Hi, >> I do not think there is any seabios problem.
Agree. >> My current understanding is based on the following web page: >>> http://support.microsoft.com/kb/135174 >> My current understanding is the following: >> - Because the product key is on the HDD where W98SE is installed, >> - I have to boot from the HDD where W98SE is installed, >> - W98SE recognize a case of hardware upgrade, >> - it switch to MS-DOS mode, waiting for the upgrade command, >> - that is executing the the installation CD, >> - the current MSCDEX driver does not found the CD drive, >> So: >> - I have to install a MSCDEX driver able to handle QEMU/SeaBIOS >> >> -Nap > > That last part is what's confusing me. QEMU should be adding a > standard IDE cdrom. That type of cdrom has been around for a long > time. dos is even older though, it used to *not* ship with a standard ide cdrom driver. mscdex alone isn't enougth to make it fly, it is some kind if "high level" driver (basically handles iso9660 filesystem I think) which needs another one for the actual hardware access. Best bet is to grab the one shipped with freedos these days I guess. HTH, Gerd _______________________________________________ SeaBIOS mailing list SeaBIOS@seabios.org http://www.seabios.org/mailman/listinfo/seabios