Hi everyone,
I'm trying to install windows 98 on my Pentium III. I tried 4 times and I always successfully install Win98, then it reboots, then I get a black screen with a blinking cursor.
Same problem in safe mode.
Bootlog.txt 's last line is "device loaded successfully IFSHLP.SYS".

Hardware:
Pentium III 750 MHz (Via Apollo 133 chipset)
(suspect #1?) 16GB M.2 SATA SSD with a M.2 to IDE adapter. I have used the same drive/adapter combo to install win98 in my other machine, a k7s5a Pro v5.
512 MB RAM
Riva TNT AGP
onboard sound

Installation method:
boot to win98's cd ccommand prompt with cd-rom support
fdisk
create primary DOS partition
format C:
c:
md win98
cd win98
d:
cd win98
copy *.* c:
c:
setup.exe

Installation completed, i've seen the little drum icon with "system device setup" , i've seen the installing drivers for non-pnp hardware, etc... then it reboots and i see the splash screen for a second and then BOOM blank screen.

Any idea?
should i just give up and get a compact flash card?