[Freedos-user] USB Dos

2007-09-25 Thread usul
FreeDos / USB Has anyone tried and any success with any of thse www.bootdisk.com/*usb*.htm http://www.stefan2000.com/darkehorse/PC/DOS/Drivers/USB/ http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2003/06/27/yes-there-are-usb-drivers-for-dos Since my USB drive stops w

Re: [Freedos-user] Installing to USB

2007-09-25 Thread usul
I think the UDB drive is shutting down. I had no problems with installing from the cd using virtual pc or qemu. I just couldn't get the network workinging or the file sharing up and running (I would assume filesharing relys on networking) thanks, usul --

Re: [Freedos-user] Announce: DESTROY version 2.3 file wiper for DOS

2007-09-25 Thread MegaBrutal
Hi! > but on the other hand it would be > quite nice that the tools suggested above would work > even in Windows and for non-FAT filesystems and with- > out the risks of messing with lowlevel access :-) My program, Destroy, doesn't do low-level access, and it can be run on the built-in NTVDM of W

Re: [Freedos-user] Dos help on FreeDos

2007-09-25 Thread Bonnie Dalzell
Some general suggestions on help on dos. For absolute beginners in any area of computers I have found that an appropriate volumn of the "dummies" series - in this case "MSDOs for Dummies" or "Dos for Dummies" really does get you started and I have seen it listed on line as a used book for unde

Re: [Freedos-user] Installing to USB

2007-09-25 Thread Eric Auer
Hi, > I am booting from the CD. > I am installing to the USB (shows up as c:) So it is supported directly by your bios? > It starts fine and shuts down as its copying the files for the > fdos directory. Please explain "shuts down". Any error message? > is there a problem with the usb drivers

[Freedos-user] Installing to USB

2007-09-25 Thread usul
Hello I am trying to install to a usb drive from the livecd. I am booting from the CD. I am installing to the USB (shows up as c:) It starts fine and shuts down as its copying the files for the fdos directory. is there a problem with the usb drivers and copying? I figure I can just copy all the

Re: [Freedos-user] DESTROY version 2.3 file wiper for DOS

2007-09-25 Thread Dyster.Robert
Hi there, The free version of KillDisk will wipe: Slack space Free clusters Deleted MTF entries Deleted root system records Unused space in the MFT Etc http://www.killdisk.com/downloads/killdisk.zip Cheers & keep up the great work of FreeDOS Bob Dyster -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: [Freedos-user] Possibility of floppy installer for FreeDOS?

2007-09-25 Thread Robert Riebisch
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > it has the right interface (IDE?)) I'd like` to knowq if I could > possibly find one, or a suitable alternative to an actual installed > version of FreeDOS (Baldur maybe?) I've posted a similar suggestion on > the FAQ by the way. Try Rugxulo's two-floppy distro: http://