Re: [OT] DVD drives & DOS

["Patrick Lidstone" <patrick@xxxxxxx>]

If you fancy trying linux here is a great starting point.
http://www.toms.net/rb/
I've used it, and I'm awe struck.

Patrick

--- In ukha_d@y..., "Mark Harrison" <Mark.Harrison@e...>
wrote:
> Paul,
> 
> If these are OS _images_ as opposed to installation routines, then
does it need to be a DOS floppy?
> 
> I'm fairly confident that one could shoehorn a Linux kernel, a set
of device drivers for an IDE harddisk, a set of device drivers for a 
specific DVD reader, and a "copy all" routine onto a single
floppy.
> 
> Linux can read / write and format FAT and NTFS these days.
> 
> M.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Gordon [mailto:paul_gordon@h...]
> Sent: 6 November 2002 11:19
> To: ukha_d@y...; UKHA_Networking@xxxxxxx
> Subject: [ukha_d] [OT] DVD drives & DOS
> 
> 
> 
> Chaps, sorry for the OT, but I have a rather pressing question that
I need 
> to answer ASAP...
> 
> Can anyone tell me for sure whether it is possible to make a DVD 
drive work 
> (as a DVD, not just a CD) under DOS? I didn't think it was 
possible, but 
> some colleagues are suggesting that we can distribute some OS 
images on DVD 
> (either bootable DVD's or with an accompanying boot floppy) for 
installation 
> onto new PC's that have no OS installed...
> 
> Certainly I'm pretty sure that it can't be done with the standard 
MSCDEX 
> driver, but does anyone know of any available driver that will 
allow access 
> to DVDs from DOS (not a DOS session under windows)
> 
> TIA
> 
> Paul G.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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