Re: [Freedos-user] how much space for freedos

2006-07-11 Thread Blair Campbell
I believe that around 7 MB is sufficient for the BASE programs, but depending on how many other things you want to install, you will need more. On 7/11/06, Jethro Tull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would like to install freedos in dual boot mode with windows XP, but > what's amazing is that nowhe

[Freedos-user] how much space for freedos

2006-07-11 Thread Jethro Tull
I would like to install freedos in dual boot mode with windows XP, but what's amazing is that nowhere on the official site of freedos I could find the space needed. I found on some odd web site by googling that there was need of at least 3MB, but I prefer some more secure source. I downloaded th

Re: [Freedos-user] Complete Novice Needs Help (Elf Wizard)

2006-07-11 Thread Giorgos
Hi, :-)   First of all, I wish to apologise you for the (about 3-4 days) delayed responce. Unfortunately, due to a computer crash (because of my error) I had to restore my backups, so I was off-line for a while. Also I 've lost the original text to copy here. Sorry!!! :-(   To the point now:

Re: [Freedos-user] Complete Novice Needs Help (Elf Wizard)

2006-07-11 Thread Robert Riebisch
Giorgos wrote: > I hope that helps. Sorry again for delayed responceand for loosing the > original text!!! :-( You forgot the last "sorry" for your crappy HTML mail. Please turn that off for the next time! Robert Riebisch -- BTTR Software http://www.bttr-software.de/ -

Re: [Freedos-user] [OT] BIOS mounts USB stick as A:

2006-07-11 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 11-Июл-2006 10:34 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Florian Xaver) wrote to freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net: FX> Mh...the USB HD is primary...any chance to configurate FreeDOS, so that FX> the USB drive IS NOT drive C:, D: instead? After boot, you may use utilities (like sswap.exe from Stacker), wh

Re: [Freedos-user] [OT] BIOS mounts USB stick as A:

2006-07-11 Thread Robert Riebisch
Florian Xaver wrote: > Mh...the USB HD is primary...any chance to configurate FreeDOS, so that > the USB drive IS NOT drive C:, D: instead? Did you try our http://www.bttr-software.de/products/drvexch/ ? But I don't know, if it works with FreeDOS or DR-DOS. ;-) Robert Riebisch -- BTTR Software

Re: [Freedos-user] [OT] BIOS mounts USB stick as A:

2006-07-11 Thread Florian Xaver
> I think the drive you are booting from is always set to C by dos kernel > and you can nothing do about that. > Imagine you are using your usb harddisk as boot device on another > computer. You always would have to change the drive letters used in your > config.sys and autoexec.bat prior to bootin

Re: [Freedos-user] [OT] BIOS mounts USB stick as A:

2006-07-11 Thread Norbert Remmel
Florian Xaver schrieb: > Mh...the USB HD is primary...any chance to configurate FreeDOS, so that > the USB drive IS NOT drive C:, D: instead? > I think the drive you are booting from is always set to C by dos kernel and you can nothing do about that. Imagine you are using your usb harddisk as

Re: [Freedos-user] [OT] BIOS mounts USB stick as A:

2006-07-11 Thread Florian Xaver
Mh...the USB HD is primary...any chance to configurate FreeDOS, so that the USB drive IS NOT drive C:, D: instead? Bye Norbert Remmel wrote: > That works for all newer bioses that have usb boot support. > > Rgds > Norbert. > > Florian Xaver schrieb: >> Hi again, >> >> the BIOS also mounts my e