Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS install

Hi Norby, > Thanks to jerome I believe the issue was tryin to install over the old > copy since i fprmated the drive before the install this time and it > worked. I probably should have tried that before sendin out the long > message. My gremlin there. Glad it worked now. > I cannot use vbox

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS install

Thanks to jerome I believe the issue was tryin to install over the old copy since i fprmated the drive before the install this time and it worked. I probably should have tried that before sendin out the long message. My gremlin there. I cannot use vbox since my pc cannot run it, unless there is

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS install

https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/test/FDT2404-LiveCD.zip worked for me (in QEMU). I have chosen 'Install to hard disk' from the main menu. Do you install in english? Have you verified the file with

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS install

The install I have wanted to try (in connectix vpc) is the test FreeDOS FDT2404-Live CD.zip from ibiblio. The test fails on both options with or without sources added. TestDisk is where it will always stop. ‘Util\testdisk’ package. A reboot may help. On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 01:49 Jerome Shidel

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS install

Hi, > On Apr 6, 2024, at 8:40 PM, Norby Droid via Freedos-user > wrote: > > One issue I find alot when tryin to install FreeDos is that it would go most > of the way through the install then without any reason and no explanation as > to why, it just stops and says there is a problem so

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS install

One issue I find alot when tryin to install FreeDos is that it would go most of the way through the install then without any reason and no explanation as to why, it just stops and says there is a problem so reboot or exit. I have FD in three locations. Second drive in my old desktop, usb drive,

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hello, I bought a CF card and adapter, so waiting for those to arrive. I tried the fdisk /bmbr command on both the installed fdisk and the live cd, both of them give the syntax error… operation terminated. The other fdisk mbr options work though. When the CF adapter arrives I should be able to get

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hello, So I did the experiment, simply by using fdisk /mbr in the live cd of freedos. The OS now is not bootable from hdd, and gives read error while reading drive error. So definitely problem is fdisk /mbr command. The gotek sees iso images of formatted floppy drives and reads them to a computer

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hi Andrew, So apart from the floppy cable problem, you say only the Win98 MBR boots correctly, but the FreeDOS one will not boot? You have re-formatted the partition in DOS (by the way, better use SYS, not FORMAT /S), but kept the partitions unchanged, so there could be a problem with either

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hello guys, I was able to get both systems working correctly. I first formatted the partition and wrote the mbr in Windows 98. Then in freedos I formatted the filesystem and setup system files with format c: /s. I then used the advanced installer to install without overriding the mbr, and after

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Gotcha, thanks for the info. Its possible the mobo floppy controller is broken. I haven't finished troubleshooting it yet. On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 8:00 AM Liam Proven wrote: > On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 18:05, Andrew wrote: > > > > 3) I havnt worked enough in getting the floppy working on the i386,

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

On Wed, 9 Jun 2021 at 18:05, Andrew wrote: > > 3) I havnt worked enough in getting the floppy working on the i386, i think > it has to do with a nonstandard ide connection. Standard floppy drives are *not* IDE. They have their own connection (34-way not 40-way) and this is attached to a floppy

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hi Andrew, On 9 Jun 2021, at 19:20, Eric Auer wrote: 9) I will also try the FDISK /INFO command for both situations Enjoy. You could also use XFDISK, which is more user friendly, but shows fewer details. Note that both also have pretty long config files which let you (mis-) configure lots of

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Maybe let's start with this: how is your HDD partitioned and do you use any boot-loader utility to load FreeDOS? If so - how its FreeDOS section looks like? -- regards, Zbigniew ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

An additional fact to be aware of… All the normal install media for FreeDOS 1.3-RC4 uses and always installs the 386 kernel with large file system support. Thats the CD media, USB media and CD Boot Floppy. However, the alternate x86 installer uses the 8086 kernel. The current version of this

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Gotcha thank you guys for the support, I have to work till the end of this week but will try the recommendations after that. If I get it to work ill let you know what the problem was. Cheers! On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 10:22 AM Eric Auer wrote: > > Hi! > > > Ive been using the freedos wiki as a

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hi Andrew, > 1) The pentium 2 has LBA support, it sees even a 32gb windows 98 partition > no problem. i486 has no LBA support, so I keep the partition below 2gb. It > is fine seeing the 2gb DOS partition and booting from it. It is possible that you end up getting a LBA-only boot sector when

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Gotcha, Ill need to learn more about this, perhaps try a manual install. Is there any up to date guides for a manual installation? Ive been using the freedos wiki as a guide, are there any better docs available? Particularly about MBR and SYS with freedos? On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 9:59 AM Eric

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hi! > Perhaps just a simple bootloader would fix the problem? I only know of > modern linux ones, perhaps systemd-boot would work from arch? You can load DOS with many boot loaders including GRUB, but that still usually relies on a working boot sector. If the MBR has a problem (as said, FDISK

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Perhaps just a simple bootloader would fix the problem? I only know of modern linux ones, perhaps systemd-boot would work from arch? On Wed, Jun 9, 2021 at 9:01 AM ZB wrote: > On Wed, Jun 09, 2021 at 08:40:25AM -0700, Andrew wrote: > > > Ive installed different operating systems on the two hdds

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

I dont see how it can he hardware related if both DOS 6 and 98 dont have the problem, but freedos, all on the same hdd and same computer, using a 2Gb partition which shouldnt have LBA problems. Also two computers have this same problem. Ive tried multiple drives and multiple cables. On Wed, Jun

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

1) The pentium 2 has LBA support, it sees even a 32gb windows 98 partition no problem. i486 has no LBA support, so I keep the partition below 2gb. It is fine seeing the 2gb DOS partition and booting from it. 2) the wording is read error while reading drive This normally shows up when a hdd is

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

On Wed, Jun 09, 2021 at 08:40:25AM -0700, Andrew wrote: > Ive installed different operating systems on the two hdds I have, over 15 > times in total between them all. Every time DOS and 98 installs fine, > freedos always gives the same error. And if I boot from bios to cd to hdd, > freedos also

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Ive installed different operating systems on the two hdds I have, over 15 times in total between them all. Every time DOS and 98 installs fine, freedos always gives the same error. And if I boot from bios to cd to hdd, freedos also works, but I cant do that on i486 computer because it doesnt have

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hi Andrew, > 1) Both use IDE connectors, no sata. > > 2) The error simply says disk read error in the pentium 2. The i486 simply > has a black screen, like it is trying to load the OS but cannot. Both > computer see the hard drive in the bios ( no hard drive post errors). At which point,

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

On Wed, Jun 09, 2021 at 07:37:30AM -0700, Andrew wrote: > 2) The error simply says disk read error in the pentium 2. Isn't it clear enough? You've got some sort of hardware problem. Try different cables, different HDD etc. -- regards, Zbigniew ___

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Thank you for replying. 1) Both use IDE connectors, no sata. 2) The error simply says disk read error in the pentium 2. The i486 simply has a black screen, like it is trying to load the OS but cannot. Both computer see the hard drive in the bios ( no hard drive post errors). 3) I installed DOS

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hi Andrew, I assume your 486 and your Pentium2 both use ATAPI CD drives and IDE harddisks, not SATA? Can you be more specific about the (harddisk?) read errors on the Pentium 2 after install? What does the BIOS and CMOS setup say about your i486 which does not boot? In general, I recommend the

[Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

Hello Guys, I am new to the mailing list and retro computers in general, (mostly work on linux), but I've been having some problems with installation. I have a Pentium 2 233mhz, 128mb ram, and a compaq presario i486, 8mb of ram ive been trying to install freedos to. After the install and booting

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS install

Pardon my late reply. I was able to install it via the legacy installer. I don't know why I missed that. I am not much of a gamer, but I do play some games, even in DOS. My main use for FreeDOS is to create text-based programs and some graphical prorgams. I also run an old word processor with

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install

Hey guys I just bought soft pic 1.3 unopened in a box with the plastic still on it. What do you think of that ira? Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 10, 2017, at 5:41 PM, Jerome Shidel wrote: > > Also, try to just install BASE and not FULL. You can install the other > packages

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install

Also, try to just install BASE and not FULL. You can install the other packages after the install completes. > On Jan 10, 2017, at 4:59 PM, Ira Minor wrote: > > Try using the Legacy Installer CD rather than the Standard one. > > Ira > > irami...@gmail.com 805-212-0588

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install

Try using the Legacy Installer CD rather than the Standard one. Ira irami...@gmail.com 805-212-0588 On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 1:10 PM, Lawrence Dionne wrote: > I have an old Dell computer: Intel Celeron processor 700Mhz CPU 320MB RAM > > I thought it would make a nice

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install

I have an old Dell computer: Intel Celeron processor 700Mhz CPU 320MB RAM I thought it would make a nice machine for installin and runnin FreeDOS, but here is the issue: "freedos invalid opcode at 0FAE 1068 0046 0001 0002 0200 0183 4200 0001" I boot the CD, choose "Install

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS install aborted into VirtualBox - Help please

Hi Knute, Can you help, please?... I finally installed FreeDOS into VirtualBox, except at the very end of the install instead of the window where the instructions say Now we boot FreeDOS in our virtual machine (select 1)... instead of that the DOS window says Bad or missing Command

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS install aborted into VirtualBox - Help please

Can you help, please?... I finally installed FreeDOS into VirtualBox, except at the very end of the install instead of the window where the instructions say Now we boot FreeDOS in our virtual machine (select 1)... instead of that the DOS window says Bad or missing Command Interpreter:

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install HOWTO does not take you to HOWTO

Oops. Thanks for pointing that out. We moved the wiki to www.freedos.org/wiki and I did not remember to update this link. I'll do this tomorrow when I'm home from vacation. On Jul 29, 2014 2:54 PM, Jaroslav Beran jaroslav.be...@gmail.com wrote: Hello, FreeDOS Install HOWTO link on main page

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install HOWTO does not take you to HOWTO

Hello, FreeDOS Install HOWTO link on main page http://www.freedos.org/ does not take you to HOWTO. Jarda -- Infragistics Professional Build stunning WinForms apps today! Reboot your WinForms applications with our

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

it From: Rugxulo Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 12:47 AM To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox BTW, what host OS and which version of VirtualBox are you using? And I assume you're using fd11src.iso

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Neal Weissman nweis...@gmail.com wrote: i will attempt another install and do as you say: ... and report back to you. but i don't understand your instruction try running without UIDE -- how do i do that (it seems to be a procedure different from leaving the

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

also rewriting the reboot alias in autoexec.bat/fdauto.bat so a cold reboot is performed might maybe reboot the machine better. . eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

Op 1-3-2012 23:41, nweissma schreef: your instructions don't say how to 'reboot' .. being a noob, i tried entering reboot -- and it seemed to work -- mentioned something about warm reboot -- and then /hung/. how can i get passed this point? There are various ways to reboot: * press

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

Op 2-3-2012 0:31, Rugxulo schreef: I don't know why Bernd disabled it. I guess it didn't work well for him under VMware. But it works fine in VirtualBox for me. It will work fine, but the generated loading of AMD/PCNET/VMware/Virtualbox packet driver would be for everyone who installed

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

Op 2-3-2012 16:13, Mark Brown schreef: also rewriting the reboot alias in autoexec.bat/fdauto.bat so a cold reboot is performed might maybe reboot the machine better. Likely, I'll implement it for FreeDOS 1.2, thanks for your suggestion. Actually I'd prefer the HOTBOOT (from JEMMEX, mimicking

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

.. I will mine sysbo data if you request it From: Rugxulo Sent: Friday, March 02, 2012 12:47 AM To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox BTW, what host OS and which version of VirtualBox are you using? And I assume you're using

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

PROLEGOMENA: i'm a noob. kudos: your instructions are understandable, unlike others that i've grappled with (and lost). Many Thanks for Your Efforts. i was successfully following your instructions until http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=VirtualBox_-_Chapter_6

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

Hi, On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:41 PM, nweissma nweis...@verizon.net wrote: kudos: your instructions are understandable, unlike others that i've grappled with (and lost). Many Thanks for Your Efforts. i was successfully following your instructions until

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 4:41 PM, nweissma nweis...@verizon.net wrote: PROLEGOMENA: i'm a noob. kudos: your instructions are understandable, unlike others that i've grappled with (and lost). Many Thanks for Your Efforts. i was successfully following your instructions until

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

I'll also add this: Do you really need to have networking to run FreeDOS? Chapter 6 of the installation instructions (http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=VirtualBox_-_Chapter_6) describe how to set up networking in FreeDOS, when using VirtualBox. The reasons to do

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

i will attempt another install and do as you say: Which error message do you see when it hangs? What is the last line of text in the boot sequence before things stop? As a debugging step, try booting FreeDOS without drivers (using the boot menu.) FreeDOS should at least bring up a C:\

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

Hi, On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Neal Weissman nweis...@gmail.com wrote: i will attempt another install and do as you say: Which error message do you see when it hangs? What is the last line of text in the boot sequence before things stop? As a debugging step, try booting FreeDOS

[Freedos-user] Freedos Install Options

I have an old W95 era Dell Laptop that I still find useful. I managed to install Linux Etch in it by installing w/o Xwindows, then adding that later so I could control what all that was installed. I use either Ratpoison or Fluxbox for my windows manager. I have Freedos installed two ways on

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS install on 2nd hard drive

Hi Eric ;-) I'd like to put FreeDOS on HDB1, but wanted to know if that was possible. Yes but this will change the drive letters for the other FAT partitions on HDB, I guess. Unless you ask Grub / ... to hide the DOS partition before it boots Windows. boot using a DOS bootable floppy, HDA1