disabled by bios

I know this has been asked before and the answer was no. Does it still
stand or is there a way to bypass the bios? I'm using Lenovo X60s and
there's no option to enable VT in the BIOS setup.

/proc/cpuinfo shows "VMX".


Another question ... how to enable "mouse" in KVM?


Thanks,
Jeff.

Re: any chance to bypass BIOS check for VT?

[Avi Kivity]

Jeff Chua wrote:
> kvm: disabled by bios
>
> I know this has been asked before and the answer was no. Does it still
> stand or is there a way to bypass the bios? I'm using Lenovo X60s and
> there's no option to enable VT in the BIOS setup.

When it says "disabled by bios" it means what it says.  There is no 
workaround other than going to the bios and enabling it; if your bios 
doesn't support enabling VT, complain to your vendor.

>
> /proc/cpuinfo shows "VMX".
>
>
> Another question ... how to enable "mouse" in KVM?
>
>

A ps/2 mouse should be enabled automatically.  What makes you think it 
is disabled?

kvm questions are best asked on kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, where 
the developers and many users hang out.


-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.

Re: any chance to bypass BIOS check for VT?

[Jeff Chua]

On 12/30/06, Avi Kivity <avi@argo.co.il> wrote:

> When it says "disabled by bios" it means what it says.  There is no
> workaround other than going to the bios and enabling it; if your bios
> doesn't support enabling VT, complain to your vendor.

Ok, I tried and proved the point. Kernel crashed.


> A ps/2 mouse should be enabled automatically.  What makes you think it
> is disabled?

It's enabled, but I don't see the mouse. If I cat /proc/mouse, I see
the raw data, but pointer doesn't show up in the screen.

Thanks,
Jeff.

Re: any chance to bypass BIOS check for VT?

[Avi Kivity]

Jeff Chua wrote:
>
>> A ps/2 mouse should be enabled automatically.  What makes you think it
>> is disabled?
>
> It's enabled, but I don't see the mouse. If I cat /proc/mouse, I see
> the raw data, but pointer doesn't show up in the screen.
>

Are you sure the guest is configured correctly?

Please try with -no-kvm (or with the modules unloaded).


-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.