virtualbox-org-svn-vbox-trunk
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virtualbox-org-svn-vbox-trunk
- VirtualBox 7.0 Released – Full VM Encryption Support, New Direct3D Acceleration
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Quickemu: Quickly create and run optimised Win-10,11/macOS/Linux on Linux
So my understanding – if you run VirtualBox on macOS, and you choose macOS as Guest OS type when creating your VM, it automatically turns GetKeyFromRealSMC on. That means you are using option (2) by default. You can always switch to option (1) instead if you want to, but if you are virtualising macOS-on-macOS, there is little reason to.
From reading the VirtualBox source code [0] – it also automatically enables GetKeyFromRealSMC if it detects Apple hardware, even if the host OS isn't macOS. So, if you install Windows on your Mac, and then create a macOS VM in VirtualBox, it will automatically select option (2) as well. (I think, they actually include the code to talk to the Apple SMC in their Windows and Linux kernel drivers too.)
(Note I haven't actually tried doing this myself, this is just what I gather from the source.)
[0] https://github.com/mdaniel/virtualbox-org-svn-vbox-trunk/blo...
- PopcornTime + Virtual Machine, works?
softgpu
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Virtualbox ndis protection error
Also check softgpu: https://github.com/JHRobotics/softgpu Check the section for VirualBox install.
- SoftGPU: SW and HW accelerated driver for Windows 9x Virtual Machines
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[Linux Host] No microphone input on Windows 98 guest
There are none, but you may want to install something like this if you want better video / resolutions. - https://github.com/JHRobotics/softgpu
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Is VirtualBox still really bad with Windows 9x?
Now you have two solutions: either use VMware and get responsive graphics and sound almost out of the box (once again, no 3d) or go with Virtual Box and the experimental Softgpu. For sound, you will have to change the sound card to an AC97 and fetch the drivers for it.
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Having issues getting windows 98 to function properly
there are no guest additions for Win 9x (you don't really need them) you can sue SoftGPU if you need 3D but you need to pay attention to the instructions. https://github.com/JHRobotics/softgpu
What are some alternatives?
VBoxHardenedLoader - VirtualBox VM detection mitigation loader
qemu-3dfx - MESA GL/3Dfx Glide pass-through for QEMU
quickemu - Quickly create and run optimised Windows, macOS and Linux desktop virtual machines.
pcem - PCem
kvm-guest-drivers-windows - Windows paravirtualized drivers for QEMU\KVM
homebrew-qemu-virgl - A homebrew tap for qemu with support for 3d accelerated guests
patcher9x - Patch for Windows 9x to fix CPU issues
cbsd - Yet one more wrapper around jail, bhyve, QEMU and XEN
r8125-esxi - Realtek RTL8125 driver for ESXi 6.7
QEMU - Official QEMU mirror. Please see https://www.qemu.org/contribute/ for how to submit changes to QEMU. Pull Requests are ignored. Please only use release tarballs from the QEMU website.
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