Wolfgang,
> when your harddrive as well as your floppies are virtual: does
> it make sense to cache them at all? The host operating system
> probably is already caching the relevant data.
One cannot be sure the host system is caching data! You should
test this, by running with UIDE (caching)
Wolfgang,
> I don't think that this is possible [using "CC" to flush UIDE's
> cache]. In my case, the installation program is asking for the
> diskettes one by one, so there is no way to issue a commandline
> command in between.
You are correct, and I am sorry to hear that.
Given the "high lev
Jack,
when your harddrive as well as your floppies are virtual: does it make sense to
cache them at all? The host operating system probably is already caching the
relevant data.
Wolfgang
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Jack,
I don't think that this is possible. In my case, the installation prgrams is
asking for the disks one by one, so there is no way to issue a commandline
command inbetween.
Wolfgang
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Ulrich,
>> UIDE does not include logic to "ignore" a diskette drive. If one
>> or two are present, UIDE will always cache them ...
>
> I think the /B switch works for me.
Yes, you are correct -- UIDE is such a complex program that even I
"forget" some of its features, from time to time! /B c
Wolfgang,
> I am so happy that there is something like FreeDos available, even for
> free, that I can play around with. As I usually pretty soon run into
> very strange challenges for (any) software - some people say, that every
> computer that sees me for the first time, simply crashes, si
>
>>> thanks for the hint! I have commented out the line in autoexec.bat which
>>> loads the UIDE.SYS cdrom driver. Now there is no problem accessing the
>>> floppy images.
>>
>> So maybe there is a problem with floppy change signalling
>> versus caches - would be interesting to know whether it i
Hi Jack,
I am so happy that there is something like FreeDos available, even for free,
that I can play around with. As I usually pretty soon run into very strange
challenges for (any) software - some people say, that every computer that sees
me for the first time, simply crashes, simply for thi
Eric, et al:
>> thanks for the hint! I have commented out the line in autoexec.bat which
>> loads the UIDE.SYS cdrom driver. Now there is no problem accessing the
>> floppy images.
>
> So maybe there is a problem with floppy change signalling
> versus caches - would be interesting to know whether
Hi Eric,
you mean the option /E ?
Still the same.
Wolfgang
Original-Nachricht
> Datum: Sat, 19 May 2012 22:15:22 +0200
> Von: "Eric Auer"
> An: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net
> Betreff: Re: [Freedos-user] Virtual floppy change problem with VirtualBox
>
> Hi Wo,
>
> >
Hi Wo,
> thanks for the hint! I have commented out the line in autoexec.bat which
> loads the UIDE.SYS cdrom driver. Now there is no problem accessing the
> floppy images.
So maybe there is a problem with floppy change signalling
versus caches - would be interesting to know whether it is
suffici
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