Re: [Freedos-user] Can't boot Freedos from Lenovo B590

2019-06-16 Thread userbeitrag
On the 16th of June 2019, 22:28, Thomas Mueller wrote: > Excerpt from userbeit...@abwesend.de: > >> * UEFI replaced the BIOS. >> * FreeDOS needs a PC with BIOS. >> * UEFI, in its transitional period, supported emulating the BIOS, which >> it calls CSM. >> * CSM stands for "compatiblity support

Re: [Freedos-user] Can't boot Freedos from Lenovo B590

2019-06-16 Thread Thomas Mueller
Excerpt from userbeit...@abwesend.de: > * UEFI replaced the BIOS. > * FreeDOS needs a PC with BIOS. > * UEFI, in its transitional period, supported emulating the BIOS, which > it calls CSM. > * CSM stands for "compatiblity support module" and is essentially the > BIOS emulation of UEFI. > *

Re: [Freedos-user] Can't boot Freedos from Lenovo B590 [follow-up]

2019-06-16 Thread userbeitrag
Follow-up: I forgot, it's important that "Secure Boot", should it be turned on, is set to off, otherwise the CSM will be disabled automatically since it essentially defeats the purpose. Also, I found something that illustrates what happens when the CSM is loaded but not "started":

Re: [Freedos-user] ot: run time issues?

2019-06-16 Thread Dale E Sterner
Thats the version I heard. When I use to program our DART I used do-loops for time delay.I heard there was a PASCAL command still doing it. Very old fashion, it worked in the very old days. cheers DS On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 09:47:23 -0700 Ralf Quint writes: > On 6/15/2019 6:54 AM, Dale E Sterner

Re: [Freedos-user] *** GMX Spamverdacht *** Can't boot Freedos from Lenovo B590

2019-06-16 Thread userbeitrag
Hello! It should work. The reason for this is that Windows 7 needs the CSM to be enabled anyway. https://forums.lenovo.com/t5/ThinkPad-T400-T500-and-newer-T/Unable-to-Install-Windows-7-without-CSM-support-enabled-in-BIOS/ta-p/1038089 I looked your laptop up and it originally shipped with Windows

Re: [Freedos-user] Sharing announcements about FreeDOS programs

2019-06-16 Thread dmccunney
On Sat, Jun 15, 2019 at 11:11 PM Jim Hall wrote: > Also, at the bottom of every email sent through the lists, you have this > footer: > >> ___ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >>

[Freedos-user] Can't boot Freedos from Lenovo B590

2019-06-16 Thread Marco Sulla via Freedos-user
Hello all. I downloaded and installed FreeDos 1.2, both the iso normal and the USB full versions. I tried to boot them but nothing. I'm sure I can boot from USB and cd since I have other media that works. I have a Lenovo B590. Maybe I have to set something in the BIOS?

Re: [Freedos-user] New FreeDOSers Monthly Reminder

2019-06-16 Thread Tom Ehlert
> I can't find an unsubscribe link to FreeDos. Could you point me at that, or > take me off of the list? not really your fault as https://www.freedos.org/lists/ has text that looks like a link (: Mail-archive http://www.mail-archive.com/freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net/) und other fields that