Ah, I was just about to send another e-mail when I got your response. I was about to ask the question you already answered and that is do I need to enable my new device somehow. Now I know how. Thanks for you help! Much appreciated.
-- robert --- "Knut St. Osmundsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Robert Zeljko wrote: > > Hello, > > > > I'm having some difficulties adding a new network device to the VirtualBox. > > My attempt is based on existing device implemented in the > > .../Network/DevPCNet.cpp. > > I've updated the Devices/Makefile and added my device in there. > > I've also updated Devices/Builtins.cpp to register my new device. > > I can compile it and run it but my new network device never gets > constructed. > > What am I missing? > > You need to configure the device for the VM which you wish to use it in. > There are two ways of doing this: > - you modify Console::configConstructor() in > src/VBox/Main/ConsoleImpl.cpp so that is uses your NIC instead of pcnet. > - or, you use VBoxManage setextradata some-vm-name "VBoxInternal/..." > "value" to inject the necessary configuration data (take a look at the > CFGM dump in a ~/.VirtualBox/Machines/some-vm-name/VBox.log for seeing > what's needed and later checking what's actually inserted). > > Kind Regards, > knut > > _______________________________________________ > vbox-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev > _______________________________________________ vbox-dev mailing list [email protected] http://vbox.innotek.de/mailman/listinfo/vbox-dev
