A few months ago I was using sys-freedos.pl to create bootable USB Freedos stick for bios updates. But I tried the same thing today, but now it is only showing "FREEDOS", with the caret after it. There is no command prompt.
I essentially used the steps found here: http://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/BIOS_Update#FreeDOS_Environment Which is: 1. zero out a 20mb file or use a physical flash stick. 2. FAT format it. 3. run sys-freedos.pl on it 4. copy over files from a Freedos 1.44mb disk image onto it. I've tried variations like using version 1.1 or 1.0, partitioning the disk image/device and also copying over the bare minimum of kernel.sys and command.com instead of the whole floppy. But I get essentially the same error in all cases. I get the same error on all machines. You can even try it out yourself: use a zeroed out file instead of a device and load it up in qemu. (I also get the same error in qemu.) Has anyone come across this error before? Am I missing out some steps above? Richard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
