cannot install FreeBSD 12.0 Xen 4.12.1 on Intel Core i7 CPU 930

Stefan Parvu sparvu at kronometrix.org
Wed Oct 16 10:09:54 UTC 2019


thank you guys for tips.

> Are you sure it's VT-d and not VT-x what you have enabled in the BIOS?

Yes, I think the ASUS BIOS had listed VT-d. But will double check tonight. But it might be 
that the CPU does not support VT-d. Thats very true. Hmmm. Is there any point even to
update the CPU on this system, would it even support some new CPU models ? 

> Linux dom0 would likely be in PV mode (note the missing H), which
> doesn't require an iommu. OTOH FreeBSD only supports PVH dom0, which
> does require an iommu.

Right. It could be tat I was using PV mode (paravirtualisation) mode, without HVM
extensions which PVH uses. Right ? Thats I cant say. It was some time back. 

Stefan


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