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I want to make a pure GHOST8.3.img. After burning it into a bootable CD with EasyBoot, as soon as I select and execute this item, I immediately enter the DOS startup interface of Ghost8.3 and support the mouse driver. I don't need too many functions. I haven't succeeded after doing it many times. Which expert can take a look at what's wrong with what I did below, thank you!

1. Extract these files from the win98 IMG file:
io.sys、
command.com、
msodos.sys、
autoexec.bat、
config.sys、
himem.sys、
mouse.com
Also prepare the executable file ghost.exe (version 8.3)

2. Modify the contents of autoexec.bat and config.sys as follows and save.
Contents of autoexec.bat:
@ECHO OFF
path=a:\
mouse
ghost

Contents of config.sys:
device=himem.sys /testmemff
files=60
buffers=20
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
lastdrive=z

3. Run WinImage, create a new 2.88M IMG file, then click "Image" → "Add", add io.sys, command.com, msdos.sys, autoexec.bat, config.sys, himem.sys, ghost.exe these files into this IMG file, because the mouse is needed, so also add the mouse.com file. Save as ghost.IMA.

4. After burning ghost.IMA into a bootable CD with EasyBoot, when restarting to boot into WinXP, the following appears:
starting windows 98……
xxxxxxxx…… (all in English)
Not ready writing drive A
Abort,Retry,Fail?
When pressing the "A" key on the keyboard, it enters ghost.exe, otherwise it can't enter. I don't know the reason?
Can you give some pointers? Thank you!

I tried to make a ghost.img image again that supports CD-ROM and mouse.
The files are:
1、AUTOEXEC.BAT
2、CONFIG.SYS
3、COMMAND.COM
4、HIMEM.SYS
5、IO.SYS
6、MSDOS.SYS
7、MOUSE.COM
8、MOUSE.INI
9、MSCDEX.EXE
10、ghost.exe
11、OAKCDROM.SYS

Writing the batch file in AUTOEXEC.BAT:

@echo off
MOUSE.COM
mscdex.exe /D: /L:
GHOST.EXE

if NOT "%CONFIG%" == "NONE" GUEST


Writing the batch file in CONFIG.SYS:

device=himem.sys
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
files=60
buffers=20
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
lastdrive=z

Saved as 8.3 version GHOST83.IMA and GHOST83.IMG with WinImage, and made into a bootable CD with EasyBoot. Then I found that GHOST83.IMA supports the mouse and works normally; but GHOST83.IMG can't be called; the extensions are different, why can one be used but the other can't?

device=himem.sys /testmem:off /q

The key is because the img you made does not contain bootable information, that is, the MBR of the img.

Method:
Run winimage, create a 2.88M IMG file, then press the Alt+I+B combination key to pop up the boot sector properties dialog box, press Windows 95/98 to confirm, and then add your files.

Autoexec.bat
@echo off
MOUSE.COM
mscdex.exe /D: /L:
findcd.exe
echo CD-ROM is %CDROM%
GHOST.EXE

Please search for findcd.exe in the forum.

Not ready writing drive A
Abort,Retry,Fail?
Drive A not found
Do you want to Abort, Retry, or Fail?
There is the simplest image file of 400KB in the Computer Company GHOST.
I can send it to you if you need it!

If you want to write your own image, you can refer to this IMG file for production. It is in all files except GHOST.
ghost.exe is stored in the root directory of the CD.
CONFIG content
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
DEVICEHIGH=VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:mscd000
DEVICEHIGH=ASPICD.SYS /D:mscd000
files=10
buffers=10
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 4096
lastdrive=z

AUTOEXEC content
@ECHO OFF
LH MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd000>nul
findcd /s>nul
call findcdr "ghost.exe" C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
%CDROM%:
mouse.exe
ghost.exe -crcignore -fro -fx
ezboot.com

[ Last edited by loveheartrain on 2007-11-26 at 10:15 PM ]

Thanks to the two upstairs, it's really done, hehe!

Haven't tried it. Don't know if it can be used.

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