MS-DOS 6.22 setup can't see disk 2
Posted: 16. Sep 2008, 23:46
First let me say I already know there is another topic about a similar problem, that problem is different from mine and the listed solutions did not fix my problem.
I'm using VirtualBox 2.0.2 under Windows XP. When I get to this part of the setup:
I can't get past it. It refuses to recognize disk 2. Anyone have a workaround? I tried unmounting and then remounting the disk image but it doesn't work.
Also these same disk images work fine for installing MS-DOS in Virtual PC 2007.
Occasionally when I "dir |more" on the disk, MS-DOS hangs. Occasionally more.com will stop working from the disk and won't do anything until reboot.
scandisk.exe (installed from disk 1) has no problems with the disk (although I get the "multiple arrow key press" bug in that app).
Disk 2 has 60 files with 1358277 bytes. I can post a more detailed file listing if someone else has something different.
Any ideas for a workaround?
[Edit: Huh VPC refuses to mount them now for some reason... wtf. I swear they were working before. Maybe they worked in VPC2004 (I have 2007 now). Weird. I'm gonna try and install MS-DOS in another VM and convert the disk into a VDI.]
[Edit: Fixed it! I used a different set of floppy images. I suspect something modified my first set (VirtualBox seems to be able to... tsk tsk. Doubt it was VirtualBox though.)]
I'm using VirtualBox 2.0.2 under Windows XP. When I get to this part of the setup:
I can't get past it. It refuses to recognize disk 2. Anyone have a workaround? I tried unmounting and then remounting the disk image but it doesn't work.
Also these same disk images work fine for installing MS-DOS in Virtual PC 2007.
Occasionally when I "dir |more" on the disk, MS-DOS hangs. Occasionally more.com will stop working from the disk and won't do anything until reboot.
scandisk.exe (installed from disk 1) has no problems with the disk (although I get the "multiple arrow key press" bug in that app).
Disk 2 has 60 files with 1358277 bytes. I can post a more detailed file listing if someone else has something different.
Any ideas for a workaround?
[Edit: Huh VPC refuses to mount them now for some reason... wtf. I swear they were working before. Maybe they worked in VPC2004 (I have 2007 now). Weird. I'm gonna try and install MS-DOS in another VM and convert the disk into a VDI.]
[Edit: Fixed it! I used a different set of floppy images. I suspect something modified my first set (VirtualBox seems to be able to... tsk tsk. Doubt it was VirtualBox though.)]