>> Use UIDE/UIDE2 if you think they work. Otherwise, do not use them. > > The third choice is giving my "prosthetic" helper a try ;-) Users > of VirtualBox and UIDE, but also of other systems including real > hardware, are invited to write me off-list, so I can send a copy > and receive feedback :-) My tool does the following: It installs > a PCI BIOS handler where scans are limited to existing bus numbers > (VirtualBox has 1 bus but VirtualBox BIOS scans 256) which should > speed up UIDE init a lot. This function is an experimental TSR and > takes circa 400 bytes of DOS RAM. Loading into UMB with LH should > be possible without problems. The other function does not take any > DOS RAM: It simply enforces the expected-by-UIDE semantics for the > BIOS Data Area byte 40:8f - This should protect you from data loss > in VirtualBox and should enable UIDE caching of floppies in DOSEMU.
Out of curiosity, why not post the tool online, and share the URL on this list so people can try it? A key part of free / open source software is making our programs easily available to everyone so people can use them. -jh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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
