copy files from virtualbox -

[Bob Goodwin]

        How can I access files downloaded in virtualbox/Windows from
        Fedora 14?

        I a normal dual boot installation it's easy enough but I haven't
        found a way to do it with vbox. Perhaps it can't be done?

        Bob
        --

[Brendan Jones]

On 03/28/2011 04:32 AM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>           I created a folder /home/bobg/winshared in this computer.
>
>           Then in virtualbox under "Shared Folders" I entered
>           /home/bobg/winshared again which it shows as "winshared
>           /home/bobg/winshared" 
In Windows explorer navigate to
\\vboxsvr\winshared

You can also use this to map a permanent network drive in your guest.

HTH

[Bob Goodwin]

On 27/03/11 16:29, mike cloaked wrote:
>  On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Bob
> Goodwin<bobgoodwin(a)wildblue.net>  wrote:
>
> >         However I'm beginning to think this project is not worth the
> >         effort I am putting into it.
> >
> >         Thanks.
> >
> >         Bob
>  Did you have a look at the VirtualBox user manual at:
>  http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html#sharedfolders
>
>  You should ensure that you have VirtualBox Guest Additions installed
>  and, if using version 4.0, it is worth installing
>  VirtualBox_Extension_Pack - how to do it is all in the pages for the
>  user manual -
>
>  http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/
>
>  Follow those instructions and you should be able to setup a mapped
>  network drive for a shared folder fairly easily - I have this working
>  on several machine by following those instructions and it works well.
>
>  I presume you are using the Oracle VirtualBox installed from the main
>  website (you can set up a yum repo file and install it all from yum):
>  http://www.virtualbox.org/
>
>
>      I hope this helps.
>  

        Thanks to all but I can't mess with this any longer due to my
        usage limitations. I'm limited to 17 gigs down in 30 days and
        I'm at the 80% mark now and getting a warning. Every time I
        bring up Windows it seems it wants to download something else
        and we've run up 2 gigs just today.

        Again thank you for the help. A limitation of this satellite
        system that I don't usually have any problem with ...

        Bob

[SternData]

On 03/27/2011 01:32 PM, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>  On 27/03/11 11:58, Claude Jones wrote:
> >
> > On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> >
> >>         Therein lies my problem, sftp to where? How do I
> >
> >> address the shared files in the virtual WindowsXP. I even
> >
> >> copied them to a new directory under the "c" drive designation
> >
> >> but I can't find the virtual files from here in F14.
> >
> >>
> >
> >>         It may be obvious but I don't see it, makes me feel
> >
> >> dumb!
> >
> >
> > I just tried file-sharing setup between a virtual Win7 machine running 
> > in Virtual Box and my Fedora 14 host. It's relatively trivial to set 
> > up a share on your host machine. First, shut down the virtual machine, 
> > the XP vm in your case. Then, in the VirtualBox Manager window, for 
> > your machine, find the item that says "Shared Folders" - clicking on 
> > that will give you a wizard that will allow you to set up a shared 
> > folder on your Fedora machine that will be seen by your XP virtual 
> > machine the next time you run it. When you open up XP the next time, 
> > you should be able to open a Windows Explorer window and see the share 
> > in the list (in my Win7 Explorer window, the share appeared at the 
> > bottom of the tree that started with 'Computer')
> >
> >
> > So, that's one direction. If you want to be able to move files from 
> > your Fedora host to your Virtual XP machine, that's a different story 
> > - VNC could be a simple way to do this in addition to the other 
> > suggestions you've gotten
> >
> >
> > -- 
> >
> > Claude Jones
> >
> > Brunswick, MD, USA
> >
>  
>          I created a folder /home/bobg/winshared in this computer.
>  
>          Then in virtualbox under "Shared Folders" I entered
>          /home/bobg/winshared again which it shows as "winshared   
>          /home/bobg/winshared"
>  
>          In the virtual Windows I think I have tried every possible
>          combination under shared folders, etc. but to no avail, no files
>          are transferred to Linux and Windows does not show "winshared"
>          directory. I can move files around within Windows, even tried
>          creating a "winshared" directory there. The problem may well be
>          that I am not dealing with the Windows side properly.
>  
>          However I'm beginning to think this project is not worth the
>          effort I am putting into it.
>  
>          Thanks.
>  
>          Bob
>  
>  
>  
>   
It should show up as a network drive. What's on D:, E:, etc.?

-- 
-- Steve

[Bob Goodwin]

On 27/03/11 11:58, Claude Jones wrote:
>  On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>
>  >         Therein lies my problem, sftp to where? How do I
>
>  > address the shared files in the virtual WindowsXP. I even
>
>  > copied them to a new directory under the "c" drive designation
>
>  > but I can't find the virtual files from here in F14.
>
>  >
>
>  >         It may be obvious but I don't see it, makes me feel
>
>  > dumb!
>
>
>  I just tried file-sharing setup between a virtual Win7 machine running 
>  in Virtual Box and my Fedora 14 host. It's relatively trivial to set 
>  up a share on your host machine. First, shut down the virtual machine, 
>  the XP vm in your case. Then, in the VirtualBox Manager window, for 
>  your machine, find the item that says "Shared Folders" - clicking on 
>  that will give you a wizard that will allow you to set up a shared 
>  folder on your Fedora machine that will be seen by your XP virtual 
>  machine the next time you run it. When you open up XP the next time, 
>  you should be able to open a Windows Explorer window and see the share 
>  in the list (in my Win7 Explorer window, the share appeared at the 
>  bottom of the tree that started with 'Computer')
>
>
>  So, that's one direction. If you want to be able to move files from 
>  your Fedora host to your Virtual XP machine, that's a different story 
>  - VNC could be a simple way to do this in addition to the other 
>  suggestions you've gotten
>
>
>  -- 
>
>  Claude Jones
>
>  Brunswick, MD, USA
>  
        I created a folder /home/bobg/winshared in this computer.

        Then in virtualbox under "Shared Folders" I entered
        /home/bobg/winshared again which it shows as "winshared   
        /home/bobg/winshared"

        In the virtual Windows I think I have tried every possible
        combination under shared folders, etc. but to no avail, no files
        are transferred to Linux and Windows does not show "winshared"
        directory. I can move files around within Windows, even tried
        creating a "winshared" directory there. The problem may well be
        that I am not dealing with the Windows side properly.

        However I'm beginning to think this project is not worth the
        effort I am putting into it.

        Thanks.

        Bob

[Claude Jones]

On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Genes MailLists wrote:
>   shared folders are both ways I think - its just a directory on
>  linux which you can write or read (pick one in your home
>  directory to ensure permissions) 
I just had a 'duh' moment... Of course - you want to get a file 
from your Fedora box to your Virtual Windows box, put it in the 
shared folder (sound of hand smacking forehead).......

-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD, USA

[Bob Goodwin]

On 27/03/11 09:27, fred smith wrote:
>  On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 08:58:18AM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> >          How can I access files downloaded in virtualbox/Windows from
> >          Fedora 14?
> >
> >          I a normal dual boot installation it's easy enough but I haven't
> >          found a way to do it with vbox. Perhaps it can't be done?
> >
> >          Bob
> >          --
>  scp?
>  sftp?
>  smb sharing (windows shares)?
>  
        Therein lies my problem, sftp to where? How do I address the
        shared files in the virtual WindowsXP. I even copied them to a
        new directory under the "c" drive designation but I can't find
        the virtual files from here in F14.

        It may be obvious but I don't see it, makes me feel dumb!

        Bob

[Genes MailLists]

On 03/27/2011 11:58 AM, Claude Jones wrote:
>  On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Bob Goodwin wrote: 
that started with
'Computer')
>  
>  
>  So, that's one direction. If you want to be able to move files from your
>  Fedora host to your Virtual XP machine, that's a different story - VNC
>  could be a simple way to do this in addition to the other suggestions
>  you've gotten
>  
>   
 shared folders are both ways I think - its just a directory on linux
which you can write or read (pick one in your home directory to ensure
permissions).

[Claude Jones]

On Sunday, March 27, 2011, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>          Therein lies my problem, sftp to where? How do I
>  address the shared files in the virtual WindowsXP. I even
>  copied them to a new directory under the "c" drive designation
>  but I can't find the virtual files from here in F14.
>  
>          It may be obvious but I don't see it, makes me feel
>  dumb! 
I just tried file-sharing setup between a virtual Win7 machine 
running in Virtual Box and my Fedora 14 host. It's relatively 
trivial to set up a share on your host machine. First, shut down 
the virtual machine, the XP vm in your case. Then, in the 
VirtualBox Manager window, for your machine, find the item that 
says "Shared Folders" - clicking on that will give you a wizard 
that will allow you to set up a shared folder on your Fedora 
machine that will be seen by your XP virtual machine the next time 
you run it. When you open up XP the next time, you should be able 
to open a Windows Explorer window and see the share in the list 
(in my Win7 Explorer window, the share appeared at the bottom of 
the tree that started with 'Computer')

So, that's one direction. If you want to be able to move files 
from your Fedora host to your Virtual XP machine, that's a 
different story - VNC could be a simple way to do this in addition 
to the other suggestions you've gotten

-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD, USA

[Genes MailLists]

On 03/27/2011 09:46 AM, Mark LaPierre wrote:
>  On 03/27/2011 09:27 AM, fred smith wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 08:58:18AM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> >>          How can I access files downloaded in virtualbox/Windows from
> >>          Fedora 14?
> >> 
 ..

>  smb sharing (windows shares)? 
> >
>  With KVM all you need to do is format a partition, virtual or physical, 
>  with a FAT file system and then mount that partition as the D: drive in 
>  the virtual machine. Write your files there.
>  
>  You can't have the partition mounted inside the VM and on Linux at the 
>  same time. If you choose to use the virtual file system you can mount it 
>  with loopback. If you use a physical partition you can use mount to 
>  mount the partition. Then copy your files on/off the FAT partition.
>  
>  I have not used virtual box so I don't know how, or if you can, mount a 
>  second partition on you VM. YMMV
>   
 geez kvm is a bit messy ...

 several ways in vbox - simplest is straightforward access to any linux
directory on the local machine via clicking on Settings->Shared Folders
[1]

 Or as prev poster suggested via any network mount as well .. (local
machine or remote).


 g/

 [1] and you can happily access them on linux at the same time - and it
doesn't need to be part of a fat partition or anything :-)

[Mark LaPierre]

On 03/27/2011 09:27 AM, fred smith wrote:
>  On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 08:58:18AM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
> >          How can I access files downloaded in virtualbox/Windows from
> >          Fedora 14?
> >
> >          I a normal dual boot installation it's easy enough but I haven't
> >          found a way to do it with vbox. Perhaps it can't be done?
> >
> >          Bob
> >          --
>  scp?
>  sftp?
>  smb sharing (windows shares)?
>  
With KVM all you need to do is format a partition, virtual or physical, 
with a FAT file system and then mount that partition as the D: drive in 
the virtual machine. Write your files there.

You can't have the partition mounted inside the VM and on Linux at the 
same time. If you choose to use the virtual file system you can mount it 
with loopback. If you use a physical partition you can use mount to 
mount the partition. Then copy your files on/off the FAT partition.

I have not used virtual box so I don't know how, or if you can, mount a 
second partition on you VM. YMMV

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[Erik P. Olsen]

On 27/03/11 14:58, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>           How can I access files downloaded in virtualbox/Windows
> from
>           Fedora 14?
>
>           I a normal dual boot installation it's easy enough but I haven't
>           found a way to do it with vbox. Perhaps it can't be done?
>
>           Bob
>           --
>  
In VirtualBox Manager: settings -> Shared Folders

-- 
Erik

[Fred Smith]

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 08:58:18AM -0400, Bob Goodwin wrote:
>          How can I access files downloaded in virtualbox/Windows from
>          Fedora 14?
>  
>          I a normal dual boot installation it's easy enough but I haven't
>          found a way to do it with vbox. Perhaps it can't be done?
>  
>          Bob
>          --  
scp?
sftp?
smb sharing (windows shares)?

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[mike cloaked]

On Sun, Mar 27, 2011 at 7:32 PM, Bob Goodwin <bobgoodwin(a)wildblue.net&gt; wrote:

>         However I'm beginning to think this project is not worth
> the
>         effort I am putting into it.
>
>         Thanks.
>
>         Bob 
Did you have a look at the VirtualBox user manual at:
http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch04.html#sharedfolders

You should ensure that you have VirtualBox Guest Additions installed
and, if using version 4.0, it is worth installing
VirtualBox_Extension_Pack - how to do it is all in the pages for the
user manual -

http://www.virtualbox.org/manual/

Follow those instructions and you should be able to setup a mapped
network drive for a shared folder fairly easily - I have this working
on several machine by following those instructions and it works well.

I presume you are using the Oracle VirtualBox installed from the main
website (you can set up a yum repo file and install it all from yum):
http://www.virtualbox.org/

I hope this helps.
-- 
mike c