Subject: OS/2 Warp 4 in VMware -I'm getting conflicting information regarding running OS/2 Warp 4 in - VMware. Some sources say it's possible while others say it's not.Can anyone please let me know if they are running Warp 4 in VMware an - it's working out for them? I am looking to run Warp 4.52 under VMware - 6.5. Here you can follow the guide how to attach/configure VMDK image to VMware. We do not install ‘VMware Tools’ in the OS or add any kind of stuff, read our privacy policy. VMware player is virtualization product just like VirtualBox. It is free of charge for personal use offered by VMware corporation.
When OS/2 WARP version 4 was first released I installed it because it was supposed to be technically superior than what Windows offered. I came across OS/2 again a couple of years ago while flipping through some old CDs, and thought “Wouldn’t it be fun to get this up running again, for jokes?”. So I downloaded VirtualBox and installed it as a virtual machine. The installation, and necessary upgrades with FixPacks in order to run a modern browser, ended up as a complicated routine compared to more current operating systems. OS/2 WARP 4 was released back when the internet as it’s seen today was pretty much in it’s infancy, and what little information that was out there has started to disappear. Anyway, OS/2 was forgotten about again until for some reason it caught my eye among all the other virtualized operating systems I have installed, and I thought about all that time I had spent installing it. I couldn’t recall every step I had taken for the procedure, and if anyone is ever going to do this in the future, a guide might be nice.
Creating installation media
I did this on an early-2011 MacBook Pro running Mac OSX 10.8 and VirtualBox. Most of the steps should be pretty similar with other virtualization software.
Aside from requiring the OS/2 Operating System CD, if you’re installing under an OSX host, then either a Windows or Linux guest to create images of the bootable floppies is needed. The OS/2 CD itself isn’t bootable, and OSX isn’t even able to read the CDFS filesystem that was used to write it with. Alternatively, you can get disk images of the floppies online. If you’re using a Linux host, then you can get away without having to use another guest OS altogether.
The guest OS under which you do create the boot floppy images will need both a floppy controller and drive. In the virtual machine guest settings, go to the “Storage” tab (make sure the guest OS is powered down first), and add a new controller to the storage tree, then select “floppy controller”. Next, add a floppy drive to the controller itself. If it asks for an image file, just choose to leave it empty for now.
Start by creating 3 blank floppy images in your OSX or Linux host with the following from a command prompt. If you have a Windows host, you can transfer them from a guest OS, or download them online.
On the OS/2 CD, in the “DISKIMGS” directory, is a utility to create the bootable floppies, “XDFCOPY.EXE”, that should run under a Windows guest in a Command Terminal.
Do the same for DISK1_CD.DSK and DISK2.DSK.
Under a Linux guest or host, you can create the boot floppy images directly with the “dd” command.
Installation
Now create a new virtual machine, pick a name for it, and choose “IBM OS/2” as the Operating System and “OS/2 Warp 4” as the version.
System requirements are pretty trivial by today’s standards, the 64 MB of RAM and 2GB hard disk defaults are more than plenty. The file type can just be VDI (VirtualBox Disk Image), unless you know you’ll need something else.
Change the audio controller under the Audio tab in the virtual machine’s Settings menu to SoundBlaster 16, and add both a floppy controller and floppy drive under the Storage tab.
Finally, start your virtual machine with disk0.img in the virtual floppy drive and your host’s CD drive attached with the OS/2 CD inserted. If all goes well, you will be see a blue OS/2 boot screen and be prompted to insert disk 1.
Just follow the prompts at this point, choose Advanced Installation if you want to use HPFS or change the default partitioning scheme.
At the “System Configuration” screen, select “Sound Blaster 16” for Multimedia Device Support, and “GENGRADD” for Primary Display.
After awhile of file copying, you will be prompted with a software selection screen. Select whatever looks interesting, at the minimum you will probably want TCP/IP services. Win – OS2 will even allow you to run some Windows 3.1 applications.
To configure your network settings once the OS/2 guest is up and running, follow the “OS/2 System” icon to “System Setup”, and “TCP/IP Configuration”. Enable Interface 0 and enter your network settings. I wasn’t able to get DHCP working properly until MPTS was upgraded (we’ll do this in Part 2, my suggestion is to enter the settings manually for now. A reboot was needed to get networking started, but once you do, start up WebExplorer to see the world’s leading edge web browser, circa-1996.
At this point you want to bump the screen resolution and you can do so by going to the OS/2 System icon and following down to the System Setup, System icons, and the Screen tab.
In Part 2 we’ll update the newly installed system with FixPack 15, Device Driver FixPack 2, and MPTS.
Host OS is XP pro sp3 and VirtualBox version is 4.1.0
You can check out all my OS/2 warp 3.0 install trieswith this captured video.
Download: http://www.datafilehost.com/download-cbbfceb5.html
File: OS2-3 Fail In VirtualBox.avi
Size: 17.1 MB (Xvid vdeo)
In general, OS/2 warp 3.0 can be installed from floppy,
Dos formatted hard disk or CD-rom. I tried floppy and hard disk way..
Original install disk images are all verified as works fine,
because I used that images before and successed in installing OS2
on my 386/486 computer(in 1995) That images was stored in CD rom
and I used that now, the CD has no error..
First, OS/2 disk images are all *.dsk format and VB can
recognize that image. So I tried to install OS/2 with changing
disk image from Device -> Floppy Image -> choosing image.
As you see that video booting with disk 0 and 1 works fine, but
from disk2(unlike disk0,1-1.4MB Other disk has diffrent format-1.8MB)
VB reports error and refuse to install.Second, I tried to install OS/2 from Dos formatted hard disk..
I prepared hard disk image about 100MB size and divided partion
that disk (C-60MB D-40MB), copied OS/2 disk contents to D drive
(d:warp).
After OS/2 disk 0,1 boot, typed F3 and goto command line mode
at that coommanded 'sysinst2 d:warp' and returned to install menu and
selected OS/2 installed partition, format to HPFS, copying
disk files to C drive...
Coping was ended without error message and OS/2 requested remove all floppy and
hit 'Enter' key.. So I removed all disk image and hit the enter key
but no response.. I have to reset that virtual machine..Finally the install is aborted and OS/2 reports
Vmware Reinstall Os
'Exception in device driver: SINGLEQ$...' errorYou can see more detailed error message viewing above video file.
You can also see all OS/2 VirtulBox settings with the video ..
Is there anyone to succeded in installing OS/2 warp 3.0?
Install Os 2 Warp 4 Vmware System
May I ask some tips and hints for this guest OS installing in VB?