On 10/3/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, the secret to the read only image would be to create a ram disk and > set temp there, copy a few files. Microsoft uses RAMDISK. This would allow > the creation of temporary files as well as provide a storage for frequently > accessed DOS commands, since CD is slower than RAM. I did some searching and > noticed that FreeDOS is without a ram disk program, I am going to try
FreeDOS ships with shsurdrv. > SRDISK. It just became GPLd as of version 2.09 and has some very good > features like being resizable and using EMS or XMS... > > -T > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Blair Campbell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 11:37 PM > Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] FreeDOS Boot CD Question > > > > ISOLinux is just a CD-ROM bootloader that actually allows booting from > > CD-ROM. All of the actual loadup stuff is done in FreeDOS. The NERO > > booting feature (IIRC) makes the boot image read-only and does not > > copy it into memory like ISOLinux does. For the boot process to work, > > however, the boot image needs to be read-write. So ISOLinux is really > > the best choice. Plus, I don't use Windows, so Nero is a problem for > > the distro maintainer. > > > > On 10/3/06, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Hi all, > >> > >> Now I know most of us have a Windows machine with a legitimate copy of > >> Nero > >> or maybe even a freeware ISO making utility so I was wondering... > >> > >> Why hasn't anyone made a boot CD that boots using FreeDOS instead of > >> ISOLINUX? > >> > >> Don't get me wrong, I like ISOLINUX just fine, but in retrospect, why not > >> boot straight from the OS that will be installed, especially since it can > >> run live...the whole base CD is what, maybe 8 MB, so theoretically one > >> could > >> get a live FreeDOS CD that not only could install the OS, but could run > >> one > >> of many free GUI (depending on the memory/capacity of the host system) > >> > >> Thoughts? Comments? Concerns? > >> > > > > > > -- > > Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change > > color and fall from the trees. > > David Letterman (1947 - ) > > > > See ya > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share > > your > > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > > _______________________________________________ > > Freedos-devel mailing list > > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
