Hi,
After recently reading (on this list) about how OpenBSD runs under
Virtualbox, I thought I would take it for a test drive on my laptop so I
can work in OpenBSD while away on business & don't have access to the
Internet.
My laptop is a Dell Latitude E6500 with a Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU
(P8600). I have enabled the Virtualization support in the bios.
The host system is Windows XP.
When I start VirtualBox, I get a dialogue box that says:
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VT-x/AMD-V hardware acceleration has been enabled, but is not
operational. Certain guests (e.g. OS/2 and QNX) require this feature.
Please ensure that you have enabled VT-x/AMD-V properly in the BIOS of
your host computer.
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When I got this message, I disabled the "Enable VT-x/AMD-V" in the
settings of the VM for OpenBSD, but I still get that message. It's a bit
confusing.
I am trying to install OpenBSD-current (downloaded January 6, 2013). It
will get various distances into installing before I get an error. I've
even got as far as defining the partitions and the format starting, but
it either gives an "Illegal Instruction", or a kernel panic.
The Intel website indicates it supports VT-x
(http://ark.intel.com/products/35569?wapkw=core+2+duo+p8400)
Any suggestions/tricks, or am I just out of luck with this combination
of hardware/guest OS/OpenBSD?
Thanks,
Steve
