Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Boot problem from MS-DOS

[J B. \(user\) <use...@te...>]

Hi, and thanks for good advice.
If my problem is verified, then I think a good ide is to modify the
documentation and take away a part D-L indicates how to start from floppy.
If I have any problem in my way of doing a new CD, I hope to get that
feedback. Today it looks as I don´t get the root level on the CD acceptable
for DOS level. Checking the releases 1.2.11 - 1.2.14 gives no date on most
files and directories on the root. A PC with Win-98 and newer shows a
library ( in Command mode or started as DOS) with Both filenames to the left
and to the right. Indicates that a second FCB exist for the root. I think
this is the case when filenames are longer than the DOS 8.3 format.
/Jan B

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> At 10.56 09/08/2007 +0200, you wrote:
> >Hi,
> >I have a Bootproblem in an older Compaq which needs to start
> from a floppy
> >with MS-DOS.
>
> But can it boot from an hard drive?
>
> If it can, you could do the following:
>
> 1) install (on a newer pc) DL on a compact-flash card using an
> IDE-CompactFlash adapter
> 2) "transplant" the IDE-CF adapter on the older Compaq and let it boot as
> if it was an hard drive.
>
> If it can boot from a normal HD it really should do the same from
> a IDE-CF
> card (to the bios it looks exactly as an HD).
>
> If, instead, the pc can't boot from HD, I'd try another MSDOS CD driver,
> better one that can read Joliet and Rockridge CDs, not only ISO9660 ones.
>
> Here are some:
>
> http://oldfiles.org.uk/powerload/cdrom.htm
>
> If I remember correctly, the DL cds have all three filesystems on them
> (ISO9660 , Joliet and Rockridge).
> It's curious however that a short-named file such as linux.bat isn't
> visible in ISO9660 mode...
>
> Good luck!
>
> Michele
>
>
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