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diff --git a/system/virtualbox/README b/system/virtualbox/README index 283c5faba6f71..f8a9c427e89ac 100644 --- a/system/virtualbox/README +++ b/system/virtualbox/README @@ -17,8 +17,13 @@ require gsoap as optional dependency. If you want to build the java bindings, pass JAVA=yes to the script. This will require jdk as optional dependency. +On x86_64, this by default builds without software virtualization. This +means you need hardware virtualization in order to run 32bit guests on +64bit hosts. To enable software virtualization, pass +SOFTWARE_VIRTUALIZATION=yes to the script. Note that this will require +a compiler that can generate 32bit code, and thus will not build on a +stock x86_64 system. This switch has no effect on x86 systems. + If you want to attach VirtualBox to a VDE network you will need vde2. See README.SLACKWARE for some setup notes. - -NOTE: This will not build on a stock x86_64 system. |