>Date: Sat, 18 Dec 1999 13:39:08 -0500
>From: Scott Seager <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>I'm trying to install dos 6.22 on the virtual hdimage. I used dd to create
>the disk images. I can boot the first disk fine by using the vbootfloppy
>parameter in the conf file, but the setup program needs to get at disk 2
...
> I can't make physical floppies because I'm 50 km away from the machine.
I suppose you have the following possibilities:
1. make a bootable dos 6.22 floppy disk image containing
all programs necessary to install entire dos on hdimage;
this will include IO.SYS, MSDOS.SYS, COMMAND.COM, FDISK,
FORMAT, and some DosEmu utils (LREDIR, EMUFS?). Maybe you
can make such a floppy locally, use dd to create image,
and send it to the remote system. Boot it, make minimal
installation hdimage, and copy other programs later.
2. define the boot floppy image as symbolic link and change
it when dos setup requests floppy change;
problem: I am not sure if dos will clear its buffers!
3. using loop device (see man losetup) to access files on
disk image may be helpful: you can mount disk image, and
I suppose you can LREDIR it to some dos drive.
I suppose it is possible to install some basic DOS without
floppy changing - using FDISK and FORMAT manually. Seems
they are on first floppy. Remaining floppies contain dos
programs which may be copied from them (and EXPANDed by
dos EXPAND command - they are in compressed form).
hope it helps....
Jerzy
