How to mount a linux host filesystem with FreeDOS running in qemu?
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I am trying to use FreeDOS running in qemu to run DOS-based Doors for a BBS. The challenge I'm running into now is getting access to the host filesystem from within the VM to share files between the host and the guest.
I was hoping for a mount command, but that doesn't seem like it exists. I was also looking for a CLI option to pass a directory as a virtual drive when the qemu instance is started up as another option. There seem to be a couple possible options, but they all appear to be linux-VM specific (eg, the -virtfs CLI option and a 9p client).
I had also found Shared folder between QEMU Windows guest and Linux host as a possibility if I can get a samba client working inside FreeDOS, but that's really a last-ditch option I'd like to avoid.
qemu shared-folders freedos
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I am trying to use FreeDOS running in qemu to run DOS-based Doors for a BBS. The challenge I'm running into now is getting access to the host filesystem from within the VM to share files between the host and the guest.
I was hoping for a mount command, but that doesn't seem like it exists. I was also looking for a CLI option to pass a directory as a virtual drive when the qemu instance is started up as another option. There seem to be a couple possible options, but they all appear to be linux-VM specific (eg, the -virtfs CLI option and a 9p client).
I had also found Shared folder between QEMU Windows guest and Linux host as a possibility if I can get a samba client working inside FreeDOS, but that's really a last-ditch option I'd like to avoid.
qemu shared-folders freedos
asked Dec 4 at 5:22
GranitePenguin
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Is QEMU a hard requirement? Would DOSEMU be acceptable instead?
– Stephen Kitt
Dec 4 at 6:15
(1) Usedosemuordosboxinstead of QEMU; both can access the host FS. (2) For file sharing, don't access the host FS from the guest, instead access the guest FS from the host (there are tools in QEMU for this, though I'm not sure if they are supposed to work on an image that's in use).
– dirkt
Dec 4 at 7:32
Unfortunately, dosemu is a nonstarter because one of the places I'll be trying to do this is on an ARM system (raspberry pi), which can't use dosemu. Dosbox is a potential, but early tries at that failed for other reasons.
– GranitePenguin
Dec 4 at 14:35
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I am trying to use FreeDOS running in qemu to run DOS-based Doors for a BBS. The challenge I'm running into now is getting access to the host filesystem from within the VM to share files between the host and the guest.
I was hoping for a mount command, but that doesn't seem like it exists. I was also looking for a CLI option to pass a directory as a virtual drive when the qemu instance is started up as another option. There seem to be a couple possible options, but they all appear to be linux-VM specific (eg, the -virtfs CLI option and a 9p client).
I had also found Shared folder between QEMU Windows guest and Linux host as a possibility if I can get a samba client working inside FreeDOS, but that's really a last-ditch option I'd like to avoid.
qemu shared-folders freedos
asked Dec 4 at 5:22
GranitePenguin
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I am trying to use FreeDOS running in qemu to run DOS-based Doors for a BBS. The challenge I'm running into now is getting access to the host filesystem from within the VM to share files between the host and the guest.
I was hoping for a mount command, but that doesn't seem like it exists. I was also looking for a CLI option to pass a directory as a virtual drive when the qemu instance is started up as another option. There seem to be a couple possible options, but they all appear to be linux-VM specific (eg, the -virtfs CLI option and a 9p client).
I had also found Shared folder between QEMU Windows guest and Linux host as a possibility if I can get a samba client working inside FreeDOS, but that's really a last-ditch option I'd like to avoid.
qemu shared-folders freedos
qemu shared-folders freedos
asked Dec 4 at 5:22
GranitePenguin
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asked Dec 4 at 5:22
GranitePenguin
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asked Dec 4 at 5:22
GranitePenguin
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asked Dec 4 at 5:22
GranitePenguin
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asked Dec 4 at 5:22
GranitePenguin
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Is QEMU a hard requirement? Would DOSEMU be acceptable instead?
– Stephen Kitt
Dec 4 at 6:15
(1) Usedosemuordosboxinstead of QEMU; both can access the host FS. (2) For file sharing, don't access the host FS from the guest, instead access the guest FS from the host (there are tools in QEMU for this, though I'm not sure if they are supposed to work on an image that's in use).
– dirkt
Dec 4 at 7:32
Unfortunately, dosemu is a nonstarter because one of the places I'll be trying to do this is on an ARM system (raspberry pi), which can't use dosemu. Dosbox is a potential, but early tries at that failed for other reasons.
– GranitePenguin
Dec 4 at 14:35
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Is QEMU a hard requirement? Would DOSEMU be acceptable instead?
– Stephen Kitt
Dec 4 at 6:15
(1) Usedosemuordosboxinstead of QEMU; both can access the host FS. (2) For file sharing, don't access the host FS from the guest, instead access the guest FS from the host (there are tools in QEMU for this, though I'm not sure if they are supposed to work on an image that's in use).
– dirkt
Dec 4 at 7:32
Unfortunately, dosemu is a nonstarter because one of the places I'll be trying to do this is on an ARM system (raspberry pi), which can't use dosemu. Dosbox is a potential, but early tries at that failed for other reasons.
– GranitePenguin
Dec 4 at 14:35
Is QEMU a hard requirement? Would DOSEMU be acceptable instead?
– Stephen Kitt
Dec 4 at 6:15
Is QEMU a hard requirement? Would DOSEMU be acceptable instead?
– Stephen Kitt
Dec 4 at 6:15
(1) Use
dosemu or dosbox instead of QEMU; both can access the host FS. (2) For file sharing, don't access the host FS from the guest, instead access the guest FS from the host (there are tools in QEMU for this, though I'm not sure if they are supposed to work on an image that's in use).– dirkt
Dec 4 at 7:32
(1) Use
dosemu or dosbox instead of QEMU; both can access the host FS. (2) For file sharing, don't access the host FS from the guest, instead access the guest FS from the host (there are tools in QEMU for this, though I'm not sure if they are supposed to work on an image that's in use).– dirkt
Dec 4 at 7:32
Unfortunately, dosemu is a nonstarter because one of the places I'll be trying to do this is on an ARM system (raspberry pi), which can't use dosemu. Dosbox is a potential, but early tries at that failed for other reasons.
– GranitePenguin
Dec 4 at 14:35
Unfortunately, dosemu is a nonstarter because one of the places I'll be trying to do this is on an ARM system (raspberry pi), which can't use dosemu. Dosbox is a potential, but early tries at that failed for other reasons.
– GranitePenguin
Dec 4 at 14:35
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Is QEMU a hard requirement? Would DOSEMU be acceptable instead?
– Stephen Kitt
Dec 4 at 6:15
(1) Use
dosemuordosboxinstead of QEMU; both can access the host FS. (2) For file sharing, don't access the host FS from the guest, instead access the guest FS from the host (there are tools in QEMU for this, though I'm not sure if they are supposed to work on an image that's in use).– dirkt
Dec 4 at 7:32
Unfortunately, dosemu is a nonstarter because one of the places I'll be trying to do this is on an ARM system (raspberry pi), which can't use dosemu. Dosbox is a potential, but early tries at that failed for other reasons.
– GranitePenguin
Dec 4 at 14:35