> On Feb 20, 2022, at 6:09 PM, pe...@easthope.ca wrote:
>
> Just installed the plain FreeDOS 1.3 running the .iso installer image
> against Qemu in Linux Debian bullseye.
>
> Installation was to a drive brought from another machine and
> temporarily connected to the Linux system. The drive was already
> formatted with four primary parts. The installer didn't ask which part
> to target. =8~/ Luckily it installed where intended; /dev/sdd1.
> =8~)
>
> When the drive is returned to the original PC and it is booted this
> message appears.
>
> Loading FreeDOS No KERNEL SYS
> =8~(
>
> Questions.
>
> (1) Can the installer recognize a part beyond the first? I might want
> to install to /dev/sdd2 for example.
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> On Feb 20, 2022, at 6:09 PM, pe...@easthope.ca wrote:
>
> Just installed the plain FreeDOS 1.3 running the .iso installer image
> against Qemu in Linux Debian bullseye.
>
> Installation was to a drive brought from another machine and
> temporarily connected to the Linux system. The drive was already
> formatted with four primary parts. The installer didn't ask which part
> to target. =8~/ Luckily it installed where intended; /dev/sdd1.
> =8~)
>
> When the drive is returned to the original PC and it is booted this
> message appears.
>
> Loading FreeDOS No KERNEL SYS
> =8~(
>
> Questions.
>
> (1) Can the installer recognize a part beyond the first? I might want
> to install to /dev/sdd2 for example.
It installs to the First drive whose partition is compatible to DOS and
enumerated by the kernel as drive C:.
Unless, you run it in advanced mode. Then other hard disks could be targeted
for install.
>
> (2) Why won't the installed system boot. Isn't the intention to have
> a working system?
It was decided to be less forceful when it comes to updating the boot code on
hard drives.
During installation on real hardware, you should have been prompted to update
your MBR. If you select no and there is not a compatible boot loader in the
MBR, the system won’t boot.
If you boot the Install media, you can try running MBRZAP (or ZAPMBR, it’s been
a while). It will run the portion of the installer that updates the boot
loader. (Or, at least it used to, I haven’t tested it in a long time)
If that does not work or if you prefer, you can use FDISK and SYS to update the
boot code.
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