After an evaluation, GNOME has moved from Bugzilla to GitLab. Learn more about GitLab.
No new issues can be reported in GNOME Bugzilla anymore.
To report an issue in a GNOME project, go to GNOME GitLab.
Do not go to GNOME Gitlab for: Bluefish, Doxygen, GnuCash, GStreamer, java-gnome, LDTP, NetworkManager, Tomboy.
Bug 698526 - Can't install FreeDOS in gnome-boxes
Can't install FreeDOS in gnome-boxes
Status: RESOLVED INVALID
Product: gnome-boxes
Classification: Applications
Component: general
3.9
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: 3.22
Assigned To: GNOME Boxes maintainer(s)
GNOME Boxes maintainer(s)
Depends on:
Blocks: 696727
 
 
Reported: 2013-04-21 20:20 UTC by Elad Alfassa
Modified: 2016-03-31 13:22 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Elad Alfassa 2013-04-21 20:20:39 UTC 
gnome-boxes detects FreeDOS as a live CD (it's not), so after I finish the partitioning part and it tries to reboot, boxes simply removes the box from the display and doesn't allow me to use it.
Comment 1 Zeeshan Ali 2013-04-21 23:56:48 UTC 
(In reply to comment #0)
> gnome-boxes detects FreeDOS as a live CD (it's not),

"live" just means that its temporary *unless* it installs something during the first boot.

> so after I finish the
> partitioning part and it tries to reboot, boxes simply removes the box from the
> display and doesn't allow me to use it.

Most (if not all) modern OS (which would be our main focus) install something during the first boot and not just partition. We'll need to revisit the way we handle "live" or whether or not we should treat all OSs other than which we support express installation for, as live.

Anyways, not something I'd want to touch in 3.8.
Comment 2 Zeeshan Ali 2014-02-23 21:40:06 UTC 
Right, I don't think we intend to change the way we handle live/unknown media but there is still hope: bug#700780.