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Book8088's CF2IDE stumps Freedos boot (Users)

posted by Rugxulo Homepage, Usono, 28.01.2024, 22:49

> Well, I tired multiple versions of 16-bit FreeDOS kernels on Book8088 2.0,
Cool! Sounds like a DOS developer's dream device.

> but they all get stuck at InitDisk function. It seems that
> InitDisk has problem with CF2IDE and detects the wrong disk parameters.
>
> It came preinstalled with MS-DOS 6.22 and that works ok. I just wanted to
> put something lighter like a slimmer version of FreeDOS 1.3 or SvarDOS.
Lighter than MS-DOS 6.22?? Not sure that's possible, but I don't know what you mean.

As an aside, how are you supposed to get files onto the device? A CF card reader on your main PC? Or does "USB (U disk only)FAT16" mean the BIOS can somehow handle mounting a jump drive?

> Also, if someone knows: where should I report the bug so FreeDOS kernel
> people see it?
Probably SourceForge Bug Tracker or freedos-kernel mailing list.

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