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Need DOS Superdrive driver ...
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I want to install PC-DOS 7 (using VMware Fusion v 2.0.1) on my MBA late '08 SSD. I have everything I need except a DOS driver for the Superdrive.
I've scoured the Internet but have found zilch.
Can anybody help?
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Originally Posted by mduell 
No.
That's wrong.
If I wanted commentary on my choice of OS's, I would have posted this in the lounge.
Thanks for nothing.
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Why do you need this? Fusion should handle it. Just add an optical drive as a hardware component in the VM's configuration.
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Originally Posted by ibook_steve
Why do you need this? Fusion should handle it. Just add an optical drive as a hardware component in the VM's configuration.
Steve
Well I've tried every possible setting including using a CD-ROM disk image and I can't see the drive.
If it is seeing the drive, then there should be a drive letter assigned to it. I would think it would be d: as c: is the boot drive and the only drive.
Thanks for the response.
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Try drive e: or f:. d: is usually a second hard drive or partition.
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I've tried all of those, even z:.
I don't think Fusion supports a DOS install from a CD. Unless Fusion traps interrupts to the drive, a device driver is going to be needed.
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If you have an optical drive included in the VM, it should be there. Did you check your boot order? What happens that is failing?
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Originally Posted by ibook_steve
If you have an optical drive included in the VM, it should be there. Did you check your boot order? What happens that is failing?
Steve
I'm not trying to boot from it. I just want to read the PC-DOS 7 install cd.
It does not get a drive letter assigned.
This happens no matter what configuration I use. Superdrive or virtual cd image.
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Originally Posted by msuper69
If I wanted commentary on my choice of OS's, I would have posted this in the lounge.
Thanks for nothing.
I made no commentary on your choice of OSs.
When you're in the virtual machine it doesn't matter what the underlying hardware is; only the virtualized hardware matters. I wouldn't be surprised if the generic Oak driver works with the optical drive that VMware virtualizes; if not, VMware should provide a driver.
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