Thanks everyone for all the responses. I guess there is not a how-to for creating a bootable FreeDOS CD? That is, it takes fiddling and experimentation and a successful method has not been posted to the FreeDOS wiki? The point of greatest interest is what files are needed on the CD, exactly (including all their dependencies...so if command.com has dependencies, I'd need to include those.) Also how exactly to make the CD bootable in a "FreeDOS acceptable" way.
I really would like to be able to create such a CD and get the BIOS up to date. I deeply appreciate advice on how to really do it. I will fiddle with Alain's suggestion, I did something close to that a few months ago in a very similar effort but evidently missed some important step. Bob On 1/17/12 1:49 PM, Bernd Blaauw wrote: > Op 17-1-2012 7:15, Rugxulo schreef: > >> You can convert an existing bootable DOS floppy image into a .iso for >> burning to CD with the following (DOS) freeware tool: >> >> http://www.terabyteunlimited.com/downloads/mkbiso.zip > Does this work for any size floppy image or only 1.44MB? > > In principle BIOS flashing can be done from a freely distributable > floppy disk/image, containing KERNEL.SYS, COMMAND.COM and FLASHROM.EXE > (though the flash program by BIOS maker or motherboard manufacturer > might be more reliable). > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! > The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers > is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, > Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! > http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
