Jim:
AFAIK, there are at least three different ways to install FreeDOS on a USB
stick. Unfortunately, the BIOSs and USB sticks differ somewhat and I haven't
found a way that works all the time.
The easiest way, if you have the proper BIOS support, is to plug in the USB
stick, turn on the computer, and boot FreeDOS from a CD. On SOME
computers, the USB stick will show up (usually as C:). In this particular
case, you can install FreeDOS normally, just like installing on a hard drive.
There is an HP Utility which runs under Windows which I have found works
MOST of the time:
http://h18000.www1.hp.com/support/files/serveroptions/us/locate/69_6073.html
This will reformat the USB stick, destroying all data on it.
The third way is to boot DOS using memdisk and syslinux. The problem with
this is it is just like booting from CD and the USB stick isn't accessible
(unless you have the right BIOS support) after boot.
You can also use a USB floppy disk drive. I've had good luck with those on
most computers.
Let me know if you have any questions.
Mark Bailey
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From: Jim Lemon [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi folks,
After using FreeDOS for some years to run a battery of human performance
tests, I am running out of tricks keeping up with PC design. In order to
run the tests on PCs without a VFAT partition, I now boot off a CD-ROM
and write data to a diskette. Unfortunately, hardly any PCs these days
are shipped with diskette drives...
My aim now is to create bootable USB sticks, running the whole show from
the stick. The whole installation is not much over 10Mb, so there's
plenty of room. I read Russell's tech note that indicates that USB
keyboards and mice will work (they already do with my present setup, I
use the 33h interrupt for the mice). However, I couldn't seem to find a
comprehensible method for creating bootable USB sticks. Is there a cook
book out there somewhere for doing this?
Jim
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