Hello
Appreciate some assistance
Symptoms Vbox 5.2.6
Host : WIndows 10
Guest : Windows Server 2012 with all patches and fixes applied, uptodate VirtualBoxAddditions installed.
Issue : Mounting ISO from Shared Folder does not work
I want to provision a box with some software from a .ISO
The usual approach is to just mount the ISO file and run the installer, as you would expect.
1. Mount Shared Folder using VirtualBox to Guest . All documents, PDFs from the shared folder are accessible in guest no issue .
2. Now try and Mount .ISO file from shared folder
3. Error "Sorry - there was a problem mounting the file'
4. Checked ISO by mounting on the Host - no issues, ISO is good
5. CHecked a different ISO file - same issue " Sorry - there was a problem mounting the file"
Tried large and small ISOs no issue.
Copying the ISO from the shared folder to the guest filesystem works and is indeed a workaround but this is a PITA from a provisioning point of view if I want to do this every time.
Tried much googling but no real answer.
I suspect it is the way Windows tries to mount a remote ISO . Checking in procmon seems to show an invalid parameter deep in the logic.
Is anyone else hitting this issue, please, and if so do you know how I can fix it, or is it just me ?
tHanks in advance
Chris.
Shared Folder ISO Mount issues
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Re: Shared Folder ISO Mount issues
It's not a workaround, it's your only option, you'll have to live with that. VirtualBox's shared folders present a very simplified file system implementation, just enough to read/write files from/to the guest. Many applications can error when using shared folders, because they expect advanced features, like file locking or access controls, which don't exist for shared folders.ChrisSl wrote:Copying the ISO from the shared folder to the guest filesystem works and is indeed a workaround
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Re: Shared Folder ISO Mount issues
If you want to avoid the problem, use Windows file sharing between host and guest, not shared folders.
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Thanks folks
Using network shares wont work in a NAT environment cos the guest can;r really see the host, or am I missing something .
I'm doing this in a Vagrant provisioning environment so I need a NAT adapter first. May need to add a second one just for the network sharing then, or just do the file copying.
Using network shares wont work in a NAT environment cos the guest can;r really see the host, or am I missing something .
I'm doing this in a Vagrant provisioning environment so I need a NAT adapter first. May need to add a second one just for the network sharing then, or just do the file copying.
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Re: Shared Folder ISO Mount issues
The latter.ChrisSl wrote:can;r really see the host, or am I missing something
The former.ChrisSl wrote:May need to add a second one just for the network sharing then, or just do the file copying.
Please read the following: User Manual, ch. 6.2. Introduction to networking modes including the Overview table, which shows quickly what kind of connection is required to achieve what you want. And remember, you can always have more than one network card in your guest to cover multiple scenarios.
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