Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 17:17:17 -0400 From: Robert Withrow <bwithrow@nortelnetworks.com> To: emulation@freebsd.org Cc: bwithrow@engeast.BayNetworks.COM Subject: VMWare floppy problems Message-ID: <200007272117.RAA16336@pobox.engeast.BayNetworks.COM>
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Continuing my saga, rather than diddle with NT to make it uniprocessor,
I decided to try to install Win95 in a virtual disk. This is FBSD4.0Rel,
and vmware2-2.0.2.621.
The VM boots the floopy and loads the CDROM driver, then tells me
that COMMAND.COM is corrupted or can't be found.
- I've tried this with two different floppies with identical results.
- I've configured the floppy as directed in Hints.FreeBSD
floppy0.fileType = "file"
floppy0.present = TRUE
floppy0.fileName = "/dev/rfd0"
floppy0.startConnected = TRUE
- I've also DD'd the contents of the floppy to a file and tried
floppy0.fileName = "floppy.image"
with the same results.
- I've also tried configuring the floppy as a device. That leads
to weirder behavior, with garbage being written to the virtual
console.
In all cases the log has stuff like this:
Jul 27 17:05:40: Floppy: Read with Strange Geometry. Max Sector: 0x1A
Jul 27 17:05:40: FloppyImage: Strange Geometry Not supported.
Suggestions? Please reply directly.
Thanks!
--
Robert Withrow -- (+1 978 288 8256)
BWithrow@BayNetworks.com
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