Following Swerdna article I have installed oracle vm virtualbox 4.1.20.
Then have installed windows XP SP1 from official CD → failed to reboot to finish install ( inaccessible boot device )
Then have reinstall from file (iso) → OK
Then failed to install service pack 3 ( unable to expand file : xxxxxx.dl_ )
So I decide to create a shared folder to make room for XP
Using the menu I create a share folder
NAME : Virtual_XP
PATH : /echange/virtual_XP
Automount : yes
Access : full
type persistent.
Starting the virtual machine XP. I open a dos console within XP.
Typing :
net use x: \vboxsrv\Virtual_XP
I get the following error :
error 53
Network Path not found.
Within the virtual machine (XP)
I can go to internet
I can ping any workstation ( my wife’s laptop and my home server )
I can ping my linux laptop hosting XP.
> Using the menu I create a share folder NAME : Virtual_XP PATH :
> /echange/virtual_XP Automount : yes Access : full type persistent.
>
> Starting the virtual machine XP. I open a dos console within XP. Typing
> :
> net use x: \vboxsrv\Virtual_XP I get the following error :
>
> error 53 Network Path not found.
On 08/31/2012 09:46 AM, jcdole wrote:
>
> Hello.
>
> HOST : opensuse 12.1
>
> Following Swerdna article I have installed oracle vm virtualbox 4.1.20.
> Then have installed windows XP SP1 from official CD → failed to
> reboot to finish install ( inaccessible boot device )
> Then have reinstall from file (iso) → OK
> Then failed to install service pack 3 ( unable to expand file :
> xxxxxx.dl_ )
> So I decide to create a shared folder to make room for XP
>
> Using the menu I create a share folder
> NAME : Virtual_XP
> PATH : /echange/virtual_XP
> Automount : yes
> Access : full
> type persistent.
>
> Starting the virtual machine XP. I open a dos console within XP.
> Typing :
> net use x: \vboxsrv\Virtual_XP
> I get the following error :
>
> error 53
> Network Path not found.
>
> Within the virtual machine (XP)
> I can go to internet
> I can ping any workstation ( my wife’s laptop and my home server )
> I can ping my linux laptop hosting XP.
My shared folder works fine with VB 4.1.20 with XP as guest and openSUSE 12.2 as
host. I do not normally use the command line to mount the shared folder - I set
it up with Windows Explorer and it is automatically mounted on boot, but I used
your net command adjusted for the folder name difference. The shared folder
mounted on drive X with no problem.
Did you install the extension pack? You will need file
Oracle_VM_VirtualBox_Extension_Pack-4.1.20-80170.vbox-extpack from the
VirtualBox site.
First as I am testing this config, I am logged under root user under linux and XP is configured with no user password and is tested with an administrator user named supersuser.
linux-0f3b:~ # groups
root
linux-0f3b:~ #
C:\Documents and Settings\superuser>set
ALLUSERSPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\All Users
APPDATA=C:\Documents and Settings\superuser\Application Data
CLIENTNAME=Console
CommonProgramFiles=C:\Program Files\Fichiers communs
COMPUTERNAME=HP-WINWP
ComSpec=C:\WINDOWS\system32\cmd.exe
HOMEDRIVE=C:
HOMEPATH=\Documents and Settings\superuser
LOGONSERVER=\\HP-WINWP
NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS=1
OS=Windows_NT
Path=C:\WINDOWS\system32;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\System32\Wbem
PATHEXT=.COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH
PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE=x86
PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER=x86 Family 6 Model 15 Stepping 13, GenuineIntel
PROCESSOR_LEVEL=6
PROCESSOR_REVISION=0f0d
ProgramFiles=C:\Program Files
PROMPT=$P$G
SESSIONNAME=Console
SystemDrive=C:
SystemRoot=C:\WINDOWS
TEMP=C:\DOCUME~1\superuser\LOCALS~1\Temp
TMP=C:\DOCUME~1\superuser\LOCALS~1\Temp
USERDOMAIN=HP-WINWP
USERNAME=superuser
USERPROFILE=C:\Documents and Settings\superuser
windir=C:\WINDOWS
> First as I am testing this config, I am logged under root user under
> linux and XP is configured with no user password and is tested with an
> administrator user named supersuser.
Logging into the GUI as root is not recommended - it can cause issues.
But even as root, you may not be a member of the proper group to have
access, which is why I asked for you to show the output of the ‘groups’
command, so we can see if you’re in the vboxusers group or not.
OK, but when you do, make sure you make the user a member of the vboxusers
group. You still haven’t posted the output of the ‘groups’ command when
running as root.
As we’re trying to assist you, it would be helpful if you would do the
things we ask so we can move forward.
> As said I am reinstalling 12.1 ,on that notepad.
> But I run into a network stupid problem after the first reboot. see :
>
> http://tinyurl.com/92mpxla
>
> And now my server give a stupid error message see :
>
> http://tinyurl.com/9pkkhm8
Neither of these issues are likely to have anything to do with shared
folders in VirtualBox not working. But it sounds like you had a problem
similar to one I had a few months ago on one of my machines - the var
directory got trashed somehow (hardware failure is my best guess) and the
RPM database got hosed as a result. The files used to recreate the
directory, though, are in that structure, so a reinstall ended up being
necessary in my case IIRC.
> I have fully understand to create a normal user and add him in the
> vboxusers group.
We have no way of knowing that until you tell us - having answered
questions on online forums for 20+ years, I’ve learned that assuming that
the person has done things the way they should be done is a bad way to
start answering a question.
So I start with the basics. Always - unless I know the user personally
and know their skills (and usually I’ll still ask the basic things
because even experienced people sometimes forget the basics).
