Yes you can, but you need to have DVD passthrough active. Go to VirtualBox's Machine Settings Storage Enable Passthrough for the DVD drive. To allow an external DVD drive to be recognized by a VirtualBox Virtual Machine (VM) it must be configured in such a way that 'passthrough' is enabled. Enabling Passthrough allows the underlying operating system to pass the required commands through to the device that is connected to the Virtual Machine as opposed to the host operating system instance.
Um this answer I'm afraid isn't helpful at the moment unless you show me what you're talking about (preferably using screenshots) or be very specific as to where I can find the physical drives. Is all I see in the storage section of the VM options (which I'm guessing you're referring to by 'In devices'). I even showed the right-click menu for ya. Sorry for my confusion, I really want an answer here but I can't see what you describe, otherwise I wouldn't have asked this question. – Mar 28 '17 at 12:14. The is no option with the GUI to do it but on the command line, you can create a pseudo disk image (vmdk) that refers to a physical disk. If you attach that disk to your VM, you should be able to directly access it, e.g.: VBoxManage internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename /home/user/vbdisks/cd.vmdk -rawdisk /dev/sdc VBoxManage storageattach VMname -storagectl 'IDE Controller' -port 0 -device 1 -type dvd -medium /home/user/vbdisks/cd.vmdk See Beware not accessing any r/w disk with more than one OS, but with a read-only media like a CD or DVD, there should be no issue.
MagicDisc allows you to use almost all CD/DVD image without burning them onto CD or DVD in order to easily access your favorite games, music, or software programs ---- It works like a real CD/DVD-ROM: You can run programs, play games, or listen to music from your virtual CD-ROM. Allowing you to run your game images at over 200x faster than from.
As SessionR answered, there is a much simpler alternative option for CD/DVD, just check the live CD/DVD checkbox and the physical drive will be accessible.
Hi All I've got a challenging situation & can't seem to figure it out. I networked my MacBook (OS X 10.6.8 ) to my virtual WIndows 98SE (VirtualBox Version 4/1/12 r77245). Windows sees the OS X host (As MacBook Pro 920f), but it doesn't see the public folder in the OS X. I have OS X sharing on, the public folder selected & fire walls in both are off.
A click on Windows Explorer's Network tab shows the MacBook, but no folders inside. Conversely, OS X doesn't see the virtual Windows machine at all (at least in FInder or System Preferences Network- I don't know where else to look). What I'm trying to accomplish, probably the hard way, is to move files from the Virtual Windows to the Mac & back again. If I have a file on a physical disk, Windows 98SE can't access the USB drive because of no Guest Additions for W98. Sharing is the only way I know of to do this other than putting the files into a folder and making a disk image then attaching it to the Windows VM. That works fine, but I am a glutton for punishment & wondered if I could move files through Sharing.
I searched the internet up & down, along with WIndows help. Either I'm almost there, or I'm miles from success! Am I trying to do something that is impossible? Or, am I missing something totally in front of my face? Thanks for any tips yo might have.
Posts: 39 Joined: 23. Mar 2012, 21:43 Location: Detroit, MI Primary OS: Mac OS X Leopard VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: XP Pro, Win98SE & MS Dod 6.22 (Soon). PJB wrote:Windows 98SE can't access the USB drive because of no Guest Additions for W98.
USB in the guest is virtual hardware, not guest additions, you can use USB devices just fine with Win98SE guests, provided of course that the extension pack is installed on the host. Note however that you'll need specific drivers for each USB device, e.g. Win98 didn't have native drivers for USB mass storage devices, like XP and later does.
There are third party mass storage drivers you could try - see Win98 guests in the tutorials section for a link. A final tip is that bundling files into ISO images, i.e. As virtual CDs, is a decent way to get files into the Win98 VM at least until you have the other stuff working. Site Moderator Posts: 28230 Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09 Primary OS: MS Windows 10 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Mostly XP.
Almost There! Thank you Mpack for your reply I apologize for the file sharing question. I should have realized it was a Windows problem. (Windows + Problem Two words I seem to see together often) I think I 've almost got the VM to the point where I can move files in & out, using with your suggestion of bundling files into an image.
If the file(s) are small, I can make a blank floppy image with dd & add files via OS X Finder. But if I go over 1.44mb, I tried ISO & that's the snag. The only road block I hit is that when I try to attach an ISO of a bundle of files, VirtualBox gives me the message that the 'VERRNOTSUPPORTED' & 'Can't Get Out Of Medium' (ISO images from a 'real' CD mount fine.) These images were made with Disk Utility File - New - New Image From Folder as CD/DVD Master-Uncompressed, then converted from cdr to iso.
I tired Disk Utility making a blank image as MS-DOS FAT Read/Write, adding files, then making it into an ISO. No luck Same VERRNOTSUPPORTED error. I wonder if ISO images have to contain a certain amount of data before they are recognized as CDs? Perhaps built in a certain way? I haven't figured that one out. So, under 1.44mb, I'm good to go. Over 1.44, I'm stuck unless it is from a physical CD.
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Posts: 39 Joined: 23. Mar 2012, 21:43 Location: Detroit, MI Primary OS: Mac OS X Leopard VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: XP Pro, Win98SE & MS Dod 6.22 (Soon).
I've got the ISO image VERRNOTSUPPORTED figured out. Using Terminal to make a hybrid ISO out of a cdr image worked very well. I don't know why it didn't dawn on me that the ISO images I made in OS X would not be Windows compatible. I gave up on Windows File Sharing (with the Mac).
Between turning off firewalls, moving files into certain folders, etc- Mpack's method of bundling into ISO is faster & a far more pleasant experience. (The less configuring I have to do inside Windows, the better.) As far as USB drives being seen by the guest- I'm still stuck. I went to Mpack's tutorial on WIndows 98.
I installed the downloaded driver mentioned. It worked great. Windows Device Manager is happy with it. (Finally!) Oddly, my USB floppy drive now works fine. Windows sees it.
(For what it's worth) But, geting Windows 98 to recognize the USB CD/DVD drive or the thumb drive is still a puzzle. I've tried all combinations of- Let OS X have it, then start the VM, Start the VM, then attach the drive, etc. The extension pack is installed. I've got filters in place for both the CD drive & the USB.
I look at the 'Devices' drop-down & see my device check marked. I look at VirtualBox's USB icon at the bottom of Windows screen & see the device checked. (Which ever one's attached).
The USB is formatted in MS DOS Fat & the disks I've tried in the CD/DVD Drive are Windows 98 application disks. I know the USB CD/DVD Drive & The Tumb Drive work, as they act fine in the XP VM. But, they don't show up in the Windows 98SE VM. Right now, I'm not sure if it is something I'm doing wrong in VirtualBox or in Windows. I thought the USB thumb drive would be a spiffy way to move files back & forth, since W98SE can't use shared folders.
Posts: 39 Joined: 23. Mar 2012, 21:43 Location: Detroit, MI Primary OS: Mac OS X Leopard VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: XP Pro, Win98SE & MS Dod 6.22 (Soon). You'll get the VERRNOTSUPPORTED error if you attach a CD that isn't a CD, i.e. Because it isn't using the ISO 9660 filesystem (or recognized variants thereof). A so called 'ISO' image is an image of a data CD, and therefore by definition uses the correct filesystem. If you want to make an ISO compatible image from other sources then you needs a special tool - most CD burning software has an option to write an image file instead of a physical CD/DVD. What you can't do any create any old file, any old how, change the label to 'x.ISO' and expect it to work.
An image of a FAT disk or an Mac hard disk is not an ISO, no matter how you label it. I'm afraid I can't support the third party Win98 USB mass storage drivers. They either work for you or they don't.
Normal procedure btw would be to plug in the USB device after the VM has booted up. Site Moderator Posts: 28230 Joined: 4. Sep 2008, 17:09 Primary OS: MS Windows 10 VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: Mostly XP. Hi Mapck & Everyone Here's what I did to make an ISO from within OS X that VirtualBox would attach to the Windows 98SE machine: It might be the wrong way or the long way, but so far it is working.
Of course, it's read-only so it is only good for getting files into the VM, not out. I created a new folder on the desktop & named it testfolder I put a bunch of files in it. (Lots of various test dummies- Txt, doc, pdf, jpeg, etc) In Disk Utility, I created a CD/DVD master (The drop down for making a hybrid from Disk Utility didn't work, but I probably goofed somewhere.) In Terminal, I typed the following- cd desktop hdiutil makehybrid -ios -joliet -o testfolder.iso testfolder.cdr The next step was to open VirtualBox & hit Settings-Storage for the Windows 98SE VM. I had an empty CD Controller on the tree, so I clicked on the picture of the CD disk next to the Primary Master, etc drop-down on the right I chose to attach the new iso image of testfolder to that controller I started the Windows 98SE VM The new folder appeared as a drive in Windows Explorer.
I copied all the files into WIndows. The VM was shut down & Virtual Media Manager was used to detach the new iso from the VM & delete it. Like I mentioned earlier, this may not be the best or fastest way, but it accomplished two things: 1) I got files into the VM 2) I learned a whole lot more about VirtualBox & some more about Terminal. As far as getting the USB drives to be recognized, I guess I'll mess around with that, keeping good snapshots for when I destroy something in the VM! Thank you very much for your help, Mpack.
I appreciate it! I enjoy learning about & using VirtualBox.
Paul Posts: 39 Joined: 23. Mar 2012, 21:43 Location: Detroit, MI Primary OS: Mac OS X Leopard VBox Version: PUEL Guest OSses: XP Pro, Win98SE & MS Dod 6.22 (Soon).