On 06/13/11 14:54, Eric Auer wrote: > Hoi Bart-Jan, > > >> I'm trying to install Freedos in a KVM Virtual Machine (Debian Stable) >> using the base iso. However, it seems to halt at a "- InitDisk" message. >> How do I get past this point? I've tried different hard disk sizes, as >> small as 256MB, to make sure I would not hit any limit, but that seems >> not to be the issue. Anyone any ideas? >> > Maybe you have no FAT32 or FAT16 partitions on your virtual > disk or maybe it has a zero CHS geometry? Note that you can > also configure the kernel to look only at LBA, not at both, > using the SYS tool to modify the kernel (sys config option) > > Regards, Eric > > PS: Please give more details about the message where it hangs. >
Isn't the whole point of installing an OS that you end up with a partition? What I did was create a new VM in Virtmanager, type MSDOS, with a small hard disk and booting from the freedos CD image. What I would expect is an installer guiding me through whatever 'nexts' to go before reaching 'finish'. Instead I got the message above, right after the GPL message. I've also tried feeding it a MSDOS partition (which isn't easy, I doubt many are aware about kpartx), I do get a warning message: - InitDiskWARNING: using suspect partition Pri:1 FS 06: with calculated values 509-15-63 instead of 31-254-63 C: HD1, Pri[ 1], CHS= 0-1-1, start= 0 MB, size= 250 MB ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ EditLive Enterprise is the world's most technically advanced content authoring tool. Experience the power of Track Changes, Inline Image Editing and ensure content is compliant with Accessibility Checking. http://p.sf.net/sfu/ephox-dev2dev _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
