Cifs on windows 7 worked for me after doing the registry workaround mentioned in the README of cifs
2014-03-09 18:02 GMT+01:00, Skip Tavakkolian <skip.tavakkol...@gmail.com>: > unfortunately virtualbox "shared folders" would require a special driver > [1] on the guest (i.e. Plan 9) os. the easier route is to figure out the > network and then use cifs (SMB client on plan9) or sftpfs to import the > host windows folders into plan 9. this is the recommended method [2] in > virtualbox documentation. > > [1] https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html#sharedfolders > [2] https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Sharing_files_on_OSE > > > > On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 1:28 AM, Steve Foster <steve...@outlook.com> wrote: > >> Hi all. >> >> I'm new here and to plan 9. >> >> I'm the kind of person who doesn't always pick things up straight away, >> I'm a bit slow like that :-) The light bulb usually goes on - eventually. >> Sometimes I just need someone to flick the switch a few times. So if my >> questions come across as a bit dumb you'll know why. >> >> OK, so I'm new to Plan 9. I've managed to install it in virtualbox >> (Windows 7 host) and can log in and use it. I've also installed plan9port >> onto Lubuntu, also running in a virtual machine. >> >> Acme has become my main work environment now, I was an emacs user. I like >> acme a lot and spend most of my time in there (I'm writing this post in >> it). I use two screens; one with acme (plan9port) and the other with >> everything else. This set up is working well for me and I'm happy to >> carry >> on working like this. >> >> However, I would love to try working with acme in plan 9 itself. Well, I >> can use it with no problems (so far anyway), but I can't get networking >> or >> shared folders (virtualbox shared folders) working. This means, >> obviously, >> that plan 9 is isolated from the outside world so any work I do is stuck >> in >> there. Now, I'm trying ot get my head around the whole plan 9 thing and >> how >> it works. I admit I'm struggling with it, but don't want to give up just >> yet. >> >> So for starters, does anyone know how to get shared folders (virtualbox >> shared folders) working in plan 9, I have them working OK in Lubuntu so >> no >> problem there.? I know you have to install the virtualbox guest additions >> and this is easy to do, but... >> >> This shows how much of a doofus I am. I don't know how to access the CD >> drive in plan 9 which is where the guest additions would be installed >> from. >> How do I do this please? I have searched, but have not managed to find >> the >> answer, or maybe I have found it and didn't understand it. >> >> I've been reading the 9fan archives and realise that technically all you >> chaps are way above me (as you can tell from my question) so please be >> patient with me :-) >> >> I also can't get networking to work which may or may not be related to >> the >> above, I'm not sure. I have tried the different suggestions I've found, >> but >> nothing seems to work. If I could just get shared folders working that >> would be great to start with. >> >> Thanks, >> Steve. >> >
