MS-DOS Setup POC
just cuz
FLASHING LIGHTS!!!
Hello
I will be telling you how to get MS-DOS and/or Windows 3.1 on a NES Classic Mini (for the people who can get one)
Note: This will require you to have hacked the nes mini with hakchi2 and know the proccess of adding custom games to it. Also you must have RetroArch installed to it.
Instructions
- Goto http://buildbot.libretro.com/nightly/linux/armhf/latest/ and download "dosbox_libretro.so.zip"
- In the retroarch folder (place to put your ROMS) go to the cores folder and delete everything (to make just enouph space to fit the OS(es)
- Put the dosbox_libretro.so file into the cores folder
- Create a .img file with 20-25mb space (i used 25)
- Look online how to get ms-dos running in dosbox and install it using the .img file you made on a pc/laptop (most guides explain how to make the img file)
- just a note i cannot provide windows 3.1 or ms-dos install disks as they are Microsofts
- after installing MS-DOS on a pc go to the roms folder inside retroarch and put your .img file you installed MS-DOS onto in there. Btw if you wanted windows 3.1, install that while the .img is on your pc/laptop and add it into autoexec.bat
- at the bottom of this page you will find a boot file, preset to boot "c.img" so name your .img file to "c.img" without speech marks
- before flashing check the size of retroarch by going into the "games" folder (in your hakchi2 folder), right click and hit properties and make sure its under 30mb (Mine was 29mb but it worked fine)
- if your file size is ok you can flash retroarch to your NES using hakchi2
- On the nes go into retroarch, load core, cores, dosbox_libretro.so
- then click load content, start directory, nesdos.bat
- If all done correctly (probably not this is a crappy rushed guide) you should boot into MS-DOS (or win3.1 if you installed it
- Enjoy this POC
- Extra: Wii Controller users in 3.1 you can control the arrow keys (ive been told) and so i want you to play minesweeper if you can (requested by @nesito but i couldnt do it cos i dont have a wii controller)
the below file is a premade loader for MS-DOS (or anything you install to c.img)
Also you may notice it runs into drive e:
this is cos retroarch stole drive c:
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