[Freedos-user] newbie help?
Hi, I need to make a bootable DOS disk and don't see how. I have a computer that needs a BIOS update. Instructions are to make a bootable DOZ diskette, boot from that, run the manufactorer's update program and the BIOS update will be copied into the ROM. But! the smallest boot diskette I can make doesn't have enough room for the update program and the BIOS image. I think it might be possible to make a bootable Freedos CDROM but haven't seen instructions on how to do that. Can anyone refer me to a description of how todo that? Or a bootable USB disk would have lots of room too, I'm happy to have advice. Dave -- We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to office -- Aesop -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] newbie help?
Quoting dmccunney : > On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 3:03 PM, Dave Stevens wrote: >> >> I need to make a bootable DOS disk and don't see how. I have a >> computer that needs a BIOS update. Instructions are to make a bootable >> DOZ diskette, boot from that, run the manufactorer's update program >> and the BIOS update will be copied into the ROM. But! the smallest >> boot diskette I can make doesn't have enough room for the update >> program and the BIOS image. > > Will your computer boot from USB? (This is normally a BIOS option, > where you would select the USB device as the first thing to try to > boot from.) > > If so, you might be able to create a bootable USB with DOS and your > BIOS image, then boot from it. yes it will and that would be my preferred option but I don't know how to make a bootable DOS usb drive. Dave > __ > Dennis > > -- > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to office -- Aesop -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] newbie help?
Quoting Matej Horvat : > On Sat, 12 Jul 2014 22:26:52 +0200, Dave Stevens wrote: > >> Quoting dmccunney : >> >>> Will your computer boot from USB? (This is normally a BIOS option, >>> where you would select the USB device as the first thing to try to >>> boot from.) >>> >>> If so, you might be able to create a bootable USB with DOS and your >>> BIOS image, then boot from it. >> >> yes it will and that would be my preferred option but I don't know how >> to make a bootable DOS usb drive. > > If you are on Windows, the easiest way is to use Rufus: > > http://rufus.akeo.ie/ Thanks! Looks like exactly what I need. I'll let you know how it works out. Dave > > -- > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to office -- Aesop -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] newbie help?
Quoting Felix Miata : > On 2014-07-12 12:03 (GMT-0700) Dave Stevens composed: > >> I need to make a bootable DOS disk and don't see how. I have a >> computer that needs a BIOS update. Instructions are to make a bootable >> DOZ diskette, boot from that, run the manufactorer's update program >> and the BIOS update will be copied into the ROM. But! the smallest >> boot diskette I can make doesn't have enough room for the update >> program and the BIOS image. > > You don't need everything on one floppy. Put the BIOS image on a separate > floppy. After booting, switch floppies, then flash. > > You don't have to use a floppy. All you really need is any boot disk that > doesn't load drivers or other fluff into RAM during boot. If you have an > extra HD, create a small DOS partition on it, do format C: /S, put the flash > program and bios image on it, boot from it without any AUTOEXEC.BAT or > CONFIG.SYS, then flash. I don't have a spare hard drive to use. I tried rufus and it ALMOST does what I want but seems to be set up to install freedos on a drive. I don't want that. I'd like to make a bootable USB flash drive that boots to an A: prompt with lots of space. Changing diskettes to the one with the flash program and bios image fails for some reason when changing diskettes. Ideas? Dave > -- > "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant > words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) > > Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! > > Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ > > -- > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- We hang petty thieves and appoint great ones to office -- Aesop -- Want fast and easy access to all the code in your enterprise? Index and search up to 200,000 lines of code with a free copy of Black Duck Code Sight - the same software that powers the world's largest code search on Ohloh, the Black Duck Open Hub! Try it now. http://p.sf.net/sfu/bds ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Any Gui?
On Sat, 2 Jan 2021 09:34:41 -0600 Doctor Vell wrote: > Just curious is there a GUI for FreeDOS like Windows 3.1 is to MS DOS? don't know if it still exists but there's GEM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEM_(desktop_environment) ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Richard Stallman concerns...
On Thu, 1 Apr 2021 11:40:25 -0400 Michael Powell wrote: > But... I digress, sir. There must be better places to discuss RMS, isn't this a FREEDOS list? d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos? - Karen versus Liam
On Fri, 25 Jun 2021 12:17:58 -0400 (EDT) Karen Lewellen wrote: > Eric, > Liam could have made his point about reactions to Linux issues, > without using my name, or making statements about my motivations. is there some reason why this can't be taken off-list? d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] tunein.com and freedos? - Karen versus Liam
On Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:42:09 +1000 Bryan Kilgallin wrote: > it would be incredibly instructional to see it all in one defining > document great, but this list is not the place, take it elsewhere d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] DOSshell replacement
On Sat, 30 Jul 2022 23:48:54 +0200 Liam Proven wrote: > Is there anything dead simple that isn't broken and is totally free? midnight commander is gpl and simple, that any use to you? d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] DOSshell replacement
why not stuff the app launcher files into the default folder and point and click there? d On Sunday 31/07/2022 at 4:46 am, Liam Proven wrote: On Sun, 31 Jul 2022 at 13:32, Joao Silva wrote: Hi Liam. Back in the days of DOS i used Xtree Gold https://winworldpc.com/product/xtree/gold-3x I still have them on my hdd version 3 and 4. I remember Xtree well. :-) I did use that sometimes, yes. But like Midnight Commander, it's a file manager, not an app launcher, isn't it? -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven UK: (+44) 7939-087884 ~ Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 ___ 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