AMD virtualisation error - 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 FA706QM laptop Ryzen™ 7 5800H Mobile Processor

[TestLink]

I have a 2021 ASUS TUF Gaming A17 FA706QM AMD Ryzen laptop with Processor :AMD Ryzen™ 7 5800H Mobile Processor (8-core/16-thread, 20MB cache, up to 4.4 GHz max boost).

BIOS Version 314

I am getting the error that my processor is lacking features like IOMMU/VT-d/AMD-Vi, Interrupt Remapping (see attached pic). I have enabled SVM in the BIOS. Also I have enabled AMD-V/RVI in VMware work station processor config.

There is no IOMMU option in the BIOS. Any custom BIOS tweaking utility to enable this?

Does VMware support AMD virtualisation?

Any workaround for getting this issue fixed?

 

[ClubMan]

Isn't your issue here with Qubes OS and its hardware/virtualisation requirements rather than with VMWare?
Have you checked the relevant Qubes OS forums for relevant info?

Documentation

www.qubes-os.org

Is your hardware compatible?

Hardware compatibility list (HCL)

Qubes is a security-oriented, free and open-source operating system for personal computers that allows you to securely compartmentalize your digital life.

www.qubes-os.org

Have you tried it on other virtualisation platforms such as VirtualBox, VirtualPC, QEMU etc. in case the behaviour there is any different?

 

[TestLink]

I would try Hyper-V and VirtualBox and update the thread.

 

[Páid]

See here - https://www.qubes-os.org/doc/system-requirements/#important-notes

• Installing Qubes in a virtual machine is not recommended, as it uses its own bare-metal hypervisor (Xen).[/quote]

I'm not familiar with Qubes OS but I think you should be installing it directly on compatible hardware (e.g. in a partition) and not in VMWare. Once installed it uses virtualisation to host your qubes.

 

[TestLink]

Ys, you are right. I was able to install it directly whonix within qubes. The issue was with vmware sharing the same resources with multiple virtual machines.