zero0w
This isn't a new topic. Already there are many guides out there for creating Bootable KNOPPIX on USB Flash card or memory stick. Here, I am looking for a different but also important problem: getting DOS (Dr. DOS / OpenDOS / FreeDOS, etc.) to boot on USB Flash memory.
This will be useful for flashing motherboard BIOS (or display card BIOS). Also many recent notebook models just don't bundle floppy drive anymore; Nor do I have any reason for owning floppy disks if I can have DOS bootable on USB memory card, and flash BIOS with it.
Here are the guides for creating bootable DOS on USB memory stick or Flash card.
1. Bootable USB Keys (solution for Linux and Windows)
http://www.marlow.dk/usbkeys
2. Bootable USB memory stick (solution for Windows)
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikeshaw/archive/2004/07/23/192423.aspx
This will be useful for flashing motherboard BIOS (or display card BIOS). Also many recent notebook models just don't bundle floppy drive anymore; Nor do I have any reason for owning floppy disks if I can have DOS bootable on USB memory card, and flash BIOS with it.
Here are the guides for creating bootable DOS on USB memory stick or Flash card.
1. Bootable USB Keys (solution for Linux and Windows)
http://www.marlow.dk/usbkeys
2. Bootable USB memory stick (solution for Windows)
http://blogs.msdn.com/mikeshaw/archive/2004/07/23/192423.aspx
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blackpage
howdy zero0w
what can I say, apart from "whoa! just what I need!". At the mo I'm doing a rewrite of a very, very old application that was based upon DOS 6.22 and EMM386.EXE (THE HORROR!
So a million thanks to you, dude/dudette (dunno), as this will greatly aid me in my "time-travelling" task, back to the shores of "himem.sys" and "smartdrv" as the techniques described should give me a "DOS"-box quickly on any of the dev-machines via the USB-devices, thanx!
(I'm already curious what the DOS network layer has to say to the on-board gigabit-NICs, tee-hee)
what can I say, apart from "whoa! just what I need!". At the mo I'm doing a rewrite of a very, very old application that was based upon DOS 6.22 and EMM386.EXE (THE HORROR!
So a million thanks to you, dude/dudette (dunno), as this will greatly aid me in my "time-travelling" task, back to the shores of "himem.sys" and "smartdrv" as the techniques described should give me a "DOS"-box quickly on any of the dev-machines via the USB-devices, thanx!
(I'm already curious what the DOS network layer has to say to the on-board gigabit-NICs, tee-hee)
zero0w
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No problem, don't mention it.
Can't believe DOS developers are still around. 8)
Can't believe DOS developers are still around. 8)
danleff
Nice find!
I've been strugging with my bios and pen drives and this may help a lot.
Sometimes the need of the few outweigh the needs of the many. And...(signature)
I've been strugging with my bios and pen drives and this may help a lot.
Sometimes the need of the few outweigh the needs of the many. And...(signature)
zero0w
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The second link is now dead.
Link Update here:
2. Bootable USB memory stick (solution for Windows)
-> HP USB disk storage tool
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1676&page=2
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/20306.html (direct download)
Note: Search "HP USB DOS" on Google and you should be able to locate the HP USB disk storage tool within the first few results.
Link Update here:
2. Bootable USB memory stick (solution for Windows)
-> HP USB disk storage tool
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleid=1676&page=2
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/20306.html (direct download)
Note: Search "HP USB DOS" on Google and you should be able to locate the HP USB disk storage tool within the first few results.
zero0w
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An updated version of HP USB disk storage tool is released:
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/22342.html (updated version)
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/22342.html (updated version)
zero0w
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The link for the HP USB disk tool is updated again:
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/21284.html
http://h18007.www1.hp.com/support/files/hpcpqdt/us/download/21284.html
