Re: setupdisk.144 without a floppy
From: Oliver Münchow (omuenchow_at_NOSPAMgesytecDOTde)
Date: 04/27/04
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Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 16:45:21 +0200
Hi Ben,
yes, it's a 'new' feature. If you don't have any XP machine you could go and
try to get a ms-dos bootdisk from somewhere the sys.com command which will
do the same.
Best regards,
Oliver Münchow
-- --------------------------------------- Gesytec GmbH eMail: 52076 Aachen omuenchowATgesytecDOTde http://www.gesytec.de "Ben Terry" <bt@charter.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag news:ONx0l$UKEHA.2716@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > Ahhh....Thanks for clarifying, Oliver. Here is the key I was missing: I > have no option under W2K OS to format a CF card as an MS-DOS Boot disk. Is > that a new feature for WXP? > > Ben > > "Oliver Münchow" <omuenchow@NOSPAMgesytecDOTde> wrote in message > news:OaMzleQKEHA.1192@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... > > Hi Ben, > > > > ok, that's right, you have to do this manually like this way: > > > > Take a standard PC (Windows XP) with a card reader. > > Put the CF card into the card reader. > > Select the CF card in file explorer and select format from context menu. > > In the new menu select the option Make MS-Dos Boot disk > > Start the formatting > > Use websetup and copy the content of your image .144 file to a floppy disk > > Copy the disk content to your CF card > > Use the CF card in your CEPC > > That's all > > > > If you want to make DoC work you have to put your DoC into a device which > > also has a floppy drive > > This floppy drive has to be a MS-DOS boot disk including the sys.com > > programm > > Start from that floppy and call sys.com with your DoC device drive letter > > (e.g. 'sys d:') > > Copy all the files from the CEPC boot floppy onto your DoC > > > > That's the way it goes. > > > > Best regards, > > Oliver Münchow > > -- > > --------------------------------------- > > Gesytec GmbH eMail: > > 52076 Aachen omuenchowATgesytecDOTde > > http://www.gesytec.de > > > > > > "Ben Terry" <bt@charter.net> schrieb im Newsbeitrag > > news:u7Jq4GIKEHA.2452@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl... > > > Oliver, thanks for the link. The information presented in that link > > > indicates that a floppy is needed to get the bootloader onto a DOC or a > > > Compact Flash card. Once again here is my question (for anyone): > > > > > > Is there a way to get the a new OS build onto a virgin DOC or Compact > > Flash > > > WITHOUT a floppy drive? > > > > > > Based on my research, the answer to that question is NO because there is > > no > > > way (that I know of) to transfer the setupdisk.144 image from the floppy > > to > > > a Compact Flash so that I can boot from the Compact Flash initially. > Can > > > anyone confirm that for me? > > > > > > Ben > > > > > > "Oliver Münchow" <omuenchow@NOSPAMgesytecDOTde> wrote in message > > > news:eB9XfzFKEHA.3304@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl... > > > > 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 > > > > -- > > > > --------------------------------------- > > > > Gesytec GmbH eMail: > > > > 52076 Aachen omuenchowATgesytecDOTde > > > > http://www.gesytec.de > > > > > > > > > > > > "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. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > --------------------------------------- > > > > > > Gesytec GmbH eMail: > > > > > > 52076 Aachen omuenchowATgesytecDOTde > > > > > > http://www.gesytec.de > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "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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