Index: kvm-78/qemu/vl.c =================================================================== --- kvm-78.orig/qemu/vl.c +++ kvm-78/qemu/vl.c @@ -10057,7 +10057,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) if (kvm_enabled()) { if (kvm_qemu_init() < 0) { extern int kvm_allowed; - fprintf(stderr, "Could not initialize KVM, will disable KVM support\n"); + fprintf(stderr, "Could not initialize KVM. Do you have kvm-amd or kvm-intel modprobe'd?\nIf you want to use CPU emulation, start with -no-kvm.\n"); + exit(1); #ifdef NO_CPU_EMULATION fprintf(stderr, "Compiled with --disable-cpu-emulation, exiting.\n"); exit(1);