On Wed, Nov 16, 2005 at 12:32:13PM -0600, Doug Poland wrote: > Hello, > > I'm stuck... I need a bootable DOS floppy (for BIOS upgrade) to fix a > broken Windows box. > > I have no problem formatting and putting an msdosfs on a floppy but it > appears I cannot make it bootable with native tools. > > I tried emulators/mtools mformat, but it doesn't create bootable media. > I even installed emulators/qemu and installed Win98 into it but format > fails trying to format the host's floppy. > > I'm in a bit of a time crunch here, does anyone know how do create a > bootable DOS floppy using just FreeBSD and/or it's ports?
For a floppy to be bootable one must install an OS on to it that it has something to boot. Did what you are looking to do Once Upon A Time using http://www.freedos.org/ -- David Kelly N4HHE, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ======================================================================== Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
