Re: [Freedos-user] Installing FreeDOS with Bootcamp on a Mac

[Rugxulo]

Hi,

On Sun, Apr 10, 2016 at 7:15 PM, Eric Gorr  wrote:
>
>> On Apr 9, 2016, at 9:40 PM, Rugxulo  wrote:
>>
>> You don't absolutely need an installer at all.
>>
>> fdisk, (reboot), format, sys, (download or copy files)
>
> I am not sure I understand the steps involved here.

1). http://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/base/fdisk.htm
2). http://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/base/format.htm
3). http://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/base/sys.htm

Ulrich Hansen previously pointed us to a nice MS-DOS installation
tutorial he found online, so it may give you some idea of what's going
on. E.g. it mentions fdisk and format (under "Hard Disk Preparation"):
   http://www.legroom.net/howto/msdos

But a VM or bootable USB is safer, if you aren't sure what to do exactly.

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Re: [Freedos-user] Installing FreeDOS with Bootcamp on a Mac

[Eric Gorr]

> On Apr 9, 2016, at 9:40 PM, Rugxulo  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Eric Gorr  wrote:
>> 
>> I was just wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to install FreeDOS on 
>> Mac and,
>> if it was possible, had instructions for how to do so.
> 
> Have you tried bootable USB?

No.

> 
>> What I am able to do is create a bootable DVD from the FreeDOS iso and boot 
>> from that on my
>> Mac. However, when I get to the point of installing the FreeDOS kernel, the 
>> FreeDOS installer
>> presents me with and error and tells me that it has failed.
> 
> You don't absolutely need an installer at all.
> 
> fdisk, (reboot), format, sys, (download or copy files)

I am not sure I understand the steps involved here.


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Re: [Freedos-user] Installing FreeDOS with Bootcamp on a Mac

[Eric Gorr]

It was just a generic error message that the kernel failed to install and it asked me if I wanted to continue with the installation. There was no error code or anything more specific then that.On Apr 9, 2016, at 12:23 PM, Louis Santillan  wrote:What error message did you get?On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Eric Gorr  wrote:I was just wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to install FreeDOS on Mac and, if it was possible, had instructions for how to do so.

I have a MacPro Mid 2012 and am running El Capitan. I have an internal 250gb HD which I can wholly dedicate to this purpose and can prepare it however I would need to.

I did find a couple of sets of instructions:

http://randomcomputerbits.blogspot.com/2008/02/tutorial-installing-freedos-on-intel.html
http://freedos.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/VirtualBox_-_Chapter_5

What I am able to do is create a bootable DVD from the FreeDOS iso and boot from that on my Mac. However, when I get to the point of installing the FreeDOS kernel, the FreeDOS installer presents me with and error and tells me that it has failed.





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Re: [Freedos-user] Installing FreeDOS with Bootcamp on a Mac

[Rugxulo]

Hi,

On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 10:26 AM, Eric Gorr  wrote:
>
> I was just wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to install FreeDOS on 
> Mac and,
> if it was possible, had instructions for how to do so.

Have you tried bootable USB?

> I have a MacPro Mid 2012 and am running El Capitan. I have an internal 250gb 
> HD which I can
> wholly dedicate to this purpose and can prepare it however I would need to.

250 GB might be overkill.   ;-)

> What I am able to do is create a bootable DVD from the FreeDOS iso and boot 
> from that on my
> Mac. However, when I get to the point of installing the FreeDOS kernel, the 
> FreeDOS installer
> presents me with and error and tells me that it has failed.

You don't absolutely need an installer at all.

fdisk, (reboot), format, sys, (download or copy files)

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Re: [Freedos-user] Installing FreeDOS with Bootcamp on a Mac

[Louis Santillan]

What error message did you get?

On Sat, Apr 9, 2016 at 8:26 AM, Eric Gorr  wrote:

> I was just wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to install FreeDOS
> on Mac and, if it was possible, had instructions for how to do so.
>
> I have a MacPro Mid 2012 and am running El Capitan. I have an internal
> 250gb HD which I can wholly dedicate to this purpose and can prepare it
> however I would need to.
>
> I did find a couple of sets of instructions:
>
>
> http://randomcomputerbits.blogspot.com/2008/02/tutorial-installing-freedos-on-intel.html
> http://freedos.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/VirtualBox_-_Chapter_5
>
> What I am able to do is create a bootable DVD from the FreeDOS iso and
> boot from that on my Mac. However, when I get to the point of installing
> the FreeDOS kernel, the FreeDOS installer presents me with and error and
> tells me that it has failed.
>
>
>
>
>
>
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[Freedos-user] Installing FreeDOS with Bootcamp on a Mac

[Eric Gorr]

I was just wondering if anyone knew if it was possible to install FreeDOS on 
Mac and, if it was possible, had instructions for how to do so.

I have a MacPro Mid 2012 and am running El Capitan. I have an internal 250gb HD 
which I can wholly dedicate to this purpose and can prepare it however I would 
need to.

I did find a couple of sets of instructions:

http://randomcomputerbits.blogspot.com/2008/02/tutorial-installing-freedos-on-intel.html
http://freedos.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/VirtualBox_-_Chapter_5

What I am able to do is create a bootable DVD from the FreeDOS iso and boot 
from that on my Mac. However, when I get to the point of installing the FreeDOS 
kernel, the FreeDOS installer presents me with and error and tells me that it 
has failed.





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