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I tested MPC-HC 1.7.5 with Kex18, not with higher versions. Further: I have used Win98se ONLY !! Version max: MPC-HC 1.7.5 (537b5a3) - Kex for MPC-HC.EXE: XP-SP2 (installer needs 2003 SP1). Stubs shouldn't be needed, unless you use (like I did) Vanilla Win98 without IE5.5 - in that case for some functions ONE stub for SHLWAPI.DLL is needed. About: MSVCR70/MSVCRT: registering is the wrong way. Best go to the registry: HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Class\SessionManager\KnownDLLs\ and set (String !) MSVCRT to MSVCR70.DLL and reboot. Dont rename MSVCRT, but change value to MSVCR70.DLL. I have no opinion using MSVCR80.DLL as a MSVCRT-substitute. About UXTHEME: copy Jumpers' UXTHEME.DLL to %winbootdir%\Kernelex\Kex\ (create folder 'Kex' if needed). Go to registry-key: HKLM\Software\KernelEx\KnownDLLs\ and set (String !) UXTHEME to KEX\ UXTHEME.DLL (original PSAPI.DLL should already be in this key (and in the KernelEx-folder): PSAPI= PSAPI.DLL. About starting the media-file: Sometimes press Stop first - after opening a file, then Press Start again. This is shown by ImportPatcher on my system (same options as on your picture; ImportPatcher 4.1 set to VISTA - If I remember well that's according to Jumpers instructions): ---------------------------------------------------- [Patches needed] [ntdll.dll] NtStopProfile= NtCreateProfile= NtSetIntervalProfile= NtStartProfile= NtWriteFile= NtSetInformationProcess= NtQueryInformationProcess= NtQueryVirtualMemory= NtQuerySystemInformation= [KERNEL32.dll] HeapQueryInformation= [USER32.dll] SetLayeredWindowAttributes= ----------------------------------------------------- Be aware MPC-HC 1.7.5 is somehow dangerous, crashes can be severe. Destroyed more than once my entire installation. I never reported this app in this thread!

My link is working on Android/Chrome Your link gives the same file as far I can judge

You can try Craig Hart's PCI-AGP Sniffer. The DOS-version is updated up to 2002, but will take 2007' PCIDEVS.TXT from the PCI32 version on Majorgeeks. A few years ago I used this PCIDEVS.TXT to read out HD-Audio PCI-controller registers. After a short experiment it seems to me the DOS-version accepts other / newer PCIDEVS.TXT to, like the 2018 version here. https://ecsoft2.org/pciagp-bus-sniffer-ids2devs PCI-E Devices are identified too.

Do you want a DOS app to read out PCI registers?

I never tried adding MSVCR70.DLL to KernelEx known dll's. Higher versions of MPC won't work with Win9x MSVCRT.DLL, so go to (real) MS-DOS and rename MSVCRT.DLL to MSVCRT.ORG and then rename MSVCRT70.DLL to MSVCRT.DLL (in %windir%\SYSTEM). Or: copy MSVCR70.DLL to %windir%\SYSTEM and set in the Registry in key (regular !) KnownDll's MSVCRT=MSVCR70.DLL and reboot. One year ago I tested all available versions of MPC-HC with Kex 4.5.2016.18 (not the portable one's if I remember well).

Which version of KernelEx are you using? And are you using MSVCR70.DLL renamed to MSVCRT.DLL

I gave you my inf-lines because you asked 7772 users. Your inf-file is a 8269 version. This file is different from the 7772 one. I haven't used 8269 in the last years. I used 8269 for my 7900 GTX and my 7950 GT. They both died in between. I never liked 8269 because of shutdown/dosbox problems. If you are going to use 7772 (international) and have made entrances to THAT version of the inf-file I will try to judge your entrances, or try to give other help.

This is my card: http://hw-museum.cz/vga/193/medion-geforce-6700-xl I added to NVAML.INF: [Mfg] %NVIDIA&DEV_0147.DeviceDesc% = NV30, PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0147 [Strings] NVIDIA&DEV_0147.DeviceDesc="NVIDIA GeForce 6700 XL" In 8269/NVAGP.INF is more information about which NV to choose, but lines should be like the one's in NVAML.INF.

I am happy with my 128MB PCI-E 6700 XL and the 7772 drivers after adding the device to the inf-file. The RUN/RUNSERVICES lines better delete in the inf-file, always problems, and they are not needed. Do not touch the line with RUNSERVICESONCE !

@Goodmaneuver Is there a special reason why you use Media Player Classic - Home Cinema vs 1.4.2499.0?

Thanks a lot. Indeed, the second dialog wasn't typo-proof. I made corrections to the batch-files above.

Today I tested my rd2hdf16.g4b without the --unsafe-boot switch. Doesn't make any difference, rdbase still has to be set to a minimum of 37MB, or DISKEDIT will find somewhere in (hd0) the content of the batchfile, together with the command-line of the batchfile. *Somehow* Grub4Dos needs more than 32MB for safe operation with my g4b batch-file.

HKLM > ENUM > PCI

In that case your custom.inf doesn't seem to work. I tested Jaclaz suggestion to edit MSDISP.INF, worked for me, but tested on Win98se only. If you like you can try following. Remove the lines to your custom.inf from MSBATCH.INF, but maintain [System]. Take a copy of MSDISP.INF and edit in the way I will show you. Copy the edited MSDISP.INF together with VBEMP.DRV and VBE.VXD to the folder where your CAB's are (maybe you must make a new ISO?) Install Windows again. Editing MSDISP.INF -------------------------------------------------- ;ADD TO ; Manufacturers ; --------------------------------------------------------- [Manufacturer] %AnaPa% =Mfg.VBEMP ;COMMENT OUT AND ADD TO ; Driver Sections ; --------------------------------------------------------- [Mfg.std] ;;%*PNP0900.DeviceDesc%=VGA,*PNP0900 ; Standard Graphics Adapter (VGA) ;;%*PNP0917.DeviceDesc%=VGA,*PNP0917 ; VGA ;;%SuperVGA.DriverDesc%=SVGA ; Super VGA ;;%PCI\CC_0300.DeviceDesc%=VGA,,PCI\CC_0300 ; Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) ;;%PCI\CC_0301.DeviceDesc%=XGA,,PCI\CC_0301 ; Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (XGA) ;;%PCI\CC_0380.DeviceDesc%=PCIVID,,PCI\CC_0380 ; Standard PCI Graphics Adapter [Mfg.VBEMP] %AnaPa%=VBE %*PNP0900.DeviceDesc%=VBE,*PNP0900 ; Standard Graphics Adapter (VGA) %*PNP0917.DeviceDesc%=VBE,*PNP0917 ; VGA %SuperVGA.DriverDesc%=VBE ; Super VGA %PCI\CC_0300.DeviceDesc%=VBE,,PCI\CC_0300 ; Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA) %PCI\CC_0301.DeviceDesc%=VBE,,PCI\CC_0301 ; Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (XGA) %PCI\CC_0380.DeviceDesc%=VBE,,PCI\CC_0380 ; Standard PCI Graphics Adapter ; ADD TO: ; Install Sections ; --------------------------------------------------------- ; -------------- VBEMP [VBE] CopyFiles=VBE.Copy ; Uses VBEMP driver DelReg=Prev.DelReg AddReg=VBE.AddReg LogConfig=VBE.LogConfig [VBE.LogConfig] ConfigPriority=HARDWIRED IOConfig=3B0-3BB IOConfig=3C0-3DF MemConfig=A0000-AFFFF MemConfig=B8000-BFFFF MemConfig=C0000-C7FFF,D0000-D7FFF,E0000-E5FFF,E0000-E7FFF [VBE.Copy] vbemp.drv,,,12 vbe.vxd,,,12 [Prev.DelReg] HKR,,Ver HKR,,DevLoader HKR,DEFAULT HKR,MODES HKR,CURRENT [VBE.AddReg] HKR,,Ver,,4.0 HKR,,DevLoader,,*vdd HKR,DEFAULT,Mode,,"8,640,480" HKR,DEFAULT,drv,,vbemp.drv HKR,DEFAULT,vdd,,"*vdd,*vflatd" HKR,DEFAULT,minivdd,,vbe.vxd HKR,DEFAULT,RefreshRate,,-1 HKR,DEFAULT,DDC,,1 HKR,DEFAULT,ExtModeSwitch,,0 ;disables full screen extended modes in a window? HKR,"MODES\1\640,480",drv,,framebuf.drv HKR,"MODES\1\640,480",vdd,,*vdd HKR,"MODES\4\640,480",drv,,vga.drv HKR,"MODES\4\640,480",vdd,,*vdd HKR,"MODES\4\800,600",drv,,supervga.drv HKR,"MODES\4\800,600",vdd,,*vdd HKR,"MODES\8\320,200" HKR,"MODES\8\320,240" HKR,"MODES\8\320,400" HKR,"MODES\8\400,300" HKR,"MODES\8\512,384" HKR,"MODES\8\640,350" HKR,"MODES\8\640,400" HKR,"MODES\8\640,480" HKR,"MODES\8\720,400" HKR,"MODES\8\720,480" HKR,"MODES\8\720,576" HKR,"MODES\8\800,480" HKR,"MODES\8\800,600" HKR,"MODES\8\1024,600" HKR,"MODES\8\1024,768" HKR,"MODES\8\1152,864" HKR,"MODES\8\1280,800" HKR,"MODES\8\1280,960" HKR,"MODES\8\1280,1024" HKR,"MODES\8\1400,1050" HKR,"MODES\8\1600,1200" HKR,"MODES\8\1792,1344" HKR,"MODES\8\1856,1392" HKR,"MODES\8\1920,1440" HKR,"MODES\8\832,624" HKR,"MODES\8\1366,768" HKR,"MODES\8\1440,900" HKR,"MODES\8\1600,900" HKR,"MODES\8\1920,1080" HKR,"MODES\8\1920,1200" HKR,"MODES\8\2048,1536" HKR,"MODES\8\2560,1440" HKR,"MODES\8\2560,1600" HKR,"MODES\8\1280,600" HKR,"MODES\8\1280,720" HKR,"MODES\8\1280,768" HKR,"MODES\8\1360,768" HKR,"MODES\8\1680,1050" HKR,"MODES\15\320,200" HKR,"MODES\15\320,240" HKR,"MODES\15\320,400" HKR,"MODES\15\400,300" HKR,"MODES\15\512,384" HKR,"MODES\15\640,350" HKR,"MODES\15\640,400" HKR,"MODES\15\640,480" HKR,"MODES\15\720,400" HKR,"MODES\15\720,480" HKR,"MODES\15\720,576" HKR,"MODES\15\800,480" HKR,"MODES\15\800,600" HKR,"MODES\15\1024,600" HKR,"MODES\15\1024,768" HKR,"MODES\15\1152,864" HKR,"MODES\15\1280,800" HKR,"MODES\15\1280,960" HKR,"MODES\15\1280,1024" HKR,"MODES\15\1400,1050" HKR,"MODES\15\1600,1200" HKR,"MODES\15\1792,1344" HKR,"MODES\15\1856,1392" HKR,"MODES\15\1920,1440" HKR,"MODES\15\832,624" HKR,"MODES\15\1366,768" HKR,"MODES\15\1440,900" HKR,"MODES\15\1600,900" HKR,"MODES\15\1920,1080" HKR,"MODES\15\1920,1200" HKR,"MODES\15\2048,1536" HKR,"MODES\15\2560,1440" HKR,"MODES\15\2560,1600" HKR,"MODES\15\1280,600" HKR,"MODES\15\1280,720" HKR,"MODES\15\1280,768" HKR,"MODES\15\1360,768" HKR,"MODES\15\1680,1050" HKR,"MODES\16\320,200" HKR,"MODES\16\320,240" HKR,"MODES\16\320,400" HKR,"MODES\16\400,300" HKR,"MODES\16\512,384" HKR,"MODES\16\640,350" HKR,"MODES\16\640,400" HKR,"MODES\16\640,480" HKR,"MODES\16\720,400" HKR,"MODES\16\720,480" HKR,"MODES\16\720,576" HKR,"MODES\16\800,480" HKR,"MODES\16\800,600" HKR,"MODES\16\1024,600" HKR,"MODES\16\1024,768" HKR,"MODES\16\1152,864" HKR,"MODES\16\1280,800" HKR,"MODES\16\1280,960" HKR,"MODES\16\1280,1024" HKR,"MODES\16\1400,1050" HKR,"MODES\16\1600,1200" HKR,"MODES\16\1792,1344" HKR,"MODES\16\1856,1392" HKR,"MODES\16\1920,1440" HKR,"MODES\16\832,624" HKR,"MODES\16\1366,768" HKR,"MODES\16\1440,900" HKR,"MODES\16\1600,900" HKR,"MODES\16\1920,1080" HKR,"MODES\16\1920,1200" HKR,"MODES\16\2048,1536" HKR,"MODES\16\2560,1440" HKR,"MODES\16\2560,1600" HKR,"MODES\16\1280,600" HKR,"MODES\16\1280,720" HKR,"MODES\16\1280,768" HKR,"MODES\16\1360,768" HKR,"MODES\16\1680,1050" HKR,"MODES\24\320,200" HKR,"MODES\24\320,240" HKR,"MODES\24\320,400" HKR,"MODES\24\400,300" HKR,"MODES\24\512,384" HKR,"MODES\24\640,350" HKR,"MODES\24\640,400" HKR,"MODES\24\640,480" HKR,"MODES\24\720,400" HKR,"MODES\24\720,480" HKR,"MODES\24\720,576" HKR,"MODES\24\800,480" HKR,"MODES\24\800,600" HKR,"MODES\24\1024,600" HKR,"MODES\24\1024,768" HKR,"MODES\24\1152,864" HKR,"MODES\24\1280,800" HKR,"MODES\24\1280,960" HKR,"MODES\24\1280,1024" HKR,"MODES\24\1400,1050" HKR,"MODES\24\1600,1200" HKR,"MODES\24\1792,1344" HKR,"MODES\24\1856,1392" HKR,"MODES\24\1920,1440" HKR,"MODES\24\832,624" HKR,"MODES\24\1366,768" HKR,"MODES\24\1440,900" HKR,"MODES\24\1600,900" HKR,"MODES\24\1920,1080" HKR,"MODES\24\1920,1200" HKR,"MODES\24\2048,1536" HKR,"MODES\24\2560,1440" HKR,"MODES\24\2560,1600" HKR,"MODES\24\1280,600" HKR,"MODES\24\1280,720" HKR,"MODES\24\1280,768" HKR,"MODES\24\1360,768" HKR,"MODES\24\1680,1050" HKR,"MODES\32\320,200" HKR,"MODES\32\320,240" HKR,"MODES\32\320,400" HKR,"MODES\32\400,300" HKR,"MODES\32\512,384" HKR,"MODES\32\640,350" HKR,"MODES\32\640,400" HKR,"MODES\32\640,480" HKR,"MODES\32\720,400" HKR,"MODES\32\720,480" HKR,"MODES\32\720,576" HKR,"MODES\32\800,480" HKR,"MODES\32\800,600" HKR,"MODES\32\1024,600" HKR,"MODES\32\1024,768" HKR,"MODES\32\1152,864" HKR,"MODES\32\1280,800" HKR,"MODES\32\1280,960" HKR,"MODES\32\1280,1024" HKR,"MODES\32\1400,1050" HKR,"MODES\32\1600,1200" HKR,"MODES\32\1792,1344" HKR,"MODES\32\1856,1392" HKR,"MODES\32\1920,1440" HKR,"MODES\32\832,624" HKR,"MODES\32\1366,768" HKR,"MODES\32\1440,900" HKR,"MODES\32\1600,900" HKR,"MODES\32\1920,1080" HKR,"MODES\32\1920,1200" HKR,"MODES\32\2048,1536" HKR,"MODES\32\2560,1440" HKR,"MODES\32\2560,1600" HKR,"MODES\32\1280,600" HKR,"MODES\32\1280,720" HKR,"MODES\32\1280,768" HKR,"MODES\32\1360,768" HKR,"MODES\32\1680,1050" ; ADD TO: ; User visible strings ; --------------------------------------------------------- [Strings] AnaPa = "VBE Miniport - Standard PCI Graphics Adapter (VGA)" Have fun!

Your Display line is wrong. Try: Display=AnaPa

I have finished my batchfile for FAT32 (to make a Grub4Dos Ramdrive, map it to a harddrive and format with FAT32). In comparison with my FAT16 batchfile: skipped mapping of first attached real hdd to last hd (if needed set elsewhere). Further: Asked inputs time limited. rdbase set higher to avoid problems during execution of the g4b-batchfile. Sectors per FAT no longer a constant, but depend on disksize. Set to the same amount as FORMAT.EXE would set them. Writing backup of Bootsectors. Choice to write valid Volume Label to first Directory entry (compatible with MS-DOS7.1, Win98se AND with Grub4Dos vol --write). ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rd2hdf32.g4b ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- !BAT # Make FAT32 hdd-image: active first partition; range 33-3400 MB debug off set /a SIZE=%1 if %SIZE%=="" && goto :validate if %SIZE%>=3401 && goto :validate if %SIZE%<=32 && goto :validate goto :makeimg :asksize echo Disk size in range 33-3400, integer numbers only echo Actual image size will be adjusted to cylinder boundaries! set /a SIZE= set /p:60 /a SIZE=Enter disk size and press ENTER in 60 seconds: if %SIZE%=="" && goto :validate if %SIZE%>=3401 && goto :validate if %SIZE%<=32 && goto :validate goto :makeimg :validate echo Input is not a valid number, try again set /p:60 CONTINUE=Try again? choose Y or N and press ENTER: if /I "%CONTINUE%"=="Y" && goto :asksize goto :eof :makeimg if %SIZE%<=3400 && set /a heads=128 if %SIZE%<=2016 && set /a heads=64 if %SIZE%<=1008 && set /a heads=32 if %SIZE%<=504 && set /a heads=16 set /a sectmax=%SIZE% * 2048 set /a sectrack=63 set /a secthidd=63 set /a cylinder=%sectmax% / %heads% / %sectrack% set /a sectbal=%cylinder% * %heads% * %sectrack% set /a sectpart=%sectbal% - %secthidd% set /a rdsize=%sectbal% * 512 # Set rdbase >=50MB. Be aware: Grub4Dos can write the batchfile to (rd) set rdbase=52428800 set /A partid=0x0B map --rd-base=%rdbase% map --rd-size=%rdsize% map --unsafe-boot --heads=%heads% --sectors-per-track=%sectrack% (rd)+1 (hd0) map --hook partnew --active (hd0,0) %partid% %secthidd% %sectpart% # Create FAT32 on (hd0,0) rootnoverify (hd0,0) set jump=xEB\x58\x90 set oemname=GRUB4DOS set bytpersec=x00\x02 # Set sectors/cluster according to Microsoft Standards set /a ptstart=*0x82A8 set /a ptlength=*0x82B0 set /a disksize=%ptlength% if %disksize%>=66601 && set secpclus=x01 if %disksize%>=532841 && set secpclus=x08 set mediabyt=xF8 set sectrack= set sectrack=x3F\x00 set /A headslow=%heads% set numheads=%headslow:~1,3%\x00 # Math for sectors per FAT, FAT32 double! set /a secclus=0%secpclus% set /a dsksize=%ptlength% set /a tmpval1=%dsksize% - 32 set /a tmpval2=256 * %secclus% + 2 set /a tmpval2=%tmpval2% / 2 set /a sectpfat=%tmpval1% + %tmpval2% - 1 / %tmpval2% set /A sectpfat=%sectpfat% if "%sectpfat:~5,1%">="0" && set fatsz32=x%sectpfat:~4,2%\x%sectpfat:~2,2%\x00\x00 && goto :mirroring if "%sectpfat:~4,1%">="0" && set fatsz32=x%sectpfat:~3,2%\x0%sectpfat:~2,1%\x00\x00 :mirroring # enable mirroring all: 0x0000, disable: 0x0080 set extflags=x00\x00 set volumeid=x78\x56\x34\x12 set magicbyte=x55\xAA # Set FAT32: FAT start chains set writefat=%mediabyt%\xFF\xFF\x0F\xFF\xFF\xFF\x0F\xFF\xFF\xFF\x0F # Write FAT32 sector 0 # Write Bootcode Jump (3 bytes) write ()+1 \%jump% # Write FAT32 Bios Parameter Block # Write oemname(8) bytpersec(2) secpclus(1) rsvdsect(2) write --offset=0x03 ()+1 %oemname%\%bytpersec%\%secpclus%\x20\x00 # Write numfats(1) rootentr(2) totsect(2) mediabyt(1) fatsz16(2) sectrack(2) numheads(2) write --offset=0x10 ()+1 \x02\x00\x00\x00\x00\%mediabyt%\x00\x00\%sectrack%\%numheads% # Write hiddsec(4) from MBR dd if=(hd0)+1 of=()+1 bs=1 count=4 skip=0x1C6 seek=0x01C # Write totsec32(4) from MBR. If Volume >= 65536 sectors ! dd if=(hd0)+1 of=()+1 bs=1 count=4 skip=0x1CA seek=0x020 # Write FAT32 Extended Boot Record, first part Write fatsz32(4) extflags(2) fsver(2) rootclus(4) fsinfo(2) bkbootsc(2) reserved(12) write --offset=0x24 ()+1 \%fatsz32%\%extflags%\x00\x00\x02\x00\x00\x00\x01\x00\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00 # Write FAT32 Extended Boot Record, second part # Write drvnum(1) rsrv(1) extbtsign(1) volumeid(4) vollabel(11) filsystype(8) write --offset=0x40 ()+1 \x80\x00\x29\%volumeid%NO\x20\NAME\x20\x20\x20\x20FAT32\x20\x20\x20 # Write Magic Bytes(2) sector 0 write --offset=0x1FE ()+1 \%magicbyte% # Write FAT32 sector 1 write ()1+1 RRaA write --offset=0x1E4 ()1+1 rrAa\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\xFF\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00 # Write Magic Bytes(4) sector 1 write --offset=0x1FC ()1+1 \x00\x00\%magicbyte% # Write Magic Bytes(2) sector 2 write --offset=0x1FE ()2+1 \%magicbyte% # Write backup FAT32 (normally to sectors 6-8) dd if=()+1 of=()6+1 bs=1 count=512 skip=0x000 seek=0x000 dd if=()1+1 of=()7+1 bs=1 count=512 skip=0x000 seek=0x000 dd if=()2+1 of=()8+1 bs=1 count=512 skip=0x000 seek=0x000 # Write FAT's set /a offsetf1=32 write ()%offsetf1%+1 \%writefat% set /a offsetf2=%sectpfat% + %offsetf1% write ()%offsetf2%+1 \%writefat% # Write Volume Label to first Directory entry clear echo Volume Label maximum 11 signs set /p:60 /u VOLLABEL=Write Volume Label and press Enter in 60 seconds: set /a startdir=%offsetf2% + %sectpfat% write ()%startdir%+1 \xE5\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x21 if /i "%VOLLABEL%"=="" && goto :novollab set /u VOLLABEL=%VOLLABEL:~0,11% write ()%startdir%+1 %VOLLABEL% :novollab clear echo FAT sub-type: FAT32 echo Number of FAT's: 2 set /a secpclus=0%secpclus% echo Sectors per cluster: %secpclus% set /a sectpfat= %sectpfat% echo Sectors per FAT: %sectpfat% set /a clusters=%ptlength% - %sectpfat% - %sectpfat% - 32 / %secpclus% echo Total clusters: %clusters% echo FAT start sector: 32 set /a drvspace=%clusters% * %secpclus% / 2 set /a mbspace=%drvspace% / 1024 echo %drvspace% KB total disk space (%mbspace% MB rounded down). debug 1 echo uuid () vol () pause --wait=60 To continue anyway: press a key.... debug 0 :eof ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Sadly I have not much possibilities to attach files, only 20KB left......... Update: I found a small bug if less than 11 characters where given in the Volume Label part. Windows SCANDSKW.EXE didn't like this and wrote as correction a "-" for an empty place. I cured this to pre-write ten "20"'s instead of zero's to the first directory entry ("E5" is not changed, is needed for compatibility with Grub4Dos vol --write. Otherwise "error 15: File not found" if the first directory entry is empty). I added a disk size command-line argument. Use: rd2hdf32.g4b SIZE (in MB). Example: rd2hdf32.g4b 400 will make (hd0,0) 400MB in memory, FAT32 formatted. Size is rounded down to cylinder boundaries. Update 2 --rd-base set to 50MB; set max SIZE to 3400 (MB); edited one #comment.

Has to do with the so called "System Arena" in win9x memory architecture. Since vcache is using it too, sometimes smalller is better. See https://www.pc-experience.de/wbb2/thread.php?threadid=1903 In *some* win95 KB (cannot find it anymore) MaxFileCache=8192 is mentioned as value to solve stability problems. If MinFileCache is not set, MaxFileCache should > 1/24 of memory (RLoew's Rule of Thumb - he didn't mention MinFileCache needed). According to my experimental findings lower values are possible, but always MinFileCache <= MaxFileCache. In my "Smartdrive Revisited"-investigations I found a vcache of value 1024 (=1MB) as "best" (not related to win98 Setup, but to some problems using a win3.1 HD audio driver). In my USB-project the extreme low vcache value has especially the purpose to minimize System Arena footprint if Win98se is running on a Memdrive. My standard Win98se Setup values, set in SYSTEM.INI after copying files: [386Enh] MaxPhysPage=20000 ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1 DMABufferSize=64 [vcache] MinFileCache=1024 MaxFileCache=1024

Hm, the Bios Setup of your GA board doesn't look very promising. I assume you run the SATA ssd in IDE mode. And what about the extreme low vcache settings I mentioned in my USB project? If *something* is mapped in memory you can try Jack Ellis XMGR.SYS instead of HIMEMX.EXE (who gave you already an extra reboot).

Sometimes Opera's kiosk mode is helpfull in case of msfn. Looks same as in my Android smartphone.

I agree that memory problem can be unsolvable. Once I tried (from USB drive) MS-DOS7.1 on a Gigabyte board, if I remember well a Z170 species. Didn't work! I am a happy user of my 2010 Asrock 960GM-GS3 AM3+ board (with FX 6100/DDR3 1600), compatible with everything except Win98se ACPI.

I should have written "install W9x without PCI-bus first, if succesfull try your luck with wizard New Hardware." After installing the PCI bus and reboot once you will have full control which Device to install and which not. Do not reboot after installing PCI devices, first check Device Manager (view Connection) for double entrances. Especially the non-PCI VGA device should be deleted manually before reboot. But you have already red my "Exploring SETUP /P I;S=detectbus......"-Members project. The /P S= switch is very badly documented. All entrances in MSDET.INF can be used to skip during installation (seperated with , ).

You should try SETUP /P I;S=detectbus to install W9x without PCI-bus.

I know about set /a and set /A, but I am not so far with the "%" and" ~%"-"thing". I am happy with my simple if-statement in the case you mentioned, but I am afraid I will have to use the more advanced methods I want to read out Number of Heads from the MBR, adding 1 and convert to \X..-byte values to be able to use write to write the value directly in the Boot sector. Not to speak from Sectors/track with 6-bits value in the mixed Cylinder-Sectors/track-byte. That's the main reason I choose one batch file. It´s partition alignment to cylinders as far as I understand this subject (see error 108 in https://www.win.tue.nl/~aeb/partitions/partition_types-2.html ). I don´t think it´s a bug and it should only be a problem in very rare cases AND if one wants to use Partition Magic (in my case for error check, the program cannot be used to partition Grub4Dos disk in memory because of the stupid reboot feature). In following text I compare the output of Partinfo. The first is the example you was so kind to give me in your post of januari 31. Th second is the result of repartitioning the same drive in memory with Fdisk. Ther third is the output of my batch. The maximum disksize is 256 MB, like in your example. PARTINFO.EXE in case of partnew ===================================================================== Disk 0: 261 Cylinders, 32 Heads, 63 Sectors/Track. The BIOS supports INT 13h extensions for this drive. ========================== Partition Tables ========================= Partition -----Begin---- ------End----- Start Num Sector # Boot Cyl Head Sect FS Cyl Head Sect Sect Sects --------- - ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ---- ---- ---- --------- --------- 0 0 80 0 1 1 06 260 2 2 63 524225 Error #108: Partition didn't end on cylinder boundary. ucEndHead expected to be 31, not 2. Error #108: Partition didn't end on cylinder boundary. ucEndSector expected to be 63, not 2. ============================================================================== Disk 0: 256.9 Megabytes ============================ Partition Information =========================== Volume Partition Partition Start Total Letter:Label Type Status Size MB Sector # Sector Sectors ------------- --------------- -------- ------- --------- - --------- --------- FAT16B Pri,Boot 256.0 0 0 63 524225 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARTINFO.EXE in case of FDISK ===================================================================== Disk 0: 261 Cylinders, 32 Heads, 63 Sectors/Track. The BIOS supports INT 13h extensions for this drive. ========================== Partition Tables ========================= Partition -----Begin---- ------End----- Start Num Sector # Boot Cyl Head Sect FS Cyl Head Sect Sect Sects --------- - ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ---- ---- ---- --------- --------- 0 0 80 0 1 1 06 259 31 63 63 524097 ============================================================================== Disk 0: 256.9 Megabytes ============================ Partition Information =========================== Volume Partition Partition Start Total Letter:Label Type Status Size MB Sector # Sector Sectors ------------- --------------- -------- ------- --------- - --------- --------- FAT16B Pri,Boot 255.9 0 0 63 524097 Free Space Pri 1.0 None - 524160 2016 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PARTINFO.EXE in case of rd2hdfat16.g4b (using 32 instead of 16 Heads in case of 256MB) ===================================================================== Disk 0: 260 Cylinders, 32 Heads, 63 Sectors/Track. The BIOS supports INT 13h extensions for this drive. ========================== Partition Tables ========================= Partition -----Begin---- ------End----- Start Num Sector # Boot Cyl Head Sect FS Cyl Head Sect Sect Sects --------- - ---- ---- ---- ---- -- ---- ---- ---- --------- --------- 0 0 80 0 1 1 06 259 31 63 63 524097 ============================================================================== Disk 0: 255.9 Megabytes ============================ Partition Information =========================== Volume Partition Partition Start Total Letter:Label Type Status Size MB Sector # Sector Sectors ------------- --------------- -------- ------- --------- - --------- --------- C:NO NAME FAT16B Pri,Boot 255.9 0 0 63 524097 Thanks to Grub4Dos simple integer calculator I had an easy job to adjust the given the given disksize (in MB) to multiples of Heads * Sectors/track. I know it's some number calculated of date/time while formatting. But for a Memdrive Volume ID I thought it's not realy needed and to be too much work. Or am I wrong? My next purpose is rd2hdf32.g4b.

After the problems with the DOSBox images, I used Jaclaz' guidelines to make a Hard disk from a Grub4Dos Ramdrive. It seems that Partnew doesn't write to cylinder boundaries. Although Windows 98SE Setup doesn't complain, my MS-DOS util's do. So I wrote a correction in a Grub4Dos batch file. Since the Grub Util FAT seems only good for floppies, I wrote some batch lines to format the drive to FAT16 too. It's al in ONE file. Will make and format ALWAYS (hd0,0), first attached real hdd will be mapped to last hd. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- rd2hdf16.g4b --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- !BAT # Make FAT16 hdd-image: active first partition; range 33-2047 MB debug off set /a SIZE=%1 if %SIZE%=="" && goto :validate if %SIZE%>=2048 && goto :validate if %SIZE%<=32 && goto :validate goto :makeimg :asksize set /a SIZE= echo Disk size in range 33-2047, integer numbers only echo Actual image size will be adjusted to cylinder boundaries! set /p:60 /a SIZE=Enter disk size and press ENTER in 60 seconds: if %SIZE%=="" && goto :validate if %SIZE%>=2048 && goto :validate if %SIZE%<=32 && goto :validate goto :makeimg :validate echo Input is not a valid number, try again set /p:60 CONTINUE=Try again? choose Y or N and press ENTER: if /I "%CONTINUE%"=="Y" && goto :asksize goto :eof :makeimg if %SIZE%<=2047 && set /a heads=128 if %SIZE%<=2016 && set /a heads=64 if %SIZE%<=1008 && set /a heads=32 if %SIZE%<=504 && set /a heads=16 set /a sectmax=%SIZE% * 2048 set /a sectrack=63 set /a secthidd=63 set /a cylinder=%sectmax% / %heads% / %sectrack% set /a sectbal=%cylinder% * %heads% * %sectrack% set /a sectpart=%sectbal% - %secthidd% set /a rdsize=%sectbal% * 512 # Set rdbase >=50MB. Be aware: Grub4Dos can write the batchfile to (rd) set rdbase=52428800 set /A partid=0x06 map --rd-base=%rdbase% map --rd-size=%rdsize% map --unsafe-boot --heads=%heads% --sectors-per-track=%sectrack% (rd)+1 (hd0) map --hook partnew --active (hd0,0) %partid% %secthidd% %sectpart% # Create FAT16 on (hd0,0) rootnoverify (hd0,0) set jump=xEB\x3C\x90 set oemname=GRUB4DOS set bytpersec=x00\x02 # Set sectors/cluster according to win95 standards set /a ptstart=*0x82A8 set /a ptlength=*0x82B0 set /a disksize=%ptlength% * 512 if %disksize%<=2147483648 && set secclust=x40 if %disksize%<=1073741824 && set secclust=x20 if %disksize%<=536870912 && set secclust=x10 if %disksize%<=268435456 && set secclust=x08 if %disksize%<=134217728 && set secclust=x04 # if %disksize%>=33554432 && set secclust=x02 # if %disksize%<=16777216 && set secclust=x02 # if %disksize%<=4299162 && set secclust=x01 set mediabyt=xF8 set fatsz16=x00\x01 set sectrack= set sectrack=x3F\x00 set /A headslow=%heads% set numheads=%headslow:~1,3%\x00 # Set FAT's set volumeid=x78\x56\x34\x12 set magicbyt=x55\xAA set writefat=%mediabyt%\xFF\xFF\xFF # Write Bootcode jump (3 bytes) write ()+1 \%jump% # Write Bios Parameter Block # Write oemname(8) bytesect(2) secclust(1) rsrvsect(2) write --offset=0x03 ()+1 %oemname%\%bytpersec%\%secclust%\x01\x00 # write numfats(1) rootentr(2) totsect(2) mediabyt(1) fatsz16(2) sectrack(2) numheads(2) write --offset=0x10 ()+1 \x02\x00\x02\x00\x00\%mediabyt%\%fatsz16%\%sectrack%\%numheads% # Write hiddsec(4) from MBR dd if=(hd0)+1 of=()+1 bs=1 count=4 skip=0x1C6 seek=0x01C # Write totsec32(4) from MBR. If Volume >= 65536 sectors ! dd if=(hd0)+1 of=()+1 bs=1 count=4 skip=0x1CA seek=0x020 # write --offset=0x24 ()+1 \x80\x00 # Write Extended Boot Record # Write drvnum(1) rsrv(1) extbtsign(1) volumeid(4) vollabel(11) filsystype(8) write --offset=0x24 ()+1 \x80\x00\x29\%volumeid%NO\x20\NAME\x20\x20\x20\x20FAT16\x20\x20\x20 # Write Magic Bytes (2) write --offset=0x1FE ()+1 \%magicbyt% # Write FAT's write ()1+1 \%writefat% write ()257+1 \%writefat% # Write Volume Label to first Directory entry clear echo Volume Label maximum 11 signs set /p:60 /u VOLLABEL=Write Volume Label and press Enter in 60 seconds: write ()513+1 \xE5\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x20\x08\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x21 if /i "%VOLLABEL%"=="" && goto :novollab set /u VOLLABEL=%VOLLABEL:~0,11% write ()513+1 %VOLLABEL% :novollab clear echo echo FAT sub-type: FAT16 echo Number of FAT's: 2 set /a secpclus=0%secclust% echo Sectors per cluster: %secpclus% echo Sectors per FAT: 256 set /a clusters=%ptlength% - 256 - 256 - 1 - 32 / %secpclus% echo Total clusters: %clusters% echo FAT start sector: 1 set /a drvspace=%clusters% * %secpclus% / 2 set /a mbspace=%drvspace% / 1024 echo %drvspace% KB total disk space (%mbspace% MB rounded down). echo debug on uuid () echo vol () pause --wait=60 To continue anyway: press a key.... debug off :eof --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The FAT part has some weaknesses: Volume ID is not according to standards. Can be changed easily with command uuid --write. If desired, a Volume Label can be written with vol --write, after running rd2hdfat16.g4b Update: Batch-file now like rd2hdf32.g4b (see below) Added dialog for writing a Volume Label (Grub4Dos vol --write and Windows' SCANDSKW.EXE compatible). Dialogs time bound. Added a disk size command-line argument. Use: rd2hdf16.g4b SIZE (in MB). Example: rd2hdf16.g4b 33 will make (hd0,0) 33MB in memory, FAT16 formatted. Size is rounded down to cylinder boundaries Update 2 --rd-base set to 50MB, edited one #comment.

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