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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    ok right now im able to write a MS-DOS image to the disk with 1 or 2 errors and the computer will boot but it will get stuck on starting MS-DOS and i was able to get it to write secsessfully but it says its not a system disk im hoping that the disk is bad and when i get some new ones they will...
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    that would be great! ill send you a message
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    ok the main error i get right now with winimage is, Disk error on track ,head , floppys do not match how can i fix this ?
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    i can format the disk on the ps/2 but when i try to write to it with winimage i select write only but it will still format it and then write to it, how do i skip this ?
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    what ive been doing is formating the disks on the system using the starter disk and ill try to write the image to them using winimage, im just using a generic usb floppy drive of amazon but i am looking at getting an ibm one
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    it has a 1.44m drive
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    i belive the drive is working, i am able to coppy the starter disk onto the floppy and then boot from it so reading and writing is working, also when i got the system i took the top of the drive and cleand the heads and the rails
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    yes im happy to use any version of MS-DOS but it did come wit dos 6.22 installed before i broke it
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    im in australia, victoria
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    I have orderd some more disks of ebay hopefully that fixes it if anyone has any recomendations to software that works on windows 10 or working MS-DOS images it would be of great help thank you for all the suggestions
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    I dont have a computor running DOS would you know how i can do it in a VM ?
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    Thankyou for the advice i will try to format the disk on another pc, is there an os you recomend to be running, other that windows 10? also i have been able to sucsesfully write one image to the disk and that was the IBM starter disk, and the computer will boot from that ill let you know how...
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    Trying to install MS-DOS on a IBM PS/2 30-286

    Hello! i recently got an old IBM PS/2 30-286 its fully working and boots into the starter program i want to install dos on it but im having a lot of troubble, it has a scuzi hard drive installed by the guy i got it from that is recognised on start up ive downloaded a few drfrent floppy disk...
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