matthew berardi wrote: > Any idea where I might be able to get those files without running an > .exe. I can't run an exe, at least not until I get FreeDOS installed.
I can send you the contents as a zip file. But gmail will not allow a zip file containing (among other things) exe files. So send me a non-gmail e-mail address, and I will send you the files. Best regards, Mikkel > > Thanks! > Matt > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 4:56 AM, Don Flowers <donr...@gmail.com > <mailto:donr...@gmail.com>> wrote: > > You are going to need to download this: > ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp39501-40000/sp39596.exe > > And then you need to download Jerome's FDI image and and substitute > the AHCI.SYS driver for the UIDE/UDVD driver. On my Acer laptop and > that's the only thing that works for me. This will give access to > the hard drive. Once you have the hard drive formatted and "SYSed" > Report back, > > On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 7:45 AM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. > <jer...@shidel.net <mailto:jer...@shidel.net>> wrote: > > Hello Matt, > > > In the Boot tab in my BIOS, the menu for Xst Boot has CD, USB > Floppy, USB CD, etc, etc and UEFI at the bottom. Usually I have > UEFI as first and only boot. However, I've changed it to USB > Floppy (I dunno why it thinks it's a floppy) as first and only, > no UEFI. I can't see any option to disable UEFI more than that. > > When you try to boot the image, if you only see a blank screen > with blinking cursor, and you never see the “FreeDOS kernel > 2041……..” messages, the kernel is either not compatible or is > not being loaded. Unfortunately, I don’t know enough about your > specific hardware. So, I cannot say if it is not compatible with > FreeDOS. Or, what exact settings you would need to make to get > it to run the OS. > > Perhaps, if you submit the information for your BIOS > manufacturer and version, someone may know exactly what to > change. Or, possibly may be familiar with getting FreeDOS to > work in a similar situation. > > Sorry that I could not be of greater assistance. > > Jerome > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Transform Data into Opportunity. > Accelerate data analysis in your applications with > Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. > Click to learn more. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785471&iu=/4140 > <http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785471&iu=/4140> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Transform Data into Opportunity. > Accelerate data analysis in your applications with > Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. > Click to learn more. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785471&iu=/4140 > <http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785471&iu=/4140> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Transform Data into Opportunity. > Accelerate data analysis in your applications with > Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. > Click to learn more. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785471&iu=/4140 > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Transform Data into Opportunity. Accelerate data analysis in your applications with Intel Data Analytics Acceleration Library. Click to learn more. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=278785471&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
