I installed VirtualBox via Software Center. When I try to load a VM, getting an error exactly like this:
After I googled this error, found many different solutions, none of them were helped my situation. Also I removed all packages associated with VirtualBox, then downloaded and installed the latest package which I downloaded from Oracle repositories. Nothing is changed.
Additional Information:
- OS : Ubuntu 12.04 64-bit
- VM : Linux Mint 14 Cinnamon/MATE 64-bit
I created new vdi
disk and tried to start it from .iso
image.
Virtualbox Settings:
- Num of processors : 4
- Memory : 512 MB
- Video Memory : 128 MB
- 3D Acceleration: Enabled
Best Answer
The error message is pretty self explanatory. The VM you are trying to start needs hardware virtualization enabled. See the follwing Q&A on how to do so (provided your CPU is capable of this):
If this does not resolve the issue, the following steps may help: