I've an old fax modem (intel537ep) which has got driver support for win 95/98/2000/XP but I've got win7 installed on my computer. I tried to make it work with Virtual Box I've installed winxp with Virtual Box and i also installed the driver but it has got no effect beacause winXP don't see the modem.
How can i solve the problem?
Old hardware installation with Virtual Box
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lexxx
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Re: Old hardware installation with Virtual Box
You can't
USB redirection works only if the proper driver is installed on a host os.
I had same problem with a webcam that works on xp but not on windows 7.
Couldn't get it work.
USB redirection works only if the proper driver is installed on a host os.
I had same problem with a webcam that works on xp but not on windows 7.
Couldn't get it work.
Re: Old hardware installation with Virtual Box
That's make me sad
Thanks for the quick answer
Thanks for the quick answer
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ghr
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Re: Old hardware installation with Virtual Box
Spaceship dont worry (yet) - answer is wrong. You should be able to see the USB device via VirtualBox : Devices > USB Devices. Pick it up from there. I ue this trick for older USB hardware w/o 64bit Win7 drivers. It 's all in the manual..... and it works 
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Perryg
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Re: Old hardware installation with Virtual Box
Isn't the intel537ep a PCI device?
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mpack
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Re: Old hardware installation with Virtual Box
Yep, it appears to be a PCI WinModem. Note that the OP didn't mention USB, that was Lexxx.Perryg wrote:Isn't the intel537ep a PCI device?
@spaceship: This means your problem isn't solveable. Virtual machines talk to simulated hardware, not real hardware. There are some exceptions, but basically you can't use PCI devices. You can't use a WinModem on anything except a native Windows boot.