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I get this message while trying to install Ubuntu 12.04 as a guest in VirutalBox 4.1.18, on an Ubuntu 10.04 host. 

This kernel requires the following feature not present on the CPU: pae

Some host specs:

  • The host's kernel is: Linux 2.6.32-41-generic-pae GNU/Linux
  • lscpu (host): Architecture: i686, CPU op-mode(s): 32-bit, 64-bit
  • grep --color=always -i PAE /proc/cpuinfo   does show pae in its output.

The 12.04 iso used is: ubuntu-12.04.0-desktop-i386.iso

As a comparison/check, I downloaded and installed Linux Mint 13 Cinnamon to the same host on the exact same VM (I just changed the .iso image). It worked fine. Its iso is: linuxmint-13-cinnamon-dvd-32bit.iso

It seems (to me) that I have pae.. what is going on here?

Update: I had assumed that Linux Mint also required pae (being Ubuntu based), but I've just run;   grep --color=always -i PAE /proc/cpuinfo   in the Mint VM.   It showed no output.   So it seems the issue may lie with VirtualBox.   If that is the case, how can I get Virtualbox into pae mode?

Tim
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Peter.O
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    Ubuntu 12.04 comes with a [pae kernel as default](http://askubuntu.com/a/19390/3940). This may be different with Mint. – Takkat Jul 14 '12 at 18:39

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On VirtualBox Manager, open your virtual machine configuration then select System on the left side and open the Processor tab. Be sure that Enable PAE/NX is checked.

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For commandline

VBoxManage modifyvm <VM_name> --pae on
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