Re: kvm 76 - open /dev/kvm: No such device or address

[Dor Laor <dor.laor@qumranet.com>]

Matias Aguirre wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Im using 2.6.26.5 kernel and slackware-current distribution. I was 
> compiled the latest 76 version of kvm and when i run kvm i return this 
> error:
>
> open /dev/kvm: No such device or address
> Could not initialize KVM, will disable KVM support
>
> The module is already loaded:
>
> # lsmod
> Module                  Size  Used by
> kvm_intel              33984  0
> kvm                   116156  1 kvm_intel
> nvidia               6886800  26
>
> And my CPU have VM support.
>
> # cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vmx
> 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 pni monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est 
> tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
> 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 pni monitor ds_cpl vmx smx est 
> tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr lahf_lm
>
> And the file permission:
>
> # dir /dev/kvm
> crw-rwxr-- 1 root kvm 250, 0 2008-10-07 18:22 /dev/kvm
>
>
> Any help?
>
> Thanks
>
chmod a+wx /dev/kvm will do the trick
Regards, Dor

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