Comments on: 3D Acceleration in VirtualBox Guests

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By: Abiola

Abiola — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 08:26:46 +0000

Virtually every pc came with windows. By running linux with VB windows guest, u are not pirating, u are using d same windows u paid for. Windows offer me nothing than security risks and bondage. It dictates to u.

By: goarilla

goarilla — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 08:34:15 +0000

This post describes some things that Windows provides that Ubuntu doesn’t. What does Ubuntu provide that Windows doesn’t?

the GNU userland !

By: ArtInvent

ArtInvent — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:09:59 +0000

Not baked yet. I have 3D accel running on VB, which I’ve used on Ubuntu host/XP guest for years. Some things work, some don’t. In particular, can’t get Google Sketchup to run worth a dang with HW accel. Whereas it runs pretty well on Wine.

I’ve often noticed that when VB introduces a new feature it doesn’t really work quite right until the next rev. or two. This happened with USB 2.0, multi-processor, etc etc. But yeah, a really well done 3D accel would be pretty awesome.

By: Darrel Johnston

Darrel Johnston — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:19:47 +0000

Disappointed said, “Seems like a better idea would be to run Windows for your main OS, to benefit from its stability and reliability”…

HUH??

By: iGadget

iGadget — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:03:51 +0000

So what would be interesting is to repeat this test with a more powerfull graphics adapter, e.g. a recent nVidia card. I wonder how well a game like Half-Life 2 (or, if we’re going to push this to it’s limits – COD Modern Warfare 2?!) would run using WineD3D in VirtualBox.

Anyone care to test this?

By: Christopher Tozzi

Christopher Tozzi — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:19:33 +0000

Daniel: right. In fact, there are some screenshots of Max Payne running in VirtualBox at http://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/virtualbox-3-directx.html

Also, to be clear, you install wineD3D in VirtualBox, not in Ubuntu–there’s an option under one of the menus in the guest machine’s window where you can choose to install wineD3D. It will download it and mount it on the virtual CD drive; then you just open up Windows Explorer in the guest machine, navigate to your CD directory and run the wineD3D installer.

By: Daniel Añez Scott

Daniel Añez Scott — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 23:09:55 +0000

so if i wanted to install a directx game (max payne, for example) i’d just install D3D in ubuntu and then install the game on the windows VM and play?

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[...] 3D Acceleration in VirtualBox Guests In any case, 3D applications were certainly usable, even if they didn’t perform flawlessly, in my virtual machines. This is a huge improvement over the past, when using Ubuntu meant saying goodbye to a range of Windows-only applications that require hardware acceleration. [...]

By: jaklumen

jaklumen — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:51:36 +0000

Hmm, it seems like XP (NT5) is the magic quantity for most VB users doing this. However, I don’t have a key for it anymore, and so I tried with 98SE (http://techswrite.wordpress.com/2010/01/20/wrestling-with-virtualbox/ for the long version of the story), which is not officially supported. I got mixed results and wasn’t patient enough for the few times installation was going through.

Ironically, I migrated to Ubuntu and then Linux Mint because I knew my time with XP was limited; losing keys, my installation disc was pressed before any of the Service Packs were released (and so reinstallation is ALWAYS a security risk)– I’m ready for more things to be native, too.

And as far as avoiding software piracy: yes, it was a factor initially, but there are many more reasons why I’ve stayed with the Debian branch of distros.