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- From: bjheyboer@space.honeywell.com (Brian Heyboer)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.emulations
- Subject: Re: MS-Dos upgrade on bridgeboard
- Date: 9 Mar 1996 19:10:17 GMT
- Organization: Honeywell Space Systems
- Distribution: world
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- In article <177437375S86.JWILDE@ukcc.uky.edu> JWILDE@ukcc.uky.edu (Jim Wilde)
- writes:
-
-
- > Can anybody tell me...if I simply copy the DOS directory, as well as the DOS
- >files in the root directory (Command.com, etc), excluding the autoexec.bat, an
- >d the config.sys, will that effectively upgrade my bridgeboard's DOS? Will it
- >cause any problems? Thanks for your advice!
-
- You also have to copy the invisible files (msdos.sys and io.sys). To do that,
- make a floppy with a system on it from your upgraded machine (SYS A: assuming
- its drive A, or FORMAT A: /S) and also copy SYS.EXE (or is a .COM -- I forget)
- to that floppy. After you copy the DOS files to the BB HD, boot from the
- floppy and then do a SYS C:. Be sure to do this AFTER you copy the DOS files,
- or you will get a "wrong DOS version" error.
-
- The individual who said you'd have a problem because of an incompatible FAT
- type is incorrect. The upgrade disks don't reformat the drive, or re-write the
- FAT, either.
-