Hello Everyone

I am running the Virtualbox software on my MAC OS LION. On the VirtualBox, I am running the Ubuntu 12.04. I am trying to boot three nodes using KVM on the Ubuntu 12.04.

When I try to boot a node, I get the below reply and it takes a long time to boot even the first node and finally it hangs.


root@harsha: /home/harsha/Downloads# Kvm -m 512 -net nic,macaddr=00:00:00:00:cc:10 -net tap,script=/etc/ovs-ifup,downscript=/etc/ovs-ifdown -cdrom /home/harsha/Downloads/ubuntu-12.04-desktop-amd64.iso
Could not access KVM Kernel Module: No such file or directory
failed to initialize KVM: No such file or directory
Back to tcg accelerator.

Do I need to enable the virtualization on my MAC OS LION (which I guess is enabled by default) OR on the virtual box which is running Ubuntu 12.04.....Can I get some inputs on this please.

Why do you want to run a virtualization inside a virtualization? Running three VirtualBox machines isn’t an option?

Nevertheless, the error message looks like some files are missing in your Ubuntu installation.

Reuti's post makes me wonder if one can even run XEN in virtualbox. I don't know that answer just wanted to know.

You cannot run KVM in a virtual machine. The kernel mod uses the intel or amd virtualization technology which needs to be enabled in the BIOS. Do a fresh install on a newer machine. Xeon, i3, i5, i7 all support it, unsure on amd models.

the error says KVM kmod is not loaded. It cannot load without access to VT/AMD-V, or an emulation thereof