Hi Bob, > downloaded "fdbasecd.iso" What I don't understand is why FreeDOS offers > me the "Run FreeDOS from CD-ROM" option only when there is no partition
This is indeed strange. It should always be available. But note that the "basecd" simply does not have a full preinstalled DOS, it is more for installing DOS to harddisk. You can either use one of the bigger ISOs: www.freedos.org/freedos/files/ says that fdbasews already has a "livecd". The basews ISO is 49 MB while basecd is only 8 MB. You can always abort the install process even on the small basecd, but then you only get the minimal DOS which is preinstalled on the basecd to make it possible to install the rest of DOS to harddisk. What you probably DO want is a simple DISKETTE distro. You can burn that to a cdrom with the "make cdrom bootable" functionality of your cdrom writing software. SUGGESTION: Could somebody make an ISO of a diskette distro for people who do not have such a function in their cdrom writing software? Note that you cannot use simple ISO editing tools to change files inside the virtual diskette of a bootable cdrom. Instead, you need a diskette image editing tool such as WinImage or Linux mtools. The best way to edit "virtual diskette" bootable cdrom is to edit the diskette image and then use it to make a fresh bootable cdrom (or ISO image) instead of trying to edit the virtual diskette while it is already part of some ISO or cdrom. Rugxulo is making a nice very diskette distro here: http://rugxulo.googlepages.com/ the current version has 2 diskettes with lots of useful DOS stuff, so you have to delete many files to make space for your BIOS flash stuff :-). Later versions will be 4 or 5 diskettes (extra docs, extra nonsmall apps such as mpxplay, extra non open source apps). The first two diskettes are both bootable and both open source :-). Maybe somebody can make a mini-ISO and mini-diskette with only the minimum files (kernel, command com, himemx from japheth.de...) for people who want to make their own custom boot disks for BIOS flashing etc? Would be nice... Thanks :-) Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
