[EMAIL PROTECTED] schreef:
The FreeDOS installer appears to absolutely insistYes, sorry. Alternatives are welcome, but I need to guarantee that a bootsector is written in order to get a bootable system.
on writing a boot sector and some other stuff
to C: even if you request an installation to
something like E:\fdos.
Maybe I'll build in some kind of 'cheat-code' like Knoppix has, to alter behaviour of FreeDOS a bit.
Is it doable to simply unplug the harddisk? Disconnect POWER and/or IDE cable.
I can do a "SYS E:" and get the USB stick to boot. ICongratulations on getting USB stick bootable. How did you make it visible as E: in DOS ?
can copy the ODIN directory from the CD and get
a reasonably functional installation of FreeDOS. I
suppose I could spend a few hours looking at the installation CD, figuring out where to find all of the
configuration files, and manually copying them, but
I was hoping for an easier way. Maybe I could dig out
the SUBST command (doesn't seem to be in ODIN)
and fake it out that way, or...
ODIN is more or less complete.
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/beta9sr1/readme.txt contains the config.sys/autoexec.bat. Be sure to pick the one for harddisk (DEVICE=C:\...)
Any ideas? :-)Any ideas on how to offer the SYS thing to the user?
I'm thinking about:
*if no previous OS, write bootsector anyway
*if previous OS, but target is C:\[freedosdirectory], then also write bootsector
*if previous OS, and target not C:\ , ask where to write FreeDOS bootsector.
Does your USB-drive become A: if you boot from it, or C: ?
if 'C:', then configuration files are simple: just move the \KERNEL.SYS and \FDCONFIG.SYS from C: to the USBdrive
Bernd
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