Re: [Freedos-user] InitDisk Warning
Hi! MessageFor what it is worth, I use HP's Disk format tool for my CF card. This utility is no longer supported but you can easily find it on the web (be cautious). http://www.bay-wolf.com/usbmemstick.htm http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,64963-order,4-page,1-c,peripherals/description.html Invoke the utility, select the device (occasionally it can't find any, just re-insert your CF card), click on Create a DOS startup disk, navigate to the Freedos bin directory (containing kernel.sys) and click start. Finish off by copying command.com and other utilities to your card. Other sources of information / tool suggestions: A page by Zeno D about makebootfat and sys-freedos-linux: www.ywesee.com/pmwiki.php/Site/FlashingBiosOfALinuxServer Our FreeDOS fd-doc wiki and fd-doc faq: www.google.com/search?hl=deq=flash+boot+site%3Afd-doc.sourceforge.net Eric - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] InitDisk Warning
Hi! Eric, I followed the following steps 1.Format CFC on PC as FAT not FAT32 2.Wrote FreeDos bootable image to it with WinImage 3.Booted with CFC 4.FDisk, Delete partition, Create Primary Dos partition, Answer Y to Fat32 support. 5.Format C: 6.Sys C: Why did you install DOS 2 times, first FAT then FAT32? I think some of my problems were caused by Kernel32.sys You need a 32 kernel if you want to use FAT32. If you use FAT16, you do not need a 32 kernel but it should NOT cause problems either. Please make sure to use a current version, for example the fat security updated one from http://rugxulo.googlepages.com/ ... Simply sticking to Kernel.sys and the procedure above solved the problem. Note that the booted file is always kernel.sys unless you tell SYS to use another name. If you want to use another kernel, simply copy it to C: after SYSing and rename it to kernel.sys there. PS: I never knew that CFC's have a preset FAT system Depends on the size. One CF card I bought had FAT32, but another one was not even partitioned. Same for USB sticks - some have FAT, but larger ones have FAT32 or maybe NTFS, you never really know ;-). CF and harddisk sometimes have FAT32 or NTFS, some come unpartitioned. Eric - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] InitDisk Warning
MessageFor what it is worth, I use HP's Disk format tool for my CF card. This utility is no longer supported but you can easily find it on the web (be cautious). http://www.bay-wolf.com/usbmemstick.htm http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/file/fid,64963-order,4-page,1-c,peripherals/description.html Invoke the utility, select the device (occasionally it can't find any, just re-insert your CF card), click on Create a DOS startup disk, navigate to the Freedos bin directory (containing kernel.sys) and click start. Finish off by copying command.com and other utilities to your card. Hans www.ht-lab.com - Original Message - From: Jvp To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 6:13 AM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] InitDisk Warning Hi all Eric, I followed the following steps 1.Format CFC on PC as FAT not FAT32 2.Wrote FreeDos bootable image to it with WinImage 3.Booted with CFC 4.FDisk, Delete partition, Create Primary Dos partition, Answer Y to Fat32 support. 5.Format C: 6.Sys C: 7.Now have bootable image that I can use to create new bootable CFC's I think some of my problems were caused by Kernel32.sys Only half reading the detail and deciding that was what was needed. Simply sticking to Kernel.sys and the procedure above solved the problem. Application runs fine, and LFN support works as well. Many thanks for your support. PS: I never knew that CFC's have a preset FAT system, I thought that writing an image to it with WinImage would set the FAT as per the image. Regards -- - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ -- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] InitDisk Warning
Hi all Interestlingly, I have been using CFC's to boot my machines for about 6 years or so.(DiskOnChip before that, RomDisks before that, and initially Floppies(shudder)) I used a floppy once to create a bootable CFC and kept using images from then on. Simply bought SanDisk (as they were fast enough) and used WinImage to write the application to it. Never Formatted one until today. Note, that I am not a power user of any Dos. The totality of FDos I will use is the programs needed to boot it. Although I would be interested in a good equivalent of XtGold. Regards Jan van de Poll Technical Manager Compu-Weigh Pty Ltd [EMAIL PROTECTED] - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] InitDisk Warning
Hi all Eric, I followed the following steps 1.Format CFC on PC as FAT not FAT32 2.Wrote FreeDos bootable image to it with WinImage 3.Booted with CFC 4.FDisk, Delete partition, Create Primary Dos partition, Answer Y to Fat32 support. 5.Format C: 6.Sys C: 7.Now have bootable image that I can use to create new bootable CFC's I think some of my problems were caused by Kernel32.sys Only half reading the detail and deciding that was what was needed. Simply sticking to Kernel.sys and the procedure above solved the problem. Application runs fine, and LFN support works as well. Many thanks for your support. PS: I never knew that CFC's have a preset FAT system, I thought that writing an image to it with WinImage would set the FAT as per the image. Regards - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
