Date: Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:48:44 -0600 From: Tim Daneliuk <tundra@tundraware.com> To: freebsd-virtualization@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FBSD 8.0 And VirtualBox 3.1 Message-ID: <4B2C4D1C.8000707@tundraware.com> In-Reply-To: <71884493a925c9959242935b6db83e80.squirrel@pop2.pknet.net> References: <4B2BB633.8080302@tundraware.com> <71884493a925c9959242935b6db83e80.squirrel@pop2.pknet.net>
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On 12/18/2009 8:16 PM, Peter wrote: >> I have a machine running Win/XP Pro SP3 hosting VirtualBox 3.1. >> >> The hardware happily boots the Ubuntu amd64 CDROM natively and FreeBSD 8.0 >> also boots fine - well ... up to the point where it has to ID the hard >> drive, but that's another story. >> >> IOW, the hardware is 64-bit capable (It is an Intel mobo w/a Pentium-D >> 940 w/EMT64 option). >> >> HOWEVER, when I run VirtualBox and try to install the 64 bit version >> of FreeBSD in a VM, it get a "CPU doesn't support long mode" error >> during the FreeBSD virtual booting process. FreeBSD 8.0 i386 works >> fine. >> >> 'Anyone run across this before and/or have a fix? >> >> TIA, > > > Do you have VT-x/AMD-v enabled? [in the BIOS and VBox for this VM] > > > > ]Peter[ > > Yup, but I wonder ... I'm running XP as the host which is 32-bit even though the hardware is 64-bit capabale. Could this be limiting what VirtualBox can deliver? -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tim Daneliuk tundra@tundraware.com PGP Key: http://www.tundraware.com/PGP/
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