On 04/24/2009 12:12 AM, Frank Mehnert wrote: > On Friday 24 April 2009, NoOp wrote: ... >> Any reason why there are multiple posts indicating that this actually >> fixes a problem? >> >> My onboard nic on this machine is: >> *-network >> description: Ethernet interface >> product: 82562EZ 10/100 Ethernet Controller >> vendor: Intel Corporation >> >> and if I try anything other than the PCnet-FAST III (or II) nothing works: >> >> $ uname -r >> 2.6.24-24-generic >> [Linux Unbutu 8.04.2] >> Guest = Win2KPro Win2KServer >> Vbox = 2..2.0 ... > > There is a known problem with the PCnet emulation in VirtualBox 2.2.0 > which can cause a VM freeze under certain conditions. The reason for this > bug is not directly related to the PCnet device code but an API change > in the VMM which lead to this problem. The E1000 device code was already > properly adapted, the adaption of the PCnet code does not work. The problem > is fixed in the SVN and the fix will be included in the next maintenance > release but for the time being, changing the network emulation from PCnet > to E1000 should do the trick for most guests. > > As for the specific E1000 device type: We provide three E1000 emulations: > > MT Desktop (82540OEM) > T Server (82543GC) > MT Server (82545EM) > > The first type should be recognized by Windows Vista. The second device > should be recognized by Windows XP. The third model was introduced to > increase the compatibility with VMware OVF appliances. It should not > matter for Linux guests which device you choose, just use the first > device if you are unsure.
Note that I am using a linux host + Win2KPro guest. > > And no, the device type of the guest NIC has _nothing_ to do with the > device type of the host NIC! Thanks for the info. The problem with my Win2KPro guest is that, while it does recognize the Intel Nic devices when enabled, it can't find a driver for them. And, because there is no internet connection the driver can't be downloaded. Of course enabling the PCnet-FAST III in addition to the Intel nic will enable me to get to the internet via the PCnet-FAST III to download the driver, but it's a bit of a kludge to have to do it that way. _______________________________________________ vbox-users mailing list vbox-users@virtualbox.org http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-users
