No Audio Device Detected

[DarkwingDork]

Hi, I'm using VirtualBox 6.0.4, Windows 7 64 bit Host and Windows XP 32 bit Guest with Guest Additions Installed. I'm sorta having two separate issues with audio.

My first issue was that I would have audio on the desktop, but the audio would stop shortly after launching a game. Even after closing the game, I'd still have no audio. I could adjust volume settings and such and it still said I had an audio device, but no audio would ever play.

Then suddenly I got a new, possibly worse issue, where now it just says I have no audio device at all.

[socratis]

For future reference, you should completely shut down the VM before grabbing the VBox.log. Then ZIP it before attaching it to your response.

My first issue was that I would have audio on the desktop, but the audio would stop shortly after launching a game

Don't play games!
Joking aside, it seems to me that this specific game was grabbing on to the audio device, and something went horribly wrong after that part, and the audio wasn't getting released, even after quitting the game. My bet is that the game doesn't like being virtualized. What's the game BTW?

Then suddenly I got a new, possibly worse issue, where now it just says I have no audio device at all.

Did you completely shut down your WinXP guest and restarted it from a cold boot? Does it still say that? If yes, go to the Device Manager and force an update. If that doesn't work, delete any audio devices and then force an update.

From the log your audio device seems to be up and running...

BTW, speaking of logs:

00:00:02.590323 CPUM: No hardware-virtualization capability detected
...
00:00:02.952701 Full Name: "Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz"

You seem to have disabled the VT-x capabilities in your BIOS. Your i7-4790K CPU most certainly supports hardware virtualization, so it's a matter of enabling it in the BIOS. See your PC's manufacturer help on how to do this. Also, make sure that nothing else has an exclusive hold on that.

[DarkwingDork]

For future reference, you should completely shut down the VM before grabbing the VBox.log. Then ZIP it before attaching it to your response.

Oops, ok thanks!

Don't play games!
Joking aside, it seems to me that this specific game was grabbing on to the audio device, and something went horribly wrong after that part, and the audio wasn't getting released, even after quitting the game. My bet is that the game doesn't like being virtualized. What's the game BTW?

Harry Potter 1 and 2. I was going to stream them for a friend, because we were talking about old games from our childhood, when I found out that they won't work on my computer anymore! I was heartbroken and this is my last resort...

Did you completely shut down your WinXP guest and restarted it from a cold boot? Does it still say that? If yes, go to the Device Manager and force an update. If that doesn't work, delete any audio devices and then force an update.

Yeah I've tried a few times from a cold boot. Sorry I'm a bit ignorant on this stuff, what do you mean "force an update"? I don't see an option like that, the closest thing would be updating the driver's for a specific device, but anytime I try that the Hardware Update Wizard wants me to insert the hardware installation CD, which I don't have.

From the log your audio device seems to be up and running...

That's weird it says I have an audio device up and running. I'd send a screenshot but my account isn't old enough. Basically in the "sounds and Audio Devices Properties" window, it just says I have No Audio Device and the volume slider is greyed out.

BTW, speaking of logs:

00:00:02.590323 CPUM: No hardware-virtualization capability detected
...
00:00:02.952701 Full Name: "Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4790K CPU @ 4.00GHz"

You seem to have disabled the VT-x capabilities in your BIOS. Your i7-4790K CPU most certainly supports hardware virtualization, so it's a matter of enabling it in the BIOS. See your PC's manufacturer help on how to do this.

Ok I think I went ahead and did that now? In theory. I'll send my log again as an attachment. This time properly (I hope).

[socratis]

You seem to have disabled the VT-x capabilities in your BIOS.

Ok I think I went ahead and did that now? In theory.

Yes, you did:

00:00:04.048836 HM: HMR3Init: VT-x w/ nested paging and unrestricted guest execution hw support

go to the Device Manager and force an update. If that doesn't work, delete any audio devices and then force an update.

what do you mean "force an update"? I don't see an option like that

Right-click on the "My Computer" icon » Properties » Hardware » Device Manager » click somewhere inside the window » "Scan for hardware changes" (in the Toolbar).

the closest thing would be updating the driver's for a specific device, but anytime I try that the Hardware Update Wizard wants me to insert the hardware installation CD, which I don't have.

For the sound card? For the ICH97? It shouldn't.

[DarkwingDork]

Right-click on the "My Computer" icon » Properties » Hardware » Device Manager » click somewhere inside the window » "Scan for hardware changes" (in the Toolbar).

I followed the steps you gave and scanned for hardware changes, nothing seems to have changed.

Here's a screenshot of all my audio devices if it helps

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For each one I can update it opens a "Found New Hardware Wizard" which eventually asks me to insert a disk:

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Thanks again for your continued support!

[socratis]

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[DarkwingDork]

Please edit your message and attach the image locally in your response (see the "Upload attachment" tab below the reply form). Not a lot of people will go to 3rd party sites. Plus, it's more convenient if the image goes along with the message...

oops sorry! edited, and sorry for delayed response, had midterms.