Eric Auer wrote: [..] > Unfortunately, the rolling monthly release apparently > uses very OLD FreeDOS core components: > > A 2021 kernel with a copyright message saying 1995-2012 > and a 2021 shell version 0.85a :-( [...] > Remember that Jeremy first posted in 2021-07-26 about his proof > of concept demo of a Windows 386enh install on FreeDOS kernel.
Yes, I remember the video. It was really cool to see Windows running in Enhanced mode on FreeDOS! :-) [..] > Kernel version 2044 exists since 2023-12-02. > > Since then, we basically have been waiting for people to TEST > the improved kernel, while Jeremy, Tom and ECM and others have > worked on yet more news. For up to date kernel versions, go to: > > https://github.com/FDOS/kernel > > (alas, the link to precompiled kernel.fdos.org needs updating) > > Improvements include SYS 3.6f and kernel supporting 128 kB > cluster size (boot: FAT16 only), some GPT partition support, > improved partition handling at boot, multiple fixes, such as > cherry-picked ones from dosemu2 fdpp, improved A20/HMA code, > some COUNTRY and FCB fixes, more SHARE flexibility, improved > DMA boundary (non-)handling when the BIOS already handles it, > generally improved compatibility, incl. Windows 3 386enh mode > compatibility, improved config sys handling and boot logging > including COM output option, NEC V20/V30 "186" CPU detection, > better handling of uninitialized partitions, simplified intr > flag handling and STI before INTnn, improved UPX build style, > a DPB / memory fix https://github.com/FDOS/kernel/issues/148 > and a truename fix from https://github.com/dosemu2/fdpp/issues/212 > and more: > > https://github.com/FDOS/kernel/blob/master/docs/history.txt There's a new version to test? This is news to me. Bernd mentioned on the get-together that Jeremy was working out some issues in the new kernel, but I didn't know there was a release that people should test. Are you one of the "we" who "have been waiting for people to TEST the improved kernel"? Where have you shared this announcement? I haven't seen it on freedos-devel, which is where we should share announcements like this, so *everyone* who works on FreeDOS can see it. Or have you emailed only a few people to ask them to test it in private? (If so, that's not very "open." Please share these announcements with freedos-devel.) > > Later on, you give a verbose description of how FreeDOS > alas "does not" run Win3 in 386enh mode, but proceed to > say that an experimental kernel which DOES support 386enh > EXISTS, but still needs more testing. > > What would be a better way to GET that testing than to > include exactly that new kernel in the rolling release? If what you said (above) is true and there's a new kernel version that should be tested, it should get included in the monthly test releases. That's why we have the test release. Jim _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
