Have you tried the single 1.44mb image of freeDOS, works a treat for me : http://fdos.org/ripcord/beta9sr2/fdos1440.img
and is your hard disk new you said? maybe it needs a FreedDOS format? BIAF, > BIAF wrote: > > >Hi, > > > >This is just a maybe but does your drive 'only' support Xmode/2 (Old Drives > >Mainly) then try buring this nero image to a cd, as I found the .iso one > >having empty folders after burn and no able to change dir etc, > > > >http://omalogic.com/freedos/fdb9sr2-x2mode.nri > > > >Hope this helps, > >BIAF > > > > > > > >>Hello! > >> > >>I have problems installing the new FreeDOS Beta9 Service Release #2 on > >>my old 486 SL with 4mb RAM. I've been using FreeDOS on the computer > >>before, so i figured that there wouldn't be any problems installing SR2 > >>on it. As the drive was already formatted since before, i didn't format > >>the harddrive before beginning the installation. I have no CD-rom drive, > >>so i have to use the disksets provided on you site. > >> > >>The problem is that it halts when trying to run textinstall.exe.. It > >>complains about that i can't find the file and then aborts the > >>installation. I've checked the disks one and two times and they are > >>valid. I've also tried to use clean, new floppies to write the images > >>to, but same result. > >> > >>Has anyone managed to install the SR2 from the diskset, and if so, did > >>you have any problems? Would be great if you could help med get this > >>working.. > >> > >>Thanks! > >> > >> > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------- > >This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files > >for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > >searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > >http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 > >_______________________________________________ > >Freedos-user mailing list > >Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > >https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > > > > Hi! > Im using the floppies distribution for installing, since i havent got a > cd-rom for the computer i use. It's one of those slimmed desktop > computers... I've been using the cd-rom iso though, on another computer, > and that worked far more smooth than the floppy install does :P > > Thanks anyway! > /Magnus > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files > for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes > searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! > http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Do you grep through log files for problems? Stop! Download the new AJAX search engine that makes searching your log files as easy as surfing the web. DOWNLOAD SPLUNK! http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=103432&bid=230486&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
