How to Check VirtIO Drivers Status on a Linux VM in Hyperion

Written By Sebastian Sime (Draft Writer)

Updated at February 20th, 2026

Table of Contents

Method #1 – Check Kernel Messages Method #2 – List Loaded VirtIO Modules Method #3 – Verify Disk Controller Driver Method #4 – Verify Boot-Time Drivers

→ Applies to: Hyperion 9.x and above

VirtIO drivers can be verified using one of the following methods.

Step 1. Connect to the VM via SSH as root (replace <your_ip_address_or_hostname> with the VM ip/hostname)

ssh root@<your_ip_address_or_hostname>

Step 2. Become Super User

sudo su

Method #1 – Check Kernel Messages

Check VirtIO drivers status

dmesg | grep -i virtio

List active VirtIO modules

lsmod | grep virtio

EXAMPLE OUTPUT

virtio_scsi
virtio_blk
virtio_net
virtio_pci
virtio_ring

Check Disk Controller

lspci -k | grep -A3 -i virtio

EXAMPLE OUTPUT

Virtio SCSI
Kernel driver in use: virtio-pci

Verify Boot Drivers for Rocky/RHEL

lsinitrd | grep virtio

Verify Boot Drivers for Ubuntu or Debian

lsinitramfs /boot/initrd.img-$(uname -r) | grep virtio