On 2017-01-02 02:53, dmccunney wrote:
> Take a variable out of the equation. Start with a fresh, new floppy
> disk. Don't try to reuse an ancient one that may be failing due to
> age.
>
> Floppies are still made and should be findable.
Will do. Takes time.
Userbeitrag.
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On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 8:48 PM, wrote:
> On 2017-01-01 22:27, dmccunney wrote:
>>> I don't really expect help here. It is just a message to get the
>>> understand for why I cannot load FreeDOS onto a floppy at this time.
>> With proper knowledge, I suspect you could.
>
> I know that this USB flop
On 2017-01-01 22:27, dmccunney wrote:
>> I don't really expect help here. It is just a message to get the
>> understand for why I cannot load FreeDOS onto a floppy at this time.
> With proper knowledge, I suspect you could.
I know that this USB floppy drive has worked. I was successfully reading
On Sun, Jan 1, 2017 at 4:15 PM, wrote:
> I was asked why I cannot put FreeDOS on a floppy. Here is the reason. I
> just tried another floppy disk that I found. It is original from before
> 1995, so it may be broken. I can try to check on my 486 once it is up
> and running, but for now this is wh
Hi,
On Jan 1, 2017 3:16 PM, wrote:
>
> I don't really expect help here. It is just a message to get the
> understand for why I cannot load FreeDOS onto a floppy at
> this time.
This may not be quite what you meant, but ... AFAIK, many modern OSes can't
use USB floppies by default (unlike FreeDOS
Hi!
I was asked why I cannot put FreeDOS on a floppy. Here is the reason. I
just tried another floppy disk that I found. It is original from before
1995, so it may be broken. I can try to check on my 486 once it is up
and running, but for now this is what I get on Linux when I put the disk
in
