Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

Ugh, I keep thinking of things. Forgot to mention the 50% faster flash times, the ability to write to multiple drives simultaneously, EXTREMELY user friendly, and can flash compute modules directly and Raspberry Pi's directly, without having to remove the SD card. dps On Nov 25 2019, at 5:33 pm

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

Oh, and I forgot to mention: a few extra clicks saved also, when it comes to zipped or compressed img files (or whichever). Etcher handles that also, no need to extract it yourself :) dps On Nov 25 2019, at 5:31 pm, OMGdaDPS wrote: > I use etcher because I myself am on Linux, and it handles zip

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

I use etcher because I myself am on Linux, and it handles zipped img files in two clicks. no need to go to the terminal and work some dd magic or anything. nothing against rufus, because I use it when I run Windows, its just that Etcher handles a plethora of different file types, in the matter o

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

ZB, on Monday, November 25, 2019 04:05 PM, wrote... > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 08:58:11PM +, Jose Isaias Cabrera wrote: > > You know, they usually say: "the gear is here, why not use it" - which > translates to: "now we can afford to waste CPU cycles and HDD/RAM space - > why not waste it the

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 08:58:11PM +, Jose Isaias Cabrera wrote: > Indeed, indeed, ZB. You hit the nail right on the head. Hmmm, or should I > say, "missed the nail completely." I remember back in the days, when my A1000 > use to load a full OS with two floppies, and it ran all type of sof

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

ZB, on Monday, November 25, 2019 03:32 PM, wrote... > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 07:52:44PM +, Jose Isaias Cabrera wrote: > > > I agree. I downloaded Rufus, and loved the lightness of it. And then, > > I said, "Let me try etcher," and it took 1.49 minutes to download. > > I thought it was a s

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 07:52:44PM +, Jose Isaias Cabrera wrote: > I agree. I downloaded Rufus, and loved the lightness of it. And then, > I said, "Let me try etcher," and it took 1.49 minutes to download. > I thought it was a site far away. Then I saw why. Thanks. Must be that rufus has be

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

Robert Riebisch, on Monday, November 25, 2019 02:04 PM, wrote... > > Hi, > > > the EASIEST way in my experience, to create a bootable USB drive with a > > .img file, is to use the program called etcher. this is not a plug for > > them, but i haven had a bad experience using it yet > > Slightly OT

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

Hi, > the EASIEST way in my experience, to create a bootable USB drive with a > .img file, is to use the program called etcher. this is not a plug for > them, but i haven had a bad experience using it yet Slightly OT: I still wonder, why anyone would need the 139 (!) MB Etcher (

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos 1.2 move, copy & xcopy

Hallo Herr Ralf Quint, am Montag, 25. November 2019 um 18:43 schrieben Sie: > On 11/25/2019 8:36 AM, TK Chia wrote: >>> One problem here is what I mentioned a lot of times in the past but >>> always got scoffed at is that these are highly technical apps but do not >>> have any proper technical do

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos 1.2 move, copy & xcopy

On 11/25/2019 8:36 AM, TK Chia wrote: Hello Ralf Quint, Will try to take a closer look a bit later this evening. One problem here is what I mentioned a lot of times in the past but always got scoffed at is that these are highly technical apps but do not have any proper technical documentation.

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos 1.2 move, copy & xcopy

Hello Ralf Quint, Will try to take a closer look a bit later this evening. One problem here is what I mentioned a lot of times in the past but always got scoffed at is that these are highly technical apps but do not have any proper technical documentation. And they are typical examples of where