[ltp] bios upgrade for VT-x support on X60

[Florian Manschwetus]

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Guillermo Juárez wrote:
> I really hope that option is missing in the t60 and x60 just because
> it's a new technology and has not been tested by the guys in Lenovo.
> It would e very welcomed in the future, especially because it's a
> feature already there and that we have paid for.
> 
> 
> On 9/8/06, Chris Zhang <abnamro.chris@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Hi list,
>>
>>
>> I recently bought a X60 with a Duo T2400 CPU that supports Intel
>> Virtualisation Technology. I want to turn it on and after a few days
>> research I was led to believe I also need a BIOS that supports VT-x. I 
>> went
>> to IBM's site and got the latest BIOS 1.10, but there is still no support
>> for VT-x. I heard on T60p model there is an option in bios which lets you
>> turn on and off VT-x, is that true? Has anyone gotten this VT-x to 
>> work with
>> their thinkpads? With this turned on, using Xen, you can run Windows 
>> inside
>> Linux just like VMWare, but for free.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>>
>> Chris
> 
> 
Yes on my t60 there is such an option, but i didn't take a closer look 
because of lag of time.
Is there a short way to test if vt is available?
florian

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