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Some archive tools can open ext2 images like an archive, which is very convenient for people that already have such tools like 7zip. This also contains information for WSL users on where to find the _disk_image in Explorer.
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Transferring files from QEMU to your host machine
Method 1: WebServer
Serenity has a built-in web server which extends to your host machine.
Open a new terminal and use the following command to start a WebServer instance for the current working directory:
ws .
Then we just open localhost:8000 on our host machine :^)
NOTE: Due to the fact that same browsers download unrecognized files as plain text, you may want to use something like wget to download the file as is instead. Otherwise the file may appear corrupted when the system tries to load it.
Method 2: Mount disk_image
Another way is to mount Serenity's disk_image to your host machine by using the following command on *nix systems (or inside WSL):
cd "Build/${SERENITY_ARCH}"
mkdir mnt
sudo mount -t ext2 _disk_image mnt
Method 3: Archiving tool with ext2 support
Some archiving tools, like 7-Zip, are capable of directly opening ext2 images like Serenity's _disk_image. With these, you can open the disk image like any other archive and extract the files you need.
For WSL users: If you have the image on your native WSL drive (recommended), this drive can be opened in Explorer by manually opening \\wsl$ (not visible in the Network tab!) and then the "network share" corresponding to your distro.