Hi all,
Is this correct:
"Because FreeDOS has the same basic FAT limitations of MS-DOS, the
largest you can create is a 2,055-MB partition."
https://www.techrepublic.com/article/configure-it-quick-use-freedos-as-a-replacement-for-ms-dos/
Also, are there any limitations on the location of the pa
Hallo Herr Tomas By,
am Donnerstag, 29. Oktober 2020 um 07:27 schrieben Sie:
> Hi all,
> Is this correct:
> "Because FreeDOS has the same basic FAT limitations of MS-DOS, the
> largest you can create is a 2,055-MB partition."
no. the FreeDOS kernel supports both 4 GB FAT16 partitions, using 64
On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 11:05:58 +0100, tom ehlert wrote:
> [...] however you have to install it manually as the intended multi
> boot environment.
>
> the installer has no way to install it as a multi boot choice.
I guess you mean (whatever it's called) in Linux?
Yes, I am aware of that, and have
Hi!
>> the installer has no way to install it as a multi boot choice.
We once had logics to add FreeDOS to Windows 98 and similar
boot menus to share one partition, but it has been a while
since Windows stopped using classic FAT and the logics are
too complex to automatically give the desired r
On Thu, 29 Oct 2020 13:46:29 +0100, Eric Auer wrote:
> If FreeDOS is the only operating system on your
> FAT partitions, GRUB can automatically find and add it to the
> boot menu when you run update-grub in Linux, as far as I know.
Yes, that works fine in my experience.
> In both cases, FreeDOS