Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-12-01 Thread Thomas Mueller
from Rugxulo: > On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 4:32 PM OMGdaDPS > wrote: > > I use etcher because I myself am on Linux, and it handles zipped img files > > in two clicks. no need to go to the terminal > > and work some dd magic or anything. nothing against rufus, because I use it > > when I run

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-30 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 4:32 PM OMGdaDPS wrote: > > I use etcher because I myself am on Linux, and it handles zipped img files in > two clicks. no need to go to the terminal > and work some dd magic or anything. nothing against rufus, because I use it > when I run Windows, Try this: *

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-25 Thread OMGdaDPS
Ugh, I keep thinking of things. Forgot to mention the 50% faster flash times, the ability to write to multiple drives simultaneously, EXTREMELY user friendly, and can flash compute modules directly and Raspberry Pi's directly, without having to remove the SD card. dps On Nov 25 2019, at 5:33

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-25 Thread OMGdaDPS
Oh, and I forgot to mention: a few extra clicks saved also, when it comes to zipped or compressed img files (or whichever). Etcher handles that also, no need to extract it yourself :) dps On Nov 25 2019, at 5:31 pm, OMGdaDPS wrote: > I use etcher because I myself am on Linux, and it handles

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-25 Thread OMGdaDPS
I use etcher because I myself am on Linux, and it handles zipped img files in two clicks. no need to go to the terminal and work some dd magic or anything. nothing against rufus, because I use it when I run Windows, its just that Etcher handles a plethora of different file types, in the matter

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-25 Thread Jose Isaias Cabrera
ZB, on Monday, November 25, 2019 04:05 PM, wrote... > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 08:58:11PM +, Jose Isaias Cabrera wrote: > > You know, they usually say: "the gear is here, why not use it" - which > translates to: "now we can afford to waste CPU cycles and HDD/RAM space - > why not waste it

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-25 Thread ZB
On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 08:58:11PM +, Jose Isaias Cabrera wrote: > Indeed, indeed, ZB. You hit the nail right on the head. Hmmm, or should I > say, "missed the nail completely." I remember back in the days, when my A1000 > use to load a full OS with two floppies, and it ran all type of

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-25 Thread Jose Isaias Cabrera
ZB, on Monday, November 25, 2019 03:32 PM, wrote... > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 07:52:44PM +, Jose Isaias Cabrera wrote: > > > I agree. I downloaded Rufus, and loved the lightness of it. And then, > > I said, "Let me try etcher," and it took 1.49 minutes to download. > > I thought it was a

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-25 Thread ZB
On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 07:52:44PM +, Jose Isaias Cabrera wrote: > I agree. I downloaded Rufus, and loved the lightness of it. And then, > I said, "Let me try etcher," and it took 1.49 minutes to download. > I thought it was a site far away. Then I saw why. Thanks. Must be that rufus has

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-25 Thread Jose Isaias Cabrera
Robert Riebisch, on Monday, November 25, 2019 02:04 PM, wrote... > > Hi, > > > the EASIEST way in my experience, to create a bootable USB drive with a > > .img file, is to use the program called etcher. this is not a plug for > > them, but i haven had a bad experience using it yet > > Slightly

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-25 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi, > the EASIEST way in my experience, to create a bootable USB drive with a > .img file, is to use the program called etcher. this is not a plug for > them, but i haven had a bad experience using it yet Slightly OT: I still wonder, why anyone would need the 139 (!) MB Etcher

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-24 Thread Jose Isaias Cabrera
​ > From: Bruce Sommerset, on Sunday, November 24, 2019 12:23 AM, wrote...​ > ​ > Use a program called 'Rufus', make sure the file you have is an image file > (Ex: ISO, IMG, etc.)​ > ​ > Rufus is a program that formats the sectors on the USB drive to make it > bootable. ​ > ​ > Hope this

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-23 Thread OMGdaDPS
ge.net > Subject: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file? > > > > Greetings! > > Sorry about the very newbie question, but I am trying to create a bootable > USB drive with FreeDOS, and the .img file is defaulted to IrfanView, an image > view. How do I make a

Re: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-23 Thread Bruce Sommerset
PM To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file? Greetings! Sorry about the very newbie question, but I am trying to create a bootable USB drive with FreeDOS, and the .img file is defaulted to IrfanView, an image view. How do I make a bootable

[Freedos-user] What I do with the .img file?

2019-11-23 Thread Jose Isaias Cabrera
Greetings! Sorry about the very newbie question, but I am trying to create a bootable USB drive with FreeDOS, and the .img file is defaulted to IrfanView, an image view. How do I make a bootable USB with that .img file? Thanks for the help. josé