Hi,
I have a new Windows Vista laptop. I would like to install FreeDos on a
second partition and dual boot.
I created a small extended partition and formatted it as FAT using
Partition Magic.
I then boot to the FreeDos CD and start the install process.
However, the FreeDos installer does not
Alex Horvath schreef:
Hi,
I have a new Windows Vista laptop. I would like to install FreeDos on
a second partition and dual boot.
I created a small extended partition and formatted it as FAT using
Partition Magic.
I then boot to the FreeDos CD and start the install process.
However,
I recommend using a boot manager. There are several free ones out there:
* GRUB http://www.gnu.org/software/grub/
* XOSL http://www.ranish.com/part/xosl.htm
* GAG http://gag.sourceforge.net/
I haven't used them with FreeDOS (I use GRUB to boot my Linux box, but
not dual-boot) but I know others
Here are two links for emulators:
* Virtual PC
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/virtualpc/default.mspx
* VMWare server (free)
http://www.vmware.com/products/server/
However, since you will be using FreeDOS to test hardware, you don't
want to run an emulator. The host OS
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On Mon, 6 Aug 2007, Alex Horvath wrote:
AH Hi,
AH
AH I have a new Windows Vista laptop. I
Hi Alex,
I created a small extended partition and formatted it as FAT using
Partition Magic.
Note that you should not make it too small - it should not be FAT12
and it should not be 32 MB or less, if you ask me. Actually a full
install can be around 150 MB :-). Extended partitions are a bit
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Horvath
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2007 12:27 PM
To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Can't install FreeDos on extended partition?
You're right about the partitions - it's been a while and I forgot.
You're also right about the Vista disks - none came
Alex Horvath schreef:
Sorry for all the newbie posts -
FreeDos did install but when I boot all I get is a _ character and no
response to keyboard input.
If I boot from the FreeDos CD I can the FreeDos files on C:.
Anything I can check?
Let's see, a very basic installation has the
That was it Bernd, partition was not set active.
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