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jsjenkins168
Jan 25, 2016Follower
Update RN516 BIOS to support VT-x for Virtualbox
I have VirtualBox + phpVirtualBox up and running on my RN516 (running OS 6.4.1) but am unable to launch any 64 bit VMs due to VT-x not being enabled in the BIOS (VERR_VMX_MSR_ALL_VMX_DISABLED error). Is there a place where I can find newer versions of the BIOS, or possibly a way to simply enable VT-x? I am comfortable doing any necessary shell commands or config changes to make this happen. Thanks!
Here are the contents of my bios_ver.log:
:::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/product_sku :::::::::::::: RN516 :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/product_name :::::::::::::: ReadyNAS 516 :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid :::::::::::::: 0097272A-D21D-B211-8000-4494FC6E0C04 :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/board_name :::::::::::::: ReadyNAS 516 :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/board_asset_tag :::::::::::::: To be filled by O.E.M. :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_serial :::::::::::::: To Be Filled By O.E.M. :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/product_version :::::::::::::: 06/06/2013 ReadyNAS-516 V1.0 :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_vendor :::::::::::::: NETGEAR :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/modalias :::::::::::::: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd06/06/2013:svnNETGEAR:pnReadyNAS516:pvr06/06/2013ReadyNAS-516V1.0:rvnNETGEAR:rnReadyNAS516:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnNETGEAR:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_version :::::::::::::: To Be Filled By O.E.M. :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/bios_date :::::::::::::: 06/06/2013 :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/bios_version :::::::::::::: 4.6.5 :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial :::::::::::::: 3C82360L00ED4 :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor :::::::::::::: NETGEAR :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/bios_vendor :::::::::::::: American Megatrends Inc. :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/board_serial :::::::::::::: To be filled by O.E.M. :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/uevent :::::::::::::: MODALIAS=dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvr4.6.5:bd06/06/2013:svnNETGEAR:pnReadyNAS516:pvr06/06/2013ReadyNAS-516V1.0:rvnNETGEAR:rnReadyNAS516:rvrTobefilledbyO.E.M.:cvnNETGEAR:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_asset_tag :::::::::::::: To Be Filled By O.E.M. :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_type :::::::::::::: 3 :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/board_vendor :::::::::::::: NETGEAR :::::::::::::: /sys/class/dmi/id/board_version :::::::::::::: To be filled by O.E.M.
The latest BIOS has been installed and VT-x is now enabled and working fine.
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- mdgm-ntgrNETGEAR Employee Retired
It is not safe to go into the BIOS and change BIOS settings so please do not try that. VT-x support is enabled in RN516 BIOS versions dated 07/03/2013 or newer.
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- mdgm-ntgrNETGEAR Employee Retired
The latest BIOS has been installed and VT-x is now enabled and working fine.
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