[gnome-boxes] help: Add steps to enable virtualization on a system
- From: Felipe Borges <felipeborges src gnome org>
- To: commits-list gnome org
- Cc:
- Subject: [gnome-boxes] help: Add steps to enable virtualization on a system
- Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2019 16:24:26 +0000 (UTC)
commit 8fb57db1e93d7c361072faabe7d3e0f689324cb8
Author: MetalDent <priyapandya274 gmail com>
Date: Sun Mar 24 12:45:47 2019 +0000
help: Add steps to enable virtualization on a system
Fixes #40
help/C/virtualization.page | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
---
diff --git a/help/C/virtualization.page b/help/C/virtualization.page
index 1fa19465..9f197f78 100644
--- a/help/C/virtualization.page
+++ b/help/C/virtualization.page
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@
<years>2014</years>
</credit>
+ <credit type="author copyright">
+ <name>Priya Pandya</name>
+ <email>priyapandya274 gmail com</email>
+ <years>2019</years>
+ </credit>
+
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Check the resources available to <app>Boxes</app>.</desc>
@@ -22,6 +28,19 @@
hardware extensions, and that they have been enabled in the system BIOS, run
the following in a terminal window:</p>
<p><cmd>gnome-boxes --checks</cmd></p>
- <p>If necessary, switch on the extensions <link
href="http://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/Fedora/18/html/Virtualization_Administration_Guide/sect-Virtualization-Troubleshooting-Enabling_Intel_VT_and_AMD_V_virtualization_hardware_extensions_in_BIOS.html">in
the BIOS setup</link></p>
-</page>
+
+ <p>To enable Virtualization on your system:</p>
+ <steps>
+ <item><p>Reboot the system and open the <gui>BIOS</gui> menu</p></item>
+ <item><p>Select <gui>Restore Defaults</gui> option and then <gui>Save and Exit</gui></p></item>
+ <item><p>Reboot and again open <gui>BIOS</gui></p></item>
+ <item><p>Open the <gui>Processor</gui> submenu in the <gui>Chipset, Advanced CPU
Configuration</gui> or <gui>Northbridge</gui></p></item>
+ <item><p>Enable <gui>Intel Virtualization Technology</gui> (also known as Intel VT) or
<gui>AMD-V</gui> depending on the brand of the processor. The virtualization extensions may be labeled
<gui>Virtualization Extensions, Vanderpool</gui> or various other names depending on the OEM and system
BIOS</p></item>
+ <item><p><gui>Save and Exit</gui></p></item>
+ <item><p>Reboot and run: <cmd>cat /proc/cpuinfo | grep vmx svm</cmd></p></item>
+
+ </steps>
+ <p>If there is some output then the virtualization extensions are now enabled. If there is no output your
system may not have the virtualization extensions or the correct BIOS setting enabled</p>
+
+</page>
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