On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:59 PM, Guru Prasath <[email protected]> wrote:
> Here are the steps. First you need to have VB Guest addons in your guest > OS. This is applicable to all Guest OS in VB. > > 1) Install the VirtualBox Guest Addons. This can be done after you start > linux. From VB menu (not from the main window), there is a link to it. This > action will show a Addons CD in your Linux desktop. Right-click the CD and > auto start. This will install addons. > 2) Shut down your Linux. > 3) From Guest OS settings in VB add a folder which you need to share. Give > a shorter name for the share. > 4) Start your Linux guest OS. > 5) From terminal create a folder called "<type something>" under /mnt > 6) Type "sudo mount -t vboxsf folder-name /mnt/<type something>" > 7) Bingo!!! you got that shared folder loaded. > > You know what, I had this problem a couple of days back. I fixed it myself. > > Also see > http://www.giannistsakiris.com/index.php/2008/04/09/virtualbox-access-windows-host-shared-folders-from-ubuntu-guest/. > I got this link from googling with "virtualbox shared folders ubuntu" as > keywords. > > HTH > > Guru Prasath > > > On Mon, Aug 3, 2009 at 9:21 PM, narendra babu <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> hi all , >> >> I have installed latest virtual box on my Windows Xp machine . >> >> on top of it i have installed linux ( ubuntu ) inside virtual box as guest >> os , but i need to share my windows folder to work inside the ubuntu os . >> >> >> I tried some methods of net use , vbox , vboxmanage nothing is working . >> >> COuld any body please help me how i can share my windows ( Host OS ) >> folder in virtual box . >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> Thanks and regards >> Narendra >> >> >> >> See the Web's breaking stories, chosen by people like you. Check out >> Yahoo! Buzz. http://in.buzz.yahoo.com/ >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with >> "unsubscribe <password> <address>" >> in the subject or body of the message. >> http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc >> > > Sorry for top posting. :( Regards Guru Prasath _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, email [email protected] with "unsubscribe <password> <address>" in the subject or body of the message. http://www.ae.iitm.ac.in/mailman/listinfo/ilugc
