Graphics Card Passthrough?

Discussions about using Mac OS X guests (on Apple hardware) in VirtualBox.
Post Reply
HewwoCraziness

Graphics Card Passthrough?

Post by HewwoCraziness »

Hello,

I am trying to run Final Cut Pro X (the trial) under VirtualBox.
However, whenever I launch it, it reports that 'my computer's video card does not meet the minimum system requirements'.
I am running with an Intel HD Graphics 3000, which is one of two minimum video requirements. (See this page: www dot apple dot com/final-cut-pro/specs)
In Mac icon -> About This Mac, the Mac reports "Graphics: Display 4 MB". (See the attachment.)
I have set the VRAM to the max, 128MB; however, the Mac still reports only 4 MB.

Please help!

Thanks,

HewwoCraziness
Attachments
"The Mac reports "Graphics: Display 4 MB.""
"The Mac reports "Graphics: Display 4 MB.""
SysInfo_Display.png (106.65 KiB) Viewed 4368 times
socratis
Site Moderator
Posts: 27329
Joined: 22. Oct 2010, 11:03
Primary OS: Mac OS X other
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Win(*>98), Linux*, OSX>10.5
Location: Greece

Re: Graphics Card Passthrough?

Post by socratis »

Your virtual machine is running on virtual hardware, with the exception of the CPU, and that's not always the case. So, no, you can't see your Intel HD Graphics 3000 on your VM. Nor your graphics RAM.

And for completion, the GPU pass-through is only available (as an experimental feature) only on Linux hosts and after a lot of trial and (a lot more) error.
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
If you obfuscate any information requested, I will obfuscate my response. These are virtual UUIDs, not real ones.
HewwoCraziness

Re: Graphics Card Passthrough?

Post by HewwoCraziness »

Thank you. Do you know if there is any way to configure how Mac recognizes a graphics card? (This probably isn't the place for that; just asking.)
socratis
Site Moderator
Posts: 27329
Joined: 22. Oct 2010, 11:03
Primary OS: Mac OS X other
VBox Version: PUEL
Guest OSses: Win(*>98), Linux*, OSX>10.5
Location: Greece

Re: Graphics Card Passthrough?

Post by socratis »

It depends. What's your Mac model? Exactly.
Do NOT send me Personal Messages (PMs) for troubleshooting, they are simply deleted.
Do NOT reply with the "QUOTE" button, please use the "POST REPLY", at the bottom of the form.
If you obfuscate any information requested, I will obfuscate my response. These are virtual UUIDs, not real ones.
Post Reply