I'm running Freedos 1.3 RC2 installed from the live CD base system with sources.
C:>format a:
Insert new diskette for drive A:
Press ENTER when the right disk is in drive...
# Boot sector unreadable, disk not yet formatted
Using drive default: 1440k (Cyl=80 Head=2 Sec=18)
Cannot find existing fo
Research suggests that ACPI breaks ISA floppy in Windows XP... I wonder if ACPI
is breaking Freedos 1.3 as well?
BIOS SETUP UTILITY
v02.58 (C)Copyright 1985-2004, American Megatrends, Inc.
AMIBIOS
Version : 08.00.12
Build Date: 05/26/07
ID: J8472006
Under Advanced -> Floppy Configuration
Flop
get a USB floppy drive.
format the floppy from Windows.
Tom
am Donnerstag, 12. März 2020 um 01:27 schrieben Sie:
> I'm running Freedos 1.3 RC2 installed from the live CD base system with
> sources.
C:\>>format a:
> Insert new diskette for drive A:
> Press ENTER when the right disk is in dr
Hi Michael,
> Research suggests that ACPI breaks ISA floppy in Windows XP
Unlikely, if you ask me?
> Under Advanced -> SuperIO Configuration
>
> OnBoard Floppy Controller Disabled
> Floppy Drive Swap Disabled
You should probably enable your floppy controller again ;-)
Eric
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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
d
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
