Re: [Freedos-user] RE: Freedos-user digest, Vol 1 #276 - 4 msgs
On Sat, 23 Oct 2004 20:31:02 -, you wrote: Hi, >Hi, again, I`m not realy sure if this is the right way to reply. I expect >you`ll let me know if it`s wrong... There're few way to install FreeDOS. 1) FreeDOS ISO CD image 2) FreeDOS Odin0.50 floppy disk image >Hi, I`ve just installed a free-dos on a 486 that I have. >Could someone give me some advise?. 1) Download the CD ISO image, write the ISO to CD, then boot up the CD, follow the instruction 2) Download floppy disk image, download "diskcopy", type "diskcopy odin050.144 a:", you'll have a bootable FreeDOS floppy with a lot of tools, now with "sys a: c:" you can make the hard disk boot with FreeDOS ***Note: Please think twice before doing "sys a: c:", this action will overwrite the bootsector and make your Windows (or other O.S.) fail to boot up Rgds, Johnson. --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl ___ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] RE: Freedos-user digest, Vol 1 #276 - 4 msgs
As to what? - Original Message - From: "Jondavey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 23, 2004 16:31 Subject: [Freedos-user] RE: Freedos-user digest, Vol 1 #276 - 4 msgs > Hi, again, I`m not realy sure if this is the right way to reply. I expect > you`ll let me know if it`s wrong... > > Hi, I`ve just installed a free-dos on a 486 that I have. > Could someone give me some advise?. > Thanks. > Jon Davey. > --__--__-- > Message: 2 > From: "Nicholas Basso" > Well, ripcord is an old version, try getting the b9 distro (that's the > newest). It should give you /something/... I hope... > > - Original Message - > From: "Jondavey" > To: > Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 14:50 > Subject: [Freedos-user] gneuby question. > > Hi, I`ve just installed a free-dos on a 486 that I have. me some > advise?. > > Thanks. > > Jon Davey. > --__--__-- > Message: 3 > Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:28:11 -0500 > From: Andrew Paulsen > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] gneuby question. > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > the drive cause it installed from there but I can`t cd to A: for > installing > > software. > Is it because your trying to "cd a:" when you should be doing an "a:" > to switch drives? Sorry if that's too obvious, I've been confused on > such things in the past :) > Andrew P > >I`ve tried an A: and have been given "Error reading from drive A: DOS area: > general failure"< > --__--__-- > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:28:36 +0200 > From: Bernd Blaauw > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] gneuby question. > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Jondavey schreef: > >Hi, I`ve just installed a free-dos on a 486 that I have. The version is > >"ripcord" and I`ve just installed a fdos 1440 image from floppy so far. I > >have a problem. The floppy drive isn`t working. > >Could someone give me some advise?. > >Thanks. > >Jon Davey. > > > 'cd to A:' ? > just type A: > can you enter the following command please: VER /R > so we can see how old your FreeDOS is (post the output on this mailinglist)? > >OK that gives-"FreeCom version 0.82 pl 3ak XMS_Swap [Aug 18 2004 23:00:58] > FreeDOS kernel version 0.0.35"<.. > Bernd > --__--__-- > ...Thanks for the interest and ideas. I hope this is an acceptable way of > replying to the list...looking fowards to seeing where we go from here! > Jon Davey... > > > > --- > This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal > Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us > Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more > http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl ___ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] RE: Freedos-user digest, Vol 1 #276 - 4 msgs
Hi, again, I`m not realy sure if this is the right way to reply. I expect you`ll let me know if it`s wrong... Hi, I`ve just installed a free-dos on a 486 that I have. Could someone give me some advise?. Thanks. Jon Davey. --__--__-- Message: 2 From: "Nicholas Basso" Well, ripcord is an old version, try getting the b9 distro (that's the newest). It should give you /something/... I hope... - Original Message - From: "Jondavey" To: Sent: Friday, October 22, 2004 14:50 Subject: [Freedos-user] gneuby question. > Hi, I`ve just installed a free-dos on a 486 that I have. me some advise?. > Thanks. > Jon Davey. --__--__-- Message: 3 Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 14:28:11 -0500 From: Andrew Paulsen To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] gneuby question. Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > the drive cause it installed from there but I can`t cd to A: for installing > software. Is it because your trying to "cd a:" when you should be doing an "a:" to switch drives? Sorry if that's too obvious, I've been confused on such things in the past :) Andrew P >I`ve tried an A: and have been given "Error reading from drive A: DOS area: general failure"< --__--__-- Message: 4 Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 21:28:36 +0200 From: Bernd Blaauw Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] gneuby question. Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jondavey schreef: >Hi, I`ve just installed a free-dos on a 486 that I have. The version is >"ripcord" and I`ve just installed a fdos 1440 image from floppy so far. I >have a problem. The floppy drive isn`t working. >Could someone give me some advise?. >Thanks. >Jon Davey. > 'cd to A:' ? just type A: can you enter the following command please: VER /R so we can see how old your FreeDOS is (post the output on this mailinglist)? >OK that gives-"FreeCom version 0.82 pl 3ak XMS_Swap [Aug 18 2004 23:00:58] FreeDOS kernel version 0.0.35"<.. Bernd --__--__-- ...Thanks for the interest and ideas. I hope this is an acceptable way of replying to the list...looking fowards to seeing where we go from here! Jon Davey... --- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IT Product Guide on ITManagersJournal Use IT products in your business? Tell us what you think of them. Give us Your Opinions, Get Free ThinkGeek Gift Certificates! Click to find out more http://productguide.itmanagersjournal.com/guidepromo.tmpl ___ Freedos-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
