11.3 installation through Xen

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I am trying to install a 11.3 virtual machine through Xen on a 11.3 installation. I am trying to install from the opensuse DVD.
I get to this point, setting up everything (I can only do paravirtualization)
http://thumbnails14.imagebam.com/11457/26da43114562673.jpg](http://www.imagebam.com/image/26da43114562673)

Then the DVD spins for a little while and after that I am returned this error message “device 0 vif could not be connected opensuse…”
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I tried a bunch of different settings in the previous screen and I always end up with this error
I googled around and it seem to be a problem in different distros but I could not spot a solution at all :frowning:
Any ideas?
Thank you in advance for any suggestion!

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That is weird. It states the domain is not running…

What is the result of this command (in root) :

xm list
3

Thanks for your reply. Yes it is weird because i first started Domain-0, which is displayed as running while I try to install the VM

Here is the output of xm list:


ssgt-gonzo:/home/rossana # xm list
Name                                        ID   Mem VCPUs      State   Time(s)
Domain-0                                     0  2394     2     r-----    109.2
ssgt-gonzo:/home/rossana #
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Ok, the dom0 is created. Now, you have to create the vm guests, the domU. And it is on the vm guest that you’ll install the OS.

So, with virt-manager, create first the vm.

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That is what I am trying to do, in fact it goes all the way to installing, a pop up says “installing” while the DVD spins, but then I am always returned that error.
But two friends of mine suggested that the reason is that my processor does not support virtualization. In fact, when I type
egrep ‘vmx|svm’ /proc/cpuinfo
I get absolutely nothing as an output.

6

Is it that old? Make sure this feature is enabled in BIOS setup!

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I have 2 computers and a laptop where I am trying to do this and I get the same issue from all of them.
My newest processor is a T3400 on a laptop I bought 1.5 years ago.

In the BIOS, the entry that says virtualization is in gray: it is disabled and cannot be enabled.

This is my processor:

rossana@ssgt-gonzo:~> cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 15
model name      : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  T3400  @ 2.16GHz
stepping        : 13
cpu MHz         : 1000.000
cache size      : 1024 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 2
core id         : 0
cpu cores       : 2
apicid          : 0
initial apicid  : 0
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 10
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm
bogomips        : 4322.20
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

processor       : 1
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 15
model name      : Intel(R) Pentium(R) Dual  CPU  T3400  @ 2.16GHz
stepping        : 13
cpu MHz         : 1000.000
cache size      : 1024 KB
physical id     : 0
siblings        : 2
core id         : 1
cpu cores       : 2
apicid          : 1
initial apicid  : 1
fdiv_bug        : no
hlt_bug         : no
f00f_bug        : no
coma_bug        : no
fpu             : yes
fpu_exception   : yes
cpuid level     : 10
wp              : yes
flags           : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss ht tm pbe nx lm constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts aperfmperf pni dtes64 monitor ds_cpl est tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr pdcm lahf_lm
bogomips        : 4322.28
clflush size    : 64
cache_alignment : 64
address sizes   : 36 bits physical, 48 bits virtual
power management:

rossana@ssgt-gonzo:~>
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You’re right. That processor doesn’t support VT-x: Intel® Pentium® Processor T3400 (1M Cache, 2.16 GHz, 667 MHz FSB) Socket Pwith SPEC Code(s)SLB3P

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hwinfo --cpu | grep --color -e vmx -e svm
  • vmx is for Intel processors (INTEL-VT)
  • svm is for AMD processors (AMD-V)
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[/li]Oh I see, I was wondering about that indeed. Many thanks for the explanation!