Really? That’s awesome! I will try it out On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
> As you are aware, we have provided a version of the FreeDOS install media > as a drive image for USB Sticks for some time. While this is technically > FreeDOS on USB, it is configured to be an installation source and not as a > portable version of FreeDOS. But, this is extremely easy to change. :-) > > 1) Download the FullUSB version from the FreeDOS Website. > 2) Unzip the download. > 3) Write the IMG file to your USB Flash Drive. I prefer using “dd” on > Linux. > 4) Optional… Use a tool like GParted to grow the partition on the USB > Stick to use more space. > > 5) Boot the FreeDOS USB Install Media. > 6) Quit the Primary FreeDOS installer. > > 7) Change to the FDOS-x86 directory. (This is a copy of the FreeDOS Floppy > Edition that is provided on the USB Media.) > 8) Run SETUP.BAT > 9) When prompted to back up the existing version of DOS on Drive C:, you > can say No. > 10) Complete the install and reboot. > 11) Delete the SETUP.BAT in the C:\ directory. (It will no longer work) > > All Done. > You now have a portable version of FreeDOS on a USB Stick. > > Additionally: > > You can now use LABEL to rename the drive. > You could delete the FDOS-x86 (Floppy Edition) to free up some space. > You can use FDIMPLES to install additional packages. > You can delete the PACKAGES directory when everything you want is > installed to free a lot more space. > > Perhaps someone should create a pretty more detailed version of this > information and add it to the FreeDOS GitLab Documents project at: > https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/docs > > :-) > > Jerome > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >
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