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jsjenkins168
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Jan 25, 2016
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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:

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/sys/class/dmi/id/product_sku
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RN516
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/sys/class/dmi/id/product_name
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ReadyNAS 516
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/sys/class/dmi/id/product_uuid
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0097272A-D21D-B211-8000-4494FC6E0C04
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/sys/class/dmi/id/board_name
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ReadyNAS 516
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/sys/class/dmi/id/board_asset_tag
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To be filled by O.E.M.
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/sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_serial
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To Be Filled By O.E.M.
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/sys/class/dmi/id/product_version
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06/06/2013 ReadyNAS-516 V1.0
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/sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_vendor
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NETGEAR
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/sys/class/dmi/id/modalias
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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.:
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/sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_version
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To Be Filled By O.E.M.
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/sys/class/dmi/id/bios_date
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06/06/2013
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/sys/class/dmi/id/bios_version
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4.6.5
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/sys/class/dmi/id/product_serial
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3C82360L00ED4
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/sys/class/dmi/id/sys_vendor
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NETGEAR
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/sys/class/dmi/id/bios_vendor
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American Megatrends Inc.
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/sys/class/dmi/id/board_serial
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To be filled by O.E.M.
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/sys/class/dmi/id/uevent
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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.:
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/sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_asset_tag
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To Be Filled By O.E.M.
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/sys/class/dmi/id/chassis_type
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3
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/sys/class/dmi/id/board_vendor
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NETGEAR
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/sys/class/dmi/id/board_version
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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-ntgr's avatar
    mdgm-ntgr
    NETGEAR 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-ntgr's avatar
      mdgm-ntgr
      NETGEAR Employee Retired

      The latest BIOS has been installed and VT-x is now enabled and working fine.

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