A simple way to move files into a Virtualbox FreeDOS instance under Windows is to just use a separate virtual hard disk. A VHD disk file can be created in Windows using standard Windows-provided disk utilities (Virtualbox supports the VHD disk format as do most other virtualizers like Hyper-V and QEMU). It's pretty easy to create, forman and mount a virtual disk and add files to it..
You can then add it to your Virtualbox config and it will show up as a second hard drive in FreeDOS with your files already on it. I found this video that shows how to create a DOS FAT VHD, including formatting it and adding a file to it. It's in the context of a different solution (mister/AO486) but the VHD part is all you need to see. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geivQc1symc&t=32s - Darrin On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 10:49 AM jkendzi <jken...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thank you all for your insight. I will investigate the vmsmount and the > network idea. > I need to import or load a program to use in the freedos platform and > would like to add the folder into my dos C:\ drive but haven't figured that > out yet. Then I wouldn't need to use a shared folder. > I have the folder in my /home/documents/ now and just want to copy it into > the virtual drive so I can run the .com and use the program. > > James Kendzierski > jken...@gmail.com > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2022, 4:17 AM <freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net> > wrote: > >> Send Freedos-user mailing list submissions to >> freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> freedos-user-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Freedos-user digest..." >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Shared folders in VirtualBox (jkendzi) >> 2. Re: Shared folders in VirtualBox (Liam Proven) >> 3. Re: Shared folders in VirtualBox (Eduardo Casino) >> 4. Re: Shared folders in VirtualBox (Liam Proven) >> 5. Re: Shared folders in VirtualBox (Eduardo Casino) >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: jkendzi <jken...@gmail.com> >> To: Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Mon, 25 Apr 2022 17:32:17 -0700 >> Subject: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox >> I am trying to setup a shared folder between my VirtualBox/FreeDOS and my >> /home/documents folder. >> >> I am having difficulty with this setup, is there another way to access a >> folder on the host or another attached drive to the host? >> James Kendzierski >> jken...@gmail.com >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> >> To: "Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS." < >> freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 11:34:50 +0200 >> Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox >> On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 at 02:34, jkendzi <jken...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > >> > I am trying to setup a shared folder between my VirtualBox/FreeDOS and >> my /home/documents folder. >> > >> > I am having difficulty with this setup, is there another way to access >> a folder on the host or another attached drive to the host? >> >> I have spent a little time and effort on this, too. >> >> My sad conclusion is that I don't think you can, directly. VBox will >> only share folders with its own guest additions in the VM. If there >> are no GAs, it won't share folders. There are no GAs for DOS. >> Therefore, you can't share folders with a DOS guest. >> >> (I would love to be shown to be wrong.) >> >> Therefore, all you could do is to share the folders to your LAN with >> your host OS, and install an SMB client (such as the MS LAN Manager >> client, or the IBM DOS network client) into FreeDOS and connect it to >> the LAN using VBox' bridged networking functionality. >> >> Connectix' VirtualPC used to offer DOS guest additions, but it only >> works on VirtualPC. VPC is freeware now, but only supports up to Win7 >> (with a hack to run on Win8). >> >> I don't think VMware has DOS guest additions. >> >> -- >> Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven >> Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com >> Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven >> UK: (+44) 7939-087884 ~ Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) >> 702-829-053 >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Eduardo Casino <m...@eduardocasino.es> >> To: "Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS." < >> freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:05:22 +0200 >> Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox >> >> I don't think VMware has DOS guest additions. >>> >> >> >> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/1.3/pkg-html/vmsmount.html >> >> Regards, >> Eduardo >> >>> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> >> To: "Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS." < >> freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:28:15 +0200 >> Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox >> On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 at 12:25, Eduardo Casino <m...@eduardocasino.es> >> wrote: >> > >> >> I don't think VMware has DOS guest additions. >> > >> > >> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/1.3/pkg-html/vmsmount.html >> >> Very terse. Me gusta mucho. :-) >> >> OK, so I think I was not technically wrong, VMware does not, *but* >> there is a way round it? >> >> Very useful info. Thank you! >> >> -- >> Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven >> Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com >> Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven >> UK: (+44) 7939-087884 ~ Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) >> 702-829-053 >> >> >> >> >> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------- >> From: Eduardo Casino <m...@eduardocasino.es> >> To: "Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS." < >> freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> >> Cc: >> Bcc: >> Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:56:37 +0200 >> Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox >> >> >>> Very terse. Me gusta mucho. :-) >>> >> >> I'm sorry, I did not mean to be rude. >> >> >>> OK, so I think I was not technically wrong, VMware does not, *but* >>> there is a way round it? >>> >> >> It is correct that VMWare does not provide guest additions for DOS, that >> is why I developed vmsmount, which implements just the shared folders >> interface. >> >> Very useful info. Thank you! >>> >> >> You're welcome. >> >> Regards, >> Eduardo >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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