problem with faxmodem in Virtualbox

namsilat

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I have a USR 56k internal PCI faxmodem installed in host machine on COM3 and it appears as "U.S. Robotics 56k PCI Faxmodem" under Device Manager. From Virtualbox I enabled serial port 1 by selecting COM3, Host Device and Port/File path "COM3:". After starting virtual XP system, I installed driver from USR's CD and the faxmodem appeared under Device Manager as "U.S. Robotics V.92 PCI Faxmodem". When I right clicked the modem to see Property, virtual PC crashed and restarted. I tried it a few times and the same thing recurred. I am not sure if I configured faxmodem properly in the virtual machine, or whether the slight difference in faxmodem's name between host and guest matters. Any suggestion?
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
That's the thread I first followed to set up the faxmodem, which comes to where I am at now. No error, virtual XP just suddenly reboots. I forgot to mention that I went into Safe Mode in virtual XP, but right clicking the modem to see property did not really yield anything, it just says that status/property not available in Safe Mode.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 8 Pro
It's normal not to see it in Safe Mode.

Reboot, F8 and disable automatic restart if you probably got a blue screen.

If it's VBox related (no blue screen), you'll need to post the VBox logs on their forums.

But first:
I recommend using the latest version (now 4.2.6) and the extension pack + the latest additions.
 

My Computer

System One

  • OS
    Windows 10 x64
    Computer type
    Laptop
    System Manufacturer/Model
    HP Envy DV6 7250
    CPU
    Intel i7-3630QM
    Motherboard
    HP, Intel HM77 Express Chipset
    Memory
    16GB
    Graphics Card(s)
    Intel HD4000 + Nvidia Geforce 630M
    Sound Card
    IDT HD Audio
    Monitor(s) Displays
    15.6' built-in + Samsung S22D300 + 17.3' LG Phillips
    Screen Resolution
    multiple resolutions
    Hard Drives
    Samsung SSD 250GB + Hitachi HDD 750GB
    PSU
    120W adapter
    Case
    small
    Cooling
    laptop cooling pad
    Keyboard
    Backlit built-in + big one in USB
    Mouse
    SteelSeries Sensei
    Internet Speed
    slow and steady
    Browser
    Chromium, Pale Moon, Firefox Developer Edition
    Antivirus
    Windows Defender
    Other Info
    That's basically it.
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