Is there a way to install unetbootin in antiX? [SOLVED]

[Member kaye]

Hello friends!

As the title suggests. The reason is I want to create a Freedos live USB using unetbootin.

I cannot install unetbootin in antiX because of this:

The following packages have unmet dependencies:
 unetbootin : Depends: libqt4-network (>= 4:4.5.3) but it is not installable
              Depends: libqtcore4 (>= 4:4.7.0~beta1) but it is not installable
              Depends: libqtgui4 (>= 4:4.5.3) but it is not installable

Thank you for your time!

• This topic was modified 11 months ago by kaye.

[Forum Admin dolphin_oracle]

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probably need a pre-compiled bin file.

https://www.how2shout.com/linux/how-to-run-unetbootin-on-debian-11-bullseye/

on the other hand, live-usb-maker has a image writing mode suitable for other distributions. It will burn a read-only image to a usb using “dd” but with safety checks. similar to etcher.

[Moderator christophe]

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dolphin_oracle wrote:

on the other hand, live-usb-maker has a image writing mode suitable for other distributions.

I can confirm that the freedos live-usb can be created with the antiX/MX live-usb-maker. The freedos “usb installer” image actually is writable after you’ve “burned” it with dd / live-usb-creator, because they designed it for usb sticks (not a read-only file system). A web search will find you steps to convert it to a portable dos usb system-on-stick, instead of just an installer. 😉

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[Member kaye]

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Thanks guys! Live-USB-marker seems to have created successfully the freedos live-usb. However, in Gparted it is showing as iso9660 , not fat32 or other format.

Is this normal?

Also, in GParted, Partition table is “none”. Not GPT nor MSDOS.

Normal?

[Moderator christophe]

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You must have used an ISO file, right? That’s normal. But that one will not be writable (no more files can be added to the stick) at this point. If you are using it to install freedos somewhere, it will work great.

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[Member kaye]

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Yes, I used the

FD13LIVE.iso

I have no plans of making it writable at the moment. I just want it as an installer.

I’m failing to boot it though, no matter what I adjust in BIOS.

Or should I use this file instead, FD13BOOT.img ?

Any ideas? It’s an old laptop. Bought 2010.

Type: Laptop
System: SAMSUNG
product: R439/R478 v: N/A
serial: ZZY093DB200156
Mobo: SAMSUNG model: R439/R478 serial: 123490EN400015 UEFI: Phoenix
v: 00UN.M001.20100814.LEO date: 08/14/2010

UPDATE
I used the file FD13BOOT.img instead of the iso file.
I chose “image mode – read only”
Seems successful.
In order to boot the freedos live-usb, I had to set the Legacy OS Boot in BIOS to “Enabled”

Now I have to figure out how to install freedos to the laptop’s hard drive. I have a partition intended just for freedos.
Right now I don’t know how to install freedos onto that partition on the hard drive.

UPDATE
As far as I can tell, freedos cannot be installed on the hard drive if the hard drive is GPT. That’s unfortunate.
Can anyone confirm?

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[Moderator christophe]

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Makes sense, since it’s a FOSS implementation of MS-DOS. And all the old legacy PC OSes used msdos partitioning. Since it aims at 100% compatibility with ms-dos, that seems logical.

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