Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Eric Auer]

Hi Don,

> 1) BIOS Set in IDE emulation - NO issues with FDNPKG.
> 2) BIOS Set in Native SATA mode with AHCI.SYS,  FDNPKG is prevented from
> extracting the executable files. Perhaps a security feature of this PC

No. AHCI / SATA is just the newer way of talking to various drives
compared to IDE. If the AHCI driver for DOS has stability issues,
you should simply disable it: DOS should still be able to access
the harddisk using the BIOS anyway. For CD/DVD access, things are
SUPPOSED to still work thanks to ElTorito boot CD/DVD support in
the BIOS. However, if you use AHCI for CD/DVD and do NOT boot the
PC from the DOS CD/DVD, you would have to use AHCI style drivers.
Also, ElTorito support in some BIOS versions may have bugs, too.

> 2) Create an ondisk REPO directory and copy the all_cd.iso repos to it

Easier: Copy the single ISO file itself to harddisk and use that.
We have DOS drivers which are able to simulate a CD/DVD directly
from the ISO :-)

> 3) Copy the all_cd.iso file to the hard drive and run SHUCDHD then install
> from the hard drive iso file. This works very well and has the coolness

Exactly :-)

Cheers, Eric



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Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Don Flowers]

Hi Mateusz,
Just wanted to give and update - Your  FDNPKG is not the issue.  After
checking every aspect of the installation process, changing my CDROM drive
and changing BIOS settings, I discovered the following about my HP Elite
8000 Desktop PC.

1) BIOS Set in IDE emulation - NO issues with FDNPKG.
2) BIOS Set in Native SATA mode with AHCI.SYS,  FDNPKG is prevented from
extracting the executable files. Perhaps a security feature of this PC
which was intended for business and enterprise environments.

The workarounds
1) Change to IDE, but I installed W10 in SATA and cannot figure out  how to
reinstall in IDE mode due to MS update procedure which reconstructs the
first installation.

2) Create an ondisk REPO directory and copy the all_cd.iso repos to it and
run fdnpkg (with the .cfg file reconfigured) from hard drive. This solution
works very well,

3) Copy the all_cd.iso file to the hard drive and run SHUCDHD then install
from the hard drive iso file. This works very well and has the coolness
factor.

4) Buy or build a FREEDOS specific machine. I have chosen to build a new
machine - parts are ordered and on their way (my Christmas present to
myself). Intel SE440BX MOBoO with ISA slot for soundblaster. Support for
multiple floppy drives including a 360kb.

This has been nagging me for the past year and I concluded that if I want
the FREEDOS experience in full that this is the only way to see how it
really works.


Cheers
Don

On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 1:05 AM, Mateusz Viste  wrote:

> Okay, I'm not sure I understand the wholeness of your situation, but is
> it right to sum it up like this? "you had troubles because of using a
> severly outdated FDNPKG v0.96 that was embedded inside the boot.img
> portion of all_cd.iso" ?
>
> If that's correct, then the problem should be gone by now, since I
> updated the all_cd.iso's boot image yesterday with latest FDNPKG
> (v0.99.3). Can you confirm it's all good for you now?
>
> The fact that you get CRC errors using pkunzip is odd, though. Sounds
> like it might be some hardware trouble, or disk/cd driver
> incompatibility...
>
> Mateusz
>
>
>
> On 26/11/2015 00:02, Don Flowers wrote:
> > I just boot the latest all_cd.iso and the fdnpkg version on it is 0.96
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Don Flowers  > > wrote:
> >
> > Hey Mateusz,
> > I usually start my clean install from the all_cd.iso with FDNPKG
> > install kernel, but since you announced the update to FDNPKG, I
> > tried to install FDNPKG first. After loading the db to temp it
> > begins the install but then produces several (-15) errors in the
> > DOC, NLS and BIN directory ending with a zero byte .EXE for FDNPKG
> > and FDNINST.  When I install from the all_cd, I first have to modify
> > the boot.img file to install ahci.sys for my SATA drive, so it is
> > necessary for me (and others I would presume) for any update to the
> > A: part of the all_cd.iso to have updated files. That is what was
> > messing me  up. The fdnpkg.cfg file was updated, but it appears (and
> > I will have to double-check my assumption) that the FDNPKG.EXE file
> > is not updated. This seems to create the crc errors. I have used
> > this SATA driver on another computer (on older all_cd.iso downloads)
> > and it always performed flawlessly.
> >
> > But one other thing I shoud report is that I tried an experimantal
> > extraction with PKUNZIP version 2.50 and it reported CRC errors in
> > the few random packages I tried to extract. I have not yet tried
> > this after creating the on-disk repo.
> >
> > I am now iin the midst of Thanksgiving prep, so I will try another
> > clean install over the weekend.
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Mateusz Viste  > > wrote:
> >
> > Thanks for the more detailed report. Can you confirm please that
> > you get
> > all the "-15" errors using FNDPKG v0.99.3, and not any earlier
> > version?
> > To know the exact version you are using, simply run FDNPKG
> > without any
> > arguments. It will print its version somewhere at the top of the
> > screen.
> >
> > -15 is a general failure of the deflate library, so if this does
> > happen
> > on the latest version of FDNPKG, then it is quite alarming. I
> > triple-checked the installation of various BASE packages using
> > v0.99.3,
> > but haven't got into any troubles. Can you provide the name of
> one
> > package you have problems with, so I can test this one
> specifically?
> >
> > Note, that the FDNPKG binary on the bootable image is quite old -
> > probably v0.98 or so.
> >
> > Mateusz
> >
> >
> >
> > On 25/11/2015 16:32, Don Flowers wrote:
> >  > I am getting a (-15) error on almost every 

Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Don Flowers]

I am getting a (-15) error on almost every package in the NLS
extraction and the actual binaries. I eventually extracted the
"boot.img"  and copied the new fdnpkg files to it and the extracted
the "all_cd" files to a directory on my hard drive and adjusted the
FDNPKG.CFG file. It works fine this way, but I never had a problem
with the all_cd before.

On 11/25/15, Mateusz Viste  wrote:
> On 25/11/2015 02:05, Don Flowers wrote:
>> Been having trouble - did you update the boot.img my fdnpkg is all out
>> of whack.
>
> That's unlikely. I included more than enough of whack inside FDNPKG so
> it never runs out of it. Surely the problem must be different.
>
> Mateusz
>
>
>
>
>> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Mateusz Viste > > wrote:
>>
>> On 24/11/2015 16:32, Dale E Sterner wrote:
>> > Is there an Ibiblio link?
>>
>> As usual, yes :)
>>
>>
>> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/util/fdnpkg.zip
>>
>> Also updatable from itself, ie: FDNPKG UPDATE FDNPKG
>>
>> Mateusz
>>
>>
>>
>>  > On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:40:41 +0100 Mateusz Viste
>> >
>>  > writes:
>>  >> Hi all,
>>  >>
>>  >> I released FDNPKG v0.99.3 today. This is a purely bugfix release,
>>  >> I'd
>>  >> highly recommend upgrading any older version.
>>  >>
>>  >> FDNPKG v0.99.3 [23 Nov 2015]
>>  >> - [fix] files zipped uncompressed are extracted correctly
>> (v0.99.2
>>  >> regress),
>>  >> - [fix] closing file descriptors on install failure (no risk of
>> fs
>>  >> trashing).
>>  >>
>>  >> http://fdnpkg.sourceforge.net
>>  >>
>>  >> Mateusz Viste
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >>
>>  >
>>
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Mateusz Viste]

Thanks for the more detailed report. Can you confirm please that you get 
all the "-15" errors using FNDPKG v0.99.3, and not any earlier version? 
To know the exact version you are using, simply run FDNPKG without any 
arguments. It will print its version somewhere at the top of the screen.

-15 is a general failure of the deflate library, so if this does happen 
on the latest version of FDNPKG, then it is quite alarming. I 
triple-checked the installation of various BASE packages using v0.99.3, 
but haven't got into any troubles. Can you provide the name of one 
package you have problems with, so I can test this one specifically?

Note, that the FDNPKG binary on the bootable image is quite old - 
probably v0.98 or so.

Mateusz



On 25/11/2015 16:32, Don Flowers wrote:
> I am getting a (-15) error on almost every package in the NLS
> extraction and the actual binaries. I eventually extracted the
> "boot.img"  and copied the new fdnpkg files to it and the extracted
> the "all_cd" files to a directory on my hard drive and adjusted the
> FDNPKG.CFG file. It works fine this way, but I never had a problem
> with the all_cd before.
>
> On 11/25/15, Mateusz Viste  wrote:
>> On 25/11/2015 02:05, Don Flowers wrote:
>>> Been having trouble - did you update the boot.img my fdnpkg is all out
>>> of whack.
>>
>> That's unlikely. I included more than enough of whack inside FDNPKG so
>> it never runs out of it. Surely the problem must be different.
>>
>> Mateusz
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Mateusz Viste >> > wrote:
>>>
>>>  On 24/11/2015 16:32, Dale E Sterner wrote:
>>>  > Is there an Ibiblio link?
>>>
>>>  As usual, yes :)
>>>
>>>
>>> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/util/fdnpkg.zip
>>>
>>>  Also updatable from itself, ie: FDNPKG UPDATE FDNPKG
>>>
>>>  Mateusz
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>   > On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:40:41 +0100 Mateusz Viste
>>>  >
>>>   > writes:
>>>   >> Hi all,
>>>   >>
>>>   >> I released FDNPKG v0.99.3 today. This is a purely bugfix release,
>>>   >> I'd
>>>   >> highly recommend upgrading any older version.
>>>   >>
>>>   >> FDNPKG v0.99.3 [23 Nov 2015]
>>>   >> - [fix] files zipped uncompressed are extracted correctly
>>> (v0.99.2
>>>   >> regress),
>>>   >> - [fix] closing file descriptors on install failure (no risk of
>>> fs
>>>   >> trashing).
>>>   >>
>>>   >> http://fdnpkg.sourceforge.net
>>>   >>
>>>   >> Mateusz Viste
>>>   >>
>>>   >>



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Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Don Flowers]

I just boot the latest all_cd.iso and the fdnpkg version on it is 0.96

On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Don Flowers  wrote:

> Hey Mateusz,
> I usually start my clean install from the all_cd.iso with FDNPKG install
> kernel, but since you announced the update to FDNPKG, I tried to install
> FDNPKG first. After loading the db to temp it begins the install but then
> produces several (-15) errors in the DOC, NLS and BIN directory ending with
> a zero byte .EXE for FDNPKG and FDNINST.  When I install from the all_cd, I
> first have to modify the boot.img file to install ahci.sys for my SATA
> drive, so it is necessary for me (and others I would presume) for any
> update to the A: part of the all_cd.iso to have updated files. That is what
> was messing me  up. The fdnpkg.cfg file was updated, but it appears (and I
> will have to double-check my assumption) that the FDNPKG.EXE file is not
> updated. This seems to create the crc errors. I have used this SATA driver
> on another computer (on older all_cd.iso downloads) and it always performed
> flawlessly.
>
> But one other thing I shoud report is that I tried an experimantal
> extraction with PKUNZIP version 2.50 and it reported CRC errors in the few
> random packages I tried to extract. I have not yet tried this after
> creating the on-disk repo.
>
> I am now iin the midst of Thanksgiving prep, so I will try another clean
> install over the weekend.
>
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Mateusz Viste  wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the more detailed report. Can you confirm please that you get
>> all the "-15" errors using FNDPKG v0.99.3, and not any earlier version?
>> To know the exact version you are using, simply run FDNPKG without any
>> arguments. It will print its version somewhere at the top of the screen.
>>
>> -15 is a general failure of the deflate library, so if this does happen
>> on the latest version of FDNPKG, then it is quite alarming. I
>> triple-checked the installation of various BASE packages using v0.99.3,
>> but haven't got into any troubles. Can you provide the name of one
>> package you have problems with, so I can test this one specifically?
>>
>> Note, that the FDNPKG binary on the bootable image is quite old -
>> probably v0.98 or so.
>>
>> Mateusz
>>
>>
>>
>> On 25/11/2015 16:32, Don Flowers wrote:
>> > I am getting a (-15) error on almost every package in the NLS
>> > extraction and the actual binaries. I eventually extracted the
>> > "boot.img"  and copied the new fdnpkg files to it and the extracted
>> > the "all_cd" files to a directory on my hard drive and adjusted the
>> > FDNPKG.CFG file. It works fine this way, but I never had a problem
>> > with the all_cd before.
>> >
>> > On 11/25/15, Mateusz Viste  wrote:
>> >> On 25/11/2015 02:05, Don Flowers wrote:
>> >>> Been having trouble - did you update the boot.img my fdnpkg is all out
>> >>> of whack.
>> >>
>> >> That's unlikely. I included more than enough of whack inside FDNPKG so
>> >> it never runs out of it. Surely the problem must be different.
>> >>
>> >> Mateusz
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Mateusz Viste > >>> > wrote:
>> >>>
>> >>>  On 24/11/2015 16:32, Dale E Sterner wrote:
>> >>>  > Is there an Ibiblio link?
>> >>>
>> >>>  As usual, yes :)
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/util/fdnpkg.zip
>> >>>
>> >>>  Also updatable from itself, ie: FDNPKG UPDATE FDNPKG
>> >>>
>> >>>  Mateusz
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>   > On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:40:41 +0100 Mateusz Viste
>> >>>  >
>> >>>   > writes:
>> >>>   >> Hi all,
>> >>>   >>
>> >>>   >> I released FDNPKG v0.99.3 today. This is a purely bugfix
>> release,
>> >>>   >> I'd
>> >>>   >> highly recommend upgrading any older version.
>> >>>   >>
>> >>>   >> FDNPKG v0.99.3 [23 Nov 2015]
>> >>>   >> - [fix] files zipped uncompressed are extracted correctly
>> >>> (v0.99.2
>> >>>   >> regress),
>> >>>   >> - [fix] closing file descriptors on install failure (no risk
>> of
>> >>> fs
>> >>>   >> trashing).
>> >>>   >>
>> >>>   >> http://fdnpkg.sourceforge.net
>> >>>   >>
>> >>>   >> Mateusz Viste
>> >>>   >>
>> >>>   >>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Don Flowers]

Hey Mateusz,
I usually start my clean install from the all_cd.iso with FDNPKG install
kernel, but since you announced the update to FDNPKG, I tried to install
FDNPKG first. After loading the db to temp it begins the install but then
produces several (-15) errors in the DOC, NLS and BIN directory ending with
a zero byte .EXE for FDNPKG and FDNINST.  When I install from the all_cd, I
first have to modify the boot.img file to install ahci.sys for my SATA
drive, so it is necessary for me (and others I would presume) for any
update to the A: part of the all_cd.iso to have updated files. That is what
was messing me  up. The fdnpkg.cfg file was updated, but it appears (and I
will have to double-check my assumption) that the FDNPKG.EXE file is not
updated. This seems to create the crc errors. I have used this SATA driver
on another computer (on older all_cd.iso downloads) and it always performed
flawlessly.

But one other thing I shoud report is that I tried an experimantal
extraction with PKUNZIP version 2.50 and it reported CRC errors in the few
random packages I tried to extract. I have not yet tried this after
creating the on-disk repo.

I am now iin the midst of Thanksgiving prep, so I will try another clean
install over the weekend.

On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Mateusz Viste  wrote:

> Thanks for the more detailed report. Can you confirm please that you get
> all the "-15" errors using FNDPKG v0.99.3, and not any earlier version?
> To know the exact version you are using, simply run FDNPKG without any
> arguments. It will print its version somewhere at the top of the screen.
>
> -15 is a general failure of the deflate library, so if this does happen
> on the latest version of FDNPKG, then it is quite alarming. I
> triple-checked the installation of various BASE packages using v0.99.3,
> but haven't got into any troubles. Can you provide the name of one
> package you have problems with, so I can test this one specifically?
>
> Note, that the FDNPKG binary on the bootable image is quite old -
> probably v0.98 or so.
>
> Mateusz
>
>
>
> On 25/11/2015 16:32, Don Flowers wrote:
> > I am getting a (-15) error on almost every package in the NLS
> > extraction and the actual binaries. I eventually extracted the
> > "boot.img"  and copied the new fdnpkg files to it and the extracted
> > the "all_cd" files to a directory on my hard drive and adjusted the
> > FDNPKG.CFG file. It works fine this way, but I never had a problem
> > with the all_cd before.
> >
> > On 11/25/15, Mateusz Viste  wrote:
> >> On 25/11/2015 02:05, Don Flowers wrote:
> >>> Been having trouble - did you update the boot.img my fdnpkg is all out
> >>> of whack.
> >>
> >> That's unlikely. I included more than enough of whack inside FDNPKG so
> >> it never runs out of it. Surely the problem must be different.
> >>
> >> Mateusz
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Mateusz Viste  >>> > wrote:
> >>>
> >>>  On 24/11/2015 16:32, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> >>>  > Is there an Ibiblio link?
> >>>
> >>>  As usual, yes :)
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/util/fdnpkg.zip
> >>>
> >>>  Also updatable from itself, ie: FDNPKG UPDATE FDNPKG
> >>>
> >>>  Mateusz
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>   > On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:40:41 +0100 Mateusz Viste
> >>>  >
> >>>   > writes:
> >>>   >> Hi all,
> >>>   >>
> >>>   >> I released FDNPKG v0.99.3 today. This is a purely bugfix
> release,
> >>>   >> I'd
> >>>   >> highly recommend upgrading any older version.
> >>>   >>
> >>>   >> FDNPKG v0.99.3 [23 Nov 2015]
> >>>   >> - [fix] files zipped uncompressed are extracted correctly
> >>> (v0.99.2
> >>>   >> regress),
> >>>   >> - [fix] closing file descriptors on install failure (no risk
> of
> >>> fs
> >>>   >> trashing).
> >>>   >>
> >>>   >> http://fdnpkg.sourceforge.net
> >>>   >>
> >>>   >> Mateusz Viste
> >>>   >>
> >>>   >>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Mateusz Viste]

On 25/11/2015 02:05, Don Flowers wrote:
> Been having trouble - did you update the boot.img my fdnpkg is all out
> of whack.

That's unlikely. I included more than enough of whack inside FDNPKG so 
it never runs out of it. Surely the problem must be different.

Mateusz




> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Mateusz Viste  > wrote:
>
> On 24/11/2015 16:32, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> > Is there an Ibiblio link?
>
> As usual, yes :)
>
> 
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/util/fdnpkg.zip
>
> Also updatable from itself, ie: FDNPKG UPDATE FDNPKG
>
> Mateusz
>
>
>
>  > On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:40:41 +0100 Mateusz Viste
> >
>  > writes:
>  >> Hi all,
>  >>
>  >> I released FDNPKG v0.99.3 today. This is a purely bugfix release,
>  >> I'd
>  >> highly recommend upgrading any older version.
>  >>
>  >> FDNPKG v0.99.3 [23 Nov 2015]
>  >> - [fix] files zipped uncompressed are extracted correctly (v0.99.2
>  >> regress),
>  >> - [fix] closing file descriptors on install failure (no risk of fs
>  >> trashing).
>  >>
>  >> http://fdnpkg.sourceforge.net
>  >>
>  >> Mateusz Viste
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >
> -
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Mateusz Viste]

Okay, I'm not sure I understand the wholeness of your situation, but is 
it right to sum it up like this? "you had troubles because of using a 
severly outdated FDNPKG v0.96 that was embedded inside the boot.img 
portion of all_cd.iso" ?

If that's correct, then the problem should be gone by now, since I 
updated the all_cd.iso's boot image yesterday with latest FDNPKG 
(v0.99.3). Can you confirm it's all good for you now?

The fact that you get CRC errors using pkunzip is odd, though. Sounds 
like it might be some hardware trouble, or disk/cd driver incompatibility...

Mateusz



On 26/11/2015 00:02, Don Flowers wrote:
> I just boot the latest all_cd.iso and the fdnpkg version on it is 0.96
>
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 3:48 PM, Don Flowers  > wrote:
>
> Hey Mateusz,
> I usually start my clean install from the all_cd.iso with FDNPKG
> install kernel, but since you announced the update to FDNPKG, I
> tried to install FDNPKG first. After loading the db to temp it
> begins the install but then produces several (-15) errors in the
> DOC, NLS and BIN directory ending with a zero byte .EXE for FDNPKG
> and FDNINST.  When I install from the all_cd, I first have to modify
> the boot.img file to install ahci.sys for my SATA drive, so it is
> necessary for me (and others I would presume) for any update to the
> A: part of the all_cd.iso to have updated files. That is what was
> messing me  up. The fdnpkg.cfg file was updated, but it appears (and
> I will have to double-check my assumption) that the FDNPKG.EXE file
> is not updated. This seems to create the crc errors. I have used
> this SATA driver on another computer (on older all_cd.iso downloads)
> and it always performed flawlessly.
>
> But one other thing I shoud report is that I tried an experimantal
> extraction with PKUNZIP version 2.50 and it reported CRC errors in
> the few random packages I tried to extract. I have not yet tried
> this after creating the on-disk repo.
>
> I am now iin the midst of Thanksgiving prep, so I will try another
> clean install over the weekend.
>
> On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 12:23 PM, Mateusz Viste  > wrote:
>
> Thanks for the more detailed report. Can you confirm please that
> you get
> all the "-15" errors using FNDPKG v0.99.3, and not any earlier
> version?
> To know the exact version you are using, simply run FDNPKG
> without any
> arguments. It will print its version somewhere at the top of the
> screen.
>
> -15 is a general failure of the deflate library, so if this does
> happen
> on the latest version of FDNPKG, then it is quite alarming. I
> triple-checked the installation of various BASE packages using
> v0.99.3,
> but haven't got into any troubles. Can you provide the name of one
> package you have problems with, so I can test this one specifically?
>
> Note, that the FDNPKG binary on the bootable image is quite old -
> probably v0.98 or so.
>
> Mateusz
>
>
>
> On 25/11/2015 16:32, Don Flowers wrote:
>  > I am getting a (-15) error on almost every package in the NLS
>  > extraction and the actual binaries. I eventually extracted the
>  > "boot.img"  and copied the new fdnpkg files to it and the
> extracted
>  > the "all_cd" files to a directory on my hard drive and
> adjusted the
>  > FDNPKG.CFG file. It works fine this way, but I never had a
> problem
>  > with the all_cd before.
>  >
>  > On 11/25/15, Mateusz Viste  > wrote:
>  >> On 25/11/2015 02:05, Don Flowers wrote:
>  >>> Been having trouble - did you update the boot.img my fdnpkg
> is all out
>  >>> of whack.
>  >>
>  >> That's unlikely. I included more than enough of whack inside
> FDNPKG so
>  >> it never runs out of it. Surely the problem must be different.
>  >>
>  >> Mateusz
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>
>  >>> On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Mateusz Viste
> 
>  >>> >> wrote:
>  >>>
>  >>>  On 24/11/2015 16:32, Dale E Sterner wrote:
>  >>>  > Is there an Ibiblio link?
>  >>>
>  >>>  As usual, yes :)
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  >>>
> 
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/util/fdnpkg.zip
>  >>>
>  >>>  Also updatable from itself, ie: FDNPKG UPDATE FDNPKG
>  >>>
>  >>>  Mateusz
>  >>>
>  >>>
>  

Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Don Flowers]

Been having trouble - did you update the boot.img my fdnpkg is all out of
whack.

On Tue, Nov 24, 2015 at 11:44 AM, Mateusz Viste  wrote:

> On 24/11/2015 16:32, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> > Is there an Ibiblio link?
>
> As usual, yes :)
>
>
> http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/util/fdnpkg.zip
>
> Also updatable from itself, ie: FDNPKG UPDATE FDNPKG
>
> Mateusz
>
>
>
> > On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:40:41 +0100 Mateusz Viste 
> > writes:
> >> Hi all,
> >>
> >> I released FDNPKG v0.99.3 today. This is a purely bugfix release,
> >> I'd
> >> highly recommend upgrading any older version.
> >>
> >> FDNPKG v0.99.3 [23 Nov 2015]
> >> - [fix] files zipped uncompressed are extracted correctly (v0.99.2
> >> regress),
> >> - [fix] closing file descriptors on install failure (no risk of fs
> >> trashing).
> >>
> >> http://fdnpkg.sourceforge.net
> >>
> >> Mateusz Viste
> >>
> >>
> >>
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Mateusz Viste]

On 24/11/2015 16:32, Dale E Sterner wrote:
> Is there an Ibiblio link?

As usual, yes :)

http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/util/fdnpkg.zip

Also updatable from itself, ie: FDNPKG UPDATE FDNPKG

Mateusz



> On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:40:41 +0100 Mateusz Viste 
> writes:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I released FDNPKG v0.99.3 today. This is a purely bugfix release,
>> I'd
>> highly recommend upgrading any older version.
>>
>> FDNPKG v0.99.3 [23 Nov 2015]
>> - [fix] files zipped uncompressed are extracted correctly (v0.99.2
>> regress),
>> - [fix] closing file descriptors on install failure (no risk of fs
>> trashing).
>>
>> http://fdnpkg.sourceforge.net
>>
>> Mateusz Viste
>>
>>
>>
> -
> -
>> Go from Idea to Many App Stores Faster with Intel(R) XDK
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG v0.99.3

[Dale E Sterner]

Is there an Ibiblio link?

DS



On Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:40:41 +0100 Mateusz Viste 
writes:
> Hi all,
> 
> I released FDNPKG v0.99.3 today. This is a purely bugfix release, 
> I'd 
> highly recommend upgrading any older version.
> 
> FDNPKG v0.99.3 [23 Nov 2015]
> - [fix] files zipped uncompressed are extracted correctly (v0.99.2 
> regress),
> - [fix] closing file descriptors on install failure (no risk of fs 
> trashing).
> 
> http://fdnpkg.sourceforge.net
> 
> Mateusz Viste
> 
> 
>
-
-
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