Win4Lin User's Guide
About DOS Images
Win4Lin uses three different types of DOS images: cga, mono, and vga.
Normally, Win4Lin chooses the correct image type for you, and
you never have to worry about the appropriate image to use.
Moreover, you typically do not need to create DOS images because it is
done automatically when the Windows 9x installation files are loaded
from CD.
The only times you need to create DOS images are:
- If you modify the config file in one or more of the following
directories:
- /var/win4lin/image/std/cga
- /var/win4lin/image/std/mono
- /var/win4lin/image/std/vga
These files are where the STACKS, FILES, BUFFERS,
and LASTDRIVE settings
are made.
- When you use custom devices, and the devices contain ROMs or other kinds
of memory-mapped IO.
When you create new DOS images:
- You must have root permission.
- No DOS or Windows sessions can be running.
- All three image types are re-created.