> Most FreeDOS kernels released so far were UPX'ed and not un-UPX'able. > > The kernel "almost-2040" included on 1.1test3 CD distro is NOT UPX'ed. > > Problem: with UPX'ed kernel, you can't check the version without > booting the kernel. > > Suggestion: at the beginning or end of the file, add a string allowing to > identify the kernel with compile date and other crucial info: > > "K2040D2011-07-31C32F16B" > "K2041D2011-08-31C16F28W" > > C is CPU (16 aka 8086 or 32 AKA 80386) > > F is FAT (16 or 28) > > W and B are compilers (or is Boreland now dead ?).
+1 Extend that CONFIG area at the beginning of the file, that's left uncompressed anyway. Providing the build and version information on an exclusive API for the currently running kernel would be useful too. Currently, there's a string with some 21.33Fx (.33FD ?) API, but that's just a string (difficult to parse; format changes happen), and then, 21.3000 returns the (low byte of the?) version number in cx or bx or somewhere, but that's unreliable because 21.30 is often intercepted and modified by version faking software. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Freedos-kernel mailing list Freedos-kernel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-kernel
