hello, first of all, thank u for yr prompt reply
> > i downloaded freedos Beta 9RC5 and i tried to install on a pc with a > > creative 52x cd5233e. > > > > i used a boot floppy because my pc doesn't boot from cdrom. > > which bootfloppy? downloaded/obtained from where? i used http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/beta9r c5/fdos1440.zip > > > the result is: error on access to the cdrom, nothing > installed and the cdrom > > is damaged and does not work any more. > > "does not work anymore" -> what does not work anymore? > opening the tray? closing tray? reading data? removing the cd-disc? > more details please. well... when i turn on my pc, the green led of the cdrom reader blinks, the tray opens and closes regularly but i cannot read any data from there. i tried this morning to connect the cdrom to a pc with win98. bios detected the device on boot and win98 detected it as new hardware and installed it, but when i put a cd into the reader, it was not able to read the disk. > > > > > the question: do you think it is possible that the cdrom > driver used by > > freedos damages the firmware of that cdrom? > > DOS is not advanced enough to do that. I can only think of > Linux and Windows sometimes messing up > modems, network and cdrom firmware. > > Bernd > thank you marco cavallini ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by Sleepycat Software Learn developer strategies Cisco, Motorola, Ericsson & Lucent use to deliver higher performing products faster, at low TCO. http://www.sleepycat.com/telcomwpreg.php?From=osdnemail3 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
