Could not get direct access to the host parallel port
Posted: 6. Dec 2018, 19:01
I am looking for some help with the parallell device on my VM. I have added a PCIe Parallell card the host because it does not have Parallel on the motherboard. I had to install the drivers for this card as windows did not install it automatally. Once installed I made sure that it was set to LPT1 in the device manager and I added the parallel device to my VM using the following commands
VBoxManage modifyvm "VMName" --lptmode1 "LPT1:"
VBoxManage modifyvm "VMName" --lpt1 0x378 7
I get the following message when I try to start my VM. ( I have tried running as administrator and it is the same result)
Guest OS: MS-DOS 6.2
VirtualBox 5.2.18 r124319 (Qt5.6.2)
P.S. The guest will not have a network connection so adding a printer over the network isnrt really an option.
Any help would be greatly appreciated
VBoxManage modifyvm "VMName" --lptmode1 "LPT1:"
VBoxManage modifyvm "VMName" --lpt1 0x378 7
I get the following message when I try to start my VM. ( I have tried running as administrator and it is the same result)
Host OS: Windows 7 x64HostParallel#0: Could not get direct access to the host parallel port!! (rc=VERR_INTERNAL_ERROR_3) (VERR_INTERNAL_ERROR_3).
Parallel device 0 cannot attach to host driver (VERR_INTERNAL_ERROR_3).
Result Code: E_FAIL (0x80004005)
Component: ConsoleWrap
Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}
Guest OS: MS-DOS 6.2
VirtualBox 5.2.18 r124319 (Qt5.6.2)
P.S. The guest will not have a network connection so adding a printer over the network isnrt really an option.
Any help would be greatly appreciated