The best approach would be to copy an actual FreeDOS installation to the CD itself I think, and then boot FreeDOS throug GRUB through a bootsector file.
On 7/15/06, paridoth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > i am attempting to make a multibooting usb flash drive, which will contain a > couple of live linux distros, a windows PE and freedos. however i am new > with grub and booting, from what i understand you boot an OS with grub by > using the contents of isolinux.cfg if available. i have obtained the latest > (today) fdbootcd.iso from here > http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/old/beta9sr2/ > which i belive is verison beta9sr2, and extracted it to a 42 megabyte fat32 > partition in my usb fladh drive. the relevent contents of isolinux.cfg are > as follows > kernel data/memdisk > > append initrd=data/FDBOOT.IMG floppy=0 > > and from this i have made the following entry in menu.lst for grub > > title FREEDOS > root (hd0,2) > kernel /isolinux/data/memdisk floppy=0 > initrd=/isolinux/data/fdboot.img > boot > > freedos begins to boot and i get the following messeges > ramdisk at 0x17e86000, length 0x0005a000 > comand line: floppy=0 > disk is floppy 0, 360K, C/H/S =40/2/9 > total size needed = 1901 bytes, alocating 2K > old dos memory at 0x9f400 (map sais 0x9f400), loadin at 0x9ec00 > 1588: 0xffff 15E801: 0x3x00 0x16e8 > int 13 08: success,count = 0, PT - 0000:0000 > old:init13 = f0007c52 init15 = f0007c57 > new init13 = 9ec00008 init15 = 9ec00290 > loading boot sector... booting... > freedos kernel version 1.1.35w (build 2035w-UNSTABLE, Nov 30 2005) > kernel compatiblility 7.10 - watcomc - fat32 support > > copyright etc etc etc > > Error in sk > invalid 0pcode at B39b 0624 0256 06c3 0043 000b 000 0000 0c00 0000 0000 0000 > 00 > dos mem corrupt, first_mcb=0000 > prev (whole bunch of numbers im not guna type) > not (same as above) > > PANIC: MCB chain corrupted > System Halted > > is it not posible to boot freedos with grub in this way? or am i using the > wrong arguments? > -- > View this message in context: > http://www.nabble.com/grub-kernel-arguments-for-freedos-tf1949534.html#a5346090 > Sent from the FreeDOS - User forum at Nabble.com. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? > Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job > easier > Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
