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

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

Hi and thanks for a good hint.
Freedos can read the directory and find all files on the CD-ROM.

However on the older Compaq  freedos floppy and difficulties of finding
correct CD rom drivers become a new trail. However it pointed out that D-L
1.2.14 release is difficult from floppy boot DOS level, due too simple
directory routines in the DOS boot. It is stucked to the 8.3 level.
If you find another way of building D-L in the CD-ROM image it may help.
Otherwise I think the idea of taking a Flash-Card adapter is a simple way.
Or finding an other Motherboard.
/Jan B

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> [mailto:dev...@li...]För Heiko
> Zuerker
> Skickat: den 10 augusti 2007 14:19
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>
> I just got another idea, why don't you give Free DOS
> http://www.freedos.org/ or Enhanced DR-DOS http://www.drdosprojects.de/ a
> try?
> Maybe they behave better.
>
> Heiko
>
> On Fri, August 10, 2007 03:07, J Bladh (user) wrote:
> > 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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> >> [mailto:dev...@li...]För Michele
> >> Pensotti
> >> Skickat: den 9 augusti 2007 14:26
> >> Till: dev...@li...
> >> Ämne: Re: [Devil-Linux-discuss] Boot problem from MS-DOS
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 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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