Correction!!!!
> On Oct 15, 2024, at 9:41 PM, Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user
> <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>
>
>
>> On Oct 15, 2024, at 5:56 PM, Michael Bernardi via Freedos-user
>> <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net
>> <mailto:freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net>> wrote:
>>
>> I installed FreeDos 1.3 on VirtualBox a few months ago and everything worked
>> fine (including the packet driver network connection). However on updating
>> to VirtualBox 7.12 when booting I now get the following message: “Physical
>> hardware networking is not supported at this time”
>> Any ideal how this can be resolved?
>> Michael
>
> Yes. Update V8Power Tools.
>
> You can fetch the latest version the FreeDOS package from:
>
> * The Official FreeDOS GitLab Archive (Staging area for all FreeDOS
> packages):
> https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/util/v8power/-/releases
> <https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/util/v8power/-/releases>
>
> * The Official FreeDOS Software Download Repository for latest update
> packages:
>
> https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/latest/pkg-html/v8power.html
>
> <https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/repositories/latest/pkg-html/v8power.html>
>
> * My Software Download Repository dedicated to FreeDOS packages:
> https://fd.lod.bz/repos/current/pkg-html/v8power.html
> <https://fd.lod.bz/repos/current/pkg-html/v8power.html>
>
> * The Official home of the V8Power Tools development repository (no
> binaries, will require NASM 2.16 to build from source):
> https://github.com/LoopZ/V8Power <https://github.com/LoopZ/V8Power>
>
> That being said, here is a little more information…
>
> V8Power Tools’ VINFO program is used by the FreeDOS networking scripts to
> determine if the machine is a supported Virtual Platform. The latest version
> of VirtualBox updated the BIOS in such a way that it is no longer detectable
> by the version of VINFO included with FreeDOS 1.3. That program has been
> updated to recognize both the older and newer BIOS in VirtualBox.
>
> As long as the new version of VirtualBox will continue to work with the
> existing packet drivers provided in the FDNET package, you should be able to
> perform the update to from FreeDOS itself. In the tests I haver performed
> regarding networking, the only issue I saw was the detection of the new
> VirtualBox BIOS. Once V8Power Tools is updated, it “should” work correctly
> again.
>
> Here is how:
>
> * Run “FDNET.BAT try” ... It will bypass the hardware restriction and
> try to bring up networking anyway.
> * Run “FDINST update v8power” ... As long as you have not modified
> your FDNPKG.CFG file manually, it should connect to the
Run:
FDNPKG update v8power
Sorry about that. FDINST is local only FDNPKG will retrieve them from the
internet or locally. No idea why I typed FDINST.
> Official Download Repository and update the package.
> * Reboot … VirtualBox should be detected and networking should start.
>
> If you have issues updating the package, you may need to download it
> manually. If so, just unzip it and copy the BIN\*.COM files into the
> \FreeDOS\BIN directory.
>
> :-)
>
> Jerome
>
>
>
>
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