> > On Oct 27, 2020, at 6:38 PM, zz zz <flame...@gmx.com> wrote: > [...] > > -- The installation process: I believe could be improved by having an > "Advanced" tab where one could check and ideally select the target and > source drives. One of the reasons I postponed trying FD out was that my old > box doesn't have a CD drive (and I prefer not to have to burn them and have > them lying around) and there was some uncertainty/trial and error into > doing the "same hd" installation, the instructions were kinda hidden, I > believe in the readme and not widely available (site? wiki? don't remember) > and the FD installer is quite particular about installing itself on the C: > drive, active partition, AND first IDE port even (in case you have more > than one with hds plugged in).. perhaps a closer integration with fdisk > could ease this process? > > >
I'll also mention that you can also do a "manual" install, without the FreeDOS installer. This is helpful for some folks who have hardware setups that don't play well with the installer - or who want to do a manual install for other reasons. I did a video about that recently for our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krbYBZr2ISw Jim
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