Installing MS-DOS on Virtual Box

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johnwalterman
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Installing MS-DOS on Virtual Box

Post by johnwalterman »

Okay, a little probalem.
I am using a .iso to install MS-DOS 6.22 on Virtual Box.
Unfortunatly, instead of installing MS-DOS on the VM when I start the VM, it says "Starting MS-DOS" and then displays this:

CD-ROM Device Driver for IDE (Four Channels supported)
(C) Copyright Oak Technology Inc. 1993-1996
Driver Version: V340
Device Name: Banana
Transfer Mode: Programmed I/o
Driver O: Port=170 (Secondary Channel) Master IRQ= 15
Firmwire Version : 1.0
MSCDEX Version 2.23
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1986-1993 All rights reserved.


A:\> I can type stuff after the A:/>
Sasquatch
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Post by Sasquatch »

You have to create a partition and format the drive before you can install MS DOS.
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johnwalterman
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Post by johnwalterman »

okay.....and how exactly would I go about doing that?
ghr
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Post by ghr »

Use fdisk, format, and sys..... (on your virtual C: drive)
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