VirtualBox 4.1.10 XP Guest No Audio Device (AC97)

[justinrpg]

I did a brand new install of Windows XP Professional as a guest with the AC97 sound card set, when I run the newly installed XP there is no sound and no audio device.

[Perryg]

Post the guests log file (as an attachment) please.

[stefan.becker]

Is it nlited or a something else crappy install media?

[justinrpg]

here are the logs...

[stefan.becker]

Is it nlited or a something else crappy install media?

[mpack]

The log appears normal - same as my own XP VMs, which all have working AC'97 sound. Have you checked for muted sound inside the guest?

[justinrpg]

I cannot do that because it says there is no device at all

[justinrpg]

and also in device manager it says the drivers are not installed and the add new hardware wizard cannot find drivers

[Perryg]

@Justin,

From the hosts terminal/command window type VBoxManage showvminfo <VM Name> --details and post here. Replace <VM Name> with the actual name of the VM. Use " " if the name has a space in it.

Note if the host is Windows you need to be in the directory that has VBoxManage.exe for the command to work.

[justinrpg]

here is the info... I pasted it into notepad...

[Perryg]

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Audio:           enabled (Driver: DSOUND, Controller: AC97)

According to this you have it set properly as far as VirtualBox is concerned. So it has to be an issue with the guest. If you open the device manager and have it scan for changes, does it show a new device? If not look in the audio section and see if there is any drivers loaded. (see screen shot) Is this a full retail package of Windows XP or something that you downloaded off the Internet?

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[justinrpg]

I don't have an option to scan for hardware changes


the screenshot is what I have...

[mpack]

Run Control Panel, Add Hardware, let it scan for new hardware. A kosher XP setup should have native support for AC97 audio.

[justinrpg]

it said it could not find a driver. I have never had this problem until 4.1.10...

[mpack]

Well, the log shows that the VM is working, so I guess you had better contact Microsoft for tech support.