[gentoo-user] virtualbox shared folder anyone?

[gentoo-user] virtualbox shared folder anyone?

[Helmut Jarausch]

I have Virtualbox version 1.3.8 (binary) installed on my Gentoo system. I have run

vboxmanage sharedfolder add WinXP -name linux -hostpath /BackUp

and in WinXP's command line window

net use x: \\vboxsvr\linux

but I always get network path not found. I've checked that /BackUp has
rwx permissions for everyone.

Unfortunately, Virtualbox is completely useless for me without a working shared folder.

Many thanks for a hint,

Helmut Jarausch

Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
RWTH - Aachen University
D 52056 Aachen, Germany

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Re: [gentoo-user] virtualbox shared folder anyone?

[Dekel Amrani]

Helmut Jarausch wrote:
> I have Virtualbox version 1.3.8 (binary) installed on my Gentoo system. I have run
>
> vboxmanage sharedfolder add WinXP -name linux -hostpath /BackUp
>
> and in WinXP's command line window
>
> net use x: \\vboxsvr\linux
>
> but I always get network path not found. I've checked that /BackUp has
> rwx permissions for everyone.
>
> Unfortunately, Virtualbox is completely useless for me without a working shared folder.
>
> Many thanks for a hint,
>
> Helmut Jarausch
>
> Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
> RWTH - Aachen University
> D 52056 Aachen, Germany
>
>   
I second that.
I was unable to get the share folder to work. Also with the OS version.
Any help from the Gurus here will be great.
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Re: [gentoo-user] virtualbox shared folder anyone? [SOLVED]

[Helmut Jarausch]

The following steps were successful (for me)

echo "app-emulation/virtualbox-bin additions dvitool" >> \
        /etc/portage/package.use
emerge app-emulation/virtualbox-bin    # here 1.3.8-r1

create the virtual machine (WinXP in my case) as described
and install (here) WinXP SP2 and power off (the VM) after the complete
install.

### just examples ......................vvvvv...........vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
vboxmanage sharedfolder add WinXP -name linux -hostpath /MySharedFolder

Then start virtualbox again,

click on Details  CD/DVD-ROM
there on Mount CD/DVD
Some fiddling about "ISO Image File" leads to
add 
/opt/VirtualBox/additions/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
Then click on "ISO Image File"

Now boot the virtual machine.
There you find VBoxGuestAdditions as an
additional (CD) drive.

Click on it to start installing the additional
drivers from Virtualbox.

Restart Windows and then

execute  cmd
and there
### for my example   vvvvv
net use x: \\vboxsvr\linux

and voila, it seems to work!

Helmut Jarausch

Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
RWTH - Aachen University
D 52056 Aachen, Germany

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Re: [gentoo-user] virtualbox shared folder anyone? [SOLVED]

[Daniel Pielmeier]

Helmut Jarausch schrieb:
> The following steps were successful (for me)
> 
> echo "app-emulation/virtualbox-bin additions dvitool" >> \
>         /etc/portage/package.use
> emerge app-emulation/virtualbox-bin    # here 1.3.8-r1
> 
> create the virtual machine (WinXP in my case) as described
> and install (here) WinXP SP2 and power off (the VM) after the complete
> install.
> 
> ### just examples ......................vvvvv...........vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
> vboxmanage sharedfolder add WinXP -name linux -hostpath /MySharedFolder
> 
> Then start virtualbox again,
> 
> click on Details  CD/DVD-ROM
> there on Mount CD/DVD
> Some fiddling about "ISO Image File" leads to
> add 
> /opt/VirtualBox/additions/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
> Then click on "ISO Image File"
> 
> Now boot the virtual machine.
> There you find VBoxGuestAdditions as an
> additional (CD) drive.
> 
> Click on it to start installing the additional
> drivers from Virtualbox.
> 
> Restart Windows and then
> 
> execute  cmd
> and there
> ### for my example   vvvvv
> net use x: \\vboxsvr\linux
> 
> and voila, it seems to work!


Hi,

i know i am a bit late, but today i had the same problem with shared
folders under Virtualbox. It seems that shared folders only work with
virtualbox-bin and additions use flag.

I tried it with the source ebuild and installed additions but without
success.

Anyway, this thread points me to the right direction, thanks!

Regards,

Daniel
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Re: [gentoo-user] virtualbox shared folder anyone? [SOLVED]

[Chuanwen Wu]

Thank you! I use this way to solve the same problem in the x86_64 platform.
I use virtualbox-1.5.2.
On Apr 23, 2007 10:46 PM, Helmut Jarausch <jarausch@igpm.rwth-aachen.de> wrote:
> The following steps were successful (for me)
>
> echo "app-emulation/virtualbox-bin additions dvitool" >> \
>         /etc/portage/package.use
> emerge app-emulation/virtualbox-bin    # here 1.3.8-r1
>
> create the virtual machine (WinXP in my case) as described
> and install (here) WinXP SP2 and power off (the VM) after the complete
> install.
>
> ### just examples ......................vvvvv...........vvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
> vboxmanage sharedfolder add WinXP -name linux -hostpath /MySharedFolder
>
> Then start virtualbox again,
>
> click on Details  CD/DVD-ROM
> there on Mount CD/DVD
> Some fiddling about "ISO Image File" leads to
> add
> /opt/VirtualBox/additions/VBoxGuestAdditions.iso
> Then click on "ISO Image File"
>
> Now boot the virtual machine.
> There you find VBoxGuestAdditions as an
> additional (CD) drive.
>
> Click on it to start installing the additional
> drivers from Virtualbox.
>
> Restart Windows and then
>
> execute  cmd
> and there
> ### for my example   vvvvv
> net use x: \\vboxsvr\linux
>
> and voila, it seems to work!
>
> Helmut Jarausch
>
> Lehrstuhl fuer Numerische Mathematik
> RWTH - Aachen University
> D 52056 Aachen, Germany
>
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>
>



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