Description of problem: The kvm module loads, but kvm-intel doesn't, and /dev/kvm isn't created. This makes life difficult for virt-manager and friends. # /sbin/modprobe kvm-intel FATAL: Error inserting kvm_intel (/lib/modules/2.6.23.8-63.fc8/kernel/drivers/kvm/kvm-intel.ko): Operation not supported # less /proc/cpuinfo processor : 0 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 1600.000 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 0 cpu cores : 2 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips : 4790.67 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: processor : 1 vendor_id : GenuineIntel cpu family : 6 model : 15 model name : Intel(R) Core(TM)2 CPU 6600 @ 2.40GHz stepping : 6 cpu MHz : 1600.000 cache size : 4096 KB physical id : 0 siblings : 2 core id : 1 cpu cores : 2 fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 10 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe syscall nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts rep_good pni monitor ds_cpl vmx est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm bogomips : 4787.76 clflush size : 64 cache_alignment : 64 address sizes : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual power management: Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.23.8-63 How reproducible: Everytime Steps to Reproduce: 1. 2. 3. Actual results: Expected results: Additional info:
Yeah, ok, I am an idjut. The contents of /proc/cpuinfo led me to believe HVM was enabled in the bios, but it wasn't. Sorry for the noise, closing.