The Sims 3

[OpenJacob]

Running Windows XP as guest and Ubuntu as host.
I am using a graphics card that should work but is not on the supported list for the game and need to know if I can some how emulate a supported card in Virtualbox. The game simply will not work unless the card is recognized.

[Sasquatch]

Did you read the VirtualBox FAQ yet? And the User Manual? Then you know why you get those messages.

[OpenJacob]

Can you be more specific? Can VB emulate the proper hardware to run The Sims 3? If not I will go back to QEMU.

[Sasquatch]

If you know the hardware specs and read the manual, you know the answer: probably. Your Host has to be able to provide OpenGL acceleration, and you have to have 3D enabled in the VM settings. Then install the GA in safe mode. All explained dozens of times here on the forum and explained in the documentation.

[OpenJacob]

If you know the hardware specs and read the manual, you know the answer: probably. Your Host has to be able to provide OpenGL acceleration, and you have to have 3D enabled in the VM settings. Then install the GA in safe mode. All explained dozens of times here on the forum and explained in the documentation.

My card supports all that but it is not a NVIDIA GeForce, ATI Radeon or a Intel GMA. My off brand card works fine but the game thinks that the card is unknown. I tried using 3D Analyze on Wine but no go, so my hope was that Virtualbox could emulate an equivalent card to the one I use but with a name the game would recognize.

[Sasquatch]

If the game is poorly coded, it checks for specific card brands like the ones you mention. If that's the case, VB nor Oracle can do anything about it. Blame EA for creating bad games.

[OpenJacob]

If the game is poorly coded, it checks for specific card brands like the ones you mention. If that's the case, VB nor Oracle can do anything about it. Blame EA for creating bad games.

Well that sucks, I guess I will need a new card if I'm going to play this game.

Post closed.

[Sasquatch]

Why would you need a new card? Doesn't your Host's card suffice? If you really want to play the game, either try it through Wine, or create a dual boot with Windows.