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

[Florian Manschwetus]

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Guillermo Juárez wrote:
> I did check it installing Xen and watching the boot log.
> 
> By the way, where is exactly the VT option in the bios? Is yours an
> t60p or just a t60?
t60
configuration => cpu => intel virtuali...

florian
> 
> On 9/11/06, Florian Manschwetus <florianmanschwetus@gmx.de> wrote:
>> 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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