On Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:12:58 -0500, Jason Hsu wrote: > How do I share files between the host OS and guest OS? (Both are > Linux.) > > The version of VirtualBox I'm using is 4.0.8 r71778. > > Until recently, I was using an older version of VirtualBox and had no > difficulty sharing files between the host and guest OS. In VirtualBox > 4.0, I have yet to successfully do so. > > The directory I'm sharing is ~/share under the guest OS and /mnt/host > under the host OS. When I enter "mount -t vboxsf share /mnt/host", I get > the error message "/sbin/mount.vboxsf: mounting failed with the error: > Invalid argument". > > The package dkms is already installed in the guest OS. I also installed > the build-essential package in the guest OS, but the file sharing still > refuses to work. > > Yes, I have the shared folders set up under the Devices -> Shared > Folders menu. And both the ~/share folder in the guest OS and /mnt/host > in the guest OS exist. > > So what little detail am I missing?
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