AVX instructions do not work in a virtual machine on a Windows | AMD-V | Aspire E5-553G-1615

Hi,

Issue; AVX instructions do not work in a virtual machine on a Windows 10 based computer that has an AMD CPU. And also can not enable AMD-V.

I have Acer Aspire E5-553G laptop. It has AMD A12-9700P processor. Bios manufacturer Insyde crop (InsydeH2O Bad manufacturer I had ever seen). It could not have hardware level virtualization enabling function. So I cannot be able to run any virtual machine on the VirtualBox. But fortunately, VMware support to power on the virtual machine.

But when I go to power on metasploit2 -linux vmware workstation in vmware it gives this error message "This virtual machine requires avx2 but avx is not present. this virtual machine cannot be power on".

Follow I attached snapshots for your reference.

Please support me to solve this issue.

Thanks,

Zero10TR

Accepted answers

rojocapo

I just downloaded metasploitable-2-linux VM from https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/files/Metasploitable2/.

When VMWare opened the VM, I clicked on "copied it" and it opened fine. Make sure you select copied it and not moved it the first time it runs.

Have you tried running cat/proc/cpuinfo or CPU-Z to see if your virtual processor has AVX enabled?

This sounds like a VMWare issue and not a UEFI/BIOS problem.

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rojocapo

Have you read this?

https://www.bios-mods.com/forum/Thread-Request-Acer-Aspire-E5-553-1786

zero10TR

Thanks, Rojocapo I'll check and let you know.

rojocapo

Can you post CPU-Z screen capture so we can see your CPU features?

zero10TR

As you requested. thanks

MB.PNG

CPU.PNG

rojocapo

Try setting the hardware version of the vm to version 12.

https://communities.vmware.com/thread/541720

zero10TR

I already have version 12

rojocapo

Power off the VM.

Go to menu VM / Manage / Change Hardware Compatibility.

Make sure version 12 is selected. If it is not, convert it to version 12.

zero10TR

It already has,

vm.PNG

rojocapo

What happens if you create an empty VM and try to install Windows, Linux or some other OS from an ISO image? Does it also complain about AVX?

zero10TR

No.. I had install windows 10 and ubuntu. its did not make errors.

zero10TR

No.. I had install windows 10 and ubuntu. its did not make errors.

rojocapo

I just downloaded metasploitable-2-linux VM from https://sourceforge.net/projects/metasploitable/files/Metasploitable2/.

When VMWare opened the VM, I clicked on "copied it" and it opened fine. Make sure you select copied it and not moved it the first time it runs.

Have you tried running cat/proc/cpuinfo or CPU-Z to see if your virtual processor has AVX enabled?

This sounds like a VMWare issue and not a UEFI/BIOS problem.

zero10TR

Thanks your right my bro..it was VMware issue. Thanks

rojocapo

Glad to hear that it worked.

zero10TR

Yes. awesom. cheers..

gabrielsyst

zero10TR said:

Yes. awesom. cheers..

Hi Team
I Have the same issue with my Acer, please can you give me details about the solution of this issue, If the solution was this : where is the setting to select copied on !! in spite of "moved". Or is there another setting to be performed ? thanks in advance for the help, I´m lost whit this issue.

Gabriel

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