Can't boot my DOS 6.0 Boot diskette

[SteveMann]

I have a DOS 6.0 Boot Disk that I want to use to make a Virtual Box.

And I keep getting this error:

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Failed to open host device '/media/steve/DOS6-BOOT' (VERR_FILE_NOT_FOUND).

Result Code: NS_ERROR_FAILURE (0x80004005)
Component: ConsoleWrap
Interface: IConsole {872da645-4a9b-1727-bee2-5585105b9eed}

I tried using 'sudo mkdosfs' to make an .img file from the floppy, but VB says it isn't bootable.

(The floppy disk drive is a USB device on my Ubuntu computer).

So, I have a bootable floppy diskette. How do I make a Virtual Box from it?

[mpack]

Not a "Using VirtualBox" question. Topic moved to "Linux Hosts".

If you have a physical floppy in a regular format (i.e. 1.44MB dual sided) then you don't want "mkdosfs". Just image the disk using dd. I'm sure Google will have details.