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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. On this case I installed Fixpack 15.


==Installing Additional Driver==
==Installing Additional Driver==

Revision as of 02:49, 23 October 2016

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 VirtualBox 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 2GB. (or on this case bigger virtual HDD images).

Installing VirtualBox Guest Addons

Without any Warp 4 fixpacks installed, if you want to install VirtualBox Guest Add-ons according to the instrucctions you may get this 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. On 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