pci passthrough

Discussions related to using VirtualBox on Windows hosts.
Post Reply
Heinzi
Posts: 4
Joined: 11. Jan 2014, 10:09

pci passthrough

Post by Heinzi »

Hello!

Will pci passthrough be available ( or is already ?) for windows8 hosts to lets say Xp or win7 guests?
What about 64bit host to 32 bit guest pci passthrough ?
Is there anybody with experiences?Or is there a guide on how to do it?
In the manual there'S just a short notice concerning pci passthrough on linux systems.

Thank you.
mpack
Site Moderator
Posts: 39134
Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09
Primary OS: MS Windows 10
VBox Version: VirtualBox+Oracle ExtPack
Guest OSses: Mostly XP

Re: pci passthrough

Post by mpack »

The feature is only currently available on Linux hosts, and even there nobody has ever come forward to say they got it working. The devs don't discuss future plans, hence there is no date (and frankly: little likelihood IMHO) of a Windows implementation.

IMHO, people just better accept the idea that VMs don't use real hardware. Find another way to do what you need in a VM, or use dual booting instead of a VM.
Post Reply