Hi all

I've read the documentation of pb but I can't find information about
this. So I wonder if it's possible to do.

I would like to know if there is a way of simulating the bootloading
process on a development computer, for verifying before writing the
bootload disk on the real platform ?

This verification would test :
the autoexec.bat + config.sys files
the 'loadcepc nk.bin' procedure

thanks

Re: Is there a way to simulate bootloading on desktop computer ? by Jeremy

Jeremy
Fri Jun 25 12:42:28 CDT 2004

It sounds like you need an x86 emulator or an ICE. I have used an x86
emulator called bochs to debug my x86 bootloader. It is available at
http://bochs.sourceforge.net/. I have not used bochs to debug loadcepc,
DOS, or WinCE, but they claim it boots Windows NT 4, Windows 95, Linux and
DOS. The debugger is a bit clunky, but it gets the job done.

I hope this helps!

- Jeremy

"Multicoder4002" <wickedwicked@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:a0e653c9.0406250230.4b734b9f@posting.google.com...
> Hi all
>
> I've read the documentation of pb but I can't find information about
> this. So I wonder if it's possible to do.
>
> I would like to know if there is a way of simulating the bootloading
> process on a development computer, for verifying before writing the
> bootload disk on the real platform ?
>
> This verification would test :
> the autoexec.bat + config.sys files
> the 'loadcepc nk.bin' procedure
>
> thanks



Re: Is there a way to simulate bootloading on desktop computer ? by Steve

Steve
Fri Jun 25 13:57:30 CDT 2004

1) You could use Virtual PC or theoretically the Windows CE emulator if you
really wanted to. The existing CE emulator _IS_ a Virtual PC environment.
(Same underlying engine).

2) Why not just do it on the real device? If you are using Autoexec.bat and
loadcepc then it's not production anyway so why bother with the added
complexity of an emulator.

--
Steve Maillet (eMVP)
EmbeddedFusion
smaillet_AT_EmbeddedFusion_DOT_com



Re: Is there a way to simulate bootloading on desktop computer ? by wickedwicked

wickedwicked
Mon Jul 26 06:29:35 CDT 2004

"Steve Maillet \(eMVP\)" <nospam1@EntelechyConsulting.com> wrote in message news:<##IDIZuWEHA.3716@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl>...
> 1) You could use Virtual PC or theoretically the Windows CE emulator if you
> really wanted to. The existing CE emulator _IS_ a Virtual PC environment.
> (Same underlying engine).
>
> 2) Why not just do it on the real device? If you are using Autoexec.bat and
> loadcepc then it's not production anyway so why bother with the added
> complexity of an emulator.

Thank you very much...