[Qemu-devel] [Bug 1272796] Re: Windows 98 First Edition emulation problems

[Riccardo Bassani]

Even with Windows 98 SE (English and Italian) still not working. Got
some ideas?

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Title:
  Windows 98 First Edition emulation problems

Status in QEMU:
  New

Bug description:
  System: Debian SID x86 with latest updates

  1) QEMU compiled from latest main GIT branch(at the time of writing, 1.7.50) 
(and 1.7 stable version)
  ./configure options: ./configure --enable-sdl --target-list=i386-softmmu 
--cpu=i686 --audio-drv-list=alsa

  When you try to boot Windows 98 First Edition (Italian), it does not simply 
boot. It stays on booting screen.
  If you try to install, the installation goes flawless, but when it boots it 
freeze.

  I am launching VM with this: qemu-system-i386 -hda main.img -cpu
  pentium -m 256 -fda floppy1.img -boot c -soundhw gus -vga cirrus

  I have tried with -M option "pc-i440fx-1.6" since 1.6 have no problems
  with the booting of Win98, but nothing. No fix found.

  2) QEMU 1.6.2 (same compile and launching options)
  gus soundboard seems not recognized even with real dos drivers (tried to 
install theme into real dos mode).
  with SoundBlaster 16 i have following error: WARNING: I/O thread spun for 
1000 iterations, making the emulation impossible (too slow, and sound is 
stuttering) . Tried to compile with oss and sdl option on audio-drv-list but no 
fix found.

  Any ideas? thank you

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