Re: [Freedos-user] Issues when installed on an Acer Aspire One

2024-09-08 Thread Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user
That is my experience On 08/09/2024 06:31, Sean McCune via Freedos-user wrote: "BIOS willing" That's my point. I also have an earlier model where the BIOS is NOT willing. So... no external USB drives. McC On 9/8/24 12:05 AM, Ralf Quint via Freedos-user wrote: On 9/7/2024 10:51 AM, S

Re: [Freedos-user] Issues when installed on an Acer Aspire One

2024-09-07 Thread Sean McCune via Freedos-user
"BIOS willing" That's my point. I also have an earlier model where the BIOS is NOT willing. So... no external USB drives. McC On 9/8/24 12:05 AM, Ralf Quint via Freedos-user wrote: On 9/7/2024 10:51 AM, Sean McCune via Freedos-user wrote: On my Apsire I found that once I booted it up I

Re: [Freedos-user] Issues when installed on an Acer Aspire One

2024-09-07 Thread Ralf Quint via Freedos-user
On 9/7/2024 10:51 AM, Sean McCune via Freedos-user wrote: On my Apsire I found that once I booted it up I could not plug a USB stick into the machine and have FreeDOS recognize.  But... if I plugged the USB stick containing the bonus disk into the machine _before_ powering it on, then the BIO

[Freedos-user] Issues when installed on an Acer Aspire One.

2024-09-07 Thread Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user
Thanks all, will look at the options and give you an update when I have had a chance to play as ever the community here is great. ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedo

Re: [Freedos-user] Issues when installed on an Acer Aspire One

2024-09-07 Thread Tomas By via Freedos-user
On Sat, 07 Sep 2024 19:04:30 +0200, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user wrote: > [...] As once the FreeDOS is installed the USB is not recognised. > Ideally Id like to add programs from the bonus disk. > > Any suggestions? As others have pointed out, what probably happens is that if the USB is not inser

Re: [Freedos-user] Issues when installed on an Acer Aspire One

2024-09-07 Thread Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user
> On Sep 7, 2024, at 1:04 PM, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user > wrote: > > Hi all > > Having not played around with FreeDOS for several years I have decided to try > to install on an Aspire One. Having managed the install via the boot disk > and then via the full install disk (via a usb drive)

Re: [Freedos-user] Issues when installed on an Acer Aspire One

2024-09-07 Thread Sean McCune via Freedos-user
Hi Lyn, Let me first state that everything I'm about to say may depend upon which model of Acer Aspire One you have. They had different models and even the hardware within one model varied over the years they were produced... so... your mileage may vary. On my Apsire I found that once I boot

[Freedos-user] Issues when installed on an Acer Aspire One

2024-09-07 Thread Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user
Hi all Having not played around with FreeDOS for several years I have decided to try to install on an Aspire One.  Having managed the install via the boot disk and then via the full install disk (via a usb drive) I am then stuck adding additional programs as  I can only use a usb drive - no o