Date: Mon, 16 Sep 1996 11:44:01 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Booting DOS under DOScmd Message-ID: <199609160214.LAA24038@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au>
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If you've ever tried to boot DOScmd from an MS-DOS install floppy, and had it stop dead just after the 'Booting MS-DOS...' message, the solution is relatively simple. The problem is caused by the 'keyb' driver trying to talk to the raw keyboard. DOScmd doesn't attempt to emulate the keyboard, so the driver spins endlessly waiting for a response that never arrives. The simplest solution is to remove everything except 'setup' from the autoexec.bat on the install floppy, at which point you should be able to install DOS on your diskimage. Note that booting DOS from this image still doesn't work, sorry. -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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