Hi, > On Feb 27, 2025, at 2:40 PM, Larry Miller via Freedos-user > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Jerome: > > Thanks for the quick response. According to your response, using a USB is my > best option.
You are welcome. :-) > > How large of thumb drive is required? Can any unrelated files be on the > thumb drive or does it need to be "clean"? The LiteUSB only needs a 32Mb Flash Drive/USB Stick or larger. The FullUSB needs 1Gb or larger. You do not copy the files onto the flash drive. You extract the ZIP archive and use a compatible tool to write the IMG file to the flash drive. When the image is written to the Flash Drive, all existing files will be erased. Once the image is written to the drive, additional files can be added to it. You should also be able to expand the partition created on the Flash Drive with utilities like GParted. To write the image to the flash drive, once you have identified the drive’s device is, you can use “dd” on Linux, BSD or Mac. Writing the image is a little more complicated under Windows. I am not a Windows user. So, I cannot give you exact instructions for that OS. However if I recall correctly, I think some users favor Rufus for such things. :-) Jerome > > Thanks > > Larry > From: Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Thursday, February 27, 2025 11:21 AM > To: FreeDOS Users <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Cc: jer...@shidel.net <jer...@shidel.net> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Installation Process > > HI, > > > On Feb 27, 2025, at 2:01 PM, Larry Miller via Freedos-user > > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > > > Hi: > > > > I am trying to repurpose a HP Pentium 4 PC (3.4 GHz processor, 2 GB memory, > > originally OS Windows XP). Note: the hard drive has been wiped with Drive > > Scrubber 2. > > > > I downloaded FreeDOS 1.3 Legacy CD. Unzipped the FD13LGCY and burned it to > > a CD using the disc burning software that comes with Windows 10. It loads > > on the Pentium PC until this screen "Unable to locate the installation > > packages: A reboot may help." Tried rebooting, get same message. > > > > The Pentium PC is a SFF so it only has a CD/DVD drive. Is the other file > > FD13BOOT required to install FreeDOS? > > > > Appreciate your assistance. > > Unfortunately, this means that the CD/DVD drivers provided on the CD are do > not support your drive. > > The LegacyCD is an “EL TORITO” boot disc. There is a small image of a floppy > diskette on the disc that is loaded by your BIOS at boot. This image boots a > then loads drivers to access the remainder of the CD. > > You have a couple options top try: > > 1) You could try the LiteUSB or FullUSB image. > > 2) You can try the LiveCD. The LiveCD uses a different boot process. It also > includes a boot menu to either "Boot Into the Live Environment”, “Install to > Hard Disk” and “Install using Floppy Edition”. The Floppy Edition on the CD > is included in a Hard Disk Image. If you can boot that menu option, you may > need to exit the FE installer and restart it in advanced mode to change the > target hard drive. > > 3) Use the included Floppy Boot Disk Image provided in the ZIP download to > create a custom boot floppy. Once that is done, you can copy some proprietary > (not open source) CD/DVD drivers to the FREEDOS\BIN directory on the floppy > diskette. The CD initialization process used by the boot floppy (and > installed OS) will recognize a couple additional drivers that we cannot > provide with the install media. But, those drivers are freely available > online. If one of those drivers are present, it will be automatically tried > at boot. Many users have had good luck with using either OAKCDROM.SYS or > VIDE-CDD.SYS when the drivers we can supply do not support their hardware. > > (Note: In addition to online copies, the OAKCDROM.SYS was also supplied on > various Windows boot floppy diskettes). > > :-) > > 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 <mailto:Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user>
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