Virtualbox forces 32-bit OS?

[gurutech]

I imaged a physical Win8 64-bit OS into a VMDX file and am trying to get it to boot under Virtualbox, which is installed on a 64-bit CPU, but it (Win8) won't load because it says that it's running on a 32-bit processor, or that the App-V (virtualization hardware) is not present.

I posted this over on a Win8 forum as well, hoping someone from here or there would be able to help.

I'd like to avoid a dual boot situation if possible.

Thanks in advance!

Info for host O/S?

[gurutech]

Centos 6.3, Virtualbox 4.1.8 with extension pack, Intel Pentium D processor with 4gb RAM and a 500gb hard drive.

Originally Posted by gurutech

Centos 6.3, Virtualbox 4.1.8 with extension pack, Intel Pentium D processor with 4gb RAM and a 500gb hard drive.

Still not enough info

1. Centos 6.3, what arch
2. Virtualbox 4.1.8, what arch

[gurutech]

64-bit for both.

[Smoking Tux]

You have to enable VT-x in your BIOS. However, this feature isn't available for all Pentium D processors..

[gurutech]

Originally Posted by Smoking Tux

You have to enable VT-x in your BIOS. However, this feature isn't available for all Pentium D processors..

That's what I was worried about... any idea if I can upgrade the CPU without having to replace the motherboard?

[Smoking Tux]

Take a look at your motherboards manual. It should provide some information which CPU models are supportet.

[vallimar]

The Intel Pentium D 8xx series lacks the Virtualization support.
However, you can do a direct replacement with a 9xx series Pentium D.
Those have some early Virtualization support. VMWare and Virtualbox both
require hardware acceleration in order to run 64bit guests

[gurutech]

I have a 945 series Pentium-D, but I don't see anything in the BIOS relating to VT-x or AMD-V. Maybe I have an early CPU and would need to upgrade it.

The one I have is a 3.2ghz, so it sounds like it's pretty recent, but must be one of the early ones. Model # of the PC is a Lenovo (IBM) 8808-8NU. I just upgraded the BIOS on it as well, the date is 12/08.

Am I correct in assuming these CPU's are "Socket 755", or "Socket 745"? I can do a search and see about upgrading that to see if it would work. Hope I can return it if it doesn't.

I do have a tablet PC that's around 2010 that I could try the VB on to see if that works. At least I would be able to get my data back... lol

[marko]

Some manufacturers use VT-X capable processors but defeat VT-X in the bios. I have a Sony Vaio like that, the Penryn processor in it would be able to do VT-X (the hardware is there and "vmx" shows in the cpu flag list in /proc/cpuinfo ) but Sony put in a brain dead Bios that forces VT off. They made a decision that this particular model is for consumer use and consumers don't need virtualization

[Smoking Tux]

but I don't see anything in the BIOS relating to VT-x or AMD-V

As far as I know the Pentium D 945 doesn't support VT.

Am I correct in assuming these CPU's are "Socket 755", or "Socket 745"?

Nope, 775.

As described here I would say there are 2 possibilities: either buy an Core 2 Duo E6300 or E6400 or live without VT.

[vallimar]

Originally Posted by gurutech

I have a 945 series Pentium-D, but I don't see anything in the BIOS relating to VT-x or AMD-V. Maybe I have an early CPU and would need to upgrade it.

Seems I was wrong and they introduced some later 9xx cpu's through a die shrink that lack the vt-x support. The 945 is one of them. The 940, 950, 960 from the older (and higher TDP) release support vt-x. Otherwise as said, check the specs on your motherboard and see if you can upgrade to a core2duo that supports vt-x.