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Are there any virtualization solutions that work on a VIA C3 processor?

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Mar 15, 2026678 views
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I love my VIA C3 (Nehemiah) based server, but as far as I can tell it's very hard to find a virtualization solution that works on this processor, since it doesn't support the same instruction sets as Intel/AMD processors of the time. Are there any options at all?

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Apparently Virtualbox can. From Virtualbox tips : Q: Does Virtualbox require CPU with virtualization capabilities ? A: NO. Virtualbox can even run on VIA C3 processors (on 486 linux kernel for instance).

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