I have been testing FreeDos with dosemu. Setup: Mandrake 6.0 dosemu-0.98.8-1 /etc/dosemu.conf entry: $_hdimage = "freedos" Directory: /var/lib/dosemu/freedos/ bin -> /mnt/E/bin/ #slink to dos formatted partition doc -> /mnt/E/doc/ #with freedos directories help ->/mnt/E/help/ In order to get dosemu running with FreeDos, I must use either a real floppy or a "vbootfloppy". Whichever way, the results are consistent. FreeDos Beta3 sees as drive C:\ the .../freedos directory. The directories and files are accessible. This was a surprise; the dosemu documentation suggested to me that this was not possible. Of course freedos under dosemu cannot be booted from the .../freedos directory, but with a virtual floppy for booting, it comes close to msdos under dosemu, which I have also tested. FreeDos Beta4 fails to see the directories and files under .../freedos. I don't understand why this capability was lost in an update. Have I gone wrong somewhere? Has anybody else studied the dosemu-freedos combination, Beta3 and Beta4. Hugh Lawson Greensboro, NC [EMAIL PROTECTED]
