Hi, On Wed, May 9, 2012 at 1:44 AM, Jean-Pierre Planas <syba...@club-internet.fr> wrote: > > I would like on my 32Gb usb key to make it bootable on freedos. > > I would like to keep also my usb key in NTFS. > > How can I do this please ?
NTFS is notoriously wasteful and bloated for USB jump drives, hence MS created (proprietary) exFAT (supported by XP SP3 on up, I think). There is probably no added advantage to using NTFS here instead of FAT32 or exFAT unless you really want the extra security features. As mentioned, FreeDOS can't read NTFS (nor exFAT) natively, and third party tools to do so leave a lot to be desired (heavy understatement). So your best bet (if you choose only one file system) is FAT32. I assume you can resize your NTFS partition from within Vista or 7 (as it lets you do so for normal hard drives) and then create a FAT32 side-by-side. For bootup configuration, EasyBCD should work (though I've not tried, esp. not on jump drives). If you just want to create the bootable USB FreeDOS image, try Rufus. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exfat http://neosmart.net/EasyBCD/ http://rufus.akeo.ie/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
