Re: [Freedos-user] Accessing usb stick from freedos.

2023-07-23 Thread John Vella via Freedos-user
I've decided that it's probably easier to just boot from the usb stick, and then I can use the hard drive for something else. On Sun, 23 Jul 2023, 21:53 Rugxulo via Freedos-user, < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 2:44 AM John Vella via Freedos-user >

Re: [Freedos-user] Accessing usb stick from freedos.

2023-07-23 Thread Rugxulo via Freedos-user
Hi, On Sat, Jul 22, 2023 at 2:44 AM John Vella via Freedos-user wrote: > > Thanks for the quick reply, Ralf. I have a work around, which did the trick. > I just created four partitions, each less than 32gb on the stick, and freedos > is happy with that. Assuming your FreeDOS kernel has FAT32

Re: [Freedos-user] the freedos 1.3 floppy install edition.

2023-07-23 Thread Eric Auer via Freedos-user
Hi! The CPU detection utility used by the installer has compatibility issues with some processors. For example, there are some 486 systems that are detected as a 186. This has been a known issue for a while. Unfortunately, I just have not had the time to resolve that. As a stop gap, if the

Re: [Freedos-user] Can FreeDOS Be Installed On A Logical Slice? The Answer Remains Unknown

2023-07-23 Thread Eric Auer via Freedos-user
Hi Jay! I tried to do the same thing with a logical slice of disk but FreeDOS failed to see it.  If it is possible to install FreeDOS onto a logical slice of disk, inside of the extended slice, the technique for doing so is unknown, or, at least, unknown by me. DOS can not be installed on a