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[174.109.231.236]) by smtp.gmail.com with ESMTPSA id i19sm2064841qkk.68.2020.08.21.09.17.18 for (version=TLS1_3 cipher=TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 bits=256/256); Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:17:18 -0700 (PDT) Received: from scorpio.seibercom.net (localhost [127.0.0.1]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange ECDHE (P-256) server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by scorpio.seibercom.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BY69T28lvz16gw for ; Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:17:17 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Virus-Scanned: clamav-milter 0.102.4 at scorpio.seibercom.net Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 12:17:09 -0400 From: Jerry To: "User Questions" Subject: Re: very slight OT: creating a *bootable* MSDOS7 memstick Message-ID: <20200821121709.08405396@scorpio.seibercom.net> In-Reply-To: References: Reply-To: "User Questions" Organization: seibercom NET X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.17.5 (GTK+ 2.24.32; amd64-portbld-freebsd11.4) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha256; boundary="Sig_/zRGGejLOUmp3kfOjbzYYzvU"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" X-Rspamd-Queue-Id: 4BY6M80lprz47nB X-Spamd-Bar: ++++ Authentication-Results: mx1.freebsd.org; dkim=pass header.d=seibercom.net header.s=google header.b=HV5g9dlD; dmarc=none; spf=pass (mx1.freebsd.org: domain of jerry@seibercom.net designates 2607:f8b0:4864:20::741 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=jerry@seibercom.net X-Spamd-Result: default: False [4.15 / 15.00]; HAS_REPLYTO(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; RCVD_VIA_SMTP_AUTH(0.00)[]; R_SPF_ALLOW(-0.20)[+ip6:2607:f8b0:4000::/36]; HAS_ORG_HEADER(0.00)[]; RCVD_COUNT_THREE(0.00)[4]; TO_DN_ALL(0.00)[]; DKIM_TRACE(0.00)[seibercom.net:+]; FROM_EQ_ENVFROM(0.00)[]; MIME_TRACE(0.00)[0:+,1:+,2:~]; ASN(0.00)[asn:15169, ipnet:2607:f8b0::/32, country:US]; REPLYTO_EQ_TO_ADDR(5.00)[]; RECEIVED_SPAMHAUS_PBL(0.00)[174.109.231.236:received]; ARC_NA(0.00)[]; NEURAL_HAM_MEDIUM(-0.40)[-0.403]; R_DKIM_ALLOW(-0.20)[seibercom.net:s=google]; FROM_HAS_DN(0.00)[]; TO_MATCH_ENVRCPT_ALL(0.00)[]; NEURAL_SPAM_SHORT(0.15)[0.151]; MIME_GOOD(-0.20)[multipart/signed,text/plain]; PREVIOUSLY_DELIVERED(0.00)[freebsd-questions@freebsd.org]; DMARC_NA(0.00)[seibercom.net]; RCPT_COUNT_ONE(0.00)[1]; RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE(0.00)[2607:f8b0:4864:20::741:from]; RCVD_TLS_ALL(0.00)[]; GREYLIST(0.00)[pass,body]; MAILMAN_DEST(0.00)[freebsd-questions] X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.33 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:25:40 -0000 --Sig_/zRGGejLOUmp3kfOjbzYYzvU Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 21 Aug 2020 11:39:51 -0400, Aryeh Friedman stated: >Follow up: It must be 100% compatible with MSDOS7. For example >FreeDOS does not meet that requirement (as stated on Wikipedia): > >Windows 95 , Windows 98 > and Windows Me > use a stripped-down version >of MS-DOS. FreeDOS cannot be used as a replacement because of >undocumented interfaces between MS-DOS 7.0-8.0 and Windows "4.xx" are >not emulated by FreeDOS; however, it can be installed and used beside >these systems using a boot manager program, such as BOOTMGR or >METAKERN included with FreeDOS. > >On Fri, Aug 21, 2020 at 11:12 AM Aryeh Friedman > wrote: > >> I have a *.exe that needs to be run in order to recover the firmware >> on one of my SSD's that requires MSDOS7 to run. I do not have a >> floppy drive and I do no have any form of anything from Microslut >> installed or even in the house. How do I create a bootable >> memstick that contains this exe? (I am on FreeBSD 12.1pl8-amd64) 1) What is the name of this mysterious "*.exe" program? 2) As a huge FOSS advocate, surely you can find or write a program that can duplicate the functionality of this unnamed "*.exe" program. --=20 Jerry --Sig_/zRGGejLOUmp3kfOjbzYYzvU Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQEzBAEBCAAdFiEEIQb/tTwl6I1ueEVtOHMGOIfexWQFAl8/84UACgkQOHMGOIfe xWSI5AgAkmrIPvD33yIVFttZQWOG/nWOTVKZjiwQucTeBkOUBAtIGEm+QGxcn9IJ Y3WM1I34UlJEoLENHn4PZW0RojdCIzTrVD6qtsXOSJDW13icQbUJHwz8BiUXBJzE u83SJHc/EoxJb3dbhFbYtKCu6BWkfX/l93gzdV6OYdsoLd9ZFvGkoy39KmJwI4+7 1dTDvFZS1x7JxKCVL3CPaWM7Px26m1YcC+2aFo+6FWxzjRQiWqnZOQzyti98GmTe hn7tusy0rcJYQhxqhDlI+Qgyc69KfuNLXQnstKZKksrFuuObLSQyrsorKOGzFCJX d7bna3/H3Ni5j+hUzbqtmZidCIHejg== =MQdB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/zRGGejLOUmp3kfOjbzYYzvU--