Ulrich, >> UIDE does not include logic to "ignore" a diskette drive. If one >> or two are present, UIDE will always cache them ... > > I think the /B switch works for me.
Yes, you are correct -- UIDE is such a complex program that even I "forget" some of its features, from time to time! /B causes UIDE to ignore diskettes, same as UIDEJR would do. With no caching, I have no reason for UIDE to "talk to" diskettes! > The downside is that booting takes much longer, as the VirtualBox > default chipset PIIX3 still conflicts with UIDE.SYS. The alternate > chipset ICH9 works fine with UIDE.SYS but unfortunately conflicts > with the ethernet controller. No-surprise that booting takes much longer, since with /B, UIDE is doing no caching at all! /B enables only UIDE's "base" hard-disk and CD/DVD logic for UltraDMA I-O, which is "Better than nothing!" as we say, but absolutely NOT as fast as its caching routines! Jack R. Ellis ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
