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Free dos(nonbootable)
Name: newageBATMAN (by BHABANIPRASADPATI) Date: July 30, 2006 at 01:07:49 Pacific OS: WINXP CPU/Ram: 2.44GHZ/256MB Product: LG/MYPC
Comment:
I HAVE A DOS (Http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0-Testing/ (7.5 MB CD distro)) THIS IS A BOOTABLE .ISO ILE. I BURNT IT TO A BLANK DISK. EVERTHING SEEMS FINE .BUT WHEN I TRIED TO BOOT TO THIS CD (BY SELECTING CD AS MY FIRST BOOT DEVICE) ..BOOM. IT SIMPLY SHOWS A BLACK SCREEN WITH A PROMPT"BOOT:" WHAT DOES THIS MEAN....
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: July 30, 2006 at 01:41:51 Pacific
Reply:
[1] turn off caps lock
[2] does the CD have just one file? an ISO?
If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 2
Name: FreeDOSfan Date: July 30, 2006 at 03:42:43 Pacific
Reply:
1. Do NOT POST all uppercase !
2.
"I BURNT IT TO A BLANK DISK."
Probably wrongly.
"EVERTHING SEEMS FINE ."
But is not. You have to do "burn ISO", not to drug&drop the ISO file onto the CD.
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Response Number 3
Name: newageBATMAN (by BHABANIPRASADPATI) Date: August 1, 2006 at 08:55:07 Pacific
Reply:
I burnt the iso file to a blank disc by Nero, i didn't drag & dropped the file. everything seemes ok means in explorer(windows) i found allmost all files in place. the cd appered with a dos icon and viewed some of the documents etc..etc.. when i tried to boot from it..
can not find Kernel image boot:
this is the exat message i get. any help..!
BHABANIPRASADPATI@GMAIL.COM
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Response Number 4
Name: newageBATMAN (by BHABANIPRASADPATI) Date: August 3, 2006 at 08:14:25 Pacific
Reply:
I am waiting guys. anybody to my rescue
BHABANIPRASADPATI@GMAIL.COM
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Response Number 5
Name: FreeDOSfan Date: August 3, 2006 at 13:52:15 Pacific
Reply:
For me it DOES boot. (new 08/03 distro).
Can you boot other CD's ?
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Response Number 6
Name: newageBATMAN (by BHABANIPRASADPATI) Date: August 4, 2006 at 02:05:15 Pacific
Reply:
YES.. IT SHOWS A ERROR MESSAGE { "KERNEL NOT FOUND" BOOT: } WAITING 4 SUGGESTIONS/ADVICES/// // //
Summary: Hi all, Can anybody help me to solve the following problem. I want to start windows 2k adv server UNATTENDED setup from free dos. I just used free dos boot disk for booting the machine , create...
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