Am Montag, 20. April 2009 16:21:52 schrieb Frank Mehnert:
> Michael,
>
> On Monday 20 April 2009, Michael Schwartzkopff wrote:
> > I have a intel machine (Linux) that tells me:
> > # uname -p
> > x86_64
> >
> > So I did download the 64 bit verison
> > (http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/2.2.0/VirtualBox-2.2.0-45846-
> > Linux_amd64.run) and installed it. No problem so far.
> >
> > When I want to install a 64bit guest from CD image VirtualBox keeps
> > telling me: "This is a 32 bit machine. You cannot install a 64 bit
> > guest."
>
> not VirtualBox is telling you this but the guest. For 64-bit support
> you have to enable VT-x/AMD-V. As of VirtualBox 2.2.0 this is done
> automatically for new VMs. And you should select a 64-bit VM type,
> for instance 'Linux / Ubuntu 64-Bit'. Note that 64-bit types are
> only available if your host supports VT-x/AMD-V.
>
> Iff this is true, then I assume that VT-x/AMD-V was not enabled
> properly for the VM for some reason. You should hover over the small
> circuit with a 'V' in it. The tooltip should show you if VT-x/AMD-V
> is enabled or not for that VM. Check the VM settings and check the
> VBox.log file. Search for 'HWACCM:  ...' entries. Most probably the
> BIOS of your machine did not properly enable that hardware mode.

Thanks for your fast reply.

It seems that my processor does not support hardware virtualization. no vmx or 
svm feature in /proc/cpu. virtualbox show this feature beeing checked I have 
no chance to disable this feature since the field is greyed out. Consequently 
virtualbox does not offer me 64 guests in the selection of OSs and I encounter 
the above described problem.

Thanks for the help again.

>
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Frank

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