Installing Xenix 2.x on Qemu - Revision history

ForOldHack: /* updated links */ updated one floppy format

2022-11-26T00:37:59Z

‎updated links: updated one floppy format

ForOldHack: /* updated links */ updated one floppy format

2022-11-26T00:37:23Z

‎updated links: updated one floppy format

Jnc: corral a few of the external links

2021-03-02T13:44:25Z

corral a few of the external links

ForOldHack: /* media table */

2019-08-02T19:12:59Z

‎media table

ForOldHack: /* media table */ Changed table to reflect noun usage from the Xenix manual. diskette and Flexable disk drive...

2019-07-10T20:17:41Z

‎media table: Changed table to reflect noun usage from the Xenix manual. diskette and Flexable disk drive...

ForOldHack: /* media table */ added a few more drive details...

2019-07-08T07:45:10Z

‎media table: added a few more drive details...

Neozeed at 15:58, 16 November 2011

2011-11-16T15:58:55Z

Neozeed: /* media table */

2011-08-07T15:02:36Z

‎media table

Neozeed at 17:58, 6 August 2011

2011-08-06T17:58:43Z

Neozeed at 16:49, 6 August 2011

2011-08-06T16:49:43Z

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 |2
 |60
-| 1.68
+| 1.68Mb
 |-
 |fd096ds9

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 As of [[Qemu]] 0.14.0 you can actually install Xenix version 2.  This works for both the i386 & the i286 versions.
-I've documented it [http://virtuallyfun.superglobalmegacorp.com/?p=413 here] on my blog.
+I've documented it [https://web.archive.org/web/20150809233014/http://virtuallyfun.superglobalmegacorp.com/2011/04/08/installing-xenix-on-qemu-0-14-0/ here] on my blog.
 The whole thing hinges on changing the boot strings so that instead of detecting the media type, it is instead forced to use the actual media type.  For example, using the 3 1/2 inch diskette the boot string goes from:
@@ Line 14: / Line 16: @@
 </pre>
-Things to keep in mind is that the largest IDE hard disk that Xenix 2.x can support is 500MB.
+Things to keep in mind is that the largest IDE hard disk that Xenix 2.x can support is 496MB. ( 512MB - 16MB )
 == media table ==
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 |2
 |60
-| unknown
+| 1.68
 |-
 |fd096ds9

@@ Line 120: / Line 120: @@
   /dev/rdsk/fOq15dt    raw 96tpi entire disk floppy device"
-"The very first thing to understand is that these files are NOT the drivers for the devices. Drivers are in the kernel itself (/unix or /xenix or /stand/unix), and the files in /dev do not actually contain anything at all: they are just pointers to where the driver code can be found in the kernel. There is nothing more to it than that. These aren't programs, they aren't drivers, they are just pointers." [https://aplawrence.com/Unixart/devices.html Unix device pointer explanation]
+"The very first thing to understand is that these files are NOT the drivers for the devices. Drivers are in the kernel itself (/unix or /xenix or /stand/unix), and the files in /dev do not actually contain anything at all: they are just pointers to where the driver code can be found in the kernel. There is nothing more to it than that. These aren't programs, they aren't drivers, they are just pointers."
-[http://www.manmrk.net/tutorials/DOS/PSBOOK/book4/floppyd.htm Floppy Disk formats]
+I've also demonstrated how to do this in a [http://youtu.be/3oinClapUZU video].
-I've also demonstrated how to do this in a [http://youtu.be/3oinClapUZU video].
+==External links==
-[[Category:QEMU Tutorials]] [[Category:Qemu]]
+[[Category:QEMU Tutorials]]

@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 !Major
 !Minor
 |-
 |fd0
@@ Line 28: / Line 29: @@
 |2
 |64
 |-
 |fd0135
@@ Line 33: / Line 35: @@
 |2
 |60
 |-
 |fd0135ds18
@@ Line 38: / Line 41: @@
 |2
 |60
 |-
 |fd0135ds9
@@ Line 43: / Line 47: @@
 |2
 |36
 |-
 |fd048
@@ Line 53: / Line 58: @@
 |2
 |4
 |-
 |fd048ds8
 | DOS version 1.1 double sided eight sector diskette
 |12
 |-
 |fd048ss8
@@ Line 62: / Line 70: @@
 |2
 |8
 |-
 |fd048ss9
@@ Line 67: / Line 76: @@
 |2
 |0
 |-
 |fd096
@@ Line 72: / Line 82: @@
 |2
 |52
 |-
 |fd096ds15
@@ Line 77: / Line 88: @@
 |2
 |52
 |-
 |fd096ds18*
@@ Line 82: / Line 94: @@
 |2
 |60
 |-
 |fd096ds9
@@ Line 87: / Line 100: @@
 |2
 |36
 |}
-* This format was created specifically to lower the costs of manufacturing, i.e. use less disks for distribution.
+'* This format was created specifically to lower the costs of manufacturing, i.e. use less disks for distribution.
-Hopefully this will make some sense..  Esp with the floppy driver being very touch, but at least with the device table at hand you can hard code /dev/install and friends so that things will 'just work'.  The big thing to watch for is high density vs low density....
+Hopefully this will make some sense..  esp[ecially] with the floppy driver being very touchy, but at least with the device table at hand you can hard code /dev/install and friends so that things will 'just work'.  The big thing to watch for is high density vs low density....
 From the [http://www.polarhome.com/service/man/Xenix/XG-5-16-88_5.0_XENIX_2.3_System_Administrators_Guide_May88.pdf manual]:
@@ Line 108: / Line 122: @@
 "The very first thing to understand is that these files are NOT the drivers for the devices. Drivers are in the kernel itself (/unix or /xenix or /stand/unix), and the files in /dev do not actually contain anything at all: they are just pointers to where the driver code can be found in the kernel. There is nothing more to it than that. These aren't programs, they aren't drivers, they are just pointers." [https://aplawrence.com/Unixart/devices.html Unix device pointer explanation]
 I've also demonstrated how to do this in a [http://youtu.be/3oinClapUZU video].
 [[Category:QEMU Tutorials]] [[Category:Qemu]]

@@ Line 23: / Line 23: @@
 !Major
 !Minor
 |-
 |fd0135
-|3 1/2" floppy drive
+|3 1/2" Flexible disk drive
 |2
 |60
@@ Line 40: / Line 45: @@
 |-
 |fd048
-|5 1/4" floppy drive (low density)
+|5 1/4" Flexible disk drive (low density)
 |2
 |4
@@ Line 64: / Line 69: @@
 |-
 |fd096
-| 5 1/4" floppy drive (high density)
+| 5 1/4" Flexible disk drive (high density)
 |2
 |52
@@ Line 73: / Line 78: @@
 |52
 |-
-|fd096ds18
+|fd096ds18*
-| DMF format for 5 1/4" disks
+| DMF format for 5 1/4" diskette
 |2
 |60
@@ Line 85: / Line 90: @@
 I've also demonstrated how to do this in a [http://youtu.be/3oinClapUZU video].
 [[Category:QEMU Tutorials]] [[Category:Qemu]]

@@ Line 25: / Line 25: @@
 |-
 |fd0135
-|3 1/2" diskette
+|3 1/2" floppy drive
 |2
 |60
 |-
 |fd0135ds18
-|high density
+|high density 1.44Mb diskette
 |2
 |60
 |-
 |fd0135ds9
-|low density
+|low density 720Kb diskette
 |2
 |36
 |-
 |fd048
-|5 1/4" diskette
+|5 1/4" floppy drive (low density)
 |2
 |4
 |-
 |fd048ds9
+| 360K double sided nine sector diskette
 |2
 |4
 |-
 |fd048ss8
+| DOS version 1.1 single sided eight sector diskette
 |2
 |8
 |-
 |fd048ss9
+| DOS single sided nine sector diskette
 |2
 |0
 |-
 |fd096
+| 5 1/4" floppy drive (high density)
 |2
 |52
 |-
 |fd096ds15
+| 1.2MB diskette
 |2
 |52
 |-
 |fd096ds18
+| DMF format for 5 1/4" disks
 |2
 |60
 |-
 |fd096ds9
+| 720K 5 1/4" diskette
 |2
 |36

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:58, 16 November 2011
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	Hopefully this will make some sense.. Esp with the floppy driver being very touch, but at least with the device table at hand you can hard code /dev/install and friends so that things will 'just work'. The big thing to watch for is high density vs low density....		Hopefully this will make some sense.. Esp with the floppy driver being very touch, but at least with the device table at hand you can hard code /dev/install and friends so that things will 'just work'. The big thing to watch for is high density vs low density....
		+
		+	I've also demonstrated how to do this in a [http://youtu.be/3oinClapUZU video].


	[[Category:QEMU Tutorials]] [[Category:Qemu]]		[[Category:QEMU Tutorials]] [[Category:Qemu]]

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 == media table ==
-*fd0135 2 60
+{| class="wikitable"
-*fd0135ds18 2 60
+|-
-*fd0135ds9 2 36
+!Device Name
-*fd048 2 4
+!Description
-*fd048ds8 2 12
+!Major
-*fd048ds9 2 4
+!Minor
-*fd048ss8 2 8
+|-
-*fd048ss9 2 0
+|fd0135
-*fd096 2 52
+|3 1/2" diskette
-*fd096ds15 2 52
+|2
-*fd096ds18 2 60
+|60
-*fd096ds9 2 36
+|-
-Hopefully this will make some sense, until I remember how to make a table in mediawiki, but it's device, major/minor.
 [[Category:QEMU Tutorials]] [[Category:Qemu]]

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-As of Qemu 0.14.0 you can actually install Xenix version 2.  This works for both the i386 & the i286 versions.
+[[Image:Xenix 2.3.4 on Qemu 0.15.0 rc2.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Xenix 2.3.4 on Qemu]]
 I've documented it [http://virtuallyfun.superglobalmegacorp.com/?p=413 here] on my blog.
@@ Line 13: / Line 15: @@
 Things to keep in mind is that the largest IDE hard disk that Xenix 2.x can support is 500MB.
 [[Category:QEMU Tutorials]] [[Category:Qemu]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 16:49, 6 August 2011
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	Things to keep in mind is that the largest IDE hard disk that Xenix 2.x can support is 500MB.		Things to keep in mind is that the largest IDE hard disk that Xenix 2.x can support is 500MB.
		+
		+
		+	[[Category:QEMU Tutorials]] [[Category:Qemu]]