Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FDISK 1.2.1-k not working
On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 21:01:29 +0200, you wrote: Hi Bernd, >I'm extensively using WinImage. Too bad FreeDOS DISKCOPY isn't as >flexible as either WinImage and RAWRITE yet. I'm using EMT4WIN 4.35 by Daniel F. Valot, it's free. And it can create self-extract DOS EXE! http://dvalot.free.fr/emtcopy.htm Rgds, Johnson. --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FDISK 1.2.1-k not working
On Tue, 02 Aug 2005 19:47:23 +0100, you wrote: Hi Gerry, >But you don't need a CD-Writer for FreeDOS. They offer a 1.44 floppy IMG >file for Beta9SR1 together with RAWRITE. You can just extract the files >you need from there...if you have WinImage it's even easier, as you can >drag and drop direct from within the IMG file. > >(I'm sure you know this already!) My blind spot. Thanks for reminding me. Rgds, Johnson. --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FDISK 1.2.1-k not working
There is a really neat free Windows program called VFD http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html which I use all the time. It allows you to mount a file as a floppy disk and assign it a drive letter under Windows. You can use diskcopy to/from a real floppy disk (if you have one) or create multiple virtual drives. The FreeDOS sys command runs fine under WindowsXP and will put a boot sector on one of these drives. You can use the resulting image files to create bootable CD's or mount them using VFD and use diskcopy to a real floppy drive if you have one. I don't really miss WinIMAGE. Mark > Hi Bernd, > > > I'm extensively using WinImage. Too bad FreeDOS DISKCOPY isn't as > > flexible as either WinImage and RAWRITE yet. > > WinImage is nice, but it's not free or open-source. [...] But WinImage is great > for browsing big ISO files with lots of subfolders and it also has > "built-in" boot sectors you can choose. I guess we should ask the guy to > put the FreeDOS boot-sector in there too! > --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FDISK 1.2.1-k not working
Hi Bernd, IMG file for Beta9SR1 together with RAWRITE. You can just extract the files you need from there... Any Windows which can boot into DOS has an easy way of installing: -download ISO to c:\fdbootcd.iso -create bootdisk -boot from bootdisk, which should find the ISO file automatically. But surely this is more time consuming than my suggested method above? a) you have to download a much bigger file b) you have to create a boot disk c) you have to boot into the boot disk, and even when you've done all that, you have to worry about getting the pesky file back into your build location! I'd rather download a 1.44Mb file and just grab the file (or files) I need. I'm currently working on a single 1.44MB bootdisk which allows to install FreeDOS completely. Isn't that what the official 1.44 bootdisk does? Trick for this is downloading the ISO file from the internet, using WGET. If I would change to CURL and use MKISOFS for DOS, then I could work on FreeDOS on a dedicated machine and also upload from there. Ok I don't know, I just downloaded it by clicking the hyperlink. I'm extensively using WinImage. Too bad FreeDOS DISKCOPY isn't as flexible as either WinImage and RAWRITE yet. WinImage is nice, but it's not free or open-source. There's a lot you can do without it (e.g. Bart's BFI where you can inject a boot-sector and even choose the order of files in the image [e.g. for MS-DOS 6.22 the IO.SYS has to be at the start of the image]). But WinImage is great for browsing big ISO files with lots of subfolders and it also has "built-in" boot sectors you can choose. I guess we should ask the guy to put the FreeDOS boot-sector in there too! -- Gerry Hickman (London UK) --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FDISK 1.2.1-k not working
Gerry Hickman schreef: But you don't need a CD-Writer for FreeDOS. They offer a 1.44 floppy IMG file for Beta9SR1 together with RAWRITE. You can just extract the files you need from there...if you have WinImage it's even easier, as you can drag and drop direct from within the IMG file. (I'm sure you know this already!). Any Windows which can boot into DOS has an easy way of installing: -download ISO to c:\fdbootcd.iso -create bootdisk -boot from bootdisk, which should find the ISO file automatically. I'm currently working on a single 1.44MB bootdisk which allows to install FreeDOS completely. Trick for this is downloading the ISO file from the internet, using WGET. If I would change to CURL and use MKISOFS for DOS, then I could work on FreeDOS on a dedicated machine and also upload from there. I'm extensively using WinImage. Too bad FreeDOS DISKCOPY isn't as flexible as either WinImage and RAWRITE yet. Bernd --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FDISK 1.2.1-k not working
Hi Johnson, I'm glad this one now starts to make sense. Regarding not being able to get 1.3.0 beta, surely it's included in the official Beta9sr1 release? I got only 1 CD-Writer in my office (notebook's docking station), and it's always taken by someone. That's why I usually download updated binary separately. But you don't need a CD-Writer for FreeDOS. They offer a 1.44 floppy IMG file for Beta9SR1 together with RAWRITE. You can just extract the files you need from there...if you have WinImage it's even easier, as you can drag and drop direct from within the IMG file. (I'm sure you know this already!) -- Gerry Hickman (London UK) --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FDISK 1.2.1-k not working
On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 20:01:00 +0100, you wrote: Hi Gerry, >OK, I think this is where we are going wrong on this list with the >testing (me included). People are posting results without locking down >versioning. I mean we are all running totoally different versions and >then wonder why we get different results. >I'm glad this one now starts to make sense. Regarding not being able to >get 1.3.0 beta, surely it's included in the official Beta9sr1 release? I got only 1 CD-Writer in my office (notebook's docking station), and it's always taken by someone. That's why I usually download updated binary separately. >Anyway, congrats on your new monster FreeDOS eServer! All we need now is >comments from IBM:) Thank you again. Maybe IBM didn't mind installing FreeDOS, all we lack is application. Rgds, Johnson. --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FDISK 1.2.1-k not working
Hi Johnson, I switch to FDISK 1.2.1 (old one) and everything works, even the logical drive size problem gone. With old FDISK the XEON server boot normally Thank you very much for your test procedure! 1) FDISK 1.2.1 UI have bugs, command line OK 2) FDISK 1.2.1-K not working OK, I think this is where we are going wrong on this list with the testing (me included). People are posting results without locking down versioning. I mean we are all running totoally different versions and then wonder why we get different results. I'm glad this one now starts to make sense. Regarding not being able to get 1.3.0 beta, surely it's included in the official Beta9sr1 release? Anyway, congrats on your new monster FreeDOS eServer! All we need now is comments from IBM:) -- Gerry Hickman (London UK) --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] FreeDOS FDISK 1.2.1-k not working
On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 15:58:04 +0100, you wrote: Hi Gerry, Finally did all the test ... I found that Jeremy removed the "test" version of FDISK 1.3.0 beta from his website. My copy is downloaded last week, the version still shows "1.2.1-k". Following you list, it fail in: >>1. Boot FreeDOS on a floppy (or whatever) Make sure FDISK is 1.3.x or above >>2. FDISK /CLEARALL 1 >>(that's a number one assuming your physical drive number is one) >>3. FDISK /MBR >>4. FDISK /PRI:2000 Failed at step #4, it shows "Error 0 reading sector 0x1". I switch to FDISK 1.2.1 (old one) and everything works, even the logical drive size problem gone. >>5. >>6. FORMAT C: /S >>7. >>What happens now? With old FDISK the XEON server boot normally >If you then follow the full procedure, you should find it does boot, but >if it does not, can you describe what you see on screen? Breaking the >RAID should not make any difference, but you do need to check the RAID >controller is trying to boot the correct array - if you only have one >this isn't usually an issue. Thank you very much for your test procedure! Test with kernel 2035_32(unstable) and 082 pl 3ak xms_swap, will try the latest from Jeremy, last test it's working fine. Conclusion: 1) FDISK 1.2.1 UI have bugs, command line OK 2) FDISK 1.2.1-K not working Rgds, Johnson. --- SF.Net email is sponsored by: Discover Easy Linux Migration Strategies from IBM. Find simple to follow Roadmaps, straightforward articles, informative Webcasts and more! Get everything you need to get up to speed, fast. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=7477&alloc_id=16492&op=click ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
