How do I download now

Angelo Fraietta afraiett at bigpond.net.au
Wed Dec 24 01:37:19 UTC 2003


http://freedos-32.sourceforge.net/downloads.html

Chris Sparks wrote:

> I don't understand what "ExTENDER" is.
>
> Chris
>
> Angelo Fraietta wrote:
>
>> If you boot to DOS, you can use ExTENDER
>>
>> Chris Johns wrote:
>>
>>> Chris Sparks wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> I would like to use my Disk On Chip to load my RTEMS application or 
>>>> even use it for my loader.
>>>> Since I am using the PC 686 BSP I would like to know more of how 
>>>> the BIOS knows where to go to boot from.  From what I am reading it 
>>>> looks like it will go to the MBR of the disk or floppy being use.  
>>>> My setup doesn't have any floppies, HD, or network boots.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> > All I have is a 16 MB Disk On Chip and a Compact Flash card.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Any help is appreciated.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I used some DOC devices a few years ago. I think it maps code into a 
>>> real mode region like a network boot ROM does and this aids the 
>>> booting. I am not sure if it did the loading or emulated a floppy 
>>> disk type device. It just worked. I was using FreeBSD and Linux.
>>>
>>> I think the devices came with a FAT format and you could boot DOS if 
>>> you loaded it onto the device. If you can get this to work I seem to 
>>> remember meantion of a way to load RTEMS from a DOS command line 
>>> prompt.
>>>
>>
>
>

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