[syslinux] Odd question: memdisk emulate multiple drives?

[Collins, Jeremy]

I had a similar issue with the desktop version (which is probably the
same one) of the Dell Service Tag. I ended up using a desktop to extract
the disk image onto an emulated floppy disk
(http://chitchat.at.infoseek.co.jp/vmware/vfd.html). I looked to see
what was on it and the disk image was a typical DOS boot disk with 2
additional files: ASSET102.EXE and ASSET209.COM. I'm not sure If I moved
those 2 files to a separate image or just made a new image from the
emulated disk, but I ended up with a flat disk image with both those
files and without the extra compression. Hopefully you can do the same
in your situation.

Jeremy Collins
Technical Specialist 3
Rancho Santiago Community College District


-----Original Message-----
From: syslinux-bounces at zytor.com [mailto:syslinux-bounces at zytor.com] On
Behalf Of Chris Adams
Sent: Thursday, August 05, 2010 8:40 AM
To: syslinux at zytor.com
Subject: [syslinux] Odd question: memdisk emulate multiple drives?

Is it possible to have memdisk emulate multiple drives?

Here's why I'm asking: I have a Dell server that I replaced the
motherboard.  I want to reset the service tag to the correct tag for the
system, and the only way to do that is to run a Dell tool under DOS.  I
have downloaded the tool, but it is doubly-wrapped: a self-extracting
ZIP file (which I unzipped under Linux) which contains a "Disk eXPress
Self-Extracting Diskette Image".

My server has no floppy or CD, so I am PXE booting a DOS image with
memdisk.  I put the second self-extractor in the image and booted it,
but it deletes all the files on the floppy except for the extracted
file(s), leaving me with the old DOS prompt looking for COMMAND.COM.

I was thinking that if memdisk could emulate both drives, I could point
the extractor at the second drive (okay to delete everything), and then
run the extracted tool.

Any ideas?
-- 
Chris Adams <cmadams at hiwaay.net>
Systems and Network Administrator - HiWAAY Internet Services
I don't speak for anybody but myself - that's enough trouble.

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