I'm working on an OS install crash test as we speak....... it just may take
a while. A warning though, for all who plan to use anything that can see a
hard-disk controller: make sure that you have a hard-disk image! Otherwise
your floppy may panic on boot! As for a small image, I can see if I can
install ZipSlack to a hard-disk image and maybe put that up on my local FTP
for Kevin to snag for a small useable image that people won't have trouble
with (want X with that?, fries maybe too? ;^) ).
Well, here goes........
Drew Northup, N1XIM
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf
> Of Sean McGlynn
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 3:37 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: another newbe
>
>
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2000 11:13:51 +1100, Adrian Blake said:
>
> > When I try to start plex86 it fails and I think it is related to the
> > vga
> > fonts. Here is an extract:
> >
> > bash-2.03# ./plex86
> > Processing command-line options
> > Opening VM (/dev/plex86)
> > Processing configuration script plex86.conf
> <snip>
> > Running VM
> > ::plex86 panic:
> > ::sbe: guest EIP > CS.limit
> >
> > Fatal monitor error caused Panic
> > eax:0x0
> > ebx:0x0
> > ecx:0x0
>
> Hello Adrian,
>
> I've just downloaded plex86 for the first try as well and I got exactly
> the same messages as you. I'm guessing that, like me, you moved the
> plex86.conf file from the conf directory into the user directory which is
> where the plex86 program wanted it (although I then noticed I could have
> used the -f command line option to point to the config file). I
> uncommented the 2 load-rom lines (as I guessed we needed them :-) but I
> wasn't too sure what plex86 would do without us actually pointing it at
> an OS boot image! With the 2 load-rom lines in place plex86 got as far as
> "Running VM" followed by "MemMapIOWriteRequest: not handled." before
> ending. But, as I said, without pointing plex86 to an OS boot image in
> the .conf file I don't think we can expect to get any further. So, for
> fun, I downloaded the small FreeDOS disk image from
> ftp://ftp.plex86.org/1.44_FreeDOS.mini and edited the freedos file in the
> conf directory to point to it. Then I ran "plex86 -f freedos" and I
> smiled broadly as a pretty little plex86 VM window popped up on my
> screen. Unfortunately, FreeDOS didn't boot properly. It got as far as
> saying "Loading FreeDOS..." followed by "ROOT FAT" and then went into a
> loop. Oh well, better than the first attempts :-) I've tried booting a
> QNX floppy as someone else on the list mentioned (with the same results,
> although it was looking good for a while) and I've booted some RH
> Installation Diskettes (I wonder what they would do if I told them to
> actually carry on with the installation?-)
> I'm going to see if I can download an image for one of the tiny linux
> installations (tomsrtbt etc.) but I haven't got time right now.
>
> Kevin/Drew etc.,
> Could you tell me if my thinking above (as a newbie) is right so far.
> Also have you got any smallish Linux images that you could load into the
> FTP area please. Also(2), could you tell me when it might be possible to
> actually install an OS under Plex86 rather than having to load an
> existing image. Many thanks.
>
> Cheers,
> Sean
>
> ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
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