[Trlog] Install DOS on ThinkPad...

[kd4d at comcast.net]

Hi Paul: 

Another option is to create a bootable CD which will work on 
most reasonably modern BIOS's (probably since 1998 or so). 

You can do this starting with a floppy disk image. 

I wrote up a procedure a few years ago which you can find at 
http://www.k1ea.com/hints/Creating_a_Bootable_DOS_CD_V%201.5.pdf 

It's a bit tricky the first time but the overall method is to get a floppy 
disk image (a file) and use ISOLINUX and MEMDISK to create the 
bootable CD. 

Let me know if you have any questions. That should do it. 

73, 

Mark, KD4D 

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Unger" <w4au at verizon.net> 
To: paul at paul-hicks.ca, trlog at contesting.com 
Sent: Friday, February 27, 2009 8:17:33 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern 
Subject: Re: [Trlog] Install DOS on ThinkPad... 

Hi Paul - 

I'm not sure that if will do what you need, boot from a floppy, but one 
possibility is to get a floppy drive with a USB connection. I bought one a 
few years ago to help in just this kind of situation. I only have to use is 
a few times a year, but it pays off... They are pretty cheap from eBay or 
other (Tiger?) sources, I think. 

73 - John, W4AU 


At 09:49 PM 2/26/2009, paul at paul-hicks.ca wrote: 
>Hi, I'm back again... 
> 
>I got DOS 6.22 working fine on my desktop. TRLog performed flawlessly 
>during ARRL CW on weekend! 
> 
>Now am trying to get DOS partition working on laptop with Windows XP. 
> 
>I did the procedure as explained on the website. It's that near-DOS 
>version. TRLog doesn't seem to like it. I want to re-format that 
>partion with the 6.22 or 7.xx version of real dos, but no floppy 
>drive on laptop. 
> 
>I'm trying to locate a "Superdrive," but so far no joy. 
> 
>Is there a way of installing dos using the cd drive, or by some other means? 
> 
>Thanks again, 
> 
>Paul. 
>ve3zt 
> 
>_______________________________________________ 
>Trlog mailing list 
>Trlog at contesting.com 
>http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/trlog 
>No virus found in this incoming message. 
>Checked by AVG - www.avg.com 
>Version: 8.0.237 / Virus Database: 270.11.3/1974 - Release Date: 02/26/09 
>14:51:00 

_______________________________________________ 
Trlog mailing list 
Trlog at contesting.com 
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/trlog