On 2014-07-12 12:03 (GMT-0700) Dave Stevens composed: > I need to make a bootable DOS disk and don't see how. I have a > computer that needs a BIOS update. Instructions are to make a bootable > DOZ diskette, boot from that, run the manufactorer's update program > and the BIOS update will be copied into the ROM. But! the smallest > boot diskette I can make doesn't have enough room for the update > program and the BIOS image.
You don't need everything on one floppy. Put the BIOS image on a separate floppy. After booting, switch floppies, then flash. You don't have to use a floppy. All you really need is any boot disk that doesn't load drivers or other fluff into RAM during boot. If you have an extra HD, create a small DOS partition on it, do format C: /S, put the flash program and bios image on it, boot from it without any AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS, then flash. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
