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Bochs 2.0 Released!:

http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=12580&release_id=129437

I tested 2.0.pre2 and it is very good and doesn't seem to glitch with the keyboard anymore! It also supports FritzOS and works better than any other version!

Aww... you beat me to it!

Oh well, here's highlites from the CHANGES file:

- 2x emulation speedup!!!
- added emulation of AMD x86-64, MMX, SSE, SSE2 instructions
- improvements in many I/O devices: for example up to 8 hard disks/cdroms, TUN/TAP network interface, 360k floppies
- support for up to 32gig hard disk images
- added plugin architecture
- PCI functions support (Volker) :
- BIOS32 service directory
- real mode PCI int1a functions
- protected mode PCI int1a functions
- add int15 extended memory function 0xe820 (patch from osmaker) and 0xe801 (patch from Hartmut Birr)
- The new wxWindows port of Bochs provides both a graphical configuration interface (for editing bochsrc options) and a display. It was written by Bryce Denney, Don Becker, Dave Poirier, and Volker Ruppert.
- add hooks for external debugger for win32. The external debugger that connects to Bochs is distributed in build/win32/tattam-external-debugger.zip in binary form. Turn on with --enable-external-debugger. (Peter)
- add "debugger_log" option to bochsrc, which logs all debug output into a file. feature [ 629068 ] (Christophe)
- ATA/ATAPI support added

The entire (huge) CHANGES file may be found here:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/view ... cvs-markup

K.J.

You forgot the "Real Time PIT"

hi
does it support VESA LFB modes?
if not where can i get the patch?

- added VESA BIOS Extensions code by Jeroen Janssen(banked mode only, LFB support in patches)

Patches may be found here:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/view ... s/patches/

The actual patch is here:
http://cvs.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/view ... ios.tar.gz

The reason I didn't mention the realtime PIT is because it's 100% reliable in my testing.

K.J.

The reason I didn't mention the realtime PIT is because it's 100% reliable in my testing.

I don't get it. Why would you not add it if it was working good?

err... oops!
I mean, "not 100% reliable".

osmaker

Hey,

Has anybody heard of something called Connectix Virtual PC?

If you haven't i recommend you try it, it's alot like Bochs!

Just download a copy off Kazaa

Virtual PC doesn't have the debugging stuff like Bochs, nor can it simulate an Athlon 64, nor can it simulate more than 1 CPU that I am aware of.

Just download a copy off Kazaa

Hmm... your piracy habits go with your question asking habits very well.

K.J.

hi
has anyone experienced problems with writing/reading CMOS under bochs?
I get
PANIC [CMOS]: unsupported 7070! instruction/command :'(
also
i seem to be having problems using the VBE patch,
still get ERROR 24 - 32 BPP when i try to run MENUETOS in BOCH!
Any idea or HOW DO I USRE THE PATCH?

The BOCHS for linux is super stable compared to the Windows version...I did tests.

Maybe that's the prob.

could you post you setup script for bochs?
thanks

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what is this thing about bochs..... I havn't used it before but it sounds like it may be usefull... can some one describe better what it dose, how to use it, and its benifates/downfalls over just useing the raw computer?

Use mine in FritzOS...it makes BOCHS work.