Virtualbox access to graphics card

[Lucio M Nicolosi]

On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 10:01 PM, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 05/09/2012 07:25 PM, Wade Smart wrote:
>>
>> I have a duel dvi nvidia graphics card Im using with ubuntu 10.04.
>> I have virtualbox installed with WinXP. I have a program that needs
>> access to this video card. In XP Device Manager it says Video Controller
>> is not installed. When I run the card install cd, it says, "The VGA
>> detected
>> seems not XFX's product. Please go to nvidia.com to get the driver for the
>> other NVIDIA VGA."
>>
>> Im not even sure I can do what Im trying to do.
>
>
> To get it running in XP or Linux?? There is a difference between the
> drivers. Just use jockey for Ubuntu to install it, then use nvidia-setup to
> adjust the configuration file (/etc/X11/xorg.conf)
> that it will create for you. Easy peasy.
>
> Then use whatever nvidia supplies you for your XP side.
>
> The reason for not using a .run file directly from nVidia is that their
> installer uses different locations of it's libraries than Ubunto uses.
> Jockey will do the skull sweat for you, for Ubuntu. Jockey will be named
> "Additional Drivers" on your menu list. :) Ric
>

Windows XP running inside VirtualBox over Linux will not access by
default the actual Video Controler, but the VirtualBox Graphics
adaptor, a virtual device.

Perhaps you could check in VirtualBox documents if there's any option
for an  alternative configuration.

L.


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