Re: [fd-dev] Dosemu 1.1.3.7 big fat cool USER FONT patch (alpha version)
On Sun, Dec 01, 2002 at 01:05:56AM +0100, Eric Auer wrote: Hi, after hours and hours of work, my XDOSEMU (http://www.dosemu.org/ or use the more real http://dosemu.sourceforge.net/ instead) now finally understands LOADABLE FONTS (int 0x10 API - not yet via video RAM). Check out several examples in fontfx.zip. I can also recommend Andreas Foersters (maybe http://akfoerster.de/ ) CAPS.COM. It is kind of exepacked because Andreas wants to keep the source private Nope, just nobody asked for the source. The source of the whole project is VERY chaotic, that's why I didn't dare to realease it. Originally it wasn't meant to be free in any sense at all. And I just packed it for Eric, because I sent it via email. I haven't expected, that he tries to disassemble it. But now I sent him a copy of that part of the code. http://akfoerster.de/download/dos/zdef2b.zip This is the binary package, but there's some source code, so you can write your own programs with it in Turbo Pascal. (sorry, doesn't work in FreePascal or GNU Pascal yet) (sorry Andreas for stealing your ZECHO idea for my ZECHO2 - but hey, it is only 40 lines of assembly...), It's okay, I didn't want to hide it, it just doesn't make too much sense without the rest of my tools. You should at least have asked. [CAPS.COM] It creates a mixed normal / smaller Font that makes text look like written in small caps :-). That is just a sample file for my program ZDEF. FYI. I just read the fonts from the graphic card and mixed up the 8x16 font with the 8x8 font. By the way, I was thinking about Wine and Win4Lin: How about a Lin4Win? You would loose lots of stability, but I think something like UML (User Mode Linux, like linux.exe to run in Linux) could be ported to Windows. Would be funny, kind of LinuxEmu, as counterpart for DosEmu. I recommend adjusting many drivers of Linux and not to simulate any hardware. Just a crazy idea that I had the other night, dunno if it will be useful for anything. I do not have Windows anyway (but Lemmings for Windows runs better in Wine/Linux than Lemmings for DOS does run in XDosemu/FreeDOS...). PLEASE NOT! We want the Windows users to change to free systems, not to make the free systems depending on unfree ones! If Windows users get to know a Linux wich runs under Windows, they will miss some most important aspects: stabillity and freedom (and the features as server and ...). And they won't see what they're missing! They just will say, yes nice, but not so much better. So why should I change?. But if you really want, you already can run Linux under Windows: with a Pc-emulator like VMware for example. If you want just a simple Unix, which can be run from Windows or Dos, have a look at Minix - but don't expect too much. The limitations of Minix were the reason for Linus Torvalds to write a new system. ;-) And Minix wasn't free in those days, but iirc today it is. http://www.minix.org (Minix also runs on old 8088 machines) P.S.: Hey Eric, don't you have no other job? -- Tschuess Andreas -- list options/archives/etc.: http://www.topica.com/lists/fd-dev unsubscribe: send blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^ This email was sent to: archive@mail-archive.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rv5.bbRv4l.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Re: [fd-dev] ANNOUNCE: Free FDISK 1.1.2 (Beta) is now available for download!
I am pleased to announce that Free FDISK 1.1.2 is now available. The link to download the program is at http://www.23cc.com/free-fdisk. Why not call this thing FFDISK to avoid confusion? What confusion??? -- list options/archives/etc.: http://www.topica.com/lists/fd-dev unsubscribe: send blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^ This email was sent to: archive@mail-archive.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rv5.bbRv4l.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
RE: [fd-dev] RV: FreeDos with FAT32 Success!!!!!
On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Ralf Quint wrote: Natasha Portillo wrote: Sorry, I made a mistake: Nevertheless the operating system, the FAT file system is limited to a 2^32 bytes (minus one) file size. This applies on Linux, MacOS (Classic and X), Windows 9x, Windows NT, DOS, etc. Sorry, but this generalized answer is definitely wrong. At least for Windows 2000 and Windows XP, the maximum filesize on a FAT32 volume is 4GB, and on NTFS it would be limited only by the available space on the NTFS volume I thought that 2^32 bytes==4GB (more exactly, GiB). In any case under FAT32 DOSes you have to open using int21/ah=6c with bit 4 of BH set, otherwise the limit is 2GB and lseek (int21/ah=42) might complain. FreeDOS might have problems with files 2GB; it still ignores this bit4. Also many DOS programs assume that the program size is a signed long int (C) or longint (TP) so the 2GB--4GB region is a bit risky. I've just never tested it so I don't know. Bart -- list options/archives/etc.: http://www.topica.com/lists/fd-dev unsubscribe: send blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^ This email was sent to: archive@mail-archive.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rv5.bbRv4l.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
[fd-dev] Harddisk corruption w. FreeDOS
Hi, I haven't used the FreeDOS install program for quite some time, but I think this is strange: he seems to have only used FreeDOS in r/o operation (dir) so filesystem corruption should be impossible. The one thing I'd like to ask the install people (Jeremy, Jim) is if the install program between step 2 and 4 (see below) copies anything to the hard disk? Bart From: Bogislav Rauschert ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) Subject: Harddisk corruption w. FreeDOS View: Complete Thread (3 articles) Original Format Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.misc Date: 2002-11-28 09:45:57 PST Hi! I am currently using linux on my desktop and had no experience with DOS, but I want to install a small OS on a very old laptop, so I tried FreeDOS (I know this is not a FreeDOS newsgroup but may be there is someone who can help?!?). I downloaded the latest disk image release and just started it from CD on my desktop (not the laptop); there is (or were!!!) two Fat32 partitions, one with Windows 98 on it (and one should be for FreeDos testing in the future). I just booted the FreeDOS kernel and it recognized the two partitions. Then I only made a dir c:, and wondered why there were only rubbish symbols (like !_ ? and so son). NOW THE WHOLE PARTITION IS LOST, which means that there are still files on the partition, but the filenames are rubbish and I can not find any directories. Again, here is what I did: 1. Starting the computer with FreeDOS image CD. 2. Booting the CD. 3. Selecting DOS promt with Kernel 32. 4. Typing dir c: 5. Swithcing off computer. Starting Linux again, Linux was able to read from that partition, but it showed only the corrupted files. Please tell me if there is ANY way to get the data on my /dev/hda1 back?!?!?! I use this partition also for storage with Linux, so this is sort of important to me. Does anyone know this bug or know a tool to fix the harddisk? Thank you, Bogislav -- list options/archives/etc.: http://www.topica.com/lists/fd-dev unsubscribe: send blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^ This email was sent to: archive@mail-archive.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rv5.bbRv4l.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
Re: [fd-dev] ANNOUNCE: Free FDISK 1.1.2 (Beta) is now availablefor download!
Brian E. Reifsnyder wrote: Who's confused? The name seems pretty straight forward to me. If you were searching online for a free fdisk replacement program you would probably go to a search engine and type free fdisk as the search criteria. Both google and yahoo list my web site as the first one. So I think the name sounds good. Lotsa folks already have a program on the drives named 'FDISK'. btw: will your version run on other versions of dos? Seems like I've launched 'FDISK' and been told it didnt find the right version. Of course, if they do, they can easily rename.. boy that was fast reply. -- list options/archives/etc.: http://www.topica.com/lists/fd-dev unsubscribe: send blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ==^ This email was sent to: archive@mail-archive.com EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Rv5.bbRv4l.YXJjaGl2 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^
