| 28 | | * Unfortunately Microsoft dropped support for the AMD PCnet card in Vista that we implement for virtual machines. As a result, Vista guests initially have '''no networking.''' To fix that, install [http://www.amd.com/us-en/ConnectivitySolutions/ProductInformation/0,,50_2330_6629_2452^2454^2486,00.html the NDIS5 AMD driver] in the guest. As you have no networking in the Vista guest, you cannot download the file from the guest, and you can't access it over the network either. So the easiest way to access the file is to create an ISO CD-ROM from it and mount that in the guest. On linux, this can be easily done with `mkisofs` `-o name-of-target-iso` `-R` `-J /path/to/folder/with/amd/driver/file`. |
| | 28 | * Unfortunately, with Vista, Microsoft dropped support for the virtual AMD PCnet card that we are providing to virtual machines. As a result, after installation, Vista guests initially have '''no networking.''' To fix that, install [http://www.amd.com/us-en/ConnectivitySolutions/ProductInformation/0,,50_2330_6629_2452^2454^2486,00.html the official NDIS5 AMD driver] in the guest. |
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| | 30 | Now, the main problem will be how to get your Vista to access that driver file without networking. :-) One possible solution is to create an ISO CD-ROM that contains it and then mount that ISO in the guest. On Linux, this can be easily done with `mkisofs` `-o name-of-target-iso` `-R` `-J /path/to/folder/with/amd/driver/file`. Alternatively, put the driver file on a USB stick and enable a corresponding USB filter for the VM. |
