No sounds in Windows 98 on virtual machine

On 11/19/2009 07:17 PM, Brian A. wrote:
"Larry" wrote in message

In Device Manager, the only thing that looks like Audio is under "other
devices." It's PCI Multimedia Audio Device, with a yellow question mark
next to it.

Which makes it seem that there is no actual device there, just a place
holder.

In any case, I'll remove it and restart W98 and see what happens.

Ok, it's restarting and saying it's looking for new drivers for PCI
Multimedia Audio Device. But I've been here before. I didn't know what to
look for then, and don't now. It offers me various options including
registering at Microsot Windows Update. but since MS stopped supporting
W98 in the Pleistocene, I don't think that's going to help. So I canceled
out of the Driver wizard, W98 started up, I go to Sounds, and the arrow
to play Sound events is still grayed out.





"Bill Blanton" wrote in message
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"Larry" larry328NOSPAM#att.net wrote in message
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In any case this doesn't answer the question of what driver is needed
to
get sounds working in the VM version of W98.

It depends on what virtual sound card the virtual machine is using. If
VPC, you have a Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 ISA Plug and Play card.
If VMWare or other, check the docs or help. Search on "sound card" or
"emulated".

Without that info, it's hard to say. Have you tried removing the device
in virtual 98's device manager and letting it redetect on reboot?

MEB has supplied you with VMWare audio links. As an FYI concerning MS
VPC, in order for devices to work the VPC Additions must be installed.


From what I could garner from a quick read of those linked materials,
the VMWare Tools are necessary, likely for the same reason as VPC.

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"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ...
In message , Bill Blanton writes:
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Try "Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 ISA Plug and Play" - That's what Bill Blanton says the VPC VM "thinks" it has. (I think
drivers for that are included in '98.)


He said elsewhere it was a VMWare machine. There's a possibility that
SB drivers are compatible, but I would look for the drivers that are
specific to that particular virtual sound card.

That was the point I was making: the sound card is going to be virtual. All those saying "get a '98 driver for the actual hardware
in the machine" - I'm not saying that is definitely wrong, but I'd be _surprised_ if it wasn't. Similarly the video hardware.

OK. I misinterpreted. Correct, the "real" hardware of the host machine does
not matter to the OS installed inside the vm.


I think we need Those Who Know to post what video and sound hardware the various VMs "think" they have - and/or, to post what
(Win98) drivers they're using successfully with a VM (they can tell us what real hardware they've got too if they really want).

I found this. VMWare Workstation, but have no idea if it is the machine that
Larry is using.
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws4/doc/whatsnew_ws.html

"Listen to music in a virtual machine with the high fidelity provided by the
new sound device, which emulates the popular Creative Labs Sound Blaster? AudioPCI."


There are a boat load of docs at the VMWare web site.
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/ws_pubs.html

"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ...
In message , Bill Blanton writes:
"J. P. Gilliver (John)" wrote in message ...
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Try "Creative Labs Sound Blaster 16 ISA Plug and Play" - That's what Bill Blanton says the VPC VM "thinks" it has. (I think
drivers for that are included in '98.)


He said elsewhere it was a VMWare machine. There's a possibility that
SB drivers are compatible, but I would look for the drivers that are
specific to that particular virtual sound card.

That was the point I was making: the sound card is going to be virtual. All those saying "get a '98 driver for the actual hardware
in the machine" - I'm not saying that is definitely wrong, but I'd be _surprised_ if it wasn't. Similarly the video hardware.

OK. I misinterpreted. Correct, the "real" hardware of the host machine does
not matter to the OS installed inside the vm.


I think we need Those Who Know to post what video and sound hardware the various VMs "think" they have - and/or, to post what
(Win98) drivers they're using successfully with a VM (they can tell us what real hardware they've got too if they really want).

I found this. VMWare Workstation, but have no idea if it is the machine that
Larry is using.
http://www.vmware.com/support/ws4/doc/whatsnew_ws.html

"Listen to music in a virtual machine with the high fidelity provided by the
new sound device, which emulates the popular Creative Labs Sound Blaster? AudioPCI."


There are a boat load of docs at the VMWare web site.
http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs/ws_pubs.html