Win98 on a CF28

Hellooooo ! ! !

I'm trying to install a win98 on one of y cf28 to run some old programs, the syste is istalled properly, but the cf28 graphic driver says that it's not intended to run on that system, how i can fix it ? Is there an older driver to download ?

 

Try this link

Once your are there click on Folders then click home then drivers...look for CF-28...

 

Thank you !

 

No problem...let us know how you make out

 

Now it's working, but it tells me that there's about 3 unknown peripherals, anyway it's working, video, audio and touch screen is installed, i also installed a home made generic usb mass storage driver, for using modern usb keys with 98.

 

At least one of those unknown devices may very well be the 'Hot Keys'. Next time you are at looking at the Panasonic drivers you might keep that in mind.

 

Future proof » Tim’s free-for-all driver guide

Halfdone: Unknown Devices

 

Yes but what exactly is this "hot keys" ?

 

Google is your friend...

...close enough

 

Works for me...

 

I have different problem, but didn't want to start new topic(already checked closed ones like that one http://forum.notebookreview.com/panasonic/384119-cf-28-cannot-install-op-system.html - few other as well).

Bought CF-28STJG8KMBKB about five years ago.
It was fitted (as serial number and licence sticker states) with a winXPpro.
I toy with it for few days - but I needed machine that will:

a)work with a PCS500A oscilloscope(so win98 or w2k - no drivers for xp)
b)be able to launch dos programs(without dosbox etc. - win98 again)

I decided to install win98SE - done this many times before, usually like this:

prepare HDD(with a PartitionMagic or just fdisk), that is make two or three partitions(usually system, swap and data or system and data on one hdd, swap on second if possible), set first partition as active(later format c:/s, or - if fdd was available - just use win98 boot disk), copy folder with a installation copy of a OS to second/third partition(much faster that installing directly from cd).

It always worked fine - but not this time...
It went through first part of installation without any problem and been asked to reboot, but after that didn't continue to install(just "Operating System Not Found" message).
So I formated c: partition and tried again (playing with a bios settings) - no luck, and I tried about dozen times.
Last try(didn't change anything from last one) - and it worked, to this day I don't know why...

After three or so years HDD died(there were signals for weeks that this will happen soon - but I been reluctant to install OS at this machine again).
Bought 50GB hdd, it spin, bios see it, you can do whatever you want with a fdisk, but there is still same problem - it won't continue to install after rebooting.
Put that hdd in a obsolete toshiba libretto 50ct, tried same OS copy(and exactly same procedure as above), after twenty minutes I ended up with a working win98SE.

So it isn't HDD fault.

I put that hdd(with a OS installed on old toshi 50ct) in my 28 - operating system is working(I did get some messages bout wrong drivers etc. - but it was almost fully functional), however it is not a solution(at least not one that I would trust).

Then I tried to install w2k, same story as above - first part of installation without any problem and "Operating System Not Found" after reboot...

Any idea what is wrong?

Bios batery is fine, I did remove ram(only 256MB onboard left), still nothing...


ps. sorry for my poor english

 

Make a Win98se Boot floppy with sys, fdisk etc.....
Make the HDD DOS bootable using that floppy.
Once the HDD boots to a DOS prompt, then try to install Win98se.