Win 98SE install hang
Posted: 8. Jan 2011, 00:53
Running Virtualbox 4.0 trying to install Windows 98SE on 20GB virtual drive.
I've got a floppy image and ripped my install CD to an iso file, but am having trouble getting the setup to go. The floppy image I downloaded from somewhere, I can't use my actual floppy disk due to lack of a drive these days. My CD does not appear to be self-booting.
I've found recommendations to remove the Enable PAE/NX and the Enable VT-x/AMD-V features from Virtualbox settings, and done that.
With these features removed and RAM set to 32MB (or 16 or 64MB) and graphics mem at 4MB, the floppy doesn't complete bootup. It shows the with CD or without CD options, the timer counts down, and it will begin doing something with CD selected, but this is everything I see:
And it stops there forever.
If I add the Enable VT-x/AMD-V feature (with or without the nesting paging selected), then the floppy finishes booting, I can run fdisk, and setup begins and runs for a while until dieing with the Standard Mode Fault error. Which removing the VT-x/AMD-V feature is supposed to fix, but without that I can't get to an A: prompt due to floppy boot hang.
Any suggestions?
I've got a floppy image and ripped my install CD to an iso file, but am having trouble getting the setup to go. The floppy image I downloaded from somewhere, I can't use my actual floppy disk due to lack of a drive these days. My CD does not appear to be self-booting.
I've found recommendations to remove the Enable PAE/NX and the Enable VT-x/AMD-V features from Virtualbox settings, and done that.
With these features removed and RAM set to 32MB (or 16 or 64MB) and graphics mem at 4MB, the floppy doesn't complete bootup. It shows the with CD or without CD options, the timer counts down, and it will begin doing something with CD selected, but this is everything I see:
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Microsoft Windows 98 Startup Menu
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1. Start computer with CD-ROM support.
2. Start computer without CD-ROM support.
3. View the Help file.
Enter a choice: 1 Time remaining: 00
This driver is provided by Oak Technology, Inc..
OTI-91X ATAPI CD-ROM device driver, Rev D91XV352
(C)Copyright Oak Technology Inc. 1987-1997
AIC-6260/6360/6370 ASPI Manager for DOS
Version 3.68S
Copyright 1990-1997 Adaptec, Inc.If I add the Enable VT-x/AMD-V feature (with or without the nesting paging selected), then the floppy finishes booting, I can run fdisk, and setup begins and runs for a while until dieing with the Standard Mode Fault error. Which removing the VT-x/AMD-V feature is supposed to fix, but without that I can't get to an A: prompt due to floppy boot hang.
Any suggestions?