Hi Wolfgang, I just tested this with FreeDOS 1.1 as guest and VirtualBox 4.1.14 under OS X as host and it works for me.
I start FreeDOS with option 1 in the start menu. I did not load UIDE.SYS in AUTOEXEC.BAT, as I normally don't work with CDs in FreeDOS anyway and VirtualBox conflicts with the driver. See (1). I added a Virtual Floppy Drive in the settings of the VirtualBox guest by going to "Storage" selecting the IDE Controller and clicking the second "+" sign to "Add floppy controller". Afterwards I added a floppy drive by clicking on the small floppy symbol in the line "floppy controller". I leave the floppy drive empty. I then can choose to load a floppy image by selecting in the VirtualBox menu "Devices" - "Floppy devices" - " Choose a virtual floppy disk file". Changing between floppies works for me without having to do anything in FreeDOS. I just enter "A:" in DOS. As soon as I change to a new image in the Devices menu FreeDOS recognizes it and shows the contents by running the "dir" command in A:. I don't even have to change to C: and back to A: to make FreeDOS recognize the new floppy, I just stay in A: and get the new contents by running "dir". Maybe the virtual floppy image is the problem? I think there are various ways to create them with free tools. I was so lazy to create "img"-files with the non-free utility "WinImage" (2) in Windows XP. These work for me. regards Ulrich (1) http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=VirtualBox_-_Chapter_8 (2) http://http://www.winimage.com Am 16.05.2012 um 18:33 schrieb Wolfgang Schechinger: > Dear experts, > > I have some floppy images I want to use with FreeDos that is running in a VM > (VirtualBox). The images work fine with e.g. Windows in such an environment. > > However with the virtual FreeDos, disk changes are not recognized: Only the > first Image that has been used after boot is show with e.g. dir, even when > the image has been remove or replaced. > > I suppose that the problem is how to tell FreeDos that the disk has changed. > > Anything I could do? > > Thanks for your help! > > Wo > > PS The host system is Opensuse Linux 11.4 > -- > Empfehlen Sie GMX DSL Ihren Freunden und Bekannten und wir > belohnen Sie mit bis zu 50,- Euro! https://freundschaftswerbung.gmx.de > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Live Security Virtual Conference > Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and > threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions > will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware > threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
