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This are some notes to install OS/2 Warp 4 as a guest OS on VirtualBox.
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 [[VirtualBox 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 Addons==
==Installing VirtualBox Guest Add-ons==
Without any Warp 4 fixpacks installed, if you want to install VirtualBox Guest Add-ons according to the instrucctions you may get this errors.
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. On this case I installed Fixpack 15.
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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===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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OS2Warp2-Phase2-001.png
OS2Warp2-Phase2-001.png
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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]]

Revision as of 20:54, 14 November 2022

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 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 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