[Freedos-user] Boot from USB
Hi guys, I'd like to try FreeDOS without installing it to a hard drive. Is it possible to boot FreeDOS from USB, for example via syslinux? Thanks in advance! Kind regards, Xianwen -- Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] boot from usb
I have used unetbootin to put freedos on the stick; works well. the problem is with the flash drives themselves Older drives were simple, with no HPA(host protected access) partitions. Most of the current crop of these drives have this garbage on them, and what's worse, it seems to bee mask programmed onto the drive, making it impossible to remove using tools for hard drives. This junk will also be found on SD cards. Though it masquerades as security/encryption suite, it is,in fact, a malware vector. In any case, many of these drives will not boot. -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book "Graph Databases" is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. Written by three acclaimed leaders in the field, this first edition is now available. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/13534_NeoTech___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Boot from USB
Hi, On Mar 9, 2014 2:59 PM, "Xianwen Chen" wrote: > > I'd like to try FreeDOS without installing it to a hard drive. > Is it possible to boot FreeDOS from USB, for example via syslinux? If you have access to a modern Windows host, try the RUFUS installer: http://rufus.akeo.ie/ Or try UNetBootIn, but that doesn't (IIRC) save persistent changes: http://unetbootin.sourceforge.net/ -- Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Boot from USB
Yes. If you are on Windows, Rufus is helpful: http://rufus.akeo.ie/ It will only install a very minimal installation (kernel, FreeCOM, and keyboard layout), so you will have to install almost everything yourself. -- Subversion Kills Productivity. Get off Subversion & Make the Move to Perforce. With Perforce, you get hassle-free workflows. Merge that actually works. Faster operations. Version large binaries. Built-in WAN optimization and the freedom to use Git, Perforce or both. Make the move to Perforce. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=122218951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
