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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]]. | |||
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 | 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 | ==Installing VirtualBox Guest Add-ons== | ||
Without any Warp 4 fixpacks installed, if you want to install VirtualBox Guest Add-ons according to the | 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: | When VBOXGUEST.SYS loads on the boot: | ||
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Also, when trying load "VBoxService.exe" from Startup.cmd you will get an error that TCPIP32 was not found. | 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. | You require to install a fixpack to make that applications work. In this case I installed Fixpack 15. | ||
==Installing Additional Driver== | ==Installing Additional Driver== | ||
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==Installation ScreenShots== | ==Installation ScreenShots== | ||
===Phase 1=== | ===Phase 1=== | ||
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===Phase 2=== | ===Phase 2=== | ||
On the next reboot it will install files from the CD ROM drive. (Virtual ISO image) | On the next reboot it will install files from the CD-ROM drive. (Virtual ISO image) | ||
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===Phase 3=== | ===Phase 3=== | ||
[[image:OS2Warp2-Phase3-001.png|400px]] | [[image:OS2Warp2-Phase3-001.png|400px]] | ||
===Installation End=== | ===Installation End=== | ||
[[image:OS2Warp2-Inst-001.png|400px]] | [[image:OS2Warp2-Inst-001.png|400px]] | ||
[[Category:How_To]] | [[Category:How_To]] |
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)