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My apologies, I've found several topics regarding the same subject. On the moment of creation I hadn't find any (yet).

I run Ubuntu 8.10 and have tried XP SP1 as guest for my first go. Everything worked fine, including networking and shared folders.

For my second go I decided to attempt Windows 7 as guest. No installation issues whatsoever.
However, when I tried to figure out why my internet didn't work out-of-the-box I found out that it doesn't have drivers for several things:
- Ethernet Controller
- Multimedia Audio Controller
- Base System Device (what is this?)

Is this something Virtualbox can fix? It seems to me this is Windows 7 related and since networking doesn't work I can't rely on any automatic updates or similar things. Also, to get the drivers there (if they are similar to Vista, which I don't know) I'd need to install XP to a VM and attach a second VDI file and store the drivers there. Then detach the VDI and re-attach it to the Windows 7 VM.

I recall having the same problem when trying Vista, which I desperately attempted when 7 failed. I can't imagine this being windows' fault since XP worked without a sweat, I really hope it's my fault and that someone can figure out why it's not working.


I hope I've provided enough info, all help is appreciated. If this is fixable it'll give a green light to permanent Ubuntu usage (from Vista), declaring independence.

For the network adapter you need to select the Intel PRO/1000 MT Desktop.
For your audio you need to select the AC97 sound card and then (you should be on line first) download the realtek drivers from realtek.com
Then you will need to tell Win 7 to update. It may say that you have the latest updates but tell it to search anyway.
I think the base system will fix itself once you have done the rest.

Thanks for your reply.

I can't choose an Intel network card, only the PCnet ones (2).

That must have something to do with the OSE version that you have installed.
Mine has (5) selections to choose from.
Have you considered replacing the OSE with the full PUEL from VirtualBox?

You will of course need to uninstall the OSE version before you install the PUEL but your settings should be there when you do. You might want to locate the files before hand though just to be safe.
You might be able to get the drivers for the PCnet ones but then you would still need to be able to get them into Windows 7, if Windows 7 supports them that is.

Thanks for the tip to try out a different edition of VB.

I found out I had a wrong entry in my profile. I was running the PUEL version (instead of the OSE).
It came with those 2 options. I'm a bit confused now, you are running the PUEL as well but you have more options to choose from...

I'm starting from reinstalling the PUEL, just to be sure.

I've put this problem on hold.

Somehow I've screwed up my virtualbox installation. Reinstalling didn't work properly (with OSE and PUEL), but I think it was a common issue.
Fixing that first, if the problem persists I will dig this thread up agian.

Thanks for your time =].

I wanted to let you know,
it works.

Thanks a lot!

I managed to install the PUEL version from Sun, it had 5 devices to choose from. Now I have an out-of-the-box working Windows 7 inside Ubuntu.

Very good sentiao!