> On Jan 15, 2025, at 10:43 AM, Joey Vrba via Freedos-user > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Really? That’s awesome! I will try it out
Yup. :-) I know a lot of users would like to have a bootable USB version of FreeDOS. So, I was thinking about creating a BATCH file that would convert the install media into a usable version of FreeDOS. Then it dawned on me, that the Floppy Edition installer was included on the media. Unlike the Primary FreeDOS installer, the Floppy Edition can install FreeDOS from a sub-directory to the same hard disk. So, I booted a Virtual Machine using the USB image as the Hard Drive (using the included VMDK). Quit the main installer and ran the Floppy Version. Worked great. When you boot DOS from USB, the USB Stick is Drive C: and the Floppy Edition installs to drive C: (from anywhere). So, you don’t even need to run the Floppy Installer in advanced mode to target a different drive. It was super simple and easy. LOL. No need for me to make some complex batch script to restructure the USB install media into a Portable OS Install. > > On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 10:39 AM Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto: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 <https://gitlab.com/FreeDOS/docs> > > :-) > > Jerome > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net <mailto:Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
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