david lowe
Tue, 12 Jan 2010 08:57:50 -0800
Determining partition types (NTFS, etc) Please excuse my 'newbie' question... I'm considering setting up a dual-boot (or more) system. How do I determine what type partition my system has? Hopefully I'll end up with both FreeDOS & Linux on the same drive. Thanks for your patient support.
> From: freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: Freedos-user Digest, Vol 334, Issue 1 > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:46:35 +0000 > > Send Freedos-user mailing list submissions to > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > freedos-user-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Freedos-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: freedos - Modern sata dvd dual layer not found > (Christian Masloch) > 2. Re: (fdapm vs idlehalt performance and energy saving in dos) > (Eric Auer) > 3. Re: FreeDOS Networking with other OS (Eric Auer) > 4. New FreeDOSers Monthly Reminder (jp_free...@gcfl.net) > 5. Warning, dont left your freedos cd on the computer!!! > (Marco Achury) > 6. The Ikon GUI has been released under Public Domain license > (Mateusz Viste) > 7. Hello! (Willi Wasser) > 8. Re: Hello! (Hans) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:30:02 +0100 > From: "Christian Masloch" <c...@bttr-software.de> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] freedos - Modern sata dvd dual layer not > found > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <op.u5pbsck2z9d...@isor.private> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; format=flowed; > delsp=yes > > > First of all, what is AHCI? isn't that related to USB??? > > No. USB is related to the UHCI (USB 1.0), OHCI (USB 1.1), EHCI (USB 2.0), > WHCI (Wireless USB) and XHCI (USB 3.0). AHCI is an interface for SATA > controllers. > > Regards, > Christian > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:02:45 +0100 > From: Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] (fdapm vs idlehalt performance and energy > saving in dos) > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <4b3a7c85.5020...@jpberlin.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > Hi Marcos, > > thanks for the in-depth measurements :-) > > > 1 FDAPM APMDOS + IDLEHALT=1 11 sec > > > 2 FDAPM ADV:REG + IDLEHALT=1 6 sec > > 3 FDAPM APMDOS 6 sec > > 4 IDLEHALT=1 6 sec > > > 5 FDAPM ADV:REG about half a sec > > 6 (nothing) about half a sec > > > I adopted option 5 to work with Desi-III, of course. > > I agree that this is the best option. To answer your questions: > IDLEHALT is in the kernel, you do not have to load it. You only > activate it or not. FDAPM is more advanced, but takes a bit of > DOS memory. The ADV:REG option usually saves almost as much of > your battery power as the normal APMDOS option. You do not get > extra savings by combining FDAPM and IDLEHALT, only slowness ;-) > > You do not need to standby or suspend DOS - just shutdown the PC > when you do not need it and reboot it when you need it again, a > DOS system usually boots very quickly. However, FDAPM does have > support for APM BIOS standby and suspend. Whether it actually > will work and wake up properly depends on the BIOS. If you get > stuck, you can always keep the power button of your PC pressed > for several seconds to force a power-off or power-on. > > Newer BIOSes do not support any APM. They only support ACPI. For > ACPI, FDAPM gives you throttling (SPEED1 to SPEED8) and poweroff > but no actually useful standby or suspend options... Throttling > means that your CPU will be halted up to 7/8 of the time, which > is also a nice thing for playing too fast old DOS games :-). It > is also possible to suspend other components with DOS PCISLEEP. > > Note that all the throttling and suspending stuff does not save > much more energy than FDAPM APMDOS on a typical desktop PC if > DOS is just waiting for input at the prompt. > > I also made a tool for AMD "Cool n Quiet" to switch my CPU > to 1 GHz and lower voltage, but this only works for the CPU > and mainboard for which you compile it. For automatic setup > for generic PC, the tool would be complex and I was lazy... > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:30:41 +0100 > From: Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Networking with other OS > To: mad.marvin.moonsha...@gmail.com, > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <4b3a8311.1070...@jpberlin.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > Hi! > > > I've never used FreeDOS before... > > Is it possible to log into a headless FreeDOS box from Linux? > > I'm considering setting up an electronic workbench PC with FreeDOS. > > Interesting :-) DOS is single tasking, so you cannot easily run > a telnet or ssh server and let that start a login shell such as > command.com from there. However, you can use network stacks as > wattcp (for 32bit apps in dos: watt32) to access the network... > > For example there are ssh2dos and smbclient clients for ssh and > samba. There are also DOS http servers such as Ez-Nos or Sioux. > > www.georgpotthast.de/sioux/ > > Apparently wattcp has a telnetd as one of the sample apps? > > Maybe: www.umich.edu/~archive/msdos/communications/wattcp/ > (could somebody mirror this before it turns into dust? ;-)) > > More watt32 DOS network apps / servers: www.bgnett.no/~giva/ > > Many mixed links: www.freedos.org/freedos/news/technote/157.html > www.freedos.org/freedos/links/ - for example has this guide: > > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=Networking_FreeDOS > > I hope you can get a telnet server working with all those :-) > Please let me know when you have news about the project. > > Eric > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 01:00:02 -0600 (CST) > From: jp_free...@gcfl.net > Subject: [Freedos-user] New FreeDOSers Monthly Reminder > To: FreeDOS User Mailing List <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <20100101070002.511d91b03...@bruno.gcfl.net> > > /* This is an automated message sent out on the 1st > of each month. It is automagically downloaded from > http://freedos.sourceforge.net/freedos/lists/remind.txt */ > > MONTHLY REMINDER FOR THE FREEDOS MAILING LIST > > Hi! If you are a new reader of freedos-devel (or the other FreeDOS > lists) then, welcome! If you have already been a list member for some > time, then you can skip this as you probably are familiar with its > content anyway. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > The FreeDOS Project aims to create a free implementation of > MS-DOS. DOS is a popular system, and there is plenty of hardware out > there that supports DOS. The official home of the FreeDOS Project is: > > http://www.freedos.org/ > > We have only a few rules for posting to the FreeDOS mailing lists: > > 1. Please don't swear. We don't want this mailing list to become what > USENET usually is. > > 2. Don't post off-topic. Remember, we set up this mailing list to > discuss FreeDOS issues. > > 3. No flame wars. If you feel really strongly against what someone has > said, send a private email. > > It would also be nice to send only plain text email messages, rather > than messages formatted in html or MIME encapsulation. This makes it > easier for everyone to read your posts. Above all, html files are real > killers for those who read with speech. > > Also provide a bit of context for your reply. Don't be afraid to cite > the text or conversation you are replying to. At the same time, you > should be careful not to cite the whole conversation - just the > relavent bits. > > > Thanks for taking an interest in FreeDOS! > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:18:49 -0430 > From: Marco Achury <marcoach...@gmail.com> > Subject: [Freedos-user] Warning, dont left your freedos cd on the > computer!!! > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <4b41ffd1.3030...@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > I left my FreeDOS 1.0 CD and shutdown the computer > My mother (that can?t read english) turn on the computer and the > computer boot fro the cd. > The she seen an unkown menu press enter several times. Result, she > begins a FreeDOS install > on my computer first HD. Damaged my grub. Lucky appear that something > goes wrong, and the install was aborted. So was not damage on the > content of my ntfs and ext3 partitions, but I need restart with knoppix > in order to fix the grub. > > Lesson: > - Dont left you FreeDOS CD on an unattended computer. Specially when > children or other people use it. > - Would be great if the menus on the live-cd requires a better > confirmation prior to install, not simply press enter. Something like: > To PROCEED TYPE 'INSTALL' > - The screen may include messages on several languages > > > -- > -- > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > Marco A. Achury > Tel: +58-(212)-6158777 > Cel: +58-(414)-3142282 > Skype: marcoachury > http://www.achury.com.ve > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:16:37 +0100 > From: Mateusz Viste <mate...@viste-family.net> > Subject: [Freedos-user] The Ikon GUI has been released under Public > Domain license > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <201001092116.38067.mate...@viste-family.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Hi there! > > Just wanted to let know anyone that the author of the Ikon GUI software has > decided to release Ikon under Public Domain license few weeks ago. :-) > > I mirrored it on Ibiblio, at the following address: > http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/gui/ikon/ > > Best regards, > Mateusz > -- > You'll find my public OpenPGP key at > http://www.viste-family.net/mateusz/pub_key > -------------- next part -------------- > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > Name: not available > Type: application/pgp-signature > Size: 489 bytes > Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:46:43 +0100 > From: Willi Wasser <wiw...@web.de> > Subject: [Freedos-user] Hello! > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Message-ID: <923840...@web.de> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 > > Hello everybody. > > I just joined this list some days ago, but up to now didn't receive any > messages. > Is there really noboby out there, or have i misconfigured something? > > Greetings from Germany. > > Wiwa64 > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Preisknaller: WEB.DE DSL Flatrate f?r nur 16,99 Euro/mtl.! > http://produkte.web.de/go/02/ > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:55:12 -0000 > From: "Hans" <han...@ht-lab.com> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Hello! > To: <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Message-ID: <d57f947a6daf417985f214af7e24e...@linux104> > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-15"; > reply-type=original > > Lots of people on this list, FreeDOS is alive and kicking :-) > > Last email I got was Saturday. > > Hans > www.ht-lab.com > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Willi Wasser" <wiw...@web.de> > To: <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:46 AM > Subject: [Freedos-user] Hello! > > > Hello everybody. > > I just joined this list some days ago, but up to now didn't receive any > messages. > Is there really noboby out there, or have i misconfigured something? > > Greetings from Germany. > > Wiwa64 > > > ___________________________________________________________ > Preisknaller: WEB.DE DSL Flatrate f?r nur 16,99 Euro/mtl.! > http://produkte.web.de/go/02/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community > Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support > A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy > Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon Developer Community > Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app development support > A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app distribution fast and easy > Join now and get one step closer to millions of Verizon customers > http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev > > ------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > End of Freedos-user Digest, Vol 334, Issue 1 > ******************************************** _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich email service. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/196390708/direct/01/
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