On Mon, Nov 27, 2000 at 04:16:44PM -0500, Luke-Jr wrote:
> Hey! Don't say that's the only problem! It's /WAY/ too slow too...
> What is Plex86's speed compared to VMWare? I haven't gotten it to run yet
> because of a few questions I'll put further in this msg... Windows 98 takes
> 20+ minutes to boot in VMWare...
At this point, plex86 is terribly slow. It is hoped that this can be
improved upon soon. If someone has given you another impression, then there
was a problem of understanding somewhere. It should get faster soon.
> Main question so far: How can I run a partition (/dev/hdb1)?
If the _disk_ is larger then around 512MB, you can't. If it's not, then
TRY this: in your plex86.conf (or equiv), find the diskc line, and set it up
like this:
bochs-opt diskc: file=/dev/hdb, cyl=2495, heads=255, spt=63
Only with the correct cyl/heads/spt for your drive. Use the values that
your BIOS has, or look at /proc/ide/hdb/geometry (use the logical values, I
think -- if that doesn't work, try the physical).
(You'll never use a partition with plex86, only a whole disk. Somebody
please correct me if I'm wrong on this.)
> And if Windows 95 runs in Plex86, then what is stopping Windows 98? I can't
> think of any hardware changes between 95 and 98...
It should work. I don't think anybody has stepped up either way.
-=- James Mastros
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