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Hi,
according to VirtualBox 1.3.8 UserManual documentation I have set shared folder but I am having code page problems.

On Windows XP SP2 host:
I created shared folder: Note:
Ubuntu is my vm name
"aaa" is sharename
"c:\aaa" is host path name

Command completed successfully.

On Ubuntu 7.04 guest:
I created folder /mnt/aaa: I mounted shared dir: Command completed successfully, but there is code page problem. Using a "cat filename" command.

According to documentation "-o" option should be used something like: The above command doesn't execute correctly. What is correct CHARSET code? Is there any list of all CHARSET available?

Regards,
Abcuser

I want to know too

nobody knows?

Have you tried setting up Samba shares on the local host, and connecting using XP's mapped drives feature

ie: in an Explorer Window, type in the address bar: \\10.0.2.2\ and see what comes up.

Right click on any share, and select "Map Network drive..." select a drive letter, and tick the "Reconnect at logon" box.

LaughingBoy wrote:Have you tried setting up Samba shares on the local host, and connecting using XP's mapped drives feature

Wouldn't this do the opposite of what was needed? In my case I do all my coding on the windows host and then test the web sites on the linux virtual machine, so it makes sense to store the code on Windows, rather than in the VM and share it via SAMBA.

I'm sure there is a better way to do this, but I've not found it yet (and working totally on Linux isn't feasible )

Ooops. I mis-placed the host and guest, and applied my solution from a Linux host and XP guest that worked well.

A similar principle could be applied if you want the data stored on the host. Share the directory you want the data in, and mount it from within the VM. Something like: It's been a while since I've modified the /etc/fstab to include Samba mounts. It's all doable.