I am new to trying to setup FreeDOS as bare-metal configuration to use instead
of Windows 10 for programs I am writing.
I notice that HP computer company has FreeDOS 3.0 as an option for Available
Operating Systems. Is this anything to do with this forum? Any advantages for
me to use this inste
ailable
operating system (for a number of years).
From: Jim Hall
Sent: Wednesday, 1 December 2021 12:38 PM
To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS.
Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Question about FreeDOS 3.0
On Tue, Nov 30, 2021 at 7:00 PM
richardkolacz...
For anyone curious, the following link is how to custom configure (at purchase
time) the HP laptop
https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/ConfigureView?urlLangId=&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&storeId=10151&catEntryId=3074457345620032820&quantity=1
>From the options at start of page, using Ubuntu (which is
I use the ONE USB BOOT stick for two laptops (only one has an optical drive).
I was able to recognize the optical drive by simply putting AHCICD.sys into the
\FreeDOS\BIN\ folder (on the USB stick) and for the laptop with the optical
drive, the system boots up nicely.
However, because I want to
.
Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] How to add AHCICD.sys in the auto check-list for
USB BOOT?
Hallo Herr richardkolacz...@hotmail.com,
am Freitag, 11. März 2022 um 17:23 schrieben Sie:
> I use the ONE USB BOOT stick for two laptops (only one has an optical drive).
> I was able to recognize the o
Computer Lab
(https://www.philscomputerlab.com/ms-dos-starter-pack.html).
On Fri, Mar 11, 2022 at 8:59 AM
richardkolacz...@hotmail.com<mailto:richardkolacz...@hotmail.com>
mailto:richardkolacz...@hotmail.com>> wrote:
Tom
Thanks for reply.
Any way to do an error check thing instead o
My BOOT DOS USB stick was created using Rufus and the usb full image of RC5 and
created on the Windows 10 platform. Initially I had problems trying to create
the disk - but it turned out that because of me "folder protecting (windows)"
all drives - windows would not let me Rufus the stick. Simpl
Jim Hall wrote
*I'll note that I don't see the same pre-installed OS options when I
click on the "HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8" in the article. I only see
"Windows 11 Pro," "Windows 10 Pro," "Windows 11 Home," and "Ubuntu
Linux 20.04." So either HP has changed it, or the "FreeDOS" option is
not availa
www8.hp.com
From: Jim Hall
Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2022 8:28 PM
To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS.
Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option"
On Mon, May 16, 2022, 8:22 PM
richardkolacz...@hotmail.c
