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These are some notes to install OS/2 Warp 4 as a guest OS on VirtualBox.


This are some notes to install OS/2 Warp 4 as a guest OS on VirtualBox.
If you are looking to install OS/2 Warp 4.52 or eComStation as a Virtualbox guest please visit [[OS/2 Warp 4.52 as a VirtualBox 6.x Guest]] or [[EComStation 2.x as a VirtualBox 5.x Guest]].
 
If you are looking to install OS/2 Warp 4.52 or eComStation as a Virtualbox guest please visit [[VirtualBox Guest]].


==Installation Notes==
==Installation Notes==
If you are trying to install OS/2 Warp 4 (revision 9.023) it is useful for you to get a set of updated diskette images for the Installation Disk 1 and Disk 2. This is important to support bigger hard drivers like 2GB. (or on this case bigger virtual HDD images).
If you are trying to install OS/2 Warp 4 (revision 9.023) it is useful for you to get a set of updated diskette images for the Installation Disk 1 and Disk 2. This is important to support bigger hard drivers like 2 GB. (or in this case bigger virtual HDD images).


==Installing VirtualBox Guest Add-ons==
Without any Warp 4 fixpacks installed, if you want to install VirtualBox Guest Add-ons according to the instructions you may get these errors.


==Installation ScreenShots==
When VBOXGUEST.SYS loads on the boot:
===Phase 1===


[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-001.png|400px]]
[[image:VBOXGUEST-Error-001.png]]


[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-002.png|400px]]
Also, when trying load "VBoxService.exe" from Startup.cmd you will get an error that TCPIP32 was not found.


[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-003.png|400px]]
You require to install a fixpack to make that applications work. In this case I installed Fixpack 15.


[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-004.png|400px]]
==Installing Additional Driver==


[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-005.png|400px]]
==Installation ScreenShots==
 
===Phase 1===
[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-006.png|400px]]
<gallery>
 
OS2W4-Phase1-001.png
[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-007.png|400px]]
OS2W4-Phase1-002.png
 
OS2W4-Phase1-003.png
[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-008.png|400px]]
OS2W4-Phase1-004.png
 
OS2W4-Phase1-005.png
[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-009.png|400px]]
OS2W4-Phase1-006.png
 
OS2W4-Phase1-007.png
[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-010.png|400px]]
OS2W4-Phase1-008.png
OS2W4-Phase1-009.png
OS2W4-Phase1-010.png
OS2W4-Phase1-011.png
</gallery>
===Phase 2===
On the next reboot it will install files from the CD-ROM drive. (Virtual ISO image)
<gallery>
OS2Warp2-Phase2-001.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-002.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-003.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-004.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-005.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-006.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-007.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-008.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-009.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-010.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-011.png
</gallery>


[[image:OS2W4-Phase1-011.png|400px]]
===Phase 3===
[[image:OS2Warp2-Phase3-001.png|400px]]


===Installation End===
[[image:OS2Warp2-Inst-001.png|400px]]


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Latest revision as of 18:29, 8 December 2024

These are some notes to install OS/2 Warp 4 as a guest OS on VirtualBox.

If you are looking to install OS/2 Warp 4.52 or eComStation as a Virtualbox guest please visit OS/2 Warp 4.52 as a VirtualBox 6.x Guest or EComStation 2.x as a VirtualBox 5.x Guest.

Installation Notes

If you are trying to install OS/2 Warp 4 (revision 9.023) it is useful for you to get a set of updated diskette images for the Installation Disk 1 and Disk 2. This is important to support bigger hard drivers like 2 GB. (or in this case bigger virtual HDD images).

Installing VirtualBox Guest Add-ons

Without any Warp 4 fixpacks installed, if you want to install VirtualBox Guest Add-ons according to the instructions you may get these errors.

When VBOXGUEST.SYS loads on the boot:

Also, when trying load "VBoxService.exe" from Startup.cmd you will get an error that TCPIP32 was not found.

You require to install a fixpack to make that applications work. In this case I installed Fixpack 15.

Installing Additional Driver

Installation ScreenShots

Phase 1

Phase 2

On the next reboot it will install files from the CD-ROM drive. (Virtual ISO image)

Phase 3

Installation End