From: "Robert Comer" 

Wine doesn't do MSDOS, but there are MSDOS emulators for Linux -- I don't
know if they'd work or not.

- Bob Comer


"Chris Robinson"  wrote in
message news:406928eb{at}w3.nls.net...
> Randall Parker wrote:
>
> > A friend and I use the Phar Lap real-time OS ETS for some embedded
> > work. We need to modify the USB compact flash boot sector as part of
> > making a compact flash disk capable of booting the real-time OS.
> >
> > Phar Lap provides a utility that will run on Win9x and WinME to
> > modify the boot sector to put their stuff on it. But that doesn't
> > work with NT/Win2k/XP. Phar Lap is working on a solution but I am
> > looking for a work-around to use now.
> >
> > So here's ny first idea: Is there some kind of low level copy command
> > that will copy from one compact flash disk to another?
> >
> > Second idea: Is there a way to copy from a file which is a image of a
> > flash disk and   copy that low-level onto the flash disk and thereby
> > update the boot sector?
> >
> > Third idea: The error dialog box we get running the old Pharl Lap
> > utility says "16 bit MS DOS subsystem  ... An application has
> > attempted to directly access the hard disk which can not be
> > supported". Is there any way to enable Win2k or WinXP to allow this
> > call to succeed?
> >
> > Fourth idea: How could I read the contents of a Phar Lap formatted
> > disk to get their modification and then use that in a little program
> > of my own which is compatible with Win2k and XP to do the same thing
> > as they do?
>
> I wonder if WINE on Linux would run the utility?  If so, you could
> customise a Knoppix disk to your own specs (even put company logo on
> etc), then have the users boot from the CD and straight into the
> utility?  Might be worht a shot if you're stuck for ideas?
>
> Chris.

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