Are there any virtualization solutions that work on a VIA C3 processor?

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I love my VIA C3 (Nehemiah) based server, but as far as I can tell it's very hard to find a virtualization solution that works on this processor, since it doesn't support the same instruction sets as Intel/AMD processors of the time.

Are there any options at all?

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 15 '11 at 13:23

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Apparently Virtualbox can.

From Virtualbox tips :

Q: Does Virtualbox require CPU with virtualization capabilities ?

A: NO. Virtualbox can even run on VIA C3 processors (on 486 linux kernel for instance).

answered Mar 15 '11 at 13:23

harrymc

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score 5 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 13:27

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You should be able to use pretty much any commercially available (desktop) virtualisation (e.g. non-hypervisor) program - Just do not expect anything fast!

Take a look at Virtualbox, Virtual PC, or VMWare Workstation

answered Mar 15 '11 at 13:27

William Hilsum

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score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 15 '11 at 13:24

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You certainly wouldn't be able to use anything that relied on VT-x or AMD-V, but I don't see why something like VirtualBox running inside Linux shouldn't operate.

answered Mar 15 '11 at 13:24

Majenko

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Are there any virtualization solutions that work on a VIA C3 processor?

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