Op 30-7-2011 15:08, dos386 schreef: > OK, obsolete WDE is on the CD in FREEDOS\3RDPARTY ...
I remember adding that (just like EXTRACT for bootdisk contents under Windows), just can't think of any purpose/use that I added it for, anymore. Will be removed then. If anyone knows a rather universal bootdisk utility I'm interested. * has to be a separate program * has to be able to load uncompressed floppy image of any 2.88MB or smaller yet size (like my 360KB image) * has to work under DOS, Win3.1, Win9x, 32bit and 64bit Windows flavors. A few different versions is also fine. WinImage and/or Extract go a long way already. > The CD has a "strange" and obsolete kernel: > - NOT UPX'ed > - 2040 from May-25 yes Jeremy's initial 'MEMDISK arguments' supporting 386+ kernel. I still have to verify a worthy replacement exists. Kernel 2040 was released, 386 version was released a bit later. 8086+ version doesn't support this MEMDISK stuff so far, and I didn't bother yet to check if the official 386+ kernel has this stuff compiled in. I wonder if FreeDOS kernel (both 8086 and 80386+ versions) can be UPX'd using LZMA stuff instead of NRV/LZO. > The floppy DOES have kernel 2040 ... but I really would kick anything > except 2040 and maybe 2038 and maybe 2036 (as from 1.0 distro). > No need for 2039 or even 2034. I'm keeping things around for testing purposes, as different kernels have different abilities (and bugs..). It's a nice techdemo as well. > The floppy does something (wow) ... but what's the point of > FREELDR.SYS (almost 400 KiB) and the other "Linux" file > (having "S" and "H" as failed attempt to reduce risk of discovery) ? The Linux file is SYSLINUX, a bootloader for FAT. Just like Isolinux is for use in iso9660 images. I don't care if it uses SHR by default (syslinux.com installer) just like old MSDOS did. FreeLDR I want around for booting ReactOS, which is my entire point of adding Syslinux in the first place instead of a pure DOS bootdisk. Already found a way to reduce size back to 130KB or so. 7Zip's ultra-force GZIP settings make this 126KB, but not tested if that works. > The floppy offers me to boot "IO.SYS" even if there is none :-D Can't be helped, bootloaders never check for kernel existance before offering things. The idea is to add IO.SYS yourself so MSDOS can be used to verify certain behaviour of programs and drivers. DEVICE=JEMM.EXE FASTBOOT followed by DIR A: for example. > And of course even the floppy should have EDIT (buggy, 64 KiB limit) > and INFOPAD (almost mature,>= 80386) and UNTGZKIR, maybe > even 7ZDECWATT. I'll add what I can. Intended goals for next bootdisk release: Bootdisk features: * Uses Syslinux bootloader for expanded capabilities * Added pre-386 compatibility through FreeDOS bootsector, combined with CPU-check and 8086 FreeDOS kernel/shell Pre-386 means FD kernel, 386+ loads Syslinux * ReactOS's bootloader FreeLoader added through MBOOT.C32, loading Gzip-compressed MultiBoot-compliant FREELDR.GZ(SYS) * Added ability to regression-test FreeDOS against multiple kernels * UIDE driver provides IDE/SATA CD-ROM access for FD1.1 install * CD-mounting capabilities present (CDROM.BAT C:\FDBOOTCD.ISO) * Internet-based installation of FD1.1 possible through packet driver, DHCP program and HTGET/FTP (not WGET, size constraints). VMware-specific so far (PCNTPKT.COM driver) * Sticking to normal bootdisk layout instead of specific 16KB clustersizes for FreeLDR as used on previous disks. Missing: * Syslinux-loadable netbooting code would be nice, from Rom-o-Matic / GPXE , or IPXE projects. DHCP only, no PXE/TFTP-stuff as most consumer routers don't provide that anyway unfortunately. * GRUB. No plans on adding this * Small bootdisk image to demonstrate ramdisk uses * Small ISO image to demonstrate ramdisk uses * A Memtest program * Flashrom program (version 0.94) * Smart Boot Manager for CD-booting (lacking a .c32 version) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
