Re: [Freedos-user] Installing FreeDOS with Bootcamp on a Mac

2016-04-10 Thread Eric Gorr 

> On Apr 9, 2016, at 9:40 PM, Rugxulo  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Eric Gorr  wrote:
>> 
>> I was just wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to install FreeDOS on 
>> Mac and,
>> if it was possible, had instructions for how to do so.
> 
> Have you tried bootable USB?

No.

> 
>> What I am able to do is create a bootable DVD from the FreeDOS iso and boot 
>> from that on my
>> Mac. However, when I get to the point of installing the FreeDOS kernel, the 
>> FreeDOS installer
>> presents me with and error and tells me that it has failed.
> 
> You don't absolutely need an installer at all.
> 
> fdisk, (reboot), format, sys, (download or copy files)

I am not sure I understand the steps involved here.


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Re: [Freedos-user] Installing FreeDOS with Bootcamp on a Mac

2016-04-10 Thread Eric Gorr 
It was just a generic error message that the kernel failed to install and it asked me if I wanted to continue with the installation. There was no error code or anything more specific then that.On Apr 9, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Louis Santillan  wrote:What error message did you get?On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Eric Gorr  wrote:I was just wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to install FreeDOS on Mac and, if it was possible, had instructions for how to do so.

I have a MacPro Mid 2012 and am running El Capitan. I have an internal 250gb HD which I can wholly dedicate to this purpose and can prepare it however I would need to.

I did find a couple of sets of instructions:

http://randomcomputerbits.blogspot.com/2008/02/tutorial-installing-freedos-on-intel.html
http://freedos.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/VirtualBox_-_Chapter_5

What I am able to do is create a bootable DVD from the FreeDOS iso and boot from that on my Mac. However, when I get to the point of installing the FreeDOS kernel, the FreeDOS installer presents me with and error and tells me that it has failed.





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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, update 2

2016-04-10 Thread Jerome Shidel 

> On Apr 10, 2016, at 12:59 PM, Don Flowers  wrote:
> 
> I just tried an install with FDI-SLiM.img from my GRUB2 boot menu and it was 
> super fast. I forgot to go to the advanced menu (maybe the final should have 
> the options following the language menu?); so my GRUB got wiped but SUPER 
> GRUB DISC fixed that pronto.
> Very cool to do it this way.

Oh, you can switch into advanced mode at the language screen as well.

Actually, into and out of advanced mode anytime FDI is waiting for you to 
choose something. 

However, you need to be in advanced mode when you continue from the welcome 
screen. Otherwise, it assumes the default answers to a question like target 
directory, drive, MBR, formatting  And you'll really only get the option to 
do detailed package selection. Oh, and maybe zip backup if a OS was detected.

Jerome

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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, update 2

2016-04-10 Thread Jerome Shidel 
> On Apr 10, 2016, at 12:59 PM, Don Flowers  wrote:
> 
> I just tried an install with FDI-SLiM.img from my GRUB2 boot menu and it was 
> super fast. I forgot to go to the advanced menu (maybe the final should have 
> the options following the language menu?); so my GRUB got wiped but SUPER 
> GRUB DISC fixed that pronto.
> Very cool to do it this way.

:-) FDI normal mode install is definitely quick and easy.  On reasonable 
hardware or a quick VM, it can be under a minute. 

Update on QEMU support.

Well, I had a few minutes today to add some CPU detection to V8. Unfortunately, 
qemu is detected as 486 not 386. So, I will have to figure out a way to 
directly detect it. 

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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, update 2

2016-04-10 Thread Don Flowers 
I just tried an install with FDI-SLiM.img from my GRUB2 boot menu and it
was super fast. I forgot to go to the advanced menu (maybe the final should
have the options following the language menu?); so my GRUB got wiped but
SUPER GRUB DISC fixed that pronto.
Very cool to do it this way.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 5:38 AM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. 
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> On Apr 5, 2016, at 12:58 PM, Louis Santillan  wrote:
>
> QEMU supports VNC like VirtualBox and VMware.
>
> http://wiki.qemu.org/download/qemu-doc.html#sec_005finvocation
>
>
> Thanks, I though of trying that and I will do so. However, I know it has
> got to be
> very slow. Also, It may not exhibit the same issue under double
> virtualization.
>
> Anyhow, this is how I have decided to resolve the issue.
>
> I will add some simple and easily understood CPU level testing to the
> vinfo /M.
> This was the idea anyway when I added the DOSBox test. It return
> errorlevel 101
> when running under DOSBox. I had plans to add 1=80186, 2=80286, 3=80306,
> 4=80486 and maybe 586 & 686. So once added, it should return 3 for QEMU
> i386.
> Since that would be extremely rare piece of real hardware, it would be
> acceptable
> for FDI to see a 386 and just skip some of the automatic importing and
> configuration
> things it does during the setup. This would leave the user of a QEMU VM
> and any
> real 386 to manually format and configure partitions on a blank drive.
> But, they
> should be used to doing it.
>
> Now, I just have to find a few minutes to add it to vinfo in the V8Power
> Tools and
> FDI.
>
> Thanks, Jerome.
>
>
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