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#1 User is offline   Kikketer 

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Posted 12 October 2006 - 09:54 PM

So I installed Mindows98 and love it.
But I would like to use a gamepad with it, is there a way to get the "Game Devices" installed?

My goal is to get a couple of Microsoft Sidewinder Precision Pro (gameport) pads running. So I won't need USB.

Thanks


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Posted 13 October 2006 - 01:38 AM

You need to add the appropriate INF files.

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Posted 13 October 2006 - 05:44 AM

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Qemu is handy for testing and adding to mindows/mini98s if your cpu is capable,my 366,96mb manages just., You will probably need directx for your gameport pads from the infs mentioned. Filemon and monitoring your reg/file additions/changes using snapshots as you add the card in a normal 98 install or changing your setup directory as windows looks for plug and play then taking a snapshot of your card install can also help.
Above image for my car mp3 player pc booting from a 10meg rar via grubfordos not fully minimized,created in qemu.
Good luck
once you have your system the way you want, boot from the system normally to bypass any emulation foibles.

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 08:45 AM

Hi oscardog!
Is that sound support in Mindows98 on your pic?

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Posted 15 October 2006 - 05:50 PM

View Postnicke85, on Oct 15 2006, 03:45 PM, said:

Hi oscardog!
Is that sound support in Mindows98 on your pic?

Yes it a minimal win98 with a soundblaster pci 128 installed, unfortunately the soundblasters Eapci4m.ecw file uses up a quarter of the install size and the control panel extensions plus others have not been deleted yet , I might drop down to the 2 meg ecw and I should hopefully be nearer 15 mb total size. Interestingly after adding a couple of files I was able to get vlc running to play videos. But i would need some graphics drivers to do it justice, and it is intended for my car so I will perhaps give it a miss.

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  Posted 20 October 2006 - 07:27 PM

View PostLLXX, on Oct 13 2006, 03:38 AM, said:

You need to add the appropriate INF files.

How do you determine which INF files you need for the specific things you'd like to add to the 'base' Mindows installation? I never though I'd say this, but the base Mindows install is too barebones for me, and I don't know how to add the things I'd like.

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Posted 21 October 2006 - 12:51 AM

The INF files usually have a description as to what hardware they support in the first few lines or so.

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