How to enable Virtualization AMD-V Aspire one AO725 from BIOS or otherwise












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I'm try to use the virtualbox to virtualize a 64-bit system but the error that I get is:



La aceleración VT-x/AMD-V ha sido habilitada, pero no es funcional. Su sistema invitado de 64-bit fallára al detectar una CPU de 64-bit y no podrá arrancar.
Compruebe que VT-x/AMD-V están habilitadas en la BIOS de su computadora anfitrión.


For the ones not knowing Spanish, google translate gives:



VT-x/AMD-V acceleration has been enabled but is not functional. 
Its system of 64-bit guest will fail to detect a 64-bit CPU and will not boot.
Check VT-x/AMD-V are enabled in the BIOS of your host computer.


I've checked the AMD V CPU Virtualization Extensions with the following command:



grep --color svm /proc/cpuinfo


The output is:



flags  : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb
rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid perfmperf
pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic
cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt arat cpb
hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save pausefilter
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb
rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid
aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm
extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt
arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save pausefilter


Running the command lscpu



Architecture:          x86_64
CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
Byte Order: Little Endian
CPU(s): 2
On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1
Thread(s) per core: 1
Core(s) per socket: 2
Socket(s): 1
NUMA node(s): 1
Vendor ID: AuthenticAMD
CPU family: 20
Model: 2
Stepping: 0
CPU MHz: 800.000
BogoMIPS: 1996.36
Virtualization: AMD-V
L1d cache: 32K
L1i cache: 32K
L2 cache: 512K
NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0,1


Update



Run the command:



grep -o "^flagss*:.*ssvm(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo


the output is:



flags       : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm 
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm


so, It's possible fixed it's from the bios or otherwise.



How to fix the mistake? Is it possible at all?










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    I'm try to use the virtualbox to virtualize a 64-bit system but the error that I get is:



    La aceleración VT-x/AMD-V ha sido habilitada, pero no es funcional. Su sistema invitado de 64-bit fallára al detectar una CPU de 64-bit y no podrá arrancar.
    Compruebe que VT-x/AMD-V están habilitadas en la BIOS de su computadora anfitrión.


    For the ones not knowing Spanish, google translate gives:



    VT-x/AMD-V acceleration has been enabled but is not functional. 
    Its system of 64-bit guest will fail to detect a 64-bit CPU and will not boot.
    Check VT-x/AMD-V are enabled in the BIOS of your host computer.


    I've checked the AMD V CPU Virtualization Extensions with the following command:



    grep --color svm /proc/cpuinfo


    The output is:



    flags  : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
    pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb
    rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid perfmperf
    pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic
    cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt arat cpb
    hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save pausefilter
    flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
    pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb
    rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid
    aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm
    extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt
    arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save pausefilter


    Running the command lscpu



    Architecture:          x86_64
    CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
    Byte Order: Little Endian
    CPU(s): 2
    On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1
    Thread(s) per core: 1
    Core(s) per socket: 2
    Socket(s): 1
    NUMA node(s): 1
    Vendor ID: AuthenticAMD
    CPU family: 20
    Model: 2
    Stepping: 0
    CPU MHz: 800.000
    BogoMIPS: 1996.36
    Virtualization: AMD-V
    L1d cache: 32K
    L1i cache: 32K
    L2 cache: 512K
    NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0,1


    Update



    Run the command:



    grep -o "^flagss*:.*ssvm(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo


    the output is:



    flags       : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm 
    flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm


    so, It's possible fixed it's from the bios or otherwise.



    How to fix the mistake? Is it possible at all?










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      I'm try to use the virtualbox to virtualize a 64-bit system but the error that I get is:



      La aceleración VT-x/AMD-V ha sido habilitada, pero no es funcional. Su sistema invitado de 64-bit fallára al detectar una CPU de 64-bit y no podrá arrancar.
      Compruebe que VT-x/AMD-V están habilitadas en la BIOS de su computadora anfitrión.


      For the ones not knowing Spanish, google translate gives:



      VT-x/AMD-V acceleration has been enabled but is not functional. 
      Its system of 64-bit guest will fail to detect a 64-bit CPU and will not boot.
      Check VT-x/AMD-V are enabled in the BIOS of your host computer.


      I've checked the AMD V CPU Virtualization Extensions with the following command:



      grep --color svm /proc/cpuinfo


      The output is:



      flags  : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
      pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb
      rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid perfmperf
      pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic
      cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt arat cpb
      hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save pausefilter
      flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
      pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb
      rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid
      aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm
      extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt
      arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save pausefilter


      Running the command lscpu



      Architecture:          x86_64
      CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
      Byte Order: Little Endian
      CPU(s): 2
      On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1
      Thread(s) per core: 1
      Core(s) per socket: 2
      Socket(s): 1
      NUMA node(s): 1
      Vendor ID: AuthenticAMD
      CPU family: 20
      Model: 2
      Stepping: 0
      CPU MHz: 800.000
      BogoMIPS: 1996.36
      Virtualization: AMD-V
      L1d cache: 32K
      L1i cache: 32K
      L2 cache: 512K
      NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0,1


      Update



      Run the command:



      grep -o "^flagss*:.*ssvm(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo


      the output is:



      flags       : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm 
      flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm


      so, It's possible fixed it's from the bios or otherwise.



      How to fix the mistake? Is it possible at all?










      share|improve this question
















      I'm try to use the virtualbox to virtualize a 64-bit system but the error that I get is:



      La aceleración VT-x/AMD-V ha sido habilitada, pero no es funcional. Su sistema invitado de 64-bit fallára al detectar una CPU de 64-bit y no podrá arrancar.
      Compruebe que VT-x/AMD-V están habilitadas en la BIOS de su computadora anfitrión.


      For the ones not knowing Spanish, google translate gives:



      VT-x/AMD-V acceleration has been enabled but is not functional. 
      Its system of 64-bit guest will fail to detect a 64-bit CPU and will not boot.
      Check VT-x/AMD-V are enabled in the BIOS of your host computer.


      I've checked the AMD V CPU Virtualization Extensions with the following command:



      grep --color svm /proc/cpuinfo


      The output is:



      flags  : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
      pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb
      rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid perfmperf
      pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm extapic
      cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt arat cpb
      hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save pausefilter
      flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat
      pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb
      rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid
      aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm
      extapic cr8_legacy abm sse4a misalignsse 3dnowprefetch ibs skinit wdt
      arat cpb hw_pstate npt lbrv svm_lock nrip_save pausefilter


      Running the command lscpu



      Architecture:          x86_64
      CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
      Byte Order: Little Endian
      CPU(s): 2
      On-line CPU(s) list: 0,1
      Thread(s) per core: 1
      Core(s) per socket: 2
      Socket(s): 1
      NUMA node(s): 1
      Vendor ID: AuthenticAMD
      CPU family: 20
      Model: 2
      Stepping: 0
      CPU MHz: 800.000
      BogoMIPS: 1996.36
      Virtualization: AMD-V
      L1d cache: 32K
      L1i cache: 32K
      L2 cache: 512K
      NUMA node0 CPU(s): 0,1


      Update



      Run the command:



      grep -o "^flagss*:.*ssvm(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo


      the output is:



      flags       : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm 
      flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt pdpe1gb rdtscp lm constant_tsc rep_good nopl nonstop_tsc extd_apicid aperfmperf pni monitor ssse3 cx16 popcnt lahf_lm cmp_legacy svm


      so, It's possible fixed it's from the bios or otherwise.



      How to fix the mistake? Is it possible at all?







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          The output from lscpu indicates what the CPU is capable of doing, not necessarily that this is enabled in the BIOS or that you go into the BIOS and can configure it.



          The bios manual of the machine does not have any indication that you can set this, but normally browsing through the limited number of CPU options in your BIOS will show you if you can.



          If you cannot find it and you probably have to go for the UEFI capable upgrade of your BIOS provided by Acer which enables (in UEFI mode) the AMD-V. That most likely will require a reinstallation of your host system.



          An alternative is try and install ZHGBIOS.FD from BIOS version 1.05 download at the ACER website, there is supposedly an option to set ZSM under Power -> Advanced CPU Control.



          If you have not done BIOS upgrades before and/or if this is the only machine you have to get to the Internet in case things go wrong, I cannot recommend either of these options.






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            Included procedure for both Intel and AMD as if anyone is on either. Also included some information that you know like grep for svm – for completeness sake.



            Checking support



            Check if visualization is available





            • Intel check if vmx is found (VT-x)



              grep -o "^flagss*:.*svmx(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



            • AMD check if svm is found (AMD-V)



              grep -o "^flagss*:.*ssvm(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



            If not found, one are most likely out of luck.



            One can also check flags from BIOS by dmidecode



            dmidecode --type 4 | grep -i virt
            VME (Virtual mode extension) # On a specific i386


            Checking status - require root privileges



            Read the machine/model specific registers (MSR), (man msr), using msr-tools
            if not enabled (read fails) load msr by:



            modprobe msr


            Then use rdmsr, (quick intoduction) to read processor MSR's.





            Intel



            For Intel processors one can check current status by reading IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL(1) from the processor.




            The IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR (at address 03AH) provides feature control bits
            that configure operation of VMX and SMX.




            Execute commands:



            rdmsr -f 0:0 0x3a # Read bit-field 0 (Lock-bit)
            rdmsr -f 2:2 0x3a # Read bit-field 2 (Enable VMX outside SMX operation)


            These commands should give:



            0:0 2:2
            0 ENABLED (Not 100% sure about this one, `kvm-ok` reports VMX
            as enabled when 0 – perhaps meant as modifiable.)
            1 1 ENABLED
            1 0 DISABLED



            Bit 2 enables VMX outside SMX operation. If this bit is clear, an attempt to execute VMXON will cause a general-
            protection exception if executed outside SMX operation. Attempts to set this bit on logical processors that do
            not support VMX operation cause general-protection exceptions.




            (1) Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Vol. 2C 5-1 pp 1072.





            AMD



            Read Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER)(2) pp. 55, 103 in PDF
            where bit 12 is "Secure Virtual Machine Enable" (SVME) which indicate whether
            hardware virtualization is enabled.



            Execute command:



            rdmsr -f 12:12 0xc0000080 # If set (1), SVME is enabled.



            Secure Virtual Machine Enable (SVME) Bit. Bit 12, read/write. Enables the SVM extensions.
            When this bit is zero, the SVM instructions cause #UD exceptions. EFER.SVME defaults to a reset
            value of zero. The effect of turning off EFER.SVME while a guest is running is undefined; therefore,
            the VMM should always prevent guests from writing EFER. SVM extensions can be disabled by
            setting VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE.




            To check if it is disabled for session check VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE(2) pp 57, 504 (105, 552 in PDF)



            Execute command:



            rdmsr -f 4:4 0xc0010114 # If set (1), it is disabled.


            as in: you would have to enable in BIOS.




            SVMDIS — Bit 4. When this bit is set, writes to EFER treat the SVME bit as MBZ. When this bit is
            clear, EFER.SVME can be written normally. This bit does not prevent CPUID from reporting that
            SVM is available. Setting SVMDIS while EFER.SVME is 1 generates a #GP fault, regardless of
            the current state of VM_CR.LOCK. This bit is not affected by SKINIT. It is cleared by INIT when
            LOCK is cleared to 0; otherwise, it is not affected.




            (2)AMD64 Architecture Programmer’s Manual, Volume 2: System Programming.





            KVM



            If KVM modules are loaded you'll need to remove them by:



            sudo modprobe -r kvm_intel
            sudo modprobe -r kvm_amd


            for Intel and AMD respectively as they clash with Virtual Box. Ref.





            Enabling



            For your specific model I guess @Anthon has said plenty.



            As he mention, by using UEFI you most likely would have to reinstall your host system. Other risks by upgrading BIOS is a lot of things where a few
            could be:




            • New BIOS could trigger latent bugs in hardware.

            • The flash of BIOS could crash due to software corruption etc.

            • One could have downloaded wrong BIOS (for a different model).

            • Computer could crash, loose power in the mids of flash. (AKA freak accident).

            • N^x unknown factors could play in.

            • etc.


            If flash crashes it could render your PC completely unbootable and a fix could
            prove to be hard. (You can't i.e. boot and fix BIOS.)



            You should have a backup of current BIOS and a USB rescue stick.



            Search the web, e.g. look at this. Check if your model has "built-in BIOS recovery routine" as mentioned in last post on that page. (As you can see
            even that can give trouble).



            And yes, again as mentioned by Anthon. If you do not have any other PC easily
            accessible for web-search in case of failure, it is far from recommended.





            If you are willing to hack, risk unknown repercussions etc. you can try to use
            a "unofficial BIOS version". This thread at BOIS-Mods have both
            software and a general discussion. Would read entire thread thoroughly and
            ask if any questions.



            Depending on your level of interest, time, and knowledge you could also try
            to hack this on your own ;)



            SVM enable






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            • so, run the command grep -wo "^flagss*:.*(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo not found nothing, So definitely not possible, right @Sukminder. But if I try to do the hack the way that @Anthon says, What is the worst that can happen?.

              – Cristian Chaparro A.
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            • @CristianChaparroA.: Ah. no, extremely sorry. Forgot to update the grep line. Was meaning to update it. From the output you posted you have svm. Else I have updated the answer with some more bla bla. ;)

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            The output from lscpu indicates what the CPU is capable of doing, not necessarily that this is enabled in the BIOS or that you go into the BIOS and can configure it.



            The bios manual of the machine does not have any indication that you can set this, but normally browsing through the limited number of CPU options in your BIOS will show you if you can.



            If you cannot find it and you probably have to go for the UEFI capable upgrade of your BIOS provided by Acer which enables (in UEFI mode) the AMD-V. That most likely will require a reinstallation of your host system.



            An alternative is try and install ZHGBIOS.FD from BIOS version 1.05 download at the ACER website, there is supposedly an option to set ZSM under Power -> Advanced CPU Control.



            If you have not done BIOS upgrades before and/or if this is the only machine you have to get to the Internet in case things go wrong, I cannot recommend either of these options.






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              The output from lscpu indicates what the CPU is capable of doing, not necessarily that this is enabled in the BIOS or that you go into the BIOS and can configure it.



              The bios manual of the machine does not have any indication that you can set this, but normally browsing through the limited number of CPU options in your BIOS will show you if you can.



              If you cannot find it and you probably have to go for the UEFI capable upgrade of your BIOS provided by Acer which enables (in UEFI mode) the AMD-V. That most likely will require a reinstallation of your host system.



              An alternative is try and install ZHGBIOS.FD from BIOS version 1.05 download at the ACER website, there is supposedly an option to set ZSM under Power -> Advanced CPU Control.



              If you have not done BIOS upgrades before and/or if this is the only machine you have to get to the Internet in case things go wrong, I cannot recommend either of these options.






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                The output from lscpu indicates what the CPU is capable of doing, not necessarily that this is enabled in the BIOS or that you go into the BIOS and can configure it.



                The bios manual of the machine does not have any indication that you can set this, but normally browsing through the limited number of CPU options in your BIOS will show you if you can.



                If you cannot find it and you probably have to go for the UEFI capable upgrade of your BIOS provided by Acer which enables (in UEFI mode) the AMD-V. That most likely will require a reinstallation of your host system.



                An alternative is try and install ZHGBIOS.FD from BIOS version 1.05 download at the ACER website, there is supposedly an option to set ZSM under Power -> Advanced CPU Control.



                If you have not done BIOS upgrades before and/or if this is the only machine you have to get to the Internet in case things go wrong, I cannot recommend either of these options.






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                The output from lscpu indicates what the CPU is capable of doing, not necessarily that this is enabled in the BIOS or that you go into the BIOS and can configure it.



                The bios manual of the machine does not have any indication that you can set this, but normally browsing through the limited number of CPU options in your BIOS will show you if you can.



                If you cannot find it and you probably have to go for the UEFI capable upgrade of your BIOS provided by Acer which enables (in UEFI mode) the AMD-V. That most likely will require a reinstallation of your host system.



                An alternative is try and install ZHGBIOS.FD from BIOS version 1.05 download at the ACER website, there is supposedly an option to set ZSM under Power -> Advanced CPU Control.



                If you have not done BIOS upgrades before and/or if this is the only machine you have to get to the Internet in case things go wrong, I cannot recommend either of these options.







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                    1














                    Included procedure for both Intel and AMD as if anyone is on either. Also included some information that you know like grep for svm – for completeness sake.



                    Checking support



                    Check if visualization is available





                    • Intel check if vmx is found (VT-x)



                      grep -o "^flagss*:.*svmx(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



                    • AMD check if svm is found (AMD-V)



                      grep -o "^flagss*:.*ssvm(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



                    If not found, one are most likely out of luck.



                    One can also check flags from BIOS by dmidecode



                    dmidecode --type 4 | grep -i virt
                    VME (Virtual mode extension) # On a specific i386


                    Checking status - require root privileges



                    Read the machine/model specific registers (MSR), (man msr), using msr-tools
                    if not enabled (read fails) load msr by:



                    modprobe msr


                    Then use rdmsr, (quick intoduction) to read processor MSR's.





                    Intel



                    For Intel processors one can check current status by reading IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL(1) from the processor.




                    The IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR (at address 03AH) provides feature control bits
                    that configure operation of VMX and SMX.




                    Execute commands:



                    rdmsr -f 0:0 0x3a # Read bit-field 0 (Lock-bit)
                    rdmsr -f 2:2 0x3a # Read bit-field 2 (Enable VMX outside SMX operation)


                    These commands should give:



                    0:0 2:2
                    0 ENABLED (Not 100% sure about this one, `kvm-ok` reports VMX
                    as enabled when 0 – perhaps meant as modifiable.)
                    1 1 ENABLED
                    1 0 DISABLED



                    Bit 2 enables VMX outside SMX operation. If this bit is clear, an attempt to execute VMXON will cause a general-
                    protection exception if executed outside SMX operation. Attempts to set this bit on logical processors that do
                    not support VMX operation cause general-protection exceptions.




                    (1) Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Vol. 2C 5-1 pp 1072.





                    AMD



                    Read Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER)(2) pp. 55, 103 in PDF
                    where bit 12 is "Secure Virtual Machine Enable" (SVME) which indicate whether
                    hardware virtualization is enabled.



                    Execute command:



                    rdmsr -f 12:12 0xc0000080 # If set (1), SVME is enabled.



                    Secure Virtual Machine Enable (SVME) Bit. Bit 12, read/write. Enables the SVM extensions.
                    When this bit is zero, the SVM instructions cause #UD exceptions. EFER.SVME defaults to a reset
                    value of zero. The effect of turning off EFER.SVME while a guest is running is undefined; therefore,
                    the VMM should always prevent guests from writing EFER. SVM extensions can be disabled by
                    setting VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE.




                    To check if it is disabled for session check VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE(2) pp 57, 504 (105, 552 in PDF)



                    Execute command:



                    rdmsr -f 4:4 0xc0010114 # If set (1), it is disabled.


                    as in: you would have to enable in BIOS.




                    SVMDIS — Bit 4. When this bit is set, writes to EFER treat the SVME bit as MBZ. When this bit is
                    clear, EFER.SVME can be written normally. This bit does not prevent CPUID from reporting that
                    SVM is available. Setting SVMDIS while EFER.SVME is 1 generates a #GP fault, regardless of
                    the current state of VM_CR.LOCK. This bit is not affected by SKINIT. It is cleared by INIT when
                    LOCK is cleared to 0; otherwise, it is not affected.




                    (2)AMD64 Architecture Programmer’s Manual, Volume 2: System Programming.





                    KVM



                    If KVM modules are loaded you'll need to remove them by:



                    sudo modprobe -r kvm_intel
                    sudo modprobe -r kvm_amd


                    for Intel and AMD respectively as they clash with Virtual Box. Ref.





                    Enabling



                    For your specific model I guess @Anthon has said plenty.



                    As he mention, by using UEFI you most likely would have to reinstall your host system. Other risks by upgrading BIOS is a lot of things where a few
                    could be:




                    • New BIOS could trigger latent bugs in hardware.

                    • The flash of BIOS could crash due to software corruption etc.

                    • One could have downloaded wrong BIOS (for a different model).

                    • Computer could crash, loose power in the mids of flash. (AKA freak accident).

                    • N^x unknown factors could play in.

                    • etc.


                    If flash crashes it could render your PC completely unbootable and a fix could
                    prove to be hard. (You can't i.e. boot and fix BIOS.)



                    You should have a backup of current BIOS and a USB rescue stick.



                    Search the web, e.g. look at this. Check if your model has "built-in BIOS recovery routine" as mentioned in last post on that page. (As you can see
                    even that can give trouble).



                    And yes, again as mentioned by Anthon. If you do not have any other PC easily
                    accessible for web-search in case of failure, it is far from recommended.





                    If you are willing to hack, risk unknown repercussions etc. you can try to use
                    a "unofficial BIOS version". This thread at BOIS-Mods have both
                    software and a general discussion. Would read entire thread thoroughly and
                    ask if any questions.



                    Depending on your level of interest, time, and knowledge you could also try
                    to hack this on your own ;)



                    SVM enable






                    share|improve this answer


























                    • so, run the command grep -wo "^flagss*:.*(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo not found nothing, So definitely not possible, right @Sukminder. But if I try to do the hack the way that @Anthon says, What is the worst that can happen?.

                      – Cristian Chaparro A.
                      May 3 '13 at 1:42











                    • @CristianChaparroA.: Ah. no, extremely sorry. Forgot to update the grep line. Was meaning to update it. From the output you posted you have svm. Else I have updated the answer with some more bla bla. ;)

                      – Runium
                      May 3 '13 at 5:32
















                    1














                    Included procedure for both Intel and AMD as if anyone is on either. Also included some information that you know like grep for svm – for completeness sake.



                    Checking support



                    Check if visualization is available





                    • Intel check if vmx is found (VT-x)



                      grep -o "^flagss*:.*svmx(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



                    • AMD check if svm is found (AMD-V)



                      grep -o "^flagss*:.*ssvm(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



                    If not found, one are most likely out of luck.



                    One can also check flags from BIOS by dmidecode



                    dmidecode --type 4 | grep -i virt
                    VME (Virtual mode extension) # On a specific i386


                    Checking status - require root privileges



                    Read the machine/model specific registers (MSR), (man msr), using msr-tools
                    if not enabled (read fails) load msr by:



                    modprobe msr


                    Then use rdmsr, (quick intoduction) to read processor MSR's.





                    Intel



                    For Intel processors one can check current status by reading IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL(1) from the processor.




                    The IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR (at address 03AH) provides feature control bits
                    that configure operation of VMX and SMX.




                    Execute commands:



                    rdmsr -f 0:0 0x3a # Read bit-field 0 (Lock-bit)
                    rdmsr -f 2:2 0x3a # Read bit-field 2 (Enable VMX outside SMX operation)


                    These commands should give:



                    0:0 2:2
                    0 ENABLED (Not 100% sure about this one, `kvm-ok` reports VMX
                    as enabled when 0 – perhaps meant as modifiable.)
                    1 1 ENABLED
                    1 0 DISABLED



                    Bit 2 enables VMX outside SMX operation. If this bit is clear, an attempt to execute VMXON will cause a general-
                    protection exception if executed outside SMX operation. Attempts to set this bit on logical processors that do
                    not support VMX operation cause general-protection exceptions.




                    (1) Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Vol. 2C 5-1 pp 1072.





                    AMD



                    Read Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER)(2) pp. 55, 103 in PDF
                    where bit 12 is "Secure Virtual Machine Enable" (SVME) which indicate whether
                    hardware virtualization is enabled.



                    Execute command:



                    rdmsr -f 12:12 0xc0000080 # If set (1), SVME is enabled.



                    Secure Virtual Machine Enable (SVME) Bit. Bit 12, read/write. Enables the SVM extensions.
                    When this bit is zero, the SVM instructions cause #UD exceptions. EFER.SVME defaults to a reset
                    value of zero. The effect of turning off EFER.SVME while a guest is running is undefined; therefore,
                    the VMM should always prevent guests from writing EFER. SVM extensions can be disabled by
                    setting VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE.




                    To check if it is disabled for session check VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE(2) pp 57, 504 (105, 552 in PDF)



                    Execute command:



                    rdmsr -f 4:4 0xc0010114 # If set (1), it is disabled.


                    as in: you would have to enable in BIOS.




                    SVMDIS — Bit 4. When this bit is set, writes to EFER treat the SVME bit as MBZ. When this bit is
                    clear, EFER.SVME can be written normally. This bit does not prevent CPUID from reporting that
                    SVM is available. Setting SVMDIS while EFER.SVME is 1 generates a #GP fault, regardless of
                    the current state of VM_CR.LOCK. This bit is not affected by SKINIT. It is cleared by INIT when
                    LOCK is cleared to 0; otherwise, it is not affected.




                    (2)AMD64 Architecture Programmer’s Manual, Volume 2: System Programming.





                    KVM



                    If KVM modules are loaded you'll need to remove them by:



                    sudo modprobe -r kvm_intel
                    sudo modprobe -r kvm_amd


                    for Intel and AMD respectively as they clash with Virtual Box. Ref.





                    Enabling



                    For your specific model I guess @Anthon has said plenty.



                    As he mention, by using UEFI you most likely would have to reinstall your host system. Other risks by upgrading BIOS is a lot of things where a few
                    could be:




                    • New BIOS could trigger latent bugs in hardware.

                    • The flash of BIOS could crash due to software corruption etc.

                    • One could have downloaded wrong BIOS (for a different model).

                    • Computer could crash, loose power in the mids of flash. (AKA freak accident).

                    • N^x unknown factors could play in.

                    • etc.


                    If flash crashes it could render your PC completely unbootable and a fix could
                    prove to be hard. (You can't i.e. boot and fix BIOS.)



                    You should have a backup of current BIOS and a USB rescue stick.



                    Search the web, e.g. look at this. Check if your model has "built-in BIOS recovery routine" as mentioned in last post on that page. (As you can see
                    even that can give trouble).



                    And yes, again as mentioned by Anthon. If you do not have any other PC easily
                    accessible for web-search in case of failure, it is far from recommended.





                    If you are willing to hack, risk unknown repercussions etc. you can try to use
                    a "unofficial BIOS version". This thread at BOIS-Mods have both
                    software and a general discussion. Would read entire thread thoroughly and
                    ask if any questions.



                    Depending on your level of interest, time, and knowledge you could also try
                    to hack this on your own ;)



                    SVM enable






                    share|improve this answer


























                    • so, run the command grep -wo "^flagss*:.*(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo not found nothing, So definitely not possible, right @Sukminder. But if I try to do the hack the way that @Anthon says, What is the worst that can happen?.

                      – Cristian Chaparro A.
                      May 3 '13 at 1:42











                    • @CristianChaparroA.: Ah. no, extremely sorry. Forgot to update the grep line. Was meaning to update it. From the output you posted you have svm. Else I have updated the answer with some more bla bla. ;)

                      – Runium
                      May 3 '13 at 5:32














                    1












                    1








                    1







                    Included procedure for both Intel and AMD as if anyone is on either. Also included some information that you know like grep for svm – for completeness sake.



                    Checking support



                    Check if visualization is available





                    • Intel check if vmx is found (VT-x)



                      grep -o "^flagss*:.*svmx(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



                    • AMD check if svm is found (AMD-V)



                      grep -o "^flagss*:.*ssvm(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



                    If not found, one are most likely out of luck.



                    One can also check flags from BIOS by dmidecode



                    dmidecode --type 4 | grep -i virt
                    VME (Virtual mode extension) # On a specific i386


                    Checking status - require root privileges



                    Read the machine/model specific registers (MSR), (man msr), using msr-tools
                    if not enabled (read fails) load msr by:



                    modprobe msr


                    Then use rdmsr, (quick intoduction) to read processor MSR's.





                    Intel



                    For Intel processors one can check current status by reading IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL(1) from the processor.




                    The IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR (at address 03AH) provides feature control bits
                    that configure operation of VMX and SMX.




                    Execute commands:



                    rdmsr -f 0:0 0x3a # Read bit-field 0 (Lock-bit)
                    rdmsr -f 2:2 0x3a # Read bit-field 2 (Enable VMX outside SMX operation)


                    These commands should give:



                    0:0 2:2
                    0 ENABLED (Not 100% sure about this one, `kvm-ok` reports VMX
                    as enabled when 0 – perhaps meant as modifiable.)
                    1 1 ENABLED
                    1 0 DISABLED



                    Bit 2 enables VMX outside SMX operation. If this bit is clear, an attempt to execute VMXON will cause a general-
                    protection exception if executed outside SMX operation. Attempts to set this bit on logical processors that do
                    not support VMX operation cause general-protection exceptions.




                    (1) Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Vol. 2C 5-1 pp 1072.





                    AMD



                    Read Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER)(2) pp. 55, 103 in PDF
                    where bit 12 is "Secure Virtual Machine Enable" (SVME) which indicate whether
                    hardware virtualization is enabled.



                    Execute command:



                    rdmsr -f 12:12 0xc0000080 # If set (1), SVME is enabled.



                    Secure Virtual Machine Enable (SVME) Bit. Bit 12, read/write. Enables the SVM extensions.
                    When this bit is zero, the SVM instructions cause #UD exceptions. EFER.SVME defaults to a reset
                    value of zero. The effect of turning off EFER.SVME while a guest is running is undefined; therefore,
                    the VMM should always prevent guests from writing EFER. SVM extensions can be disabled by
                    setting VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE.




                    To check if it is disabled for session check VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE(2) pp 57, 504 (105, 552 in PDF)



                    Execute command:



                    rdmsr -f 4:4 0xc0010114 # If set (1), it is disabled.


                    as in: you would have to enable in BIOS.




                    SVMDIS — Bit 4. When this bit is set, writes to EFER treat the SVME bit as MBZ. When this bit is
                    clear, EFER.SVME can be written normally. This bit does not prevent CPUID from reporting that
                    SVM is available. Setting SVMDIS while EFER.SVME is 1 generates a #GP fault, regardless of
                    the current state of VM_CR.LOCK. This bit is not affected by SKINIT. It is cleared by INIT when
                    LOCK is cleared to 0; otherwise, it is not affected.




                    (2)AMD64 Architecture Programmer’s Manual, Volume 2: System Programming.





                    KVM



                    If KVM modules are loaded you'll need to remove them by:



                    sudo modprobe -r kvm_intel
                    sudo modprobe -r kvm_amd


                    for Intel and AMD respectively as they clash with Virtual Box. Ref.





                    Enabling



                    For your specific model I guess @Anthon has said plenty.



                    As he mention, by using UEFI you most likely would have to reinstall your host system. Other risks by upgrading BIOS is a lot of things where a few
                    could be:




                    • New BIOS could trigger latent bugs in hardware.

                    • The flash of BIOS could crash due to software corruption etc.

                    • One could have downloaded wrong BIOS (for a different model).

                    • Computer could crash, loose power in the mids of flash. (AKA freak accident).

                    • N^x unknown factors could play in.

                    • etc.


                    If flash crashes it could render your PC completely unbootable and a fix could
                    prove to be hard. (You can't i.e. boot and fix BIOS.)



                    You should have a backup of current BIOS and a USB rescue stick.



                    Search the web, e.g. look at this. Check if your model has "built-in BIOS recovery routine" as mentioned in last post on that page. (As you can see
                    even that can give trouble).



                    And yes, again as mentioned by Anthon. If you do not have any other PC easily
                    accessible for web-search in case of failure, it is far from recommended.





                    If you are willing to hack, risk unknown repercussions etc. you can try to use
                    a "unofficial BIOS version". This thread at BOIS-Mods have both
                    software and a general discussion. Would read entire thread thoroughly and
                    ask if any questions.



                    Depending on your level of interest, time, and knowledge you could also try
                    to hack this on your own ;)



                    SVM enable






                    share|improve this answer















                    Included procedure for both Intel and AMD as if anyone is on either. Also included some information that you know like grep for svm – for completeness sake.



                    Checking support



                    Check if visualization is available





                    • Intel check if vmx is found (VT-x)



                      grep -o "^flagss*:.*svmx(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



                    • AMD check if svm is found (AMD-V)



                      grep -o "^flagss*:.*ssvm(s|$)" /proc/cpuinfo



                    If not found, one are most likely out of luck.



                    One can also check flags from BIOS by dmidecode



                    dmidecode --type 4 | grep -i virt
                    VME (Virtual mode extension) # On a specific i386


                    Checking status - require root privileges



                    Read the machine/model specific registers (MSR), (man msr), using msr-tools
                    if not enabled (read fails) load msr by:



                    modprobe msr


                    Then use rdmsr, (quick intoduction) to read processor MSR's.





                    Intel



                    For Intel processors one can check current status by reading IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL(1) from the processor.




                    The IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR (at address 03AH) provides feature control bits
                    that configure operation of VMX and SMX.




                    Execute commands:



                    rdmsr -f 0:0 0x3a # Read bit-field 0 (Lock-bit)
                    rdmsr -f 2:2 0x3a # Read bit-field 2 (Enable VMX outside SMX operation)


                    These commands should give:



                    0:0 2:2
                    0 ENABLED (Not 100% sure about this one, `kvm-ok` reports VMX
                    as enabled when 0 – perhaps meant as modifiable.)
                    1 1 ENABLED
                    1 0 DISABLED



                    Bit 2 enables VMX outside SMX operation. If this bit is clear, an attempt to execute VMXON will cause a general-
                    protection exception if executed outside SMX operation. Attempts to set this bit on logical processors that do
                    not support VMX operation cause general-protection exceptions.




                    (1) Intel® 64 and IA-32 Architectures Software Developer’s Manual Vol. 2C 5-1 pp 1072.





                    AMD



                    Read Extended Feature Enable Register (EFER)(2) pp. 55, 103 in PDF
                    where bit 12 is "Secure Virtual Machine Enable" (SVME) which indicate whether
                    hardware virtualization is enabled.



                    Execute command:



                    rdmsr -f 12:12 0xc0000080 # If set (1), SVME is enabled.



                    Secure Virtual Machine Enable (SVME) Bit. Bit 12, read/write. Enables the SVM extensions.
                    When this bit is zero, the SVM instructions cause #UD exceptions. EFER.SVME defaults to a reset
                    value of zero. The effect of turning off EFER.SVME while a guest is running is undefined; therefore,
                    the VMM should always prevent guests from writing EFER. SVM extensions can be disabled by
                    setting VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE.




                    To check if it is disabled for session check VM_CR.SVME_DISABLE(2) pp 57, 504 (105, 552 in PDF)



                    Execute command:



                    rdmsr -f 4:4 0xc0010114 # If set (1), it is disabled.


                    as in: you would have to enable in BIOS.




                    SVMDIS — Bit 4. When this bit is set, writes to EFER treat the SVME bit as MBZ. When this bit is
                    clear, EFER.SVME can be written normally. This bit does not prevent CPUID from reporting that
                    SVM is available. Setting SVMDIS while EFER.SVME is 1 generates a #GP fault, regardless of
                    the current state of VM_CR.LOCK. This bit is not affected by SKINIT. It is cleared by INIT when
                    LOCK is cleared to 0; otherwise, it is not affected.




                    (2)AMD64 Architecture Programmer’s Manual, Volume 2: System Programming.





                    KVM



                    If KVM modules are loaded you'll need to remove them by:



                    sudo modprobe -r kvm_intel
                    sudo modprobe -r kvm_amd


                    for Intel and AMD respectively as they clash with Virtual Box. Ref.





                    Enabling



                    For your specific model I guess @Anthon has said plenty.



                    As he mention, by using UEFI you most likely would have to reinstall your host system. Other risks by upgrading BIOS is a lot of things where a few
                    could be:




                    • New BIOS could trigger latent bugs in hardware.

                    • The flash of BIOS could crash due to software corruption etc.

                    • One could have downloaded wrong BIOS (for a different model).

                    • Computer could crash, loose power in the mids of flash. (AKA freak accident).

                    • N^x unknown factors could play in.

                    • etc.


                    If flash crashes it could render your PC completely unbootable and a fix could
                    prove to be hard. (You can't i.e. boot and fix BIOS.)



                    You should have a backup of current BIOS and a USB rescue stick.



                    Search the web, e.g. look at this. Check if your model has "built-in BIOS recovery routine" as mentioned in last post on that page. (As you can see
                    even that can give trouble).



                    And yes, again as mentioned by Anthon. If you do not have any other PC easily
                    accessible for web-search in case of failure, it is far from recommended.





                    If you are willing to hack, risk unknown repercussions etc. you can try to use
                    a "unofficial BIOS version". This thread at BOIS-Mods have both
                    software and a general discussion. Would read entire thread thoroughly and
                    ask if any questions.



                    Depending on your level of interest, time, and knowledge you could also try
                    to hack this on your own ;)



                    SVM enable







                    share|improve this answer














                    share|improve this answer



                    share|improve this answer








                    edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:36









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                    answered May 2 '13 at 7:44









                    RuniumRunium

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                    • so, run the command grep -wo "^flagss*:.*(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo not found nothing, So definitely not possible, right @Sukminder. But if I try to do the hack the way that @Anthon says, What is the worst that can happen?.

                      – Cristian Chaparro A.
                      May 3 '13 at 1:42











                    • @CristianChaparroA.: Ah. no, extremely sorry. Forgot to update the grep line. Was meaning to update it. From the output you posted you have svm. Else I have updated the answer with some more bla bla. ;)

                      – Runium
                      May 3 '13 at 5:32



















                    • so, run the command grep -wo "^flagss*:.*(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo not found nothing, So definitely not possible, right @Sukminder. But if I try to do the hack the way that @Anthon says, What is the worst that can happen?.

                      – Cristian Chaparro A.
                      May 3 '13 at 1:42











                    • @CristianChaparroA.: Ah. no, extremely sorry. Forgot to update the grep line. Was meaning to update it. From the output you posted you have svm. Else I have updated the answer with some more bla bla. ;)

                      – Runium
                      May 3 '13 at 5:32

















                    so, run the command grep -wo "^flagss*:.*(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo not found nothing, So definitely not possible, right @Sukminder. But if I try to do the hack the way that @Anthon says, What is the worst that can happen?.

                    – Cristian Chaparro A.
                    May 3 '13 at 1:42





                    so, run the command grep -wo "^flagss*:.*(vmx|svm)" /proc/cpuinfo not found nothing, So definitely not possible, right @Sukminder. But if I try to do the hack the way that @Anthon says, What is the worst that can happen?.

                    – Cristian Chaparro A.
                    May 3 '13 at 1:42













                    @CristianChaparroA.: Ah. no, extremely sorry. Forgot to update the grep line. Was meaning to update it. From the output you posted you have svm. Else I have updated the answer with some more bla bla. ;)

                    – Runium
                    May 3 '13 at 5:32





                    @CristianChaparroA.: Ah. no, extremely sorry. Forgot to update the grep line. Was meaning to update it. From the output you posted you have svm. Else I have updated the answer with some more bla bla. ;)

                    – Runium
                    May 3 '13 at 5:32


















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