linux-kernel - RE: open /dev/kvm: No such file or directory

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Date:	Thu, 28 Dec 2006 05:29:35 -0800
From:	"Dor Laor" <dor.laor@...ranet.com>
To:	"Jeff Chua" <jeff.chua.linux@...il.com>,
	"lkml" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: open /dev/kvm: No such file or directory



>On linux-26..20-rc2, "modprobe kvm-intel" loaded the module
>successful, but running qemu returns a error ...
>
>/usr/local/kvm/bin/qemu -hda vdisk.img -cdrom cd.iso -boot d -m 128
>open /dev/kvm: No such file or directory
>Could not initialize KVM, will disable KVM support

Are you sure the kvm_intel & kvm modules are loaded?
Maybe you're bios does not support virtualization.
Please check your dmesg.

>
>/dev/kvm does not exist.... should I create this before running qemu?
>If so, what's the parameters to "mknod"?

It's a dynamic misc device, you don't need to create it.

>
>
>Thanks,
>Jeff.
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