No virtualization on HP t630 available, why?

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SunboX

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Hi,

I installed Proxmox (latest) on a HP t630 (bare metal). But when I try to setup a VM (Home Assistant), I'm getting an exception "TASK ERROR: KVM virtualisation configured, but not available. Either disable in VM configuration ...". The BIOS is up-to-date (v1.17). I also checked that the Virtualization is Active in the BIOS (enabled).

If I run lsmod I'm getting this:

Code: 
root@pve:~# lsmod | grep kvm
kvm                  1372160  0
irqbypass              12288  1 kvm
root@pve:~#

I re-Installed Proxmox again ... but same behavior. What could be wrong?

greetings,
André
 
Hi,

SunboX said:
Virtualization is Active in the BIOS (enabled).
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depending on the firmware, there can be multiple options related to virtualization, so it might need something else.

SunboX said:
on a HP t630
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Seeing as this is a thin client, it might have some shoddy BIOS/firmware.

You can post the kernel log (dmesg -H) if you want, maybe there are some more clues/errors there. (Best to attach it as a file, as it might get quite long).
 
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cheiss said:
Hi,


depending on the firmware, there can be multiple options related to virtualization, so it might need something else.


Seeing as this is a thin client, it might have some shoddy BIOS/firmware.

You can post the kernel log (dmesg -H) if you want, maybe there are some more clues/errors there. (Best to attach it as a file, as it might get quite long).
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Hi,

first, thanks for your help! I can't see any more virtualization related config in the BIOS menu. ALso no overclocking stuff.

Please find the dmesg output attached.

greetings,
André
 

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... I can see

[ +0.030981] kvm_amd: NX (Execute Disable) not supported

in the dmesg log. What does this mean?

greetings,
André
 
Have you tried turning off in the VM options KVM Hardware Virtualization ?
Your probably going to get shoddy performance, but its worth testing to see if error goes away.
 
Yes, I guess that will work. But the machine should be capable of hardware virtualization. So I would rather like to find the root cause of the issue than work around it. :)

greetings,
André
 
I'd start by updating the BIOS. Check the version you have then go here, I believe there is a BIOS release from May 12, 2024, ver. 00.01.17 Rev.A

You may find there some other drivers/utilities you may require. (I haven't checked).
 
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Hey guys, i am working on the same thing. Even the last Bios 1.17 but cant paththrough the Radeon r7e. Virtualization is activated. Data Execution Prevention isnt visible. Is there an advanced setting-bios? Try F10+A (advanced), f9->Strg+F1->f10 but cant open ayn addional menus.
 
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