Re: [Freedos-user] how can I do a software release?
Hi, On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 7:27 AM, yoav hart yoavh...@yahoo.com wrote: I am not a programmer, and have no idea how or who to approach. I have and still use daily a certain dos signal generator program (under FREEDOS of course). This program is using the printer port as output, a minority in the field (the only other program that I know of was by DAQARTA). The owner had several strokes, so he could not find and provide the source code when we talked several years ago. Since he passed away, I talked to his family and obtained their permission to post his program. I am interested in posting the program with a notice that this is in his memory + the short terms of release set by his family. the program is usefull especially for those who want to make low cost rife machine. Any suggestion ? There are various places that will host such things for you (e.g. Lycos/Tripod or Google Sites): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_web_hosting_services http://www.thefreecountry.com/webhosting/index.shtml -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Installation Error
Hi, On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 8:59 AM, f4tm...@web.de wrote: I'm getting errors during CD installation of Freedos 1.1 (base + util). You mean an actual CD-R (or similar) burned with fd11src.iso (40 MB)? So no virtual machine? Did you verify the md5sum to make sure you downloaded it correctly? http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/fd11src.md5 2e0ab23bec79ff33071d80ea26f124dc fd11src.iso Or maybe you need to reburn it at a slower speed? Seems it doesn't find the package: ERROR! Failed to install REQUIRED package Doesn't find what exactly? Or maybe you don't know which piece? Path is set to F:\FREEDOS\PACKAGES Maybe there's a slash missing at the end but I cannot enter the line (or don't know how to). What can I do? I need that for a very old machine software. Certainly you don't need full BASE + UTIL at all, only kernel and shell plus a few other common things. At worst you could do a manual installation. So you're trying to run on real hardware? What cpu + RAM? What kind of software is it, and what does it need (XMS, EMS, DPMI, mouse)? -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] how can I do a software release?
I wouldn't really recommend a free hosting service for hosting a professional/commercial release. yoav, by what terms would you like to release that program? Would it be a commercial product, a free software, or open-source? Can you actually edit the source code to include the „in his memory” message and then compile it? (I'm asking this question, because you stated you're not a programmer, thus I'm not sure how familiar you are with source code compiling.) 2015-03-04 16:34 GMT+01:00 Rugxulo rugx...@gmail.com: Hi, On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 7:27 AM, yoav hart yoavh...@yahoo.com wrote: I am not a programmer, and have no idea how or who to approach. I have and still use daily a certain dos signal generator program (under FREEDOS of course). This program is using the printer port as output, a minority in the field (the only other program that I know of was by DAQARTA). The owner had several strokes, so he could not find and provide the source code when we talked several years ago. Since he passed away, I talked to his family and obtained their permission to post his program. I am interested in posting the program with a notice that this is in his memory + the short terms of release set by his family. the program is usefull especially for those who want to make low cost rife machine. Any suggestion ? There are various places that will host such things for you (e.g. Lycos/Tripod or Google Sites): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_web_hosting_services http://www.thefreecountry.com/webhosting/index.shtml -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Installation Error
Hi, On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 10:22 AM, f4tmike f4tm...@web.de wrote: Yes, the fdllrs.iso is burnt on a CD-R. Didn't verify the checksum and didn't burn on slowest speed. Can you check the md5sum of your existing .iso file? Or did you delete it? On a different machine? Also, if possible, burn another CD, this time on slowest speed, to hopefully avoid errors. How does a manual installation work? Use a linux live CD and copy a few files on the hard disk? I'm fairly certain that Linux partitions tools (e.g. GParted) can create FAT partitions. But it won't be bootable without a boot sector, which usually needs to be created by SYS.COM, usually from DOS itself. Although Eric Auer did have a Linux version (using Perl?): http://ericauer.cosmodata.virtuaserver.com.br/soft/specials/sys-freedos-linux.zip If you have a floppy drive (or can use a USB one), you can use any old boot disk to fdisk, format, and sys. That's minimal. Then, after that, yes you can just copy files as needed. Yes, it's real hardware. It's an old Fujitsu Siemens Desktop with 500MB RAM. Don't got the specs right now. Your hints and questions are already a good start. Thanks a lot! Good luck. -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] how can I do a software release?
I have and still use daily a certain dos signal generator program (under FREEDOS of course). Is this program the kind that might be used for cassette deck (and other audio) calibration? If so, I could sure make use of such a program, but in any case I hope that someone in the FreeDOS community is able to help you with the details so that you can make it available for others to use in the memory of your friend. On Wed, Mar 4, 2015 at 10:46 AM, MegaBrutal megabru...@gmail.com wrote: I wouldn't really recommend a free hosting service for hosting a professional/commercial release. yoav, by what terms would you like to release that program? Would it be a commercial product, a free software, or open-source? Can you actually edit the source code to include the „in his memory” message and then compile it? (I'm asking this question, because you stated you're not a programmer, thus I'm not sure how familiar you are with source code compiling.) 2015-03-04 16:34 GMT+01:00 Rugxulo rugx...@gmail.com: Hi, On Tue, Mar 3, 2015 at 7:27 AM, yoav hart yoavh...@yahoo.com wrote: I am not a programmer, and have no idea how or who to approach. I have and still use daily a certain dos signal generator program (under FREEDOS of course). This program is using the printer port as output, a minority in the field (the only other program that I know of was by DAQARTA). The owner had several strokes, so he could not find and provide the source code when we talked several years ago. Since he passed away, I talked to his family and obtained their permission to post his program. I am interested in posting the program with a notice that this is in his memory + the short terms of release set by his family. the program is usefull especially for those who want to make low cost rife machine. Any suggestion ? There are various places that will host such things for you (e.g. Lycos/Tripod or Google Sites): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_free_web_hosting_services http://www.thefreecountry.com/webhosting/index.shtml -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Installation Error
Yes, the fdllrs.iso is burnt on a CD-R. Didn't verify the checksum and didn't burn on slowest speed. How does a manual installation work? Use a linux live CD and copy a few files on the hard disk? Yes, it's real hardware. It's an old Fujitsu Siemens Desktop with 500MB RAM. Don't got the specs right now. Your hints and questions are already a good start. Thanks a lot! -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Installation Error
MD5 is okay and I burnt it with the slowest speed setting (1x). Still the same. From the complete base package not a single one could be installed (There were 68 errors and 0 non-fatal warnings.). Despite of the failed installation the harddisk seems to be bootable because it complains: Loading FreeDOS No KERNEL SYS I guess I just have to put the right files into the proper folder (C:\FDOS)? But which files do I have to copy from the CD? The files from the E:\FREEDOS\PACKAGES folder? Unzip them onto the HD? -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Installation Error
Hello, I'm getting errors during CD installation of Freedos 1.1 (base + util). Seems it doesn't find the package: ERROR! Failed to install REQUIRED package Path is set to F:\FREEDOS\PACKAGES Maybe there's a slash missing at the end but I cannot enter the line (or don't know how to). What can I do? I need that for a very old machine software. BR Mike -- Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
