Am 19.12.21, 22:09 schrieb Ralf Quint < [email protected]>:
On 12/19/2021 11:58 AM, Radek Krzyśków wrote:
> Hello!
>
> Here are a few questions and notes (testing new FreeDOS release on
> VirtualBox 6.1.30)
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> 1) How to use `FDIMPLES` with Bonus CD?
>
> Running `FDIMPLES` with "FD13BNS.ISO" shows "Package media not
> found!", so I install additional software by manually unpacking ZIPs.
> `FDIMPLES` only recognizes "FD13LIVE.ISO" and I don't know how to
> enable it with the Bonus CD packages.
That's for Jerome to answer...
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> 2) Env variables `%DOSDRV%` and `%FDRAMDRV%` are only set in LIVE CD
> environment, but never set when launching the installed FreeDOS from
> harddrive.
>
> So you can only launch shortcuts from `C:\FreeDOS\LINKS\` if you are
> currently on the `C:` drive, because paths like
> `%DOSDRV%\GAMES\FILENAME.EXE` are parsed to `\GAMES\FILENAME.EXE` and
> `\` at the beginning is equivalent for searching from root of the
> current working drive.
>
> If you switch drives (from "C:" to "D:" for example) then none of
> "C:\FreeDOS\LINKS\*.BAT" shortcuts work, unlike the `PATH` variable
> which works regardless of CWD.
Can't reproduce this. After the meeting I download and installed a local
system from the LiveCD in VirtualBox 6.1.30 and all of that works just
fine, not touching any settings and no %DOSDRV% or %FDRAMDRV% (which I
think is only needed when in "Live mode" anyway)...
>
> On the other hand, `%DOSDIR%` and `%CDROM%` are set correctly in
> "C:\FDAUTO.BAT".
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> 3) A random system (FreeCOM) crash that I cannot reproduce (after
> editing "FDAUTO.BAT" and installing more packages), but it happened
> constantly from a fresh installation:
> ```
> REM "Full installation including apps and games"
>
> REM Boot system from harddisk and ensure there is no disc in CD-ROM (D:) drive
>
> C:\>d:
> D:\>cd \
> Error reading from drive D: data area: drive not ready
> (A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? [here, press any key]
> CHDIR failed for '\'.
>
> D:\>c:
> C:\>dir /w
>
> Interrupt divide by zero, stack:
> 0053 FFFF 3246 0DEB 0000 0000 0000 00B3 0EF8 4200 6500 0119 0FAB
>
> Cannot terminate permanent FreeCOM instance
> System halted ... reboot or power off now_
Can't reproduce this neither...
Ralf
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