On Fri, Jan 30, 2009 at 8:43 AM, Tom <uebersh...@googlemail.com> wrote: >>Are there any flags in /proc/cpuinfo that show this? The processors is >>a 4 year old AMD64. Likely or not? > > Check your bios. If your CPU+board support it, there will be an option > to enable-disable it. > A 4year old AMD64, something like athlon3000+ ? (which is what I've got) > probably won't have it. > > But I'm not sure that you'll need it. I don't use vmware for > virtualisation, I've messed with virtualbox which works ok and is very > easy to setup, but prefer qemu.Both perform ok, even without 'hardware > virtualisation' features. > > I guess you'll just have to go by trial and error, especially when > you're depending on using stuff like hardware-dongles. > > Tom > >
So far I don't see anything obvious in BIOS. I don't see the flag that Paul thought was the right one although the flag 'vme' is interesting if for no other reason than it's close to the right initials:. m...@lightning ~ $ cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep flags flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush mmx fxsr sse sse2 syscall nx mmxext fxsr_opt lm 3dnowext 3dnow rep_good pni lahf_lm m...@lightning ~ $ The hardware dongle thing isn't a big deal. I don't use the program much anymore. If it's not supported it's no big deal, but I'll certainly check it out. I think the issue with it is you have to install some special driver software to make it work and I'm assuming that's not supported at all in virtualization, unless possibly I make my own Windows image that has it installed or something like that. Again, no big deal. The motherboard is an Asus A8N-E. http://usa.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=15&l3=171&l4=0&model=455&modelmenu=1 The motherboard supports a dual core processor but it's a 939 socket. I can't find one of those listed on NewEgg so it might not be possible to upgrade the just the processor anymore. The Athlon 64 X2 processors aren't very expensive anymore. The highest price was $89. I probably paid $250-$300 4 years ago. I love technology! (I used to work for AMD) Last, for now - is it the server or the workstation I need to emerge? (Or both?) I need to go read about what they do. Where does my XP image come from? Do I install Windows myself, like we did on the old Win4Lin product? Thanks much, Mark
