I wanted to update the BIOS on a Dell PC running Linux. The FreeDos 1.1 CD has no option for running from the CD, so I tried FreeDos 1.0 which has a LiveCD option, but the Dell install program would not run from it.
Somehow I stumbled on a solution to my problem. If I boot the FreeDos 1.1 CD then chose the option to install to hard disk and wait, the FreeDos menu that shows the partitions (or lack of them) times out, and then there is a prompt for the language and then another screen. If I then press the escape key I am shown a menu where one of the options is what I was looking for from the beginning, namely, running FreeDos from the CD. So my questions are these: is there a less roundabout way to run FreeDos 1.1 from the CD? Wouldn’t it be a good idea to show that option on the FreeDos main menu? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis & visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
