> Am 14.04.2025 um 23:10 schrieb Bernd Böckmann <bernd-free...@boeckmann.io>: > > I will prepare such a kernel and make it available to Willi, but start with > displaying 40:96 right before and after the menu selection, before and after > the INT 16 calls are being made...
I sent Willi an updated kernel which displays the 40:96 byte at various stages of kernel initialization. Willi uploaded screenshots: https://nextcloud.iww.rwth-aachen.de/index.php/s/z9bqWBdom8A8nZz 40:96 is zero at early kernel stages, and is eventually changed to 10h when navigating the FreeDOS boot menu or some specific keys are pressed when the BIOS POSTs. The exact logic what causes 40:96 to be changed is unclear to me. Maybe some INT16 call triggers a BIOS internal detection logic. Not sure how to proceed. Maybe categorizing this as BIOS flaw and using mkeyb /E is the best option. An even better option would be letting the user verify the keyboard type upon FreeDOS installation, and adapting fdauto.bat accordingly. Bernd _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
