On Friday 29 December 2000 01:36 pm, Vic wrote:
> But how can I run an .exe file in linux??> dos emulator don't work,
it won't see> any other files on the drive except the
> stupid little pre-installed idiotic stupid> set of files already in
there, so thats worthless> dos emulator. I can't just copy the .exe file
> onto a blank floppy, it won't boot without> the boot track, and I
can't maek a boot> track. I can format for dos, but I can't
> make it bootable. I need a disk image> like dosboot.img then I can do
Then do an ftp search on 'dosboot.img' ?? You'll get several.
There's even 'dosboot.gz's by ftp, ... gunzip to a floppy.
Vic, there's only 2 files (< 300k) need to boot DOS, 'command.com'
and 'io.sys'. D/l these two files to a DOS floppy, plus the flash
utility (eg, something like 'awdflash.exe') and the .bin file for the
bios, and you're set to go. MOF, a minimal DOS boot floppy is best for
flashing purposes.
_Whatever you do, don't_ try flashing your bios using an emulator.
If worse comes to worse I'll email you 'command.com' and 'io.sys'
(DOS7.1). I do know, that with nothin but Linux, you can make a DOS
bootdisk, add the flash utility and the <bios>.bin to it, boot it, and
flash your motherboard's bios. I also believe that if you don't know,
or aren't sure what you're doin..... then don't, unless you're willin
to trash your motherboard, or at least have to replace/re-program it's
bios chip.
--
Tom Brinkman [EMAIL PROTECTED] Galveston Bay
