Re: [Freedos-user] Rufus error messages

2014-07-16 Thread Bill Haught
>I'm honestly too dumb to know what I'm talking about here, but >you'll have to enable "legacy mode" that doesn't use SATA or >AHCI or whatever. If your machine doesn't allow that, then you're out >of luck. Only SATA Modes available are AHCI and RAID Looks like I'm S.O.L.

Re: [Freedos-user] Rufus error messages

2014-07-16 Thread Bill Haught
The autoexec.bat file is the default Freedos batch file. -- Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same so

Re: [Freedos-user] Rufus error messages

2014-07-16 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 1:35 PM, Bill Haught wrote: > > I figured it out. "USB Operation Mode" at "High Speed" interferes with > Freedos installation > and USB flash drive booting. "ACPI Suspend Type" at "S3" also interferes > with Freedos > installation. I haven't actually installed Free

Re: [Freedos-user] Rufus error messages

2014-07-16 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 3:41 PM, Bill Haught wrote: > > Here is my autoexec.bat file below. Note it has uide.sys and shsucdx already. > I don't know if the options are correct for my system, though. The last time > I messed with DOS was about 15-20 years ago when I didn't have a CD Drive, >

Re: [Freedos-user] Rufus error messages

2014-07-16 Thread Bill Haught
Here is my autoexec.bat file below.  Note it has uide.sys and shsucdx already.  I don't know if the options are correct for my system, though.  The last time I messed with DOS was about 15-20 years ago when I didn't have a CD Drive, let alone a DVD drive.  By the way, it plays Blu-ray disks too,

Re: [Freedos-user] Rufus error messages

2014-07-16 Thread Bill Haught
I figured it out. "USB Operation Mode" at "High Speed" interferes with Freedos installation and USB flash drive booting.  "ACPI Suspend Type" at "S3" also interferes with Freedos installation.  I haven't actually installed Freedos yet, but I can get a listing of the partitions on the hard disk w

Re: [Freedos-user] Rufus error messages

2014-07-16 Thread Louis Santillan
Looks like a BIOS issue. What hard drive/chipset options do you have when you enter the BIOS? The online docs I'm able to find don't show a whole lot of configurability. On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 9:18 AM, Bill Haught wrote: > I tried Rufus again, this time writing down error messages. > > C: HD

[Freedos-user] Rufus error messages

2014-07-16 Thread Bill Haught
I tried Rufus again, this time writing down error messages. C: HD1, Pri[ 1], CHS=  0-32-33, start= 1MB, size= 14792MB BIOS reported 0 sectors/track, assuming 63! BIOS reported 0 sectors/track, assuming 63! D: HD3, Pri[ 1], CHS=  0-32-33, start= 1MB, size= 200MB BIOS reported 0 sectors/track, assu