Allegiance on Windows 7 (VirtualBox)

fuzzylunkin1 · Post by **fuzzylunkin1** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:36 pm

So, I installed Windows 7 Beta (build 7000) on VirtualBox (version 2.1). Then I decided to install Allegiance.

The following is a true story:
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Install Windows 7 on a 20gb virtual drive giving it 1024mb of ram and 64mb of video memory.

Goof around in my virtual PC. I believe I installed 3 Windows Updates, one of which was a security update. The other two were not .NET.

Download Alleg. (Jeeze my internet connection is slow.)

Try to install Alleg.

, I need .NET framework 1.1 . . . downloaded and installed.

Install Alleg.

Run Alleg.

Go through updates.

Alleg crashes and can't replace some stupid BSG file. I try to run ASGS update, can't find the .exe.

Restart my Windows 7 installation.

Run ASGS, run ASGS updater (still complaining about the BSG). Update finishes perfectly fine.

Run Alleg, do updates again.

Updates are done!

Joined main

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Next on my list: Test DX9 and R5.

The only bad thing about this is I'm using VirtualBox, so the drivers are not my actual video card drivers (I think that's how VirtualBox works?).

NOTE: I played around with some networking settings, turning on a little more sharing I believe. The only other program I installed on Windows 7 was Firefox 3.1 Beta 2.

Fuzz

madpeople · Post by **madpeople** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:46 pm

isn't asgs meant to bitch about VM?

`ym btw

fuzzylunkin1 · Post by **fuzzylunkin1** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 10:48 pm

It didn't for me.

Dorjan · Post by **Dorjan** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 1:37 pm

Good job fuzz.

Grimmwolf_GB · Post by **Grimmwolf_GB** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 10:17 am

Don't be surprised if you are linked to many other players.

Dogbones · Post by **Dogbones** » Sun Feb 08, 2009 10:56 pm

I think the key here is whether or not Virtual box (VB) passes along the host's hardware sig to ASGS or a new sig provided by VB. If it passes on a new sig is that sig the same for all VB users or is tied to a UID so everyone's VB is unique. A little testing should shed some light on all of this.

I was going to ask if anyone's tried Alleg on Windows 7 yet. So it is good to know it works. People may have already posted about this already. I've been swamped with work and not been able to keep up with the forums.

Dog