Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS running on Linux

[Mateusz Viste]

On 14/11/2015 02:12, Geraldo Netto wrote:
> while (1) {
>Alain++;
> }

That will inevitably lead to an overflow. Probably wasn't the primary 
intention.

Mateusz


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Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS running on Linux

[Mark Spalenka]

Using MEMDISK in GRUB to boot FREEDOS from the local hard drive on later model 
machines is what I am getting from you as a solution to boot FreeDOS from a 
local Harddrive on a laptop. If you have any other solutions that would allow 
me to boot FreeDOS from a Hard Drive I would be interested in learning. Once 
again, I just want to boot FreeDOS from my Harddrive on a Centrino or Later 
model PC. I have linux on this PC. I do not want to share any memory with 
another Operating System. This is called 'Booting Native' as I understand 
terminology. I want to boot FreeDos Native and then maybe, just maybe, put 
Linux in a DOS Box of memory. Any other suggestions? Thanks for the help.
Mark Spalenka 


 On Saturday, November 14, 2015 8:54 AM, Alain Mouette  
wrote:
   

  That is not "directly" bootable. It is a VirtualBox appliance, it is neant to 
be loaded inside Virtualbox:
 
 In Virtualbox manager GUI, goto File > Appliance > import > everything else 
can be lefta as is...
 Then you will get a new Virtual Machine, when you initialyzed, it will boot 
Linux
 On the Desktop there are some Icons that will boot FreeDOS preconfigured.
 
 I hope this help, feel free to ask again if needed.
 
 Alain
 
 
 On 13-11-2015 23:31, Mark Spalenka wrote:
  
  I have loaded the FreeDOS onto my Hard drive with Linux(Unbuntu) but have not 
been able to boot directly to FreeDOS. The Boot Loader is GRUB.I have placed 
the FREE DOS info on  aselection for GRUB. But still does not work. I am 
looking for someone whom may know the GRUB commands for loading FREEDOS. Any 
suggestions? Mark Spalenka markspalenka2...@yahoo.com
  
 
 
   On Friday, November 13, 2015 1:13 PM, Alain Mouette  
wrote:
   
 
 Hi,
 
 I have been using FreeDOS on a Linux VM for a few years now and I made a 
 special image to make it public:
 
https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33399957/FreeDOS/Ubuntu140432-DosemuLimpo-1.ova
 
 * VirtualBox Appliance, just: Files > Inport appliance... and you have a 
 full VM
 * Based on Ubuntu LTS with LXDE, as light as possible to remain usefull
 * Fast access to host files using VirtualBox share
 * Dosemu and FreeDOS fully preconfigured, can run graphic programs
 * Network fully functional, can talk to any device on your network
 * 3 FreeDOS instance can access the network and talk to each other too
 * There are a few Dosemu patches applied for graphics and keyboard
 
 Some of it (most) is in portuguese. If there is some interest I can make 
 an international version or some needed resource
 
 Alain Mouette - from Brazil ;-)
 
 
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Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS running on Linux

[Felix Miata]

Mark Spalenka composed on 2015-11-15 05:16 (UTC):

> ... a solution to boot FreeDOS from a local Harddrive on a laptop. If you
> have any other solutions that would allow me to boot FreeDOS from a Hard
> Drive I would be interested in learning. Once again, I just want to boot
> FreeDOS from my Harddrive on a Centrino or Later model PC. I have linux on
> this PC. I do not want to share any memory with another Operating System.
> This is called 'Booting Native' as I understand terminology. I want to
> boot FreeDos Native and then maybe, just maybe, put Linux in a DOS Box of
> memory. Any other suggestions?

Do what most people do, create a multiboot PC. Partition the HD, put DOS on
one partition, and put Linux (and another Linux, and/or OS/2, and/or Windows,
and/or another Linux, yada) on as many partitions as you please. Most such
installations use Linux's Grub bootloader to chainload DOS or Windows, which
makes them act as though they were the only OS on the PC while booted. If
booted to Linux you have the option to run the DOS installation in a VM
without leaving Linux, but it's certainly not required to use virtualization
if you have multiboot. Maybe these will help:
http://fm.no-ip.com/PC/partitioningindex.html
http://fm.no-ip.com/PC/install-doz-after.html
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Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS running on Linux

[Geraldo Netto]

ehehhehehe :)

I know, but you got the idea :P

Also, while it's totally off-topic
my condolences to anyone who lives in france


Kind Regards,

Geraldo Netto
Sapere Aude => Non dvcor, dvco
http://exdev.sf.net/

On 14 November 2015 at 08:41, Mateusz Viste  wrote:
> On 14/11/2015 02:12, Geraldo Netto wrote:
>> while (1) {
>>Alain++;
>> }
>
> That will inevitably lead to an overflow. Probably wasn't the primary
> intention.
>
> Mateusz
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS running on Linux

[Alain Mouette]

Answering inline:

On 13-11-2015 23:44, Rugxulo wrote:
> Hi,
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 12:42 PM, Alain Mouette  wrote:
>> I have been using FreeDOS on a Linux VM for a few years now and I made a
>> special image to make it public:
>> https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/33399957/FreeDOS/Ubuntu140432-DosemuLimpo-1.ova
> Exactly how big is it? (I'm guessing not very small. 2+ GB??)
It's 992M bytes. I used LXDE-core to keep it small but with some basic 
functionality: editor, file manager and a little configuration

>
>> * VirtualBox Appliance, just: Files > Inport appliance... and you have a
>> full VM
>> * Based on Ubuntu LTS with LXDE, as light as possible to remain usefull
> I guess I was naive in expecting someone to make a console-only
> version first. (Not that I'm complaining.)
I want very much to make one such, but I have a few concerns:
1) it will be usefull if based on a distro that has universal hardware 
drivers, including video
2) I have no idea of what would be the best way to run Dosemu+FreeDOS in 
graphics mode without a window manager but using Linux drivers. Or maybe 
a lighter window manager
3) This VM is based in configuration that I have been using and 
perfecting over the years for my day-job

>> * Fast access to host files using VirtualBox share
>> * Dosemu and FreeDOS fully preconfigured, can run graphic programs
>> * Network fully functional, can talk to any device on your network
>> * 3 FreeDOS instance can access the network and talk to each other too
> So packet driver stuff (Watt-32, e.g. Wget) works?
Y-E-S !!! Packet Drivers are fully configured and are working with any 
ethernet configuration of the VM
There is even a PING command included, but it doesn't use Watt-32.
I would appreciate some more testing ;-)

>> * There are a few Dosemu patches applied for graphics and keyboard
>>
>> Some of it (most) is in portuguese. If there is some interest I can make
>> an international version or some needed resource
> I don't think there is much interest in i18n. I think we're all too
> tired or just used to living without it, which is probably not ideal.
> :-/

I was not thinking of i18n, but most of it is in portuguese (that is 
what I use), I was thinking of an English only release.
Most of the scripts I wrote lately are already with english comments ;-)


Alain


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