> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 11:39:45 +0200 > From: jon.ingason@xxxxxxxxx > To: test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: ERROR: could not insert 'kvm_amd': Operation not supported > > I installed Fedora 21 Beta TC3 (used netinstall for server) on HP DC5850 > with virtualiation software (KVM). The processor is "AMD Athlon(tm) Dual > Core Processor 5200B" and virtualiation is enabled in BIOS. > > The problem is that the kernel does not start module kvm_amd as it > should. From /proc/cpuinfo I get: > > egrep '(vmx|svm)' --color=always /proc/cpuinfo > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov > pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp > lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good nopl extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy > svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch lbrv > -------------------^^^ > flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov > pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 ht syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt rdtscp > lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good nopl extd_apicid pni cx16 lahf_lm cmp_legacy > svm extapic cr8_legacy 3dnowprefetch lbrv > -------------------^^^ > > Which show that flag svm is enabled in the CPU. > > This seems to be an old bugg repported in bub "978608 - Cannot load > kvm_amd module - (says disabled by bios), but svm exposed by the > hardware/enabled in bios" [1] from 2013 in kernel 3.8.x an even 3.10. It > was closed 2013-11-27 11:03:27 EST, Should I make a new or open the old > one since the problem is still there? > > [1] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=978608 > > -- > Regards > > Jon Ingason I'd go ahead and reopen and set the version to 21; that said, does it work with older kernels? John. -- test mailing list test@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/test
