That information would have been great to find on the Freedos.org site. Not being that familiar with you're packaging, I made the fewest assumptions about it I could, and finding the install bat file past formatting seemed the easiest. In fact, I was following a limited suggestion from the Freedos.org site, which only mentioned that one has to get past the formatting issue, but didn't say how.
Maybe you can get that info installed on the site. --- On Thu, 8/7/08, Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] about install freeDOS over vmware > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Thursday, August 7, 2008, 9:13 AM > > I've also installed Freedos in dosemu (a bit of a > challenge) > > and qemu, a similar product to vmware. > > See: http://www.larrydsmith.com/linux/dosqemu.html > > Please explain the dosemu install problems some more... > > > > Actually dosemu can be easier: There is no need to > partition > or format or even sys (!) anything, You can go to the > directories > on the cdrom which contain all the *x.zip files (for > example one > has all the base files) and unzip them into a fdos > directory on > your dosemu drive. Note that you can tell dosemu to use any > Linux > directory as a DOS drive, even as the C: drive. You can > either > edit the ~/.dosemurc file to make C: point where YOU want, > or > you can start dosemu and look which files you have in C: to > find > out where IT put the default C: on your Linux directory > :-). Note > that DOSEMU comes with special tools like > "exitemu" which you > have to copy to your new C: in case you move C: around ;-). > Make > sure you update the kernel dot sys and command.com files as > well: > http://rugxulo.googlepages.com/ has up to date versions. > Next you > may want to edit your config / autoexec. > > You can also install FreeDOS on any computer from within > Windows > or Linux in similar ways, without using the installer, but > you > will have to run SYS afterwards which is not needed for > dosemu. > There are special tools for Windows and Linux which do the > work > of SYS (mkbootfat, sys-freedos-linux, ...) :-). So you can > do a > full install of FreeDOS without ever booting any DOS cd or > floppy > or image thereof :-). > > Hmmm if that does not sound easy to you: Well dosemu can > also boot > from real and virtual cdrom so you CAN use the installer > :-). Let > me know if there are caveats. For example because your C: > drive is > not FAT formatted in default DOSEMU, the FreeDOS installer > cdrom > might complain or suggest formatting it. We would have to > FIX that > in FreeDOS 1.1 then, I guess. > > Sorry if this mail causes more confusion than > enlightenment, > I hope it was at least inspiring for some people :-) > > Eric > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move > Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK > & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event > anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
