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Hi,
I'm having problems installing FreeDos 0.9 sr1 and
any hints or help would be greatly appreciated.
Install method:
(a) iso on FAT (not FAT32) C:\ (which already
contains a fresh install of Windows 98 SE) + FreeDos boot floppy.
(b) files from iso in C:\fsbootcd\freedos\
and C:\fsbootcd\isolinux\ + FreeDOS boot floppy.
I could boot from the CD directly but the CD-ROM in the target machine won't read the ISO (even in WIn98). Both (a) and (b) use the chain to kernel
option. If this is not chosen, then I get invalid opcode errors.
If I had network access in DOS, I could read
from another CD or DVD player. I can also use a Win98 boot disk to get CD
support in DOS.
Install:
Metakern.sys written to C:\
okay.
Scan finds no
MemDisk.
Error: "FreeCOM:
XMSSwap-In: Memory allocation error.
Cannot terminate permanent
FreeCOM instance.
System halted ... reboot or
power off now."
System:
AMD K6 200MHz
64M RAM
2 Gig C drive (FAT, not FAT32)
with Windows 98 SE
Connected to a network in
Win98.
MS DOS Config.sys contains:
Files=100
Device=C:\Windows\Himem.sys
Device=C:\Windows\EMM386.sys DOS=HIGH,UMB
In MS DOS, Mem reports free extended (XMS) memory
as 64,516K; EMM386 using a little XMS.
Any ideas? Many thanks in advance (i'm a new
convert to DOS).
Apologies if I've inadvertently sent this message twice.
Eric T. |
