[TriLUG] xen on the new intel cpus

[Andrew Ball]

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 <dbrain at gmail.com> 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 <jason at cerient.net> 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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