After installing the updates available on December 11, 2022 (Pacific Standard Time), the computer crashes and says:
[0.116630] x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS
[0.116630] x86/cpu: SGX virtualization disabled due to lack of VMX.
Things Tried:
- Restarting the computer
- Reporting a problem to Ubuntu using the Ubuntu bug report program (GUI). They say "Could not determine the package or source package name."
Steps to Reproduce the Problem:
- Download the Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS ISO from www.ubuntu.com.
- Put it on a USB drive using Rufus.
- Plug USB drive into a powered-off ThinkPad.
- Press power button on ThinkPad.
- Immediately mash the Enter key until you can ask the computer to show the Boot Options menu.
- Tell the computer to show the Boot Options menu.
- Tell the computer to boot from the USB drive.
- Press Enter when Ubuntu asks how to boot.
- Wait for the Try Ubuntu/Install Ubuntu screen to appear.
- Click "Try Ubuntu".
- Connect to a WiFi network.
- Press the Windows key on the keyboard.
- Type "update".
- Click the middle search result labeled "Software Updater".
- Click Install Now
- Wait a while.
- Watch the computer show a spinning circle animation.
- Wait up to 15 minutes
To See More Information:
- Between steps 11 and 12, plug in an external display.
- After step 18, you will see text on the laptop's internal display ("[0.116630] x86/cpu: VMX (outside TXT) disabled by BIOS", "[0.116630] x86/cpu: SGX virtualization disabled due to lack of VMX.").
System That Created the USB Drive:
- Windows 10 (Version 21H2)
- Rufus 3.21.1949
USB Drive:
- SanDisk Extreme PRO
- 128 GB
System That Tried To Boot Ubuntu:
- Lenovo ThinkPad P53
