Right, lack of firmware support for VT-x is probably the most common problem
people have.

Features need to be turned on (in MSR's), sometimes microcode needs to be
updated [doesn't strictly need to happen from firmware] ...

Peace.
Andrew

On 7/17/06, David Brain <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Not from first hand experience, but on even the current dual core
range apparently has the VMX extensions necessary to run unmodified
guest OSs.

There have been various reports for a while on the Xen mailing lists
about people getting Windows (XP) running, although the virtualization
support also has to exist in the BIOS in order for it to work.

David.

On 7/17/06, Jason Tower <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> intel has apparently released its latest line of cpus (dual double core
2
> dynamic duo or some other brilliant marketing name).  the interesting
part
> is these supposedly include the xen-friendly virtulization bits, such
that a
> guest OS no longer has to be xen aware.  can anyone speak from
first-hand
> experience how well it works?
>
> jason
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