On Wed, 15 Nov 2006, Joachim Backes wrote:
> Hi,
>
> did somebody try to install FC6/x86_64 as guest OS in a Fc6/x86_64 host?
> Vmware says this is possible, but I have no success: trying all types of 64bit
> Linux's as guest are rejected by vmware-server:
>
> 64-bit guest operating systems are not supported by this host and will
> not run
>
> What to do?
>
It sounds like your CPU doesn't have the virtualization extensions (not
all 64 bit processors do - only specific CPU models). Without them, 64-bit
guests simply won't work. If you want to run 64-bit guests, you will need
to get a CPU with the virtualization extensions.
--
Benjamin Franz
"It is moronic to predict without first establishing an error rate
for a prediction and keeping track of one’s past record of accuracy."
-- Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Fooled By Randomness
