If you go to the following ling there is a zip file
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1disk/
bootfd/
1) unzip the file some place like c:\bootfd
2) insert diskette in drive A:
3) run install.bat script
4) Copy you program and set it up as you would normally.
Hi Friends
I am new to Freedos, first I wish to make a bootfloppy, since I am blind I
want to see if I will be able to use my screenreader program, it does work
from msdos 2 - dos7..
The freedos file I have is about 20meg in size and there is a lot of talk of
'gui' that I do not need, what should
At 12:55 AM 3/15/2006 +0300, Arkady V.Belousov wrote:
14-íÁÒ-2006 00:11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Devore) wrote to
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net:
MD> My own issue is that I can create a stick which either boots as a big
MD> floppy (A: via USB-ZIP) or a hard drive (C: via USB-HDD), but I ca
Arkady V.Belousov wrote:
Hi!
14-Мар-2006 17:21 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Bailey) wrote to
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net:
T> So, can you direct a fdisk /mbr to remove the mbr on a usb key to get
T> back to the floppy emulation?
As I understand, this is not possible: diskettes do not
Hi!
14-Мар-2006 17:21 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Mark Bailey) wrote to
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net:
>> T> So, can you direct a fdisk /mbr to remove the mbr on a usb key to get
>> T> back to the floppy emulation?
As I understand, this is not possible: diskettes do not contain MBR,
di
Arkady V.Belousov wrote:
Hi!
15-Мар-2006 08:00 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TechFan) wrote to
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net:
T> So, can you direct a fdisk /mbr to remove the mbr on a usb key to get
T> back to the floppy emulation?
As I understand, this is not possible: diskettes do not contai
No, fdisk /mbr writes an MBR (and master boot record)
to the disk. The easiest way to format as superfloppy
(remove the MBR) is to boot a linux Live CD and do
mkdosfs -I /dev/sda
NOT mkdosfs /dev/sda1
(This assumes your version of Linux will recognize the
device as /dev/sda and will reformat t
Hi!
15-Мар-2006 08:00 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (TechFan) wrote to
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net:
T> So, can you direct a fdisk /mbr to remove the mbr on a usb key to get
T> back to the floppy emulation?
>> As I understand, this is not possible: diskettes do not contain MBR,
>> disks do. And th
So, can you direct a fdisk /mbr to remove the mbr on a usb key to get
back to the floppy emulation?
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*From:* "Arkady V.Belousov" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Hi!
14-Мар-2006 00:11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Devore) wrote to
freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net:
MD> My own issue is that I can create a stick which either boots as a big
MD> floppy (A: via USB-ZIP) or a hard drive (C: via USB-HDD), but I can't seem
MD> to switch back and forth between the t
At 08:20 PM 3/14/2006 +, Gerry Hickman wrote:
My own issue is that I can create a stick which either boots as a big
floppy (A: via USB-ZIP) or a hard drive (C: via USB-HDD), but I can't
seem to switch back and forth between the two types after I'm done.
I'm not sure what you mean, but in g
Hi Michael,
My own issue is that I can create a stick which either boots as a big
floppy (A: via USB-ZIP) or a hard drive (C: via USB-HDD), but I can't
seem to switch back and forth between the two types after I'm done.
I'm not sure what you mean, but in general you have to decide if you're
On Wed, 15 Mar 2006 01:14:52 +1000, you wrote:
Hi Techfan,
>Thanks for the info. . .so I just need to sys the usb stick? That works
>with Msdos as well? I thought I had tried that before. . .the main
>issue I have is that I need to be able to boot to it and run ghostcast
>off a network drive.
Thanks for the info. . .so I just need to sys the usb stick? That works
with Msdos as well? I thought I had tried that before. . .the main
issue I have is that I need to be able to boot to it and run ghostcast
off a network drive. I already use the netboot global boot disk with
good success, but
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