I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks to a
bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The floppies are made
from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS. When I copy the contents of
the floppies to the bootable CD, the program doesn't start in Caldera DOS as
required.

Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD to make
it do the same thing?

TIA

"kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:id9qd4$nc5$(E-Mail Removed)...

> I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks to a
> bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The floppies are made
> from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS. When I copy the contents
> of the floppies to the bootable CD, the program doesn't start in Caldera
> DOS as required.
>
> Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD to make
> it do the same thing?

We may need first to know what process made your target CD bootable
(with or without the DI2002 files) and confirm that your PC does in fact
boot from the CD (or another CD.)

--
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

On Thu, 2 Dec 2010 20:06:59 -0800, "kerneldebugger"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks to a
>bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The floppies are made
>from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS. When I copy the contents of
>the floppies to the bootable CD, the program doesn't start in Caldera DOS as
>required.
>
>Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD to make
>it do the same thing?
>
>TIA
>

Look here ?
http://www.drdos.com/dosdoc/qkstart/02ugch2.htm

Ever heard of Google?

"kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:id9qd4$nc5$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks to a
> bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The floppies are made
> from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS. When I copy the contents
> of the floppies to the bootable CD, the program doesn't start in Caldera
> DOS as required.
>
> Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD to make
> it do the same thing?
>
> TIA
>

"kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:id9qd4$nc5$(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks to
> a bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The floppies are
> made from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS. When I copy the
> contents of the floppies to the bootable CD, the program doesn't start
> in Caldera DOS as required.
>
> Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD to
> make it do the same thing?

Did you buy Drive Image 2002 on CD, or just a download? If you bought
it on CD, that disc should be bootable for use as recovery media as
well.
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+
http://dts-l.net/

"glee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:idb1h0$pp2$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:id9qd4$nc5$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks to a
>> bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The floppies are made
>> from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS. When I copy the contents
>> of the floppies to the bootable CD, the program doesn't start in Caldera
>> DOS as required.
>>
>> Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD to
>> make it do the same thing?
>
> Did you buy Drive Image 2002 on CD, or just a download? If you bought it
> on CD, that disc should be bootable for use as recovery media as well.
> --
> Glen Ventura
> MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
> CompTIA A+
> http://dts-l.net/
>

I bought DI 2002 with the CD. I installed it from the CD and tried
using it to clone the partitions. Unfortunately, the process hung on
the reboot made the source drive unbootable. It's been foolproof
running from the floppy disks.

My experience over 8 years is that DI 2002, run from the two floppy
disks (in Caldera DO) is an excellent backup system. It takes about
three minutes to clone the operating system, copying at the rate of about
2,800 Mbps in DOS, and it allows replacement of a corrupted HDD
merely by swapping the drives.

I've tried Acronis, would not clone partitions separately. Haven't tried
Casper, but have read that it doesn't make a true clone like DI 2002.
I couldn't be happier with DI 2002, but some of the new mobo's these
days do not have FDD ports, hence my desire to use DI 2002 from a CD.

"kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:idbeja$j37$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> "glee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:idb1h0$pp2$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:id9qd4$nc5$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks
>>> to a bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The
>>> floppies are made from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS.
>>> When I copy the contents of the floppies to the bootable CD, the
>>> program doesn't start in Caldera DOS as required.
>>>
>>> Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD
>>> to make it do the same thing?
>>
>> Did you buy Drive Image 2002 on CD, or just a download? If you
>> bought it on CD, that disc should be bootable for use as recovery
>> media as well.
>>
>
> I bought DI 2002 with the CD. I installed it from the CD and tried
> using it to clone the partitions. Unfortunately, the process hung on
> the reboot made the source drive unbootable. It's been foolproof
> running from the floppy disks.
>
> My experience over 8 years is that DI 2002, run from the two floppy
> disks (in Caldera DO) is an excellent backup system. It takes about
> three minutes to clone the operating system, copying at the rate of
> about
> 2,800 Mbps in DOS, and it allows replacement of a corrupted HDD
> merely by swapping the drives.
>
> I've tried Acronis, would not clone partitions separately. Haven't
> tried
> Casper, but have read that it doesn't make a true clone like DI 2002.
> I couldn't be happier with DI 2002, but some of the new mobo's these
> days do not have FDD ports, hence my desire to use DI 2002 from a CD.

You apparently did not understand what I posted. I said the CD should
be bootable for use as rescue media, same as the floppy set.
Insert the DI installation CD in the CD drive, cancel the autorun
prompt, reboot the computer, enter BIOS setup and ensure the CD drive is
first in the boot order, save and exit setup, and boot from the DI CD.
It should start DI from the CD, just as the floppy disks would start it
from the floppy.
--
Glen Ventura
MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
CompTIA A+
http://dts-l.net/

Nero 8.

"Don Phillipson" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:idap5o$o9a$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:id9qd4$nc5$(E-Mail Removed)...
>
>> I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks to a
>> bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The floppies are made
>> from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS. When I copy the contents
>> of the floppies to the bootable CD, the program doesn't start in Caldera
>> DOS as required.
>>
>> Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD to
>> make
>> it do the same thing?
>
> We may need first to know what process made your target CD bootable
> (with or without the DI2002 files) and confirm that your PC does in fact
> boot from the CD (or another CD.)
>
> --
> Don Phillipson
> Carlsbad Springs
> (Ottawa, Canada)
>
>
>

"glee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:idblr0$iuc$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:idbeja$j37$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "glee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:idb1h0$pp2$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> "kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:id9qd4$nc5$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks to a
>>>> bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The floppies are
>>>> made from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS. When I copy the
>>>> contents of the floppies to the bootable CD, the program doesn't start
>>>> in Caldera DOS as required.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD to
>>>> make it do the same thing?
>>>
>>> Did you buy Drive Image 2002 on CD, or just a download? If you bought
>>> it on CD, that disc should be bootable for use as recovery media as
>>> well.
>>>
>>
>> I bought DI 2002 with the CD. I installed it from the CD and tried
>> using it to clone the partitions. Unfortunately, the process hung on
>> the reboot made the source drive unbootable. It's been foolproof
>> running from the floppy disks.
>>
>> My experience over 8 years is that DI 2002, run from the two floppy
>> disks (in Caldera DO) is an excellent backup system. It takes about
>> three minutes to clone the operating system, copying at the rate of about
>> 2,800 Mbps in DOS, and it allows replacement of a corrupted HDD
>> merely by swapping the drives.
>>
>> I've tried Acronis, would not clone partitions separately. Haven't tried
>> Casper, but have read that it doesn't make a true clone like DI 2002.
>> I couldn't be happier with DI 2002, but some of the new mobo's these
>> days do not have FDD ports, hence my desire to use DI 2002 from a CD.
>
> You apparently did not understand what I posted. I said the CD should be
> bootable for use as rescue media, same as the floppy set.
> Insert the DI installation CD in the CD drive, cancel the autorun prompt,
> reboot the computer, enter BIOS setup and ensure the CD drive is first in
> the boot order, save and exit setup, and boot from the DI CD. It should
> start DI from the CD, just as the floppy disks would start it from the
> floppy.
> --
> Glen Ventura
> MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
> CompTIA A+
> http://dts-l.net/
>

Wow, really? That'd be fantastic, I'll give it a try now.

"glee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:idblr0$iuc$(E-Mail Removed)...
> "kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:idbeja$j37$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>> "glee" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:idb1h0$pp2$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> "kerneldebugger" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:id9qd4$nc5$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> I'd like to copy the contents of two Drive Image 2002 floppy disks to a
>>>> bootable CD so I can run that program from the CD. The floppies are
>>>> made from the DI 2002 program CD for cloning in DOS. When I copy the
>>>> contents of the floppies to the bootable CD, the program doesn't start
>>>> in Caldera DOS as required.
>>>>
>>>> Is it possible to convert floppies that run in Caldera DOS to a CD to
>>>> make it do the same thing?
>>>
>>> Did you buy Drive Image 2002 on CD, or just a download? If you bought
>>> it on CD, that disc should be bootable for use as recovery media as
>>> well.
>>>
>>
>> I bought DI 2002 with the CD. I installed it from the CD and tried
>> using it to clone the partitions. Unfortunately, the process hung on
>> the reboot made the source drive unbootable. It's been foolproof
>> running from the floppy disks.
>>
>> My experience over 8 years is that DI 2002, run from the two floppy
>> disks (in Caldera DO) is an excellent backup system. It takes about
>> three minutes to clone the operating system, copying at the rate of about
>> 2,800 Mbps in DOS, and it allows replacement of a corrupted HDD
>> merely by swapping the drives.
>>
>> I've tried Acronis, would not clone partitions separately. Haven't tried
>> Casper, but have read that it doesn't make a true clone like DI 2002.
>> I couldn't be happier with DI 2002, but some of the new mobo's these
>> days do not have FDD ports, hence my desire to use DI 2002 from a CD.
>
> You apparently did not understand what I posted. I said the CD should be
> bootable for use as rescue media, same as the floppy set.
> Insert the DI installation CD in the CD drive, cancel the autorun prompt,
> reboot the computer, enter BIOS setup and ensure the CD drive is first in
> the boot order, save and exit setup, and boot from the DI CD. It should
> start DI from the CD, just as the floppy disks would start it from the
> floppy.
> --
> Glen Ventura
> MS MVP Oct. 2002 - Sept. 2009
> CompTIA A+
> http://dts-l.net/


Some progress, not much. It ends up at the A prompt. It says you booted
from a Powerquest bootable CD, some files are available in the A folder,
then it stops at the A prompt. When I type in dir, it shows the files. How
do I start the program from one of those, do I type A:\autoexe.bat or what?
Many thanks for your patience.