> On Aug 2, 2023, at 3:05 PM, Rugxulo via Freedos-devel > <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > Hi, > >> On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 2:29 AM Paul Edwards via Freedos-devel >> <freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: >> >>> FreeDOS should run on 8086, both kernel and shell. If it doesn't, >>> that's a bug or omission. >> >> Are you sure? I thought I was told that the standard >> distribution relied on an 80386. > > Jerome's work on the distribution overall (and a lot of software > packages) requires 386. But the basics should still run on 8086.
My stuff for FreeDOS requires only an 8086. The exception being LOGGER which can run on an 8086. But, I have that functionality turned off at present. The CD and USB install media need a 386 do to the reliance on grep during installation. Which I feel is fine. Because USB is not present on 386 or less. Also, the CD drivers available to us require a 386+. Eventually, I will add the functionality that is provided by grep into V8Power tools. However, because the drivers still need a 386+, those media will still need one to use them directly. This is not the case for the Floppy Edition. It boots the 8086 kernel and only needs a 8086 to install. However, do to the compatibility issue in CPU detection which I have mentioned previously, installs the full package set (including 386 software). There are other base components in FreeDOS, such as CuteMouse that do not support an 8086. > >>> ke20xx_32.zip : binaries for 8086, FAT16, FAT32 >> >> I got this, and then renamed my kernel.sys to kernel.old, >> >> Regardless, I then burned the image onto the CF and >> booted on the Book 8088 and I got the same problem. >> "loading freedos" followed by incessant beeping. > > It's probably something else, but I don't know what. > >>> The very bare minimum (besides boot sector) is kernel and shell. What >>> other pieces of DOS software did you need or want? >> >> Oh I see - thanks. I need fdisk and format and more >> and doslfn and possibly xcopy, but it doesn't support >> lfn, and zip and unzip. > > DOSLFN is 386. (You could maybe reassemble StarLFN for 8086 and use > LONGNAME.DAT files to store the LFNs, but it'd be slow.) > > Zip and Unzip do have 16-bit versions, but I think FreeDOS normally > ships the 32-bit versions. > > Check here for 16-bit versions (if needed): > > * http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/file/info-zip/ > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
