I want to install REACTOS on an elder PC which cannot boot from a CDROM.
What possibilities do I have?
Can I create a boot diskette to install from CD?
(a procedure similar to Linux-distro-installs on elder Pc's...)
Is there a special program in the Reactos package, or a proven manual procedure, to create such a diskette?
Or can I work with some tricks to copy the "freeldr" from the CD-ISO to a diskette?
Install Reactos despite CDROM not bootable in BIOS?
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You can use the "binaries" package (just extract the .zip on your harddisk) and a freeldr boot floppy
Freeldr IMG
Thanks for the advice. I will try.
But one other question:
Why are new freeldr images generated at each Reactos snapshot build? Is every freeldr image only compatible to the binary core of that build? Or is a freeldr image compatible to any binary? For instance to one of the stables like 0.2.4?
But one other question:
Why are new freeldr images generated at each Reactos snapshot build? Is every freeldr image only compatible to the binary core of that build? Or is a freeldr image compatible to any binary? For instance to one of the stables like 0.2.4?
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Although not recommended. You can run ReactOS from inside DOS using the binaries. At the C: prompt, type "cd reactos" (cd is change directory, "cd.." to go back.).
The load the file boot.bat.
From Windows98 it should be like this.
C:\MYDOCU~1>cd..
C:\>cd reactos
C:\ReactOS>boot
The load the file boot.bat.
From Windows98 it should be like this.
C:\MYDOCU~1>cd..
C:\>cd reactos
C:\ReactOS>boot
-->Uh, still learning ReactOS Looking for a Free OS altenative for Used PCs.
There is also smart boot manager. You can install it to floppy and boot CD from it.
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