On 3/13/2020 10:52 PM, Mallory Worlton wrote:
Regrettably, I ran into another problem: apparently the CD I burned
was roughed up too badly for the installation to complete. It died
while trying to install UDVD2, due to a read error. And that was my
last CD-R. So I'll have to go buy some more
Regrettably, I ran into another problem: apparently the CD I burned was
roughed up too badly for the installation to complete. It died while
trying to install UDVD2, due to a read error. And that was my last
CD-R. So I'll have to go buy some more and make a new one.
On 2020-03-13 10:47 p.m.
Hi,
On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 6:42 PM Mallory Worlton wrote:
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> My computer is a Dell Optiplex 433/L with 16 MB of RAM and a 486
> processor.
It's amazing to me that so many people still use 486s with FreeDOS.
Those must've been built like tanks. (Mine, sadly, is disconnected.)
> It has a 270 MB
I did some digging and found appropriate drivers. I am now installing
FreeDOS. Thank you all for your assistance.
On 2020-03-13 5:04 p.m., ZB wrote:
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 12:46:28AM +0100, Eric Auer wrote:
CD-ROM connected to controllers on the sound card
might be overlooked by generic dr
On Sat, Mar 14, 2020 at 12:46:28AM +0100, Eric Auer wrote:
> CD-ROM connected to controllers on the sound card
> might be overlooked by generic drivers.
They usually _will_ be "overlooked" - unless such soundcard has a jumper,
that can make the storage device, connected to its controller, bootabl
Hi!
CD-ROM connected to controllers on the sound card
might be overlooked by generic drivers. Try to boot
using a floppy where you can manually add specific
drivers for your CD-ROM. If you already have another
DOS on the computer anyway, you can boot *that* and
then invoke the installer on the CD
My computer is a Dell Optiplex 433/L with 16 MB of RAM and a 486
processor. It has a 270 MB hard drive, a floppy drive, and a CD drive.
The CD drive is connected through my sound card, a Sound Blaster Pro 2.
The installer can't seem to find my CD drive. How can I fix this?
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On Fri, Mar 13, 2020 at 4:24 PM wrote:
> As far as USB floppy, that may or may not work in Windows XP and higher.
> They definitely don't work in Windows 10.
You have a problem USB floppy drive or a problem Win10 installation, or both.
I have a NEC USB 3.5" floppy drive that works just fine p
The BIOS option is for a USB floppy drive. I'm actually running a real floppy
controller as mentioned.
I don't think this will work period because the BIOS on the Evoc isn't designed
for a real floppy controller.
As far as USB floppy, that may or may not work in Windows XP and higher. They
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