From: Mateusz Viste <mate...@nospam.viste.fr> On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 17:44:47 +0100, userbeitrag wrote: > What I can do thou is plug the IDE HDD into another PC and pre-load > FreeDOS there. Then, connecting the IDE HDD inside the 486-PC, FreeDOS > should start.
That's correct, if done carefully. You have to make sure tough that both computers use the exact same CHS/LBA/Large addressing schemes to access the drive. Your 486 probably needs you to enter these by hand anyway, but the newer PC surely uses some hdd autodetection and might be tempted to rely on some more modern addressing model that might or might not work out when moved to your 486. > 1) Does the installer check the hardware and make choices? If so, this > would be totally wrong since I will be preloading it on a very different > PC. Nothing that you should worry about. The XMS, CD, etc drivers are the same for all hardware anyway. Worst case scenario you will have to remove the line related to the CD-ROM driver and add a line for loading the packet driver for your network card, if you have any. > Has this been done before? And how would I do it? Yes, by me at least, many times. That's exactly how I installed FreeDOS on all my current 386 & 486 laptops. As long as you're careful with the CHS stuff you'll be fine. Mateusz ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user --- Internet Rex 2.29 * Origin: capcity2.synchro.net - 502/875-8938 (1:2320/105.99) --- * BgNet 1.0b12 = CCO * KY/US * 502/875-8938 * capcity2.synchro.net --- Synchronet 3.15a-Linux ListGate 1.3 * Capitol City Online - Frankfort, KY - telnet://capitolcityonline.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
