Hi David: It is straightforward to create a bootable FreeDOS CD. I think the easiest way to do it is to take a floppy disk image and boot that from the CD. This restricts the boot image to 1.44MBytes (or 2.88MBytes if you get tricky). However, you can add a CD-ROM driver and then add a lot of files.
Some years ago, I spent a while learning how to dual-boot FreeDOS and Windows. As part of that work, I developed a lot of bootable CD's for MSDOS and FreeDOS. I did this from Windows computers, some which lack floppy drives. For a detailed description of how I did this, including the free tools I used, see: http://k1ea.com/hints/Creating_a_Bootable_DOS_CD_V%201.5.pdf This is one way to do it - I think about the easiest if you are creating the CD's from a Windows computer. Let me know if I can answer any questions. Mark -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: david lowe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > I am wondering if it's possible (and allowed) to burn the FreeDOS OS on a cd, > instead of preparing to install it to my hard drive. I want to use it to use > it > primarily as a bootdisk and to scan and repair for errors. I don't plan on > installing just yet, because I > need to do a major overhaul on my system. I've found trojans in my _Restore > database, and I can't view more than three windows in IE before it crashes. > WinME has poor support online. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
