DOS ain't dead

lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) (Announce)

posted by roytam, 29.08.2025, 05:31

> The
> retrocomputing
> stackexchange user pts asked today
> what
> loader was being used in a DOS warez image. Turns out it is a
> 2022 or
> 2023
> revision of lDOS's
> iniload
> and
> fdkernpl
> stages.
>
> It was easy for me to recognise both due to being named io.sys
> and containing a FreeDOS kernel and of course the very distinct error
> messages pts quoted from the initial loader.

Sorry for asking something irrelevant here.
I wonder if lDOSboot can be booted from non-standard disk size? for example, booting from DMF disk or disk formatted with 2M?

Complete thread:

• lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) - ecm, 04.01.2025, 21:54 (Announce)
  • lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) - DosWorld, 05.01.2025, 02:25
    • lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) - mceric, 05.01.2025, 13:40
      • lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) - DosWorld, 05.01.2025, 13:52
  • lDOS iniload + fdkernpl used in warez (+ FreeDOS kernel) - roytam, 29.08.2025, 05:31
    • Booting lDOS from non-standard disk size - ecm, 29.08.2025, 16:04