Re: [SeaBIOS] Searching for an MS-DOS CD driver

[Gerd Hoffmann]

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