På Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:25:46 +1000 "Michael D. Setzer II via users" <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> skrev: > On 19 Dec 2024 at 23:50, Samuel Sieb wrote: > > Date sent: Thu, 19 Dec 2024 23:50:29 -0800 > Subject: Re: VirtualBox no longer working? Loads but > gets error message. > To: users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > From: Samuel Sieb <samuel@xxxxxxxx> > Send reply to: Community support for Fedora users > <users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > On 12/19/24 11:37 PM, Ron Yorston wrote: > > > The 6.12 kernel has changed the way virtualisation modules are > > > loaded. Some discussion, with workarounds, here: > > > > > > https://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/22248 > > > https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/ZwQjUSOle6sWARsr@xxxxxxxxxx/T/ > > > > > > I was able to get VirtualBox to start by unloading the kvm_intel > > > module with the command: > > > > > > rmmod kvm_intel > > > > > > The above links also have a kernel command line fix which I > > > haven't tried. > > > > > > (I only use VirtualBox occasionally, to run a Windows XP VM which > > > I've never managed to get working with KVM. Otherwise I prefer > > > Virtual Machine Manager.) > > > > I've run several XP VMs with no problem. What wasn't working? > > > > I use Virtual Box to to my G4L images with grub4dos, > grub4dos-uefi, syslinux , and memtest images. > > With every kernel before 6.12.x it worked fine, but current 6.12.4 it > failes with error when trying to run any image (all linux). > > VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode. > > Please disable the KVM kernel extension, recompile your kernel > > and reboot. > > (VERR_VMX_IN_VMX_ROOT_MODE). > > Rebooting machine and selecting the 6.11.11 kernel, it would run > everything fine. > > I did also, find the doing the rmmod kvm_intel did also let the > VirtualBox run fine with 6.12.4? > > Machines that I run it on are running Fedora 40. Have 4 other > machines with Fedora 41, but having tested it on those. > > on one machine I removed both kvm and kvm_intel, but on other > just removed the kvm_intel? Both worked. > > Not sure what creates the /sys/modules/kvm and > /sys/modules/kvm_intel? > > Note sure what creates these directories. Tried reinstall kernel, but > the /sys/modules/kvm was not recreated? Just create a VirtualBox.conf file in /etc/modprobe.d/ With this line inside: blacklist kvm-intel and the problem should be fixed > > > > > -- > > _______________________________________________ > > users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Fedora Code of Conduct: > > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List > > Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines > > List Archives: > > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Do not reply to spam, report it: > > https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue > > > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > Michael D. Setzer II - Computer Science Instructor (Retired) > mailto:mikes@xxxxxxxx > mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxxxx > mailto:msetzerii@xxxxxxx > Guam - Where America's Day Begins > G4L Disk Imaging Project maintainer > http://sourceforge.net/projects/g4l/ > +------------------------------------------------------------+ > > > -- _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe send an email to users-leave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
