I had a ComputeStick at my previous job; we bought it to experiment with
for campus computer labs. That device is weirdly locked down. I didn't get
a chance to boot FreeDOS on it, but even booting a Linux distribution was a
pain.
On Jan 7, 2016 3:57 AM, "Xavier Dury" wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Did anyone t
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 9:38 AM, Jim Hall wrote:
> I remembered one other thing about this device: It uses EFI. I don't
> think there's a proper BIOS on the ComputeStick. But FreeDOS needs
> BIOS.
Do you recall what was involved on getting Linux booted?
If Xavier can get Linux up, he might be abl
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 9:38 AM, Jim Hall wrote:
>> I remembered one other thing about this device: It uses EFI. I don't
>> think there's a proper BIOS on the ComputeStick. But FreeDOS needs
>> BIOS.
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 9:06 AM, dmccunney wrote:
> Do you recall what was involved on getting L
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 10:19 AM, Jim Hall wrote:
>> It's a very locked down device. There's an option in the EFI to select
>> "Linux" or "Windows" boot mode. But you could simply buy the
>> ComputeStick model that has Ubuntu Linux pre-loaded on it:
>> http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Compute-Stick-Li
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 9:34 AM, dmccunney wrote:
>> The variant with Ubuntu pre-loaded looks interesting, and would save a
>> fair bit of work.
>>
>> I can imagine the fun getting Fedora up on the Windows variant. I can
>> also imagine "sloow to boot".
>>
>> I doubt the Ubuntu variant will
There wasn't an option. If you choose the option to use fdisk to partition
the harddisk and keep pressing esc until it drops to a prompt.
73 Matt Rienzo W9ERA
B.S.E.E | B.S. Music
On Jan 7, 2016 8:46 AM, "Jim Hall" wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 5:25 PM Jim Hall wrote:
> > I
Hi,
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 9:49 AM, Xavier Dury wrote:
>
> Thanks for your answer.
>
> Yes, I know about DOSBox, Bochs and rpix86 but I don't want to take the easy
> road :-)
DOSEMU (V86)? VirtualBox (VT-X)? Neither of those is "slow", they are
both (partially) native.
> I spent my youth tweak
Hi,
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 8:45 AM, Jim Hall wrote:
> On Wednesday, January 6, 2016 5:25 PM Jim Hall wrote:
>
>> I wonder if your system installed a CONFIG.SYS file? This is what sets
>> the path to the COMMAND.COM shell. Can you boot from the install
>> media, drop to a shell, and che
Hi,
On Wed, Jan 6, 2016 at 5:15 PM, wrote:
>
> Hello! Basically, my issue is summarized in the title.
"FreeDOS in VirtualBox: Bad or missing command interpreter and
keyboard doesn't work"
> I have installed a FreeDOS 1.1 install as a VirtualBox guest,
Which VirtualBox? 5.x (64-bit)? Atop what
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Rugxulo wrote:
> Maybe I misunderstood you, but you seem intent to *only* run atop this
> new Intel Compute stick thingy. Have you never tried a bootable USB before?
His stated intent is to run old DOS games on a cheap HD monitor with
the Compute Stick plugged into
Hi,
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 5:43 PM, dmccunney wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Rugxulo wrote:
>>
>> Maybe I misunderstood you, but you seem intent to *only* run atop this
>> new Intel Compute stick thingy. Have you never tried a bootable USB before?
>
> His stated intent is to run old DO
Hi,
Just one more quick reply,
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 3:56 AM, Xavier Dury wrote:
>
> Did anyone try to install FreeDOS on an Intel compute stick or other similar
> x86
> (non-arm) pc on a stick ?
>
> I would like to use such a stick to play my old DOS game collection (with a
> cheap
> HDMI mo
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 6:49 PM, Rugxulo wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 5:43 PM, dmccunney wrote:
>> On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Rugxulo wrote:
>>>
>>> Maybe I misunderstood you, but you seem intent to *only* run atop this
>>> new Intel Compute stick thingy. Have you never tried a bootable U
> Which VirtualBox?
VBox 5.0.12, 64-bit, host is 64 bit Windows 8.1
> Which boot option?
Default, #1. I have since modified fdconfig.sys to auto boot into option 4.
Keyboard works, disk mounting works, everything works without those fancy
drivers loaded. I believe it’s probably a conflic
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