Re: setupdisk.144 without a floppy

From: Oliver Münchow (omuenchow_at_NOSPAMgesytecDOTde)
Date: 04/22/04 

Date: Thu, 22 Apr 2004 13:27:59 +0200

Hi Ben,

take a look at:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/wcedsn40/html/cgconsettingupbiosbootloader.asp

Best regards,
Oliver Münchow 

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"Ben Terry" <bt@charter.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:O7lstD9JEHA.3316@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Thank you for your responses.  I'm using W2K as the development platform.
> What utility is available to copy the .144 image on the floppy to the
> compact flash card?
>
> "Oliver Münchow" <omuenchow@NOSPAMgesytecDOT.de> wrote in message
> news:%23VN$IS3JEHA.2624@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > Hi Ben,
> >
> > first unpack the .144 image to a floppy. Then you have to copy all the
> files
> > from the floppy to your DOC or CF and let your system boot from that
> device
> > (BIOS setting), that's all. If you also don't have any floppy on your
> > workstation to extract the image just take a look in the folder
BOOTDISK.
> > Here you'll find the same files like in the image.
> >
> > Best regards,
> > Oliver Münchow
> >
> > P.S. Cause it's DOS you have to use the DOS sys command on the DOS
prompt
> to
> > this device to let it start up from BIOS.
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> >
> > "Ben Terry" <bt@charter.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> > news:OMvtqIwJEHA.2680@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I have created a platform for my Geode GX1 configured with DOC and
> Compact
> > > Flash as the two drives.  I don not have a floppy drive for this
device.
> > > How can I get my OS on this virgin DOC without a floppy?
> > >
> > > Specifically:
> > > Is there a way to use setupdisk.144 so that it prepares a Compact
Flash
> > > card?  The procedure outlined in MS docs is:
> > > 1) Prepare a floppy with setupdisk.144
> > > 2) Boot to the floppy
> > > 3) Use mkdisk to transfer the bootloader to DOC
> > > 4) Transfer the NK.bin image to the DOC.
> > >
> > > How can I do this without a floppy?  Is having a floppy disk a
> > requirement?
> > >
> > > If anyone knows of a way to use PlatformBuilder itself to transfer the
> > image
> > > when the device has a virgin DOC and Compact Flash, please let me know
> > also.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > Ben
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
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