[GH-ISSUE #68] installer stuck #62

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opened 2026-03-03 18:48:40 +03:00 by kerem · 4 comments

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Originally created by @jimkoutso2008 on GitHub (Feb 15, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/oerg866/win98-quickinstall/issues/68

I'm using vmware workstation 16.2.5 and the installer does not want to boot.

it's been like this for 10 minutes now with no signs of life

my vm config

Originally created by @jimkoutso2008 on GitHub (Feb 15, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/oerg866/win98-quickinstall/issues/68 I'm using vmware workstation 16.2.5 and the installer does not want to boot. <img width="720" height="400" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/5f7340a0-8946-4b1b-ad07-2dd5f5ef7e04" /> it's been like this for 10 minutes now with no signs of life <img width="300" height="161" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/8b1b3832-c99a-463f-8ac6-9c84de7addee" /> my vm config

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kerem commented

2026-03-03 18:48:41 +03:00

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@jimkoutso2008 commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2026):

Okay with DOS boot floppy it works fine.

@jimkoutso2008 commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2026): Okay with DOS boot floppy it works fine.

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@oerg866 commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2026):

Was able to reproduce, will debug

@oerg866 commented on GitHub (Feb 15, 2026): <img width="728" height="573" alt="Image" src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6f34bca6-bbc3-48c8-8519-b3d67d20db83" /> Was able to reproduce, will debug

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@oerg866 commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026):

The same bootloader works when loading floppy.img or the CD's 2.88M boot image in the virtual floppy drive.

The ISO from the unreleased v0.9.7 also works fine. I wonder what broke inbetween the two, I suspect it is some of the A20 gate detection logic, but I wonder why it only fails when booting off the ISO

@oerg866 commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026): The same bootloader works when loading `floppy.img` or the CD's 2.88M boot image in the virtual floppy drive. The ISO from the unreleased v0.9.7 also works fine. I wonder what broke inbetween the two, I suspect it is some of the A20 gate detection logic, but I wonder why it only fails when booting off the ISO

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@oerg866 commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026):

I wrote a workaround, but this is a weird problem and after some debugging I'm 95% sure it's a bug in VMWare, not my bootloader. Anyway, this is now fixed, will be in 1.0.1

@oerg866 commented on GitHub (Feb 16, 2026): I wrote a workaround, but this is a weird problem and after some debugging I'm 95% sure it's a bug in VMWare, not my bootloader. Anyway, this is now fixed, will be in 1.0.1