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Re: display resolution for win98


From: chuck
Subject: Re: display resolution for win98
Date: Thu, 3 Nov 2022 08:10:28 +0700
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thx

yeah, i used this wiki.

eventually i got it up and running:

as suspected the reason was the vmware crap in the converted to a qemu vm:

in the device manager i uninstalled all the vmware drivers, rebooted
(sometimes a restart works when using the "start" button restart, but i
usually i do a shutdown and restart qemu). after that qemu found the iso
(it did not before), after another reboot it did install all qemu drivers.

regarding the display: i now use the VESA 64MB (from the the link on the
wiki you mentioned). to get it on the vm before the cdrom worked: i used
guestmount and copied the driver on it. otherwise i use to create an iso
file and add it to the startup. do you know another way to put stuff on
the windoze 98 vm?

here the command line i use:

qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom win98.iso -drive file=windows98.qcow2 -device sb16

or the newer form:

qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom win98.iso -hda windows98.qcow2 -device sb16

the iso is bootable, but qemu seems to have issues with isos. did not
find a solution as it seems the solution differs from case to case. any
hint from your side?

On 11/2/22 13:29, Narcis Garcia wrote:
This can be useful for all issues:
https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/QEMU/Windows_98


El 2/11/22 a les 1:26, chuck ha escrit:
Hi thx.

i tried with vga cirrus, did not have any effect other than not giving
the menu bar (alt-ctr-M does not work)

had no effect so far. i get the suspicion, that the reason is the vmware
tools. did uninstall them yesterday and will try to check again. will
try the SVGA later. until now it always gave me an error when starting
up, saying that driver is wrong as soon as i go beyond 16 colors.

Regarding the freeze: same here. did not get it the restart to work (it
did under vmware, which does not run on my machine as it has no bios
entry for virtualization).

(btw. sorry your email gave permanent error, so reply here)

On 11/1/22 17:01, Narcis Garcia wrote:
Sorry: Windows 98's default Cirrus driver works.
And "Cirrus Logic 7548 PCI" uses better color depths but runs slower.

+ I've tried to set to Qemu:
 -global VGA.vgamem_mb=64
But it does not seem to have effect.

OFF TOPIC:
-> Do you know how to let Windows 98 reboot in a VM instead of
freezing?


El 1/11/22 a les 10:32, Narcis Garcia ha escrit:
Qemu's "-vga cirrus" works for me.
Windows 98's "Super VGA 1600x1200" works for me.


El 1/11/22 a les 10:18, chuck ha escrit:
Hi

i am using qemu-system-x86_64 (on ubuntu 22.04) with a win98 vm image
converted to qcow2.

it starts all ok, but i can't get it beyond 6 color 640x320
resolution.

using the svga driver installed from the win98se disk just gives an
error that it is not compatible after a reboot.

what driver do i need to get the 1024x768x16 resolution. -g does not
work here.

i did download a vesa driver, but don't know how to add it the vm.

here the command i use:

qemu-system-x86_64 -cdrom win98.iso -drive file=windows98.qcow2 -m
512
-vga cirrus  -device sb16 -display sdl.

thx

chuck









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