if anyone needs other examples (for multiple bootup menu entries for example), see chapter V of the text documentation at http://fdos.org/ripcord/beta9rc5/
which FreeDOS version are you using? generally this can be determined by typing VER /R, so you get the version of the kernel. Until now, this kernel version increased at each freedos distribution, so it's easy for me to know which exact FreeDOS distribution version you are using.
simplest config.sys (only load driver for accessing extended memory):
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.EXE DOS=HIGH
simplest autoexec.bat (only load mouse driver): @ECHO OFF SET PATH=C:\DOS C:\DOS\CTMOUSE.EXE
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM64.EXE DOS=HIGH
DOS-HIGH,UMB Don't waste the UMB!
in current FreeDOS, there no longer is a HIMEM64.EXE, but just a regular HIMEM.EXE, which also has the functionality of HIMEM64 (access above-64MB memory). DOS=HIGH,UMB never hurts. The UMB part is silently ignored if EMM386 driver not loaded.
FILES=50 BUFFERS=10,0
When loading LBAcache, no need to let FreeDOS handle caching.
still the freedos kernel requires a minimum of buffers. use MEM /F to see them, regardless of your actual value in config.sys (if DOS=HIGH is used, actually remaining High Memory is filled with buffers)
STACKS=9,256 LASTDRIVE=G
IMO, lastdrive can be "Z"
Z will be nice, yes, especially since I prefer to use X: for cdrom.
DEVICE=C:\DOS\CDROM.SYS /D:FDCD001
needed for cdrom access. In FreeDOS it's called ATAPICDD.SYS, but as that project is not finished yet, we recommend another cdromdriver. ( see http://www.opus.co.tt/dave/utils.htm )
CTMOUSE
LH CTMOUSE can squeeze some base memory
Arkady will probably mention that Cutemouse can load itself into upper memory. No LH needed here. Same for modern SHSUCDX
If the only OS is FreeDOS, otherwise Win9x will modify CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT
valid hint, yes.
Bernd
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