Re: [Qemu-devel] Win95 Image does not boot, how can I debug where I am getting stuck

[Mike Swanson <mikeonthecomputer@gmail.com>]

Windows 95 (along with all the NTs, 98 and Me) is also very picky
about the hardware it's being booted from. If it's not similar to the
hardware it was installed on, it may either not boot at all or have
very strange effects during operation. Try to set up a new blank
Hardware Profile (in System Properties), then booting it into QEMU.

On 10/11/05, octane indice <octane@alinto.com> wrote:
> > This probably isn't exactly the right question for a
> > development mailing
> > list, but the user-forumns did not seem to exist, so I hope
> > you will
> > forgive me or tell me where to ask a question like this.
> >
> > I have an image of a Window's 95 hard disk, dd'd directly off
> > the disk itself.  I can mount the image loopback:
> >
> >  /tmp/win95 on /mnt type vfat (rw,loop=/dev/loop5)
> >
> did you dd the complete disk, or juste the partition?
>
> > I do not seem to be able to boot the image with qemu, trying
> > with various versions, but I have no idea how to proceed
> > with finding out what is wrong.  How can I debug what is
> > happening?  Would there be a boot loader error?
> >
> Use tomsrtbt (www.toms.net/rb, and find the tomsrtbt.raw
> floppy image).
>
> Boot with
> qemu -fda tomsrtbt.raw -hda win95.img -boot a
> then try to do a
> fdisk -l /dev/hda
> if you see your partition, mount it. If everything is in place (the
> boot flag, and so on) this is a win95 boot issue. (go to
> www.bootdisk.com to join a boot floppy for win95)
> If fdisk complains, the win95.img is not a harddisk image.
> HTH
>
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Mike