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I originally meant to link this thread and sheet - its Gog and Steam together.. with nice how to online sheet: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=48490 https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1jojqkdH47c7XarISYTFm6dnr6D4YdG5Q_MRJCxNP5eQ/edit?usp=sharing From my experience with some games its lengthy process, because of cd / audio creation etc.. and it seems that Gog intentionally using some own strange cd image formats etc.. which are not compatible with old machines.

Ok managed to get it working, removing -no-acpi line is needed for sure, im not 100% sure about intel chipset drivers, but it install some intel power device too.. with both of them it is working. I will later try only remove the line, without drivers.. but i thing that i already tried that. I used these drivers - with filesize - 1,564,436: http://www.vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=1550&menustate=30,28 Installation of updates wasnt needed, but they will not hurt.

Thanks, im using last Qemu 4.2.0. Settings.. There is not really too much to set, there is emulated i440 chipset. Im not sure if good or bad thing to install intel chipset drivers, i installed it to some my machines and it doesnt hurt. Its not sound card settings thing - its same with SB16 and AC97 emulation, for all machine im using RTL8139 network card emulation. I tried to enable / disable acpi ( through -no-acpi \ i suppose that by default it is enabled).. im not sure it has any effect, or if is needed for proper shutdown? USB is enabled. I will keep experimenting maybe i will find some patern, so far im not aware of any.. Only that on Windows, without pass through its at least sometimes working, but on Linux with Passthrough does not, but with more modern Windows XP, Windows 7 machines it worked, so its not pass through bug in general.. its something with Win98.

Hello, i have problems with my Qemu virtual machine shutdown, at least sometimes on Windows and always on Linux - im stuck on blackscreen after shutdown screen. I tried to read some threads, but download are mostly dead.. or updates are included within some huge update packs.. I would like to have to way how to make quickly shutdown working on clean installation. I was able to get - ME290831.EXE TOOLS9X.EXE - which should include some shutdown tools or somethime like that. I wasnt able to get: q260067 - Mapped Drives Shutdown Update q239887 - Windows 98 Second Edition Shutdown Supplement Q242934 Windows hangs sending system broadcast message during shutdown And there could be others. So i would like to make some collection of them. Other thing is somewhere some shutdown log or other way how to debug, what is wrong?

This could help.. its for Gog games but.. is the way: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=38976

I know im using it, but still some list of contacts would be better, im connection to lots of machines from lost of machine, im trying to make all name easy to remember, but it has its shortcomings, so i have to still keep online textfile with list.. At least there is recent session list and autodiscovery within lan.

If someone just want to help and install Windows 98 qemu machine on Win/Linux/MacOS its really easy.. Download official Windows installer, install it. - install Tap driver - easiest way is just install OpenVPN package // Only if you need networking.. - select both - your Lan adapter and new tap connection device in control panel networking.. create brigde - rename Tap adapter connection to TAP For full screen use CRTL+ALF+F For release input CRTL+ALT+G Later you can enable some acceleration by these parameters: -accel hax // HAXM Parameter, not working for me with 4.2 im getting crash when Windows desktop is loaded, but maybe it can work for you, pleas report restuls. -accel whpx // Hyper-V Parameter, pleas report results. HAXM need HAXM package installed, WHPX need Hyper-V enabled - its not play at the start of 2020 well with Vmware on same machine, but they are working on it.. Info: https://www.qemu.org/2017/11/22/haxm-usage-windows/ You can try instead of cirrus , emulate std graphics with universal VBE9x drivers.. at least for me and Linux is significatly faster for 2D games, just install 32M version, it would be enough for Win9x. https://bearwindows.zcm.com.au/vbe9x.htm Beware, that they are probably not working for Win98 Dos Windows mode, Cirrus does. To fix Win9x Dos mode, you have to do this (force full screen): VBEMP9X driver does not support windowed mode in Windows DOS box. I believe this is documented. You need to create a shortcut to force fullscreen, or run the game from a fullscren DOS box instead of clicking the GAME exe directly. I also found way how to mount any Windows folder as Qemu as not system drive, so you can for example quickly import data, share Qemu nad Dosbox game games folder etc.. Its working just as FAT32 drive. -drive file=fat:rw:C:\temp\QemuFat32Import,format=raw,media=disk ^ Qemu Starting script example: // are just comments you need to remove them from real script qemu-system-x86_64 -m 512 ^ -vga cirrus -soundhw sb16,adlib,pcspk ^ // Things soundcard line you can use: also es1370,gus,cs4231 -rtc clock=host,base=localtime ^ -boot cd ^ -hda HDDs\Win98System2-8GB-440.vmdk ^ // create own virtual disk image -hdb HDDs\Win-Data-28G.vmdk ^ // Data disk -drive file=Isos\Win98SE-ENG.iso,index=2,media=cdrom ^ // Windows 98 CD for installation -drive file=Isos\Win98-Data-and-Drivers-CD2.iso,index=3,media=cdrom ^ // Custom CD image is the way how to quickly import data.. -netdev tap,id=mynet0,ifname=TAP -device rtl8139,netdev=mynet0 ^ // Bridge networking -usb ^ -k en-us

Thanks its in some very unfriendly language.. i see only some special character.. but im installing it anyway.. but right during installation im getting same error incorrect irq error. Picture: https://www.dropbox.com/s/5xun5aaww8xl4fq/QemuES1370.png?dl=0 We could waste time here, its not proven and as i know Qemu, it could be just some stub, or not working thing.. so we are pioneers, i wasnt able to find any online info here. Maybe if someone understand low level C code, can check Qemu source ( https://www.qemu.org/download/#source ) if make sense to try make it working.. So far i made within Win98 Qemu machine, working SB 16 and AC97 (it has SB fallback too), there is GUS emulator, but wasnt able to make it working and Crystal4231 what is just main card which, but exact card.. SB16 emulation has its issues, but im not really sound guy.. here are details, some problems had some real SB16 too, here are details: https://www.win-raid.com/t6017f53-Windows-SE-on-Modern-Hardware-5.html#msg105732 I have to test AC97 same way its WIP Thanks, but that is exactly low level way which im trying to avoid.. I tried old free Everest it crashed, same as some more modern Aida, but newest portable HW info is working with Qemu, i see same numbers as with SIV, only in some more typical format.

Siv32L is showing this - Ven-Dev-Sub-OEM-Rev 1274-5000-4C4C4942-00

What is best way how to show ids in Windows 98? I know that is somewhere in register, i used Uknown ID identifier, but it has its problems.

Hello, what is cleanest way how to change Windows 2000 / XP system partition driver letter back to C? I usually because of it hiding or removing other partition, when i making multiboot systems, but sometimes i had no time / mood / tools for it,.. Is there some good tool to fix it? I dunno how mych Windows are clever to it, i help have someone some hardcoded pathes etc? System which i want to now fix, are almost clean install, so there would be problems, with other installed problems.

After some time with Anydesk its fine, luck of adress list is annoying so i had to create some online sheet.. and it has some issues with Linux - im using Mint 19.3 - cursor is sometimes invisible.. and sometime im getting stuck clicking (it could be quite dangerous.. , it able kill / freeze machine, drag and drop something etc..) and mostly working double click, when im using Qemu virtual machine within Linux through Anydesk.

Thanks, i tried it but im getting error like with lots of other drivers.. THe AudioPCI iterrupt has been routed incorrectly by the system. Sound inactive, Use Automatic seetting in the Device manager. - Im getting during installation - before any reboot, i maybe can try to change irq to another one, but i dunno which one is preferred by this card? I device manager i just see - Automatic settings - on, IRQ - 11 , Input and Output Range C000-C0FF no conflicts.

Thanks, these drivers could be installed without exclamation mark, but im not getting any audio such some annoying sound, or just bluescreens.. I cant be sure, but i blame Qemu more than driver, it could also work with some specific Qemu machine type.. but i didnt find any relevant info.

Thanks.. There is guide: https://www.win-raid.com/t6017f53-Windows-SE-on-Modern-Hardware-5.html#msg105633 You are welcome to join dissussion, im not so great at technical level either in Windows 98 things or Linux, or Windows 98 sounds, Windows 98 remote access, filesharing.. there are lots thing to discuss.

Thanks both im trying to get it working with todays Qemu. At least with other driver with i found on internet, im getting some for me unknow error, in device manager or direct BSoD. Ensoniq AudioPCI The AudioPCI interrupt has been routed incorrectly by the system. Sound inactive. Use Autotmatic settings in the device manager. I tried some random IRQ changes no luck. Default is if im not wrong 3. Qemu has not classic bios, im really unsure if there is any way to manipulate with IRQs. I will test it without AutoPatcher changes.. but in theory there should be something in conflict from there. BTW is someone some good clean pack of just official Win98 updates?

Do you still have these somewhere?

Hello, what is best Windows 98 remoting program (as Win98 as server)? Is there something better for Win98 remote access than TightVNC? I was using Teamviewer6, but they killed it because some security bla, bla.. new version is not more able to connect to these ancient version, maybe you get some older portable one.. if it can run alongside of installed version.

I finnaly made it working! vanilla KVM, Mint 19.3(Qemu 2.11) amdZ170 + Geforce 6 pass through. Quake 3 1600x1200 full 90+ FPS. networking virtualized, sound is working.. you can everytime tune it through pci soundcard passthrough or usb adapter. Its much better that any other Win98 virtualization options for gaming, i dont feel any additional input lag, so finnaly other option that real HW, where is very hard or impossible to make it fully working at least from gaming respektive.. i know that for someone people are some installs fests enough, but i want really use this OS from time to time.. Details and whole long progress and failing you can find here and its is just star, but its already working well: https://www.win-raid.com/t6017f53-Windows-SE-on-Modern-Hardware-5.html#msg105571

I made it, pass through of Geforce 6600 its finally working on GB Z170 ITX MB. For now i pass it to Win7 machine, i will later try with Win98, but from QEMu script it should be difference, it would plan with emulated 440fx. I also meantime made program with Qemu Win98 machine with emulated videocard (cirrus) to get ready for future passthrough what is good sound at least SB16 is working out of box, there is problem that only keyboard is working not mouse. I also need to setup networking - remote desktop / vnc would be quick mouse problem solution fix for machine setup. So if you now something about Qemu or Linux networking pleas help. There would be probably still option to solve network and sound through USB dongles passthrough or PCI / PCI-E cards pass through, but this could save slots.. and usb ones with Win9x would be always a bit clunky use.. we would able to do it, we would mitigate PCI slots or PCI-E to adapters need, what is big victory. There will stey need only for PCI-E gen1 videocards support.. which is issue to, im asking others for test PCI-E gen 1 videocards with need Intel and Amd boards, but no one bother.. because i have only Gigabzte Z370 Aorus Ultra Gaming (this ones has nice name, what is probably best feature of it..), there i tried quite few these and they are comply ignored as never plugged.. otherwise i would say that you can have now Win98 running with 3D, sound and networking on newest MBs and it would be big victory.. With dual boot you can still use Windows which you like, you would only use Linux KVM for as sort of dual boot for use of Win98 and WinXP.. and it be even crazier with enough cpu cores and mem (1 core and 512 MB for Win98 what it is now where 6/8 cores are mainstream nothing.. and it could be only better and you can every time just stop some virtual machine to get more performance for others..) you can run Linux, Win 7/10 and some legacy machine in paralel.. and even more crazier you can make it terminal like.. so be usable by mutiple people.. if you will for each dedicated monitor / keyboard and mice.. any other possible USB device with want. Is someone is scared of too much monitors, monitors with multiple ouputs working too, you just switch output depending of used real videocard.. but yeah, you can play with multiple people in parallel on other machine, who would do that:) Yeah, yeah, especially crashes of such machine would fun again I know, know that is partly possible with VMware Workstation, but 3D for legacy OS sucks, its no fast as passthrough and legacy OS options are more limited.

I one 2 Unraid success stories, its already linked in my thread, second is mine, this is has flaw that cirrus graphics is used, because very similar Cirrus could Qemu also emulate and its dont support 3D Apis.. i made Geforce 7950 running. I can confirm that these cheap PCI-E PCI controllers are working for at least some cards and MBs, only thing which is impossible with them for sure is DOS sound, if main chipset doesnt support it, if it support it.. i really dont know. Now we trying to make same thing with KVM. KVM has also small advantage that you should save $60 what is not big deal.. at least some things easilly shared between community. My Unraid old story is here:

Unraid is has main start disadvantages: - it need intial setup - download settting, make booting USB, boot from it etc.. - setup user account for remote connection - sacriface whole HDD / SSD - setup pool with ISOs with for OS installing Advantages: - after that you can do all jus use nice wizard and setup pass-through with few clicks.. after you can work with pass through machine like with physical one - KVM - in general its more power full, you boot into full Linux OS as main hosting OS, Unraid has some very limited Linux OS functionality - its some terminal + browser, nothing else.. - if you are Linux guy you probably already know how to us it, if you want to be or are obsessed to learn low level stuff its, right thing for you - if you know QEMU, you need to only learn new pass through setup on Linux and add few parameters to Qemu command line - if you just want to make it working, its PITA (this is big disadvantage).. lots of variables o set right to get it working, terminal p*rn.., configuration files, very long guides t (just to get picture on pass through videocard).. after that it still nice some tuning for sound, optimal Mem / io performance - but it is not hard as video card setup, once you do it, its like setup Virtualbox (with some stupid text configs instead of nice GUI, medival times). I started with it few day ago and still failing, it could be 1 parameter, or i could be just unlucky with my HW, there are some lits of proven HW - most of HW is working, but there are lots of exception.. or you simply need some special parameters to make it working. You can watch my failing in Win-Raid Win98 thread: https://www.win-raid.com/t6017f53-Windows-SE-on-Modern-Hardware.html Im sure that once i will win, but if it would today, or with other computer i really can say. Proxmox - could be middle ground. Vmware ESX is able pass through too, if you are already use it for work its nice to go. - other is virt-manager (GUI) - but its quite limited its not working for me, i was able to pass through gpu to virtua,l install driver (after reboot all is right from windows perspective card is there) but still not picture.. there is quite chance that problem is not virt manager, but other stuff..

I know that is old story, but there is not much info, on the subject.. Which MB was used? Few notes: I made Geforce 7950 PCi-E to work with unofficial driver with Z68, but its not really good driver or card.. In general 512 MB videocards has lots of problems with Win98. Cirrus is working for someone: Protection errors, its common for installed Win98 machine, often but now everytime helps remove hidden devices in Safe mode, otherwise clean install with every new cards should fix it, unless its some additional Unraid bug. S3 - these cards are really old, i had similar problem that very old ATI Mach 64. Im not sure, but if memory serves also Vooodoo 3 PCI was no go. Make sense to try - some ATI 8xxx, 9xxx card.. Geforce 2/4.. Geforce 5/6 are still to new to most working Nvidia Win98 drivers, but still much better than Geforce 7, i personally dont know anybody who made Geforce 8 working, when it is listed as supported by unofficial driver.

Which drivers you have tried nUSB?

Thanks, i have lots of problems with not enough slots with my multi booting machines, does someone some experience with those strange combo cards with USB+SATA, or USB+LAN etc?