There is this DOS utility created in the mid 1990s called "spawn" by Geoff Chappell in Australia. I do not know if it will work with FreeDOS, I've only used it with MS DOS. It allows DOS program execution (exe file) from config.sys during boot. It will not run a resident program from conventional memory, but I did used to to run resident programs from upper memory without problem. It might do what you want.
This Geoff Chappell did not include any license declaration or distribution restrictions with this utility, but it does include the ASM source code. I did a quick search on the Internet before writing this to see if I could find a link to a repository where a download was available, but all I could find was other software of a similar name. The copy I have is an 11kb ZIP file named "SPAWN.ZIP" created in 1997 that includes a compiled "spawn.sys' driver along with the ASM source code. I wish I could tell you where to download it. If it does work with the DOS version your using, you would still have to spend some time experimenting with the order of execution in dconfig.sys for things to work. I remember that it worked quite reliably once I figured out the correct configuration, but there is not much user instruction included. On 5/3/14, Ray Davison <ray...@charter.net> wrote: > Is it possible to load an exe file system driver in dconfig.sys? > > I have a DOS HPFS driver that works OK, but I would like it to get a > drive letter before the DVDs. > > What is available for reading NTFS used in WXP, W7? > > TY > Ray > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get > unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available. Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
