Re: [Freedos-user] Bootable USB stick
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Florian Xaver f...@drdos.org wrote: Hi! Nice, but why a blog post and not a new wiki site? I think you should move it. We also have a FreeDOS Wiki now. I'm currently posting a bunch of HOWTOs and mini HOWTOs from the FD-DOC Wiki, then FD-DOC will mostly go away. Feel free to post items like this to the FreeDOS Wiki. -jh -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Bootable USB stick
Wouldn't it be a good idea to get a backup of the wiki in case it's gone someday? Jim Hall schrieb: On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 4:19 PM, Florian Xaver f...@drdos.org wrote: Hi! Nice, but why a blog post and not a new wiki site? I think you should move it. We also have a FreeDOS Wiki now. I'm currently posting a bunch of HOWTOs and mini HOWTOs from the FD-DOC Wiki, then FD-DOC will mostly go away. Feel free to post items like this to the FreeDOS Wiki. -jh -- ___ 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
Re: [Freedos-user] Bootable USB stick
Hi! :) Nice, but why a blog post and not a new wiki site? I think you should move it. By the way we have already a similar page http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0503736/php/drdoswiki/index.php?n=Main.USB merge it? Didn't you know that great page? :) The syslinux method is imho a bit complicated, I see no advantage in syslinux over grub/grub4dos. If you only want to use FreeDOS you also are not forced to use a bootmanager, you can simply install FreeDOS into MBR. It's easy, get the HP Drive Key (for Windows) insert a bootable floppy disk into A:\ and the rest is self self-explanatory. (If you have no legacy floppy you can use Virtual Floppy.) A last comment about http://ywesee.com/pmwiki.php/Site/FlashingBiosOfALinuxServer I really do not recommend to boot from USB before doing BIOS flash because BIOS flash is very risky and this approach is not tested/documented by the BIOS update developers, it can work and it can fail, do you want to be a tester? -mr Florian Xaver schrieb: Hi, I fought some hours with a new USB stick to make it bootable in DOS. I decided to share my experience and wrote following article: http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0503736/php/drdoswiki/index.php?n=Blog.2007-12-20-ArticleBootableUSBsticks (you can edit it - just click EDIT and use gast as name and gast as password). BTW: Installation using Windows or Linux may be better, since I couldn't only use a computer with Windows. BTW2: The article uses SYSLINUX since other known possibilities didn't work with my USB stick, the BIOS or HP's program USB disk storage format tool. Comments are wellcome! Bye Flo -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Bootable USB stick
Hi! Nice, but why a blog post and not a new wiki site? I think you should move it. By the way we have already a similar page http://www.unet.univie.ac.at/~a0503736/php/drdoswiki/index.php?n=Main.USB merge it? Didn't you know that great page? :) Yes, I will do it in some days. If you only want to use FreeDOS you also are not forced to use a bootmanager, you can simply install FreeDOS into MBR. It's easy, get the HP Drive Key (for Windows) insert a bootable floppy disk into A:\ and the rest is self self-explanatory. (If you have no legacy floppy you can use Virtual Floppy.) HP Drive Key didn't work for me. Bye Flo -- Florian Xaver Wien/Vienna http://www.drdos.org - http://www.flox.at.tf -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] bootable USB stick
Hi folks, After using FreeDOS for some years to run a battery of human performance tests, I am running out of tricks keeping up with PC design. In order to run the tests on PCs without a VFAT partition, I now boot off a CD-ROM and write data to a diskette. Unfortunately, hardly any PCs these days are shipped with diskette drives... My aim now is to create bootable USB sticks, running the whole show from the stick. The whole installation is not much over 10Mb, so there's plenty of room. I read Russell's tech note that indicates that USB keyboards and mice will work (they already do with my present setup, I use the 33h interrupt for the mice). However, I couldn't seem to find a comprehensible method for creating bootable USB sticks. Is there a cook book out there somewhere for doing this? Jim - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] bootable USB stick
Jim: AFAIK, there are at least three different ways to install FreeDOS on a USB stick. Unfortunately, the BIOSs and USB sticks differ somewhat and I haven't found a way that works all the time. The easiest way, if you have the proper BIOS support, is to plug in the USB stick, turn on the computer, and boot FreeDOS from a CD. On SOME computers, the USB stick will show up (usually as C:). In this particular case, you can install FreeDOS normally, just like installing on a hard drive. There is an HP Utility which runs under Windows which I have found works MOST of the time: http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/serveroptions/us/locate/69_6073.html This will reformat the USB stick, destroying all data on it. The third way is to boot DOS using memdisk and syslinux. The problem with this is it is just like booting from CD and the USB stick isn't accessible (unless you have the right BIOS support) after boot. You can also use a USB floppy disk drive. I've had good luck with those on most computers. Let me know if you have any questions. Mark Bailey -- Original message -- From: Jim Lemon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi folks, After using FreeDOS for some years to run a battery of human performance tests, I am running out of tricks keeping up with PC design. In order to run the tests on PCs without a VFAT partition, I now boot off a CD-ROM and write data to a diskette. Unfortunately, hardly any PCs these days are shipped with diskette drives... My aim now is to create bootable USB sticks, running the whole show from the stick. The whole installation is not much over 10Mb, so there's plenty of room. I read Russell's tech note that indicates that USB keyboards and mice will work (they already do with my present setup, I use the 33h interrupt for the mice). However, I couldn't seem to find a comprehensible method for creating bootable USB sticks. Is there a cook book out there somewhere for doing this? Jim - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user - This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
