Opened 16 years ago
Closed 16 years ago
#2198 closed defect (fixed)
Error in UG sec 1.2 -> fixed in 2.0.2
| Reported by: | Terry Ellison | Owned by: | |
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| Component: | documentation | Version: | VirtualBox 2.0.0 |
| Keywords: | 64-bit | Cc: | |
| Guest type: | other | Host type: | other |
Description
UG Section 1.2 states "if you want to run 64-bit guest operating systems (a feature added with VirtualBox 2.0), since all 64-bit CPUs ship with hardware virtualization anyway." This is not correct. Some low end 64-bit chips (e.g. the Celeron E1200) and many older 64bit CPUs do not support VT-x. Also the motherboard BIOS must enable VT-x/AMD-V for it to be recognised.
As a result we're getting forum members who have read this and therefore assume that they can use 64bit guests because they have a 64bit chip.
Change History (5)
comment:1 by , 16 years ago
comment:3 by , 16 years ago
This actually has already (internally) been corrected to 'nearly all'. I'll rephrase that sentence a bit.
comment:4 by , 16 years ago
| Summary: | Error in UG sec 1.2 → Error in UG sec 1.2 -> fixed in 2.0.2 |
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comment:5 by , 16 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | new → closed |


Thanks, you're right about the observation. I'll correct it.