Hi Paul,
here is my second secret:
Read:
https://www.bootablecd.de/FreeDOS-Internet-version/help110/en/hhstndrd/util/vmsmount.htm
section examples:
The trick is
bios.bootdelay = "5000" in the vmx file.
. You will find it there - and - if you run a few searches in internet.
As each vmware machine has its own vmx file you will have to add it at each new machine.I did not test it, but the vmx file is created with the new machine, so you can modify vmx very early.vmware is tricky. As most new installation CDs only need to boot up only ONE time for installation, they do this installation outside the BIOS F2 button.FreeDOS has the problem with fdisk and a reboot - so it is more complicated to handle. I assume it is a question of security.Willi / Fritz
Sent: Saturday, January 18, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] Ré : why 1.3 loads CDROM when after fdisk, a valid MBR is present and BIOS is configure to boot hard disk before CDROM?
From: "Paul Dufresne via Freedos-devel" <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>
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Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] Ré : why 1.3 loads CDROM when after fdisk, a valid MBR is present and BIOS is configure to boot hard disk before CDROM?
---- Le sam., 18 janv. 2025 07:44:16 -0500 Bernd Böckmann via Freedos-devel a écrit ----
> > Am 18.01.2025 um 12:37 schrieb Bernd Böckmann bernd-free...@boeckmann.io>:
> >
> > I will perform more tests on this since when this fallback method is reliably supported by different BIOS vendors...
>
> AWARD v4.51 (1999): SUCCESS!
> AMIBIOS 1.19 (1998): SUCCESS!
> AWARD 1011 (1998): "Press key to reboot" message
> PHOENIX (1995): "Operating system not found" message
> AMI WINBIOS (1994): "NO ROM BASIC" message
>
> So seems that BIOS started to support it around 1998 / 1999. On older machines the INT 18 does not seem to do any harm. But will test further...
Thank you Bernd for looking through this so actively!
It really helps on VMware, because you have to:
-Click middle screen to give focus to the virtual machine
-Click Ok to accept the warning about mitigations performance (if you did not told, never show again)
-Press F2 to go to the virtual BIOS
In less than 1 second... maybe less.
Avoiding forcing people to do that on WMwawre is great.
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> > Am 18.01.2025 um 12:37 schrieb Bernd Böckmann bernd-free...@boeckmann.io>:
> >
> > I will perform more tests on this since when this fallback method is reliably supported by different BIOS vendors...
>
> AWARD v4.51 (1999): SUCCESS!
> AMIBIOS 1.19 (1998): SUCCESS!
> AWARD 1011 (1998): "Press key to reboot" message
> PHOENIX (1995): "Operating system not found" message
> AMI WINBIOS (1994): "NO ROM BASIC" message
>
> So seems that BIOS started to support it around 1998 / 1999. On older machines the INT 18 does not seem to do any harm. But will test further...
Thank you Bernd for looking through this so actively!
It really helps on VMware, because you have to:
-Click middle screen to give focus to the virtual machine
-Click Ok to accept the warning about mitigations performance (if you did not told, never show again)
-Press F2 to go to the virtual BIOS
In less than 1 second... maybe less.
Avoiding forcing people to do that on WMwawre is great.
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