Hi
I have got a new Thinkpad-T420S with Windows 7 and I am trying to run Ubuntu by VmwarePlayer.
My VmwarePlayer version is 5.0.1 build-894247
At first I tried to install Ubuntu-64 bit version, but it did not work, it gives some message as follows :
"Binary translation is incompatible with long mode on this platform. Disabling long mode. Without long mode support, the virtual machine will not be able to run 64-bit code."
Then as follows :
"This virtual machine is configured for 64-bit guest operating systems. However, 64-bit operation is not possible.
This host supports Intel VT-x, but Intel VT-x is disabled.
Intel VT-x might be disabled if it has been disabled in the BIOS/firmware settings or the host has not been power-cycled since changing this setting.
(1) Verify that the BIOS/firmware settings enable Intel VT-x and disable 'trusted execution.'
(2) Power-cycle the host if either of these BIOS/firmware settings have been changed.
(3) Power-cycle the host if you have not done so since installing VMware Player.
(4) Update the host's BIOS/firmware to the latest version."
I did some google, and it seems 64 bit Ubuntu not working as "Hardware-assisted Virtualization" is not enabled for my computer... I can enable it by changing BIOS setup, but I did not do that.. Instead I tried Ubuntu-32 bit version. And this worked.
So now Ubuntu (32 bit) is working fine, I also installed VmWare Tools, reboot the whole computer... However , now I am facing problem as Unity mode not working and giving following messages