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== Overview ==
 
== Overview ==
  
This page shows how to install FreeDOS 1.1 in VirtualBox 4.x.
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This HowTo shows how to install FreeDOS 1.1 in VirtualBox 4.x.  
  
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== Table of Contents ==
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[[Installing_FreeDOS_in_VirtualBox | Chapter 1: Prepare a new virtual machine in VirtualBox]]
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[[Installing_FreeDOS_in_VirtualBox_-_Chapter_2 | Chapter 2: Special settings for FreeDOS]]
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[[Installing_FreeDOS_in_VirtualBox_-_Chapter_3 | Chapter 3: Connect the FreeDOS install CD]]
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[[Installing_FreeDOS_in_VirtualBox_-_Chapter_4 | Chapter 4: Create a FreeDOS partition with Free FDISK]]
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[[Installing_FreeDOS_in_VirtualBox_-_Chapter_5 | Chapter 5: Install FreeDOS]]
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[[Installing_FreeDOS_in_VirtualBox_-_Chapter_6 | Chapter 6: Exchange files between host and guest]]
  
  

Revision as of 23:04, 10 January 2012

Overview

This HowTo shows how to install FreeDOS 1.1 in VirtualBox 4.x.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Prepare a new virtual machine in VirtualBox Chapter 2: Special settings for FreeDOS Chapter 3: Connect the FreeDOS install CD Chapter 4: Create a FreeDOS partition with Free FDISK Chapter 5: Install FreeDOS Chapter 6: Exchange files between host and guest


Preparations

  1. Install VirtualBox (if you haven't already). It can be found here. If you use a GNU/Linux distribution as host, please install VirtualBox with your package manager (like yum, apt, aptitude etc.). Guest additions are not available for DOS guests, so the Open Source Edition of VirtualBox will do fine.
  2. Download FreeDOS. The FreeDOS installation file should be a CD image (with .ISO file extension). Save this to a permanent location on your computer.


Add a new FreeDOS virtual machine =

  • Run VirtualBox

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  • Click "New". The "New Virtual Machine Wizard" opens.

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  • Give your Virtual Machine a name.

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  • Select the amount of memory. The default of 32 MB is fine for me.

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  • Select the size of the virtual hard disk. The default of 500 MB is fine for me.

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  • Select the format of the virtual hard disk. VirtualBox uses VDI as default.

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  • Choose if the size of your disk should be dynamically allocated. FreeDOS works fine with that.

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  • Give the virtual disk a name. Default is to give it the same name as the machine.

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  • Confirm your settings.

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  • The new FreeDOS virtual machine is added to your list of virtual machines.

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Continue with Chapter 2






This page is currently under construction. I will announce it on the freedos-user list, as soon as it is ready.

Ulihansen 14:43, 9 January 2012 (UTC)