After loading the module I was able to start my guest: $ sudo modprobe kvm_intel
The main question is why this did not occur automatically after rebooting (after I upgraded to the -proposed version of qemu-kvm)? Note that everything worked very well on 11.10. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1057024 Title: kvm kernel module always loaded, without setting /dev/kvm permissions To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/qemu-kvm/+bug/1057024/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs