Re: SCO OSR on MS Virtual PC
From: Bela Lubkin (belal_at_sco.com)
Date: 02/22/05
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Date: 22 Feb 2005 12:56:37 -0500
Bob Bailin wrote:
> I tried it yesterday on the current release of MS Virtual PC 2004
> with service pack 1 applied. You definitely need to link in the ivga
> driver (oss653a) to get a readable console. The wd driver fails to
> recognize either the emulated hard disk or the emulated cd drive.
>
> Using the newest wdsupp driver from MP3 and a bootstring of:
>
> boot: defbootstr link="ivga wd" wd.noscan wd.udma=off wd.debug=udma
>
> also fails, but gives some diagnostics from the detection that might
> be useful. There are no settings in the Virtual PC's BIOS regarding
> the IDE controller (which is supposed to be part of an emulated 440BX
> chipset) that are of any use in solving this problem. Interestingly, the
> emulated hardware specs for the Virtual PC specifically mention that
> the standard floppy disk controller is emulated, but make no mention of any
> sort of IDE controller, just the fact that up to 3 hard disks can be emulated
> (or actual hard disks referenced).
That's just a matter of emphasis in the tech spec. If it emulates IDE
hard disks, it's definitely emulating an IDE controller.
The classic way around this is: can it also emulate a SCSI system? Have
it pretend your hard disk and CD are SCSI.
>Bela<
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