
This should be the default setting for an OS/2 machine type.
On the Acceleration tab, ensure that VT-x/AMD-V is enabled (checked). On the Motherboard tab, ensure that Enable I/O APIC is selected. Once the VM has been added to the list in the VirtualBox GUI, select Settings, and then System.(Additional virtual disks may always be added later.)
Configure a virtual hard disk of 2GB ( dynamically allocated is fine), and of either VDI, VHD, or VMDK. In Expert Mode, the settings look like this: Set Memory size to 1024MB (minimum recommended: 512MB). Select IBM OS/2 as Machine Type, and Other OS/2 as the Version. The following assumes the use of the Oracle VM VirtualBox Manager GUI. If you try VirtualBox 7 make sure you have the latest build. VirtualBox 7 has been reported to have problems and is not recommended until those problems get resolved by Oracle. This configuration still requires refinement for optimal use, and we are working with the VirtualBox team to improve the defaults. New as of VirtualBox 6.1.32 is the ArcaOS IBM OS/2 subtype. We will attempt to keep this page updated with major changes as we become aware of them. Later releases of 6.0 and/or 6.1 may also introduce layout changes. On other host systems (Mac or Linux, for example), the layout of some screens may differ from these images, even for these versions, but the terminology should be consistent. Where screens or textual items differ with VirtualBox 6.1, they are noted with “†” in these directions. The screenshots here were taken under VirtualBox 6.0.14 and verified under 6.0.24 on Windows. Check the host system’s BIOS setup options and manufacturer documentation to be sure this is available. The following directions apply to VirtualBox 6 on a Windows host, though Linux and Mac OSX hosts configure similarly, as does VirtualBox 5 on these platforms.Īs with all hypervisors which are to support OS/2 guests, the host system must support Intel VT-x or AMD-V hardware virtualization. VirtualBox officially supports OS/2 guests, however, there is currently no ArcaOS-specific machine configuration available.