From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Michael Malone Subject: Re: kvm 76 - open /dev/kvm: No such device or address Date: Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:33:05 +1300 Message-ID: <48ED0AF1.8070102@tait.co.nz> References: <48EBE892.5090405@matware.com.ar> <48EBEE03.8090904@tait.co.nz><48EC4A56.4040902@matware.com.ar> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org To: Matias Aguirre Return-path: Received: from gatekeeper.tait.co.nz ([202.37.96.11]:53909 "EHLO gatekeeper.tait.co.nz" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754001AbYJHTdL (ORCPT ); Wed, 8 Oct 2008 15:33:11 -0400 Received: from gatekeeper.tait.co.nz (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by localhost.tait.co.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id C917E467C6 for ; Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:33:08 +1300 (NZDT) Received: from sunstrike.tait.co.nz (sunstrike [172.25.40.92])by gatekeeper.tait.co.nz (Postfix) with ESMTP id C24DF4675Afor ; Thu, 9 Oct 2008 08:33:08 +1300 (NZDT) Received: from conversion-daemon.sunstrike.tait.co.nz by sunstrike.tait.co.nz(Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.1 (built Apr 28 2004))id <0K8F00A01LWW9900@sunstrike.tait.co.nz>(original mail from michael.malone@tait.co.nz) for kvm@vger.kernel.org; Thu,09 Oct 2008 08:33:08 +1300 (NZDT) In-reply-to: <48EC4A56.4040902@matware.com.ar> Sender: kvm-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: It's unlikely that the CPU is broken, but intel has vmx turned off by default, though if that were off, then kvm-intel shouldn't have loaded. Check your (main hardware) bios settings and try again. Matias Aguirre wrote: > > $ groups > audio floppy video cdrom plugdev web kvm > > The user have the kvm group. Can be the CPU broke? > > Michael Malone wrote: >> Also, you might want to make sure that the user you're using to run >> KVM has been added to the kvm group and make sure that your X-session >> has been restarted since this change, or it will not have taken effect. >> >> 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 >>> >>> >>> -- >>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in >>> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> >> >> ======================================================================= >> This email, including any attachments, is only for the intended >> addressee. It is subject to copyright, is confidential and may be >> the subject of legal or other privilege, none of which is waived or >> lost by reason of this transmission. >> If the receiver is not the intended addressee, please accept our >> apologies, notify us by return, delete all copies and perform no >> other act on the email. >> Unfortunately, we cannot warrant that the email has not been >> altered or corrupted during transmission. >> ======================================================================= > ======================================================================= This email, including any attachments, is only for the intended addressee. It is subject to copyright, is confidential and may be the subject of legal or other privilege, none of which is waived or lost by reason of this transmission. If the receiver is not the intended addressee, please accept our apologies, notify us by return, delete all copies and perform no other act on the email. Unfortunately, we cannot warrant that the email has not been altered or corrupted during transmission. =======================================================================