Iso fails that uses a 2.88 floppy image

[mpheyse]

Functional bootable ISO, that boots from a 2.88 floppy image (Dos 6.22) fails to load in Rufus.

"This image is either non-bootable, or uses a it uses a boot or compression method that is not supported by Rufus..."

2.88 Floppy images as bootable cds are not that uncommon.

[pbatard]

That's called an El Torito ISO, and these are tricky to support properly, because you need to analyse the AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS from the image and figure out how to merge the content so that it actually boots from USB. For instance, you'll find that a lot of these images expect A: as the system drive, whereas C: will be used when booting from USB (because the drive is seen as a HDD by the BIOS and not a floppy - unfortunately, this is not something that can be changed programmatically once DOS is booting).

Oh, and for the record, what you are requesting is a duplicate of #63. I'm planning to look into it, but don't expect anything fast...

[pbatard]

Oh, and I'll add that, for the time being, you might be interested in this FAQ entry, which details how you can handle El Torito content manually (which is a good way to ensure the DOS application you are trying to use will actually work).

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