Error! After installing dos on a compact flag. Any ideas on how to fix this. 6.22
Posted by Kessler662@reddit | retrobattlestations | View on Reddit | 7 comments
Installed dos 2 times already and nothing but a message that reads error!. Any ideas I’m pulling my hair out. I’m using floppy’s to install dos 6.22.
pinko_zinko@reddit
Must be a boot error?
My go-to is to boot from a matching version floppy. Do 'sys c:', make sure the partition is active, and 'fdisk /mbr'. That's writing system files, making sure it's bootable, and writing the master boot record.
If you didn't originally partition from DOS, might be best to start over by deleting all partitions and going from there.
Kessler662@reddit (OP)
I can’t thank you enough it actually worked
Kessler662@reddit (OP)
I’m at driven crazy
pinko_zinko@reddit
Put in a new root comment with the full system specs and how you partitioned the disk.
Kessler662@reddit (OP)
Sorry I was working last night and had limited time to read or properly spell things on my phone. I partitioned the disk in fdisk, and tried installing it twice. The original hard drive boots fine into windows 3.11. Could it be also the compact flash just isn’t compatible
Kessler662@reddit (OP)
Ov done that and all i get is Error! At boom I’ll try FDISK /mbr however if it doesn’t work what do I do
Kessler662@reddit (OP)
I have 2 different compact to ide adapters 1 just blinks after it try’s to boot with an underscore the other just says error I’ll try fdisk /mbr