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07-15-2009, 10:21 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Tampa Fl.
Distribution: Ubuntu 9.04
Posts: 19
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How to enable Dell drivers in Virtual Box for Ubuntu 9.04
I install Ubuntu in my Dell (RAM:1.5G, Processor:2.4 Mhz), and it is working wonderfull. Then I install the Virtual Box OSE to run the original XP of my Dell (using all the original media), but when I try of run the drivers cd, a error message appear saying that "Look like the machine is not a Dell, so this process is finish", or something like this.
Anyway, I can't finish my drivers XP installation.
Thanks in advance for your help.
JhonJ
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07-15-2009, 10:25 AM
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Moderator
Registered: Jun 2001
Location: UK
Distribution: Gentoo, RHEL, Fedora, Centos
Posts: 43,417
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it's not a Dell is it? It's a VM. The VM will simulate a seperate NIC for you, nothing to do with the hardware you have in the laptop.
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07-16-2009, 07:23 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Tampa Fl.
Distribution: Ubuntu 9.04
Posts: 19
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Thanks a lot for your answer. Do you mean that I don't need the drivers and I can leave the Dell XP installed, to work in XP programas like Autocad, right?.
JhonJ
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07-16-2009, 08:28 AM
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Registered: Jun 2003
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Yes, but I don't know whether it's in the terms of the license to run OEM XP inside a VM, even if it is on the hardware the COA is attached to. It's only a technicality, and there won't be anyone knocking on your door, but it's just something to be aware of.
Would it stop me? Probably not.
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07-17-2009, 07:22 AM
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LQ Newbie
Registered: Jul 2007
Location: Tampa Fl.
Distribution: Ubuntu 9.04
Posts: 19
Original Poster
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Thanks a lot again, and I going to leave my computer in that way. If something happened, this will be another for Linux Questions.
Best regards
JhonJ
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