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After I installed Android studio 2.2.3 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS this problem bugs me for hours:

Error message

I've checked the bios and it shows that vt-x is supported but I receive 

me@pc:~$ kvm-ok 
INFO: /dev/kvm does not exist
HINT:   sudo modprobe kvm_intel
INFO: For more detailed results, you should run this as root
HINT:   sudo /usr/sbin/kvm-ok

in my terminal. I have also installed kvm follwing this tutorial and I can see:

me@pc:~$ egrep -c '(vmx|svm)' /proc/cpuinfo
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me@pc:~$ virsh -c qemu:///system list
 Id    Name                           State
----------------------------------------------------

But emulator still refused to load. 

me@pc:~$ uname -a
Linux pc 3.13.0-98-generic #145-Ubuntu SMP Sat Oct 8 20:13:07 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

I get this error on the studio's console:

Error while waiting for device: Could not start AVD

I'm really ran out of ideas. I appreciate your help.

UPDATE:

root@pc:/home/me# sudo /usr/sbin/kvm-ok
INFO: /dev/kvm does not exist
HINT:   sudo modprobe kvm_intel
INFO: Your CPU supports KVM extensions
INFO: KVM (vmx) is disabled by your BIOS
HINT: Enter your BIOS setup and enable Virtualization Technology (VT),
      and then hard poweroff/poweron your system
KVM acceleration can NOT be used
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I had the same problem: couldn't run AVD (Nougat x86_64 image). How I solved: just enabled Intel Virtualization Technology in BIOS (at BIOS Features section for my Gigabyte motherboard).

See also this post.

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The error you get when you try the command kvm-ok gives you two other commands which may resolve your problem :

  1. sudo modprobe kvm-intel(with intel CPU, replace, with -amd for AMD ones) or sudo modprobe kvm : this will load the kvm virtualisation module into the kernel, allowing VM to run properly.

  2. running sudo /usr/sbin/kvm-ok : will run it as root.

The first one is the most likely to work, so try it first, and then run the second one.

EDIT :

I just noticed in your answer that you said your BIOS supported it, but not that it was enabled... It's probably just a misunderstanding from me, but check anyway...

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    I get this at 1: modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'kvm_intel': Operation not supported
    – Karlom
    Dec 21, 2016 at 18:47
  • Yes, please refer to update for the output.
    – Karlom
    Dec 21, 2016 at 18:48
  • Oh, my fault : it's kvm-intel and not kvm_intel :/ (By the way, there's a documentation page about it here
    – cocosushi
    Dec 21, 2016 at 18:49
  • Interestingly , sudo modprobe kvm-intel also results in modprobe: ERROR: could not insert 'kvm_intel': Operation not supported
    – Karlom
    Dec 21, 2016 at 18:53
  • @Karlom yes, probably. Try re-runing kvm-ok
    – cocosushi
    Dec 21, 2016 at 18:55
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  1. sudo apt-get install qemu-kvm libvirt-bin ubuntu-vm-builder bridge-utils

  2. sudo adduser id -un libvirtd

  3. sudo adduser id -un kvm

Then log out and back in again, and check that it is working by running:

virsh -c qemu:///system list

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  • read the description carefully. I did all these from the tutorial that I've mentioned.
    – Karlom
    Dec 21, 2016 at 18:37
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    -un is a invalid option..
    – Siddharth
    Jun 14, 2018 at 11:50

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