Installing FreeDOS and networking on a laptop
Channel: Jookia
Date: 14/10/2021

I do a quick install of FreeDOS on actual hardware and connect it to the Internet.
Sorry for the constant camera issues.

This video is not family friendly: It contains swearing, sex references, and bizarre humor.

Streamed on 2021-06-10.
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All original content in the video is licensed CC0 by me.

References:

https://netbootdisk.com/
https://sourceforge.net/p/freedos/mailman/message/33086566/
http://www.wisdomtree.info/dos/dostcpip.htm
https://freedos.org/

Timestamps:

00:00:00 - Booting FreeDOS
00:06:25 - Checking for a hard drive
00:11:40 - Installing FreeDOS to the hard drive
00:25:30 - Installing mTCP and Ethernet driver
00:33:35 - Downloading a NIC scanner
00:36:25 - Scanning for a NIC and researching drivers
00:41:53 - Downloading NetBootDisk
00:45:38 - Researching UHA files and drivers
00:50:16 - Extracting the UHA files
00:56:30 - Copying files to DOS, trying to fix webcam settings
01:08:40 - Trying to understand NetBootDisk's setup code
01:19:00 - Trying to set up PROTMAN
01:22:10 - Trying to run NetBookDisk on FreeDOS
01:32:00 - Manually running NetBootDisk scripts
01:42:20 - Following the guide again
01:44:00 - Setting up PROTMAN
01:46:50 - Trying to load the Ethernet driver
01:51:45 - Looking up for help online
01:55:30 - Adding drivers to FDCONFIG.SYS
01:58:42 - Testing pinging the Internet
02:05:40 - Showing working setup
02:12:00 - Disassembling USB floppy drive
02:20:35 - Testing the USB floppy drive
02:22:08 - Testing the drive on FreeDOS
02:25:05 - Playing Space Invaders off a floppy
02:28:15 - Summarizing information sources
02:30:15 - Re-assembling the floppy drive
02:49:20 - Testing the floppy drive
02:50:55 - Looking at the Space Invaders again