I tried that when I first reported the bug. The files still loaded despite being blacklisted.
That was my original annoyance. I should have just been able to stop KVM ever loading, but couldn't Sent from my iPhone On 12 May 2010, at 01:20, Christophe Besson <christophe.bes...@grenet.org > wrote: > (not tested) > If you want to use VirtualBox as your default VT solution and if you > don't want to uninstall kvm, try to not load the kvm modules at > startup by adding a new file in /etc/modprobe.d/kvm-blacklist, > containing these directives: > blacklist kvm > blacklist kvm_intel > > That should work after the next reboot. After that, in case you need > to > run KVM just for one time, you need to load the kvm modules thanks to > "modprobe kvm && modprobe kvm_intel" before lauching your KVM machine. > > What is the best behavior for the installation of the package in order > to have VBox running out of the box? I don't know. For example, exim > is > removed when you install postfix (Conflicts: mail-transport-agent), > but > we can maybe imagine a thing like an update-alternative machanism (?) > > -- > VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292588 > You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber > of a duplicate bug. > > Status in “qemu-kvm” package in Ubuntu: New > Status in “virtualbox-ose” package in Ubuntu: Triaged > > Bug description: > Binary package hint: virtualbox-ose > > When starting virtualmachine, VirtualBox will complain now: > > "Failed to start the virtual machine XYZ > > VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode. Please disable the KVM > kernel extension, recompile your kernel and reboot. > VBox status code: -4011 (VERR_VMX_IN_VMX_ROOT_MODE). > > Result Code: > NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005) > Component: > Console > Interface: > IConsole {e3c6d4a1-a935-47ca-b16d-f9e9c496e53e}" > > This worked with 8.04 LTS ubuntu, so how can I install kernel that > will work with new virtualbox on 8.10? > > # lsb_release -rd > Description: Ubuntu 8.10 > Release: 8.10 > # apt-cache policy virtualbox-ose > virtualbox-ose: > Asennettu: 2.0.4-dfsg-0ubuntu1 > Ehdokas: 2.0.4-dfsg-0ubuntu1 > Versiotaulukko: > *** 2.0.4-dfsg-0ubuntu1 0 > 500 http://fi.archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/universe Packages > 100 /var/lib/dpkg/status > > To unsubscribe from this bug, go to: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/+bug/292588/+subscribe -- VirtualBox can't operate in VMX root mode. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/292588 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs