Geraldo Netto
Mon, 08 Feb 2010 17:11:02 -0800
Hi, both qemu and bochs have such 'image creation tool' on bochs they call bximage.exe on qemu they call qemu-img.exe so, you can use any of those tools to create a 'raw image' after that, you'll configure your virtual machine to use this raw image and then you can install any operating system so, after creating your raw image you can run fdisk inside your vm...
hope it helps, See Ya, Geraldo Sapere Aude => Non dvcor, dvco São Paulo, Brasil, -3gmt site: http://exdev.sf.net/ msn: geraldo_b...@hotmail.com skype: geraldo-netto icq: 145-061-456 On 8 February 2010 21:54, Kallol Biswas <nucleod...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello, > I am not too familiar with DOS or FreeDos. > > Can we run fdisk on a file? Don't we need a block device? The fdisk > should be from freedos, right? > > On Fri, Feb 5, 2010 at 12:35 AM, dos386 <dos...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Create empty file of cca 16 MiB (exact multiple of 512*63 Byte's !!!), >> go into BOCHS (host OS = DOS) with FreeDOS floppy + this file as HD, >> create MBR area + primary partition ("FDISK"), brew fs ("FORMAT"), >> copy and install FreeDOS ("SYS"), copy other files, done !!! >> >> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ~~~ wow ~~~ >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation >> Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business >> Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts >> Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation > Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business > Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts > Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ The Planet: dedicated and managed hosting, cloud storage, colocation Stay online with enterprise data centers and the best network in the business Choose flexible plans and management services without long-term contracts Personal 24x7 support from experience hosting pros just a phone call away. http://p.sf.net/sfu/theplanet-com _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user