Can't install nvidia driver on VirtualBox guest win2k

[hbaird]

I have the nvidia 121.21 file for XP and Win2K. I have the driver running on this box on a dual boot win2k install. works fine. The same file on my guest win2k VirtualBox install says no driver available for my current hardware setup. My video card has the 8400 GS chip set. It is currently running 3D on This Fedora 12 install. Is the problem the VirtualBox will not allow the 3D driver to be installed. The installation had a comment about no 3D when it started. I also have not been able to get control of a USB port Device I need. There any way to have Virtual and 3D video drivers with a USB port?

[Dies]

You don't install the drivers for your actual hardware inside of a virtual machine, you install the drivers provided with the virtual machine.

With the machine running, click on the Devices menu and select to install the "Guest Additions".

[Hlingler]

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[hbaird]

I did, it looked like it was done. I allowed a reboot. The 3D acceleration is still disabled. And program that needs it still will not run. The VB Guest Additions software is installed on my harddrive, I checked the3d Directx box before the install. I tried to extract only the drivers per the manual with no success I found a readme on the virtual CD and followed it. It added a lot of dll's and other software in a place of it's own choosing, not where I told it to go. Still no 3D.

[Hlingler]

As I understand your situation: Host OS is Fedora 12 (32-bit or 64-bit ?), Guest VM is WinXP, correct ? Is VBox service installed and running correctly on Host ? Post:
su
service vboxdrv status

You should see:

~]# service vboxdrv status
VirtualBox kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt and vboxnetadp) are loaded.

And/or:
su
lsmod | grep -i box

You should see:

~]# /sbin/lsmod | grep -i box
vboxnetadp             72552  0
vboxnetflt             78216  0
vboxdrv               108840  1 vboxnetflt

What version of VBox on Host, and where did you obtain & how installed (RPM or what) ?

The VB Guest Additions software is installed on my harddrive

The VBox Guest Additions are to be installed on the Guest VM while it is running inside VBox virtual space. On Guest VM: what exactly happened when you followed the tutorial to install Guest Additions ?

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[hbaird]

host is Fedora 12 Guest is win2k

root@me me]# service vboxdrv status
VirtualBox kernel modules (vboxdrv, vboxnetflt and vboxnetadp) are loaded.
[root@me me]#

vboxnetadp 6992 0
vboxnetflt 13352 0
vboxdrv 141920 3 vboxnetadp,vboxnetflt
Sun VB 3.4.1 r57640
From Sun direct RPM
I did install while running the guest win2k virtual OS.
First WElcome Screen
second License agreement I agreed
third Destination folder I took the default
forth Choose components I checked 3D support Install
Fifth a series of installs
sixth a Digital signiture not found for Virtual box graphic adapter screen I selected use it
more installs
seventh next digital signiture not found this for mice and pointer I selected it.
more installs untill complete screen with a reboot.
thank you for this help,
Harold

[Hlingler]

At this point, I can't imagine what's going wrong. I would tend to place the blame on Win2k, and leave it at that.

This post will bump your thread. Maybe someone else has ideas.

Good Luck,
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