From ab8888e2b8960bb2bd1f7598689471ab599c40e7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: James Blair Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:45:14 +1300 Subject: [PATCH] Added notes for wsl2 setup on specific hardware. Co-authored-by: shawngerrard --- windows-setup.org | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/windows-setup.org b/windows-setup.org index c6bf28c..6f006ed 100644 --- a/windows-setup.org +++ b/windows-setup.org @@ -30,6 +30,14 @@ dism.exe /online /enable-feature /featurename:Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux Once the wsl feature is enabled it is recommended to update the linux kernel package for wsl2. +*Note:* Before proceeding with the installation of WSL 2, you will need to have CPU virtualisation enabled on your machine. Depending on your CPU architecture this may involve updating your bios settings: + + - For AMD CPUs, you will look for a feature called: "AMD (AMD Secure Virtual Machine, AMD SVM)" + + - For Intel CPUs, you will look for a feature called: "Intel (Intel Virtualization Technology, Intel VT-x)" + +Finally, for AMD CPUs you may need to update [[https://www.reddit.com/r/AMDHelp/comments/d4l462/enabling_svm_on_laptop_leads_to_black_boot_screen/][UMA Framebuffer size]] to auto. + #+NAME: Update the linux kernel #+BEGIN_SRC shell # Download the update