[DISCUSSION] VirtualBox - Update, SLP & SLIC

A patch file for 64bit VBoxDD2.dll would be very helpful to me as sadly I failed to do it myself following the information found on this thread - bit over my head I'm afraid

Here's a copy of VBoxDD2.dll from my 64bit Virtualbox 4.2.0 install - View attachment 17690
Cheers

 

Thanks for the file Sope.

Vbox 4.2 Xpmode x64 Patch: just point it to your vboxdd2.dll

View attachment 17691

as i said i have no way of testing as no 64bit system up and running at moment but i have checked offsets and all should be ok, the patch will make a backup of original file.

these patch files x86 and x64 are only for version 4.2.0-80737 - they just hexedit in the difference between a patched and unpatched file

 

Thanks Amiga.

I tried running the patcher but very quickly got lost where it asks for the "path to the patch file". It appears to be looking for a .hexpatch file. Not sure what I'm missing?

Thanks for your time, Sope.

 

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and if all else fails heres the already edited x64 VBoxDD2.dll

View attachment 17703

 

Thanks amiga,
you've saved the systems on my network from my infamous hex editing.

 

Thanks for the reply Amiga.
Strangely, when I run your patcher for some reason the tick box for "this patch file" is faded out and inactive, and the start button remains faded and unavailable too.
Not sure what's happening there? (Also tried running as admin with no luck)

I've just tried the ready patched VBoxDD2.dll you've also uploaded but my XP VM is still asking for activation??

 

What XP VM would that be?

sebus

 

Yes, that was it, wrong VM. I've been playing about with this so much I got my vhd's mixed up
My XP Mode VM is indeed working as it was previously.

Thanks everyone who contributes to this thread, I find the info very helpful, if well over my head sometimes. I obviously need to try to learn the basics of hex editing for a start.

Still not sure why Amiga's patcher doesn't work for me either?

 

hello, i just download the last version of virtualbox todays (version 4.2.0.r80737) and follow theses instructions, but it's not work

any idea how to do ?

thanks by advance

 

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Now that vb officially excepts slic`s there is the possibility of a small prog to give user choice of brand of slic and to copy slic and edit vbox file with entries automatically.

i see it working along the lines of run prog

prog scans vbox directory for vm`s

prog displays vm`s for user to choose one or all (if all selected same slic to all)

prog displays slic brand choice for user to select

prog asks for confirmation

prog patches by copying slic to vm directory and editing vbox file with entries.

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would need scripting i think and having the slics all compressed into a cab file to reduce size and extract on the fly.



just thinking out loud.

 

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Virtualbox 4.2.2.81494 released today

 

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hello,

i want to make a win7 VM running with bios slic activation,
and it did not work.

Host OS: win7 prof x64
VB-guestOS: win prof x32
VB version: 4.2.2 Build 81494

my VM path: d:\Vms\Win7_x32_Template\


regarding to the post of "user_hidden" its been said:
... add the line: <ExtraDataItem ... etc"
this does NOT work. if VB config file looks like this

Code:

      </StorageController>
    </StorageControllers>
  </Machine>
</VirtualBox>
<ExtraDataItem name="VBoxInternal/Devices/acpi/0/Config/SLICTable" value="d:\Vms\Win7_x32_Template\win7_oem_activation.bin"/>
  

at the end of the file, you get an error message.

when i place the "<ExtraDataItem ..." line before "</VirtualBox>" tag, VB starts fine, but when i check SLIC table with slicdumptoolkit, i always get "no slic table found". the 374-byte SLIC file is taken from correct sources, i also tried different SCLIC files, triple checked path+name - dont work.

please give me enlightment

 

Make sure win7_oem_activation.bin is actually a VALID SLIC (for any manufacturer)

Once done, make sure you restart VB (so it can re-read the config)

<ExtraDataItem

</VirtualBox>

 

#1
the *.bin was taken from sources here, same ones which are used for bios modding, file size 374 byte, for example "Asus[_ASUS_Notebook-MSFT]2.1.BIN" or "_ASUS_[Notebook]2.1-5BA55846.BIN".


#2
i already tried in this way

Code:

.
.
<ExtraDataItem ...
</VirtualBox>

#3
i restarted VB and whole pc, no difference. slicdupdump says "no slic table found".
path for *.bin is correct.

mysterious:
after shutting down the vm, the previously added line "<ExtraDataItem ..." has disappeared.

any ideas ?

 

You are text editing the config file without the VM running or opened?