Hi, I think an hardware database is not needed. Network cards: FreeDOS does not come with drivers. So if your network card comes with DOS drivers, fine. Else: Not fine. There are generic drivers for NE2000 compatible cards, though.
Video cards: All BIOS supported cards are okay, including all VGA compatibles. I hear that i810 onboard graphics can have a bug which causes graphics display to be messed up. It is also possible that the 8x14 font is not available on some newer cards. Then you need a TSR like FreeDOS DISPLAY to provide it, if you have software which wants to use this font. Sound cards: All cards which can be accessed in SoundBlaster compatibility mode can be used without drivers. Just have the right SET BLASTER=... in your autoexec. All other cards are generally NOT supported because in DOS it is not the task of the operating system to provide sound drivers, so programs which play sound have builtin drivers instead. VERY few new programs support AC97 compatible soundcards as well. We know that ATAPICDD is slow even on fast computers. It is an experimental version. Try caching with CDRcache, and try using a generic closed source driver like VIDE-CDD or "the driver which shipped with your drive" instead of ATAPICDD. Eric PS: Please, could somebody - after adding his own comments - upload this hardware information to the FAQ system which is linked from FreeDOS.org? But be careful with email addresses (spam protect them). ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: Oracle 10g Get certified on the hottest thing ever to hit the market... Oracle 10g. Take an Oracle 10g class now, and we'll give you the exam FREE. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=3149&alloc_id=8166&op=click _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
