Actually, I do use PLOP whenever I have my 2nd HD plugged in. It has Windows 2000 on it. Sometimes it's handy to use certain windows programs like Disk Management, but mostly I just leave it disconnected and use FreeDos.
On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 5:12 PM Andrew Robins <arob...@fastmail.fm> wrote: > *EDIT: USB2.0 ports via PCMCIA adapter, I mean. > > > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2021, at 8:07 AM, Andrew Robins wrote: > > You might like to consider using Elmar Hanlhofer's "Plop" boot manager > https://www.plop.at/en/bootmanagers.html to assist with booting from your > native USB1.x port. It helps with working around early BIOS versions that > did not permit /enable booting from USB as an option. (Have you checked you > bios to rule this part of the problem out?) However, if you have USB ports > via a PCMCIA adapter, you may have additional struggles with compatibility. > Elmar lists PCMCIA compatibility as 'limited', but I have not had any > success using PLOP to boot from USB. > HTH > > > > > On Sat, Jan 9, 2021, at 2:47 AM, Marv wrote: > > For what it's worth, I'm using a 1998 Intel 440BX machine. It has a > Pentium II. The network adapter on the motherboard works fine, also serial > and parallel ports. The only issue I have is the USB port is non-bootable. > The CD drive is bootable but it is not compatible with FreeDos. I had to > install FreeDos by copying the necessary files to a separate partition on > the HD. I transfer files to and from it mainly over the network, but > sometimes with the 1.44MB floppy. > > > On Fri, Jan 8, 2021 at 11:30 AM Šimon Dobeš <simondobes...@gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hello > I want to ask if FREEDOS will run on Intel Pentium old-school PC from 2002 > and if it will work properly if this pc have 256 mb of ram. > I have a old IBM ThinkPad from 1998 and it is great computer. But it is > not working. Where I can fix it? > Thx > Simon > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > -- > It's all fun and games until someone divides by zero. > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- It's all fun and games until someone divides by zero.
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