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Mount/imgmount after boot from hardfile.

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First post, by OSH

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I have a problem. I created a hardfile for C disk, boot from it, and it works. But I want to have access to a directory on my real drive. This won't work:
IMGMOUNT 2 /media/kamil/Nowy/Emulatory/PC/DOS/DOSBOX/Harddrives/c.img -size 512,63,16,1012 -fs none
mount D /media/kamil/Nowy/Emulatory/PC/DOS/DOSBOX/Harddrives/C -freesize 900
Boot -l c
After boot - D isn't visible. Is it possible to do such combination? And the same thing with mounting CDROM image. IN DOSBOX Wiki I fpund this:

By default, the MOUNT command will not be recognized at the C:\> prompt.

Is it possible to make this work from C:\?

Reply 1 of 4, by jmarsh

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No, that's why the wiki says what it does.

Reply 2 of 4, by OSH

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Ok, but I asked two questions. I want know, is it possible to gain access for example to CD-ROM image or even directory on physical HDD, if I boot from hardfile.

Reply 3 of 4, by BloodyCactus

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no. once you boot the hardfile, thats it. no outside access in that manner

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Reply 4 of 4, by _Rob

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Not with standard DOSBox.

As mentioned, once you 'boot' a guest OS image, you loose access not only to any folder mounts, but also to CD-ROM drives, even when mounted via IMGMOUNT. The later is because standard DOSBox has no support for IDE emulation, which is needed to load a DOS CD-ROM driver.

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