[Resolved] Games in WinXP guests

[Slimey]

Howdy, not experienced in forum stuff but here we go. I've been trying to stream lego island 1 and this has lead to so many problems that the only feasible way I can do it is by using a virtual machine. After I got everything set up, I was having issues with the sound in the game. Sound works fine up to the main menu but when I start the game all sound in the virtual machine breaks. There's a constant low hum going but no other sound. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this sort of issue and could help me out. I know my case is a bit specific but if anyone has any ideas I'll be glad to take them! thanks!

[socratis]

Don't get your hopes too high. Games are notorious for requiring a lot of the hardware and they're not working really well in a VM, *if* they work at all...

We need to see a complete VBox.log, from a complete VM run:

• Start the VM from cold-boot (not from a paused or saved state) / Observe problem / Shutdown the VM (force close it if you have to).
• With the VM completely shut down (not paused or saved), right-click on the VM in the VirtualBox Manager and select "Show Log".
• Save only the first "VBox.log", ZIP it and attach it to your response. See the "Upload attachment" tab below the reply form.

[Slimey]

Here you go, followed your instructions

[socratis]

00:00:01.031672 VRamSize <integer> = 0x0000000001200000 (18 874 368, 18 MB)
00:00:01.031668 3DEnabled <integer> = 0x0000000000000000 (0)
00:00:01.805676 GUI: 2D video acceleration is disabled

Your 2D/3D acceleration is not enabled. Shutdown the VM and enable them in the VM settings » Display. You'll also notice that the max VRAM will jump from a max value of 128 to 256 MB after that; max the VRAM as well. Then re-install the Guest Additions (GAs) in the guest. See if that improves the situation...

[Slimey]

Alright sweet! that seemed to get the sound to somewhat work, it glitches out every once in a while but it's still something. My only other question is how I can make the virtualbox louder, for some reason the audio is really quiet and I can't find a way to make it louder, thank you so much for your help so far
(edit) Nevermind I'm an idiot and I figured it out, thanks

[socratis]

Glad you got it going. Marking as [Resolved].