Recent content by Mr. Macintosh

I know we can do this! The fact that we got through initial setup and install onto real ANS 700 hardware is amazing. Like you said @PappaDF, bringup or startup after the install is a different story.

Great idea! Ill see you over there 👍

Thank you! I might just need a small break, you might take a look and see something quickly and then I can pickup again. TBH again like you said, getting it to a point on real hardware going through the NT setup is pretty cool! Thanks for the note about the floppy part removing Microsoft code...

Quick update, I'm going to have to pause work right now because I have hit a pretty big roadblock after a successful Windows NT 4.0 on my 700. The roadblock starts after the first reboot directly after Windows NT is installed on the internal drive. Just the fact that the install process is...

Thanks, I'm having a look at this also right now.

Making progress!!! Your notes have really helped make these new breakthroughs @PappaDF !!! Past Video issues Past Keyboard Issues Past initial OS boot issues. Now I'm here Windows NT could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINNT\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEMHardware...

Thanks PappaDF, I'm using the same CD We have progressed to video now. I'm now making all edits to the floppy and the CD is now default ISO. HAL: IoReadPartitionTable: no MBR signature (00000000 00000000) HAL: IoReadPartitionTable: 0 partitions, signature 00000000 HAL: SRBTRACE7 BULK adapter...

Ok, I doubled back to start testing again but using the default 4.0 cd. Then start putting all the pieces needed on a floppy trying to emulate a real setup. @PappaDF Just to confirm, what cd version are you using? I might have picked windows NT 4.0 server when you were using workstation? But I...

@PappaDF Thank you for the latest info! I'm going to get started with the project here again soon with all the new work and share the tool data on real hardware. I also agree that we should probably try to stay with an unmodified cd and continue with a modified HAL and VENEER.exe

This is where I am currently at: New HAL: HALSHINR-0.1-MARKER. Both SCSI controllers receive the expected memory addresses and IRQs. Interrupts occur on both controllers. Final result remains STOP 0x7B — INACCESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE, with 0xC0000034.

For sure! I was able to get past picking the display adapter, and storage controller. I will be able to pick back up in a few hours. I’m telling you we are all so close I can taste it!!

I think same spot where @PappaDF left off yesterday needing HAL support. WOW!!! Thank you @PappaDF On real hardware with your work and a modified cd I was able to select past multiple screens and have arrived here

OHHHHHHHH

Incredible progress @PappaDF !!! Please share what you can as working together can work at continuing to the main goal! I know you said you were going to post something but I'm very excited. I want to get this info into astra as soon as possible. 😊

Agreed. I totally understand that Ai was going crazy in there but some of it was progress. The good news is, my account just got access to the new Astra model. I'm going to let it hack at it for a bit to see if it can find anything else Thanks @PappaDF for looking at this!