ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on

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ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on

Post by beanwl »

I'm new here but I'm trying to get Mac OS 10 to run on my VirtualBox 3.2.4 running Ubuntu 10.4

I get the following error:
ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on your system. Certain guests (e.g. OS/2 and QNX) require this feature and will fail to boot without it.

LOG is attached

Thanks for the help,

beanwl
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Re: ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on

Post by fixedwheel »

ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on your system. ... LOG is attached
sorry that is true: you can recheck with http://ark.intel.com/VTList.aspx#41878 that Pentium T2390 doesn't support VT-x
I'm new here but I'm trying to get Mac OS 10 to run on my VirtualBox 3.2.4 running Ubuntu 10.4
AFAIK Applemac guest on non-Apple hardware is not supported anyway
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Re: ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on

Post by Sasquatch »

Mac OS Guest is supported on all means on Mac hardware, so it doesn't matter if you have Linux as Host on your Mac, Windows through Bootcamp or use the native Mac OSX. However, in order to get it working, you do need VT-x. Without it, you're not going anywhere.
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Re: ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on

Post by fixedwheel »

Sasquatch wrote:Mac OS Guest is supported on all means on Mac hardware, so it doesn't matter if you have Linux as Host on your Mac, ....
i have seen a japanese Satellite in the log ;)
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Re: ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on

Post by ebonweaver »

This error comes up despite having the ability enabled, but only for a Mac guest, not a windows guest. It would seem to be a bug related to setting up a Mac guest, of which I'm seeing many thus far.
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Re: ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available on

Post by OmegaX »

ebonweaver wrote:This error comes up despite having the ability enabled, but only for a Mac guest, not a windows guest. It would seem to be a bug related to setting up a Mac guest, of which I'm seeing many thus far.
Truly having the VT-x/AMD-V enabled is relying on a few things:

1. The CPU you're using actually supports hardware virtualization.
2. Hardware virtualization is enabled in your bios.
3. Lastly that it's enabled in your vbox configuration.

if you're missing the first 1 you're completely out of luck, the second one is dependent on your motherboard and bios revision, third will generally be set in vbox already.

If you're on an older Intel mac and getting that message then you'll need to get an EFI firmware update for it to enable VT-x here: http://support.apple.com/kb/TS2744
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Re: ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available

Post by Potices »

I have a problem like this. Can anybody help me or tell me if there was any solution on this?
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Re: ERROR: VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration is not available

Post by noteirak »

I find it hard to believe you have a problem that is just like the one that was brought up about 3 years ago, especially with no information at all from your side.
Please open your own topic and read Minimum information needed for assistance.

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