Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox
Hallo Herr Robert Riebisch, am Dienstag, 26. April 2022 um 22:10 schrieben Sie: > Hi Javier, >> I have recently been working on making a VirtualBox shared folders >> client/redirector. I tested it on FreeDOS 1.2 and it seems to work. >> >> See https://git.javispedro.com/cgit/vbados.git/about/ > I tested VBSF.EXE 0.54 on stock FreeDOS 1.3 and SvarDOS (uses an older > FreeDOS kernel from 2016) before reporting bugs, it would be a good idea to report with a recent kernel (although I don't expect a difference). > and at first it seemed to work, but I found it > not very stable. Trying to copy folders from DOS to the host led to > errors about being unable to read the files from the source folder. with both of your tries? COPY? XCOPY? VC COPY? does COPY C:*.* NUL work? is that related to the destination being remote? of course 'errors' might have more meaningful messages other then 'error'. > Additionally, I noticed timestamps are not correct. Most (?) times the > date and time of the point in time of copying will be shown. again, the name of the copiying program might be helpful. > I also noticed on SvarDOS copied files will sometimes show up as type > 'directory'. I'm unable to open these 'folder' with a text editor or > change to them, but I could delete them with 'del filename'. in a DOS environment (other then windows), most things are reproducable. i.e. the same batch should always result in the same results.so document your steps. usually in a .BAT file. however your above 'my actions result in error' could be better. Tom ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] x86Box
I realize this is a work in progress, but perhaps "The most popular emulators are listed here:" should instead say something like "FreeDOS images for some of the most popular emulators are listed here:" :) Sent with ProtonMail secure email. --- Original Message --- On Tuesday, April 26th, 2022 at 1:06 PM, Jim Hall wrote: > On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 9:05 AM Daniel codehunte...@gmail.com wrote: > > > Has anyone looked into using x86Box as an alternative to vmware and > > virtualbox to run FreeDOS and other old operating systems? > > > > Hi Daniel > > If you mean 86Box, we already have a link to it on the FreeDOS website: > https://www.freedos.org/links/ > > In the redesigned website, the links to the different VM software will > probably be on the "Downloads" page, so folks will see it, like on > this mock-up: > http://test.freedos.org/download/ > > > > Jim > > > ___ > 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
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox
Hi Javier, > I have recently been working on making a VirtualBox shared folders > client/redirector. I tested it on FreeDOS 1.2 and it seems to work. > > See https://git.javispedro.com/cgit/vbados.git/about/ I tested VBSF.EXE 0.54 on stock FreeDOS 1.3 and SvarDOS (uses an older FreeDOS kernel from 2016) and at first it seemed to work, but I found it not very stable. Trying to copy folders from DOS to the host led to errors about being unable to read the files from the source folder. Additionally, I noticed timestamps are not correct. Most (?) times the date and time of the point in time of copying will be shown. I also noticed on SvarDOS copied files will sometimes show up as type 'directory'. I'm unable to open these 'folder' with a text editor or change to them, but I could delete them with 'del filename'. > Or https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=4=105823 > > It also includes a int33 mouse driver with VBox integration. > (Note however that attempting to use it with FreeDOS' EDIT > results in freezing the VirtualBox UI, since EDIT seems to be spamming > the int33 hide/show cursor calls at very high frequency and the driver > just forwards them directly to the VirtualBox UI. May need some rate > limiting there. However it works with most other programs including > MS's EDIT). I could load VBMOUSE and it detected a mouse, but I was unable to use it. Either (text mode) programs didn't show a mouse cursor or the VM freezed hardly. Nevertheless I appreciate your work so far and hope you will continue. :-) Cheers, Robert -- BTTR Software https://www.bttr-software.de/ DOS ain't dead https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox
Hi Eduardo, > I almost finished a version of vmsmount for VBox two or three years ago, > but I abandoned it because I lost interest. Now that you have a working > redirector, I see an opportunity to contribute to it. I'll mail you > privately to see if we can work it out. UTF-16 support and basic LFN > (mangling file names) come to mind. Really cool, that you will try together to improve VBADOS. I'm looking forward to your results. :-) Cheers, Robert -- BTTR Software https://www.bttr-software.de/ DOS ain't dead https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox
On 4/26/2022 3:56 AM, Eduardo Casino wrote: 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. Well, not to forget that the question as per subject refers to VirtualBox, not VMWare Ralf -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] x86Box
On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 9:05 AM Daniel wrote: > > Has anyone looked into using x86Box as an alternative to vmware and > virtualbox to run FreeDOS and other old operating systems? > > Hi Daniel If you mean 86Box, we already have a link to it on the FreeDOS website: https://www.freedos.org/links/ In the redesigned website, the links to the different VM software will probably be on the "Downloads" page, so folks will see it, like on this mock-up: http://test.freedos.org/download/ Jim ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox: Freedos-user Digest, Vol 2235, Issue 1
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=32s - Darrin On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 10:49 AM jkendzi 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 > 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 >> 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 >> 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 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 >> 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 >> >>> >> >> >> --
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox: Freedos-user Digest, Vol 2235, Issue 1
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 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 > 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 > 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 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 > 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 > 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 > 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 > To:
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox
El mar, 26 abr 2022 a las 14:54, Javier () escribió: > > Wow vmsmount code is very nice! One of the cleanest examples of a > redirector in Watcom C that I have seen. Wish I had seen this before. > The only other one I knew is EtherDFS. > > Thanks, VBFS seems very nice too ;) Mouse integration is also very cool. > I actually based it on the 1st edition of Undocumented DOS aka Pascal, > not the 2nd... > Is there any DOS program you'd recommend to exercise uncommon/likely > broken functionality in a redirector? Something that you remember > brought a headache or two? > I based mine entirely on 2nd edition Undocumented DOS and some info on C TSRs (not redirectors) I found on the net. I almost finished a version of vmsmount for VBox two or three years ago, but I abandoned it because I lost interest. Now that you have a working redirector, I see an opportunity to contribute to it. I'll mail you privately to see if we can work it out. UTF-16 support and basic LFN (mangling file names) come to mind. Regards, Eduardo ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos-user Digest, Vol 2235, Issue 2
Has anyone looked into using x86Box as an alternative to vmware and virtualbox to run FreeDOS and other old operating systems? On Tue, Apr 26, 2022 at 8:33 AM 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. Re: Shared folders in VirtualBox (Javier) > > > -- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:11:32 +0200 > From: Javier > To: "Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS." > > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox > Message-ID: > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > El lun, 25-04-2022 a las 17:32 -0700, jkendzi escribi?: > > 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? > > Hello, > > I have recently been working on making a VirtualBox shared folders > client/redirector. I tested it on FreeDOS 1.2 and it seems to work. > > See https://git.javispedro.com/cgit/vbados.git/about/ > Or https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=4=105823 > > It also includes a int33 mouse driver with VBox integration. > (Note however that attempting to use it with FreeDOS' EDIT > results in freezing the VirtualBox UI, since EDIT seems to be spamming > the int33 hide/show cursor calls at very high frequency and the driver > just forwards them directly to the VirtualBox UI. May need some rate > limiting there. However it works with most other programs including > MS's EDIT). > > > > -- > > > > -- > > Subject: Digest Footer > > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > -- > > End of Freedos-user Digest, Vol 2235, Issue 2 > * > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox
On Tue, 2022-04-26 at 12:56 +0200, Eduardo Casino wrote: > > 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. Wow vmsmount code is very nice! One of the cleanest examples of a redirector in Watcom C that I have seen. Wish I had seen this before. The only other one I knew is EtherDFS. Add mine to the list of GPL Watcom C redirectors now, not as clean :) https://git.javispedro.com/cgit/vbados.git/tree/sftsr.c (Targeting VirtualBox, see the other email for details) I actually based it on the 1st edition of Undocumented DOS aka Pascal, not the 2nd... Is there any DOS program you'd recommend to exercise uncommon/likely broken functionality in a redirector? Something that you remember brought a headache or two? For example for the SeekFromEnd() function I never found any DOS program using it, so I also found no reason to implement it But Windows 9x does call it (even notepad crashes without it). Thanks, Javier. ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox
El lun, 25-04-2022 a las 17:32 -0700, jkendzi escribió: > 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? Hello, I have recently been working on making a VirtualBox shared folders client/redirector. I tested it on FreeDOS 1.2 and it seems to work. See https://git.javispedro.com/cgit/vbados.git/about/ Or https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=4=105823 It also includes a int33 mouse driver with VBox integration. (Note however that attempting to use it with FreeDOS' EDIT results in freezing the VirtualBox UI, since EDIT seems to be spamming the int33 hide/show cursor calls at very high frequency and the driver just forwards them directly to the VirtualBox UI. May need some rate limiting there. However it works with most other programs including MS's EDIT). ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
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
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox
On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 at 12:25, Eduardo Casino 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 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
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 > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Shared folders in VirtualBox
On Tue, 26 Apr 2022 at 02:34, jkendzi 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 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
