Re: [Freedos-user] very quick freedos question?
you could always use rufus from rufus.akeo.ie... works for me. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com On Friday, September 12, 2014 4:02 PM, Karen Lewellen klewel...@shellworld.net wrote: Hi, want to keep this simple as it does not relate to my own computer needs. I have only two questions. first, am I correct that one can boot freedos from a USB stick? Say with an off the shelf sort of laptop? second, am I correct that if one burns the latest copy of freedos to a cd or dvd, one can accomplish the same thing? as in insert the live disk and boot from it? Thanks in advance, Kare -- Want excitement? Manually upgrade your production database. When you want reliability, choose Perforce Perforce version control. Predictably reliable. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157508191iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Want excitement? Manually upgrade your production database. When you want reliability, choose Perforce Perforce version control. Predictably reliable. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=157508191iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos hangs
the new virtualbox and the new uide don't do that. someone can show you where the new (uide) drivers are. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com On Saturday, December 7, 2013 5:47 PM, Robert Moler rbmo...@verizon.net wrote: I was delighted to discover FreeDos, because I have an old Music DOS data base that I've been using since 1986. It runs in XP but not in Win 7. So I loaded the virtual box and then FreeDos. except that it never finished loading after reaching the point in the instructions (End of Chapter Five) where there is the warning about UIDE taking a long time to load. I get the line Kernel: allocated 46 Diskbuffers + 24472 Bytes in HMA It had not changed in 45 minutes or even over night when I started over and got the same result. Any suggestions? Bob Moler -- Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. Download it for free now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Sponsored by Intel(R) XDK Develop, test and display web and hybrid apps with a single code base. Download it for free now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=111408631iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] (no subject)
i have a dell optiplex gx280. first i found it doesn't support 2 floppys, only 1. fine. now, however, 1.44 mb diskettes format fine with ms-dos 6.22, but freedos trying to format them says: # Boot sector unreadable, disk not yet formatted Treating int 13.8 drive type 0x0 as 1440k Using drive default 1440k ( Cyl=80 Head=2 Sec=18 ) Cannot find existing format - forcing full format Please enter volume label (max. 11 chars): Full Formatting (wiping all data) Format_Floppy_Cylinder ( head=0 cylinder=0 ) sectors=18 [int 13.5] Critical error during INT disk access INT 13 status (hex): 40 Bits: seek operation failed Description: seek failed Program Terminated [Error 192] Does anyone know how to make FreeDOS format floppies on this? Again, MS-DOS does just fine, but FreeDOS forces the 13 messages above. then quits! this is a user and a development question. If any one can shed light on it it'd be nice. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- November Webinars for C, C++, Fortran Developers Accelerate application performance with scalable programming models. Explore techniques for threading, error checking, porting, and tuning. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60136231iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] fdnpkg
how do you make fdnpkg use all_cd.iso (the offline repository)? eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- October Webinars: Code for Performance Free Intel webinars can help you accelerate application performance. Explore tips for MPI, OpenMP, advanced profiling, and more. Get the most from the latest Intel processors and coprocessors. See abstracts and register http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=60134071iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] (no subject)
i, for one, would like to see a freedos ftp site where 1) only the latest version of everything is posted and 2) where the whole thing could be downloaded as one file. let's face it, the freedos project suffers from substantial fragmentation, and substantial disorganization. if someone anywhere could donate (sourceforge?) space to this endeavor, the price would be just right, too! can anyone think of how to implement this at no cost? otherwise i'll just understand that that the cost is prohibitive and we'll just have to download everything in pieces as it comes out in updated form. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/22/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=64545871iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
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is there a place you can download all of freedos in one big piece, but including all the up-to-date everything? it would surely be convenient. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- LIMITED TIME SALE - Full Year of Microsoft Training For Just $49.99! 1,500+ hours of tutorials including VisualStudio 2012, Windows 8, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, MVC 4, more. BEST VALUE: New Multi-Library Power Pack includes Mobile, Cloud, Java, and UX Design. Lowest price ever! Ends 9/22/13. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=64545871iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] freedos update cd
when everything is updated to current version on the freedos update cd, will someone write the list and say so, and include another link to it?' (kernel 2041, fdisk, all the new stuff per se) i'm talking about the 300+ mb .iso cd image download. is it done already? eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- See everything from the browser to the database with AppDynamics Get end-to-end visibility with application monitoring from AppDynamics Isolate bottlenecks and diagnose root cause in seconds. Start your free trial of AppDynamics Pro today! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=48808831iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Intel UNDI PXE
intel undi pxe is the preload execution environment (p.x.e.) that allows your computer to boot off ethernet network: a network boot. undi is searchable on google and a careful search engine study reveals it to have something to do with network boot: universal network device interface (u.n.d.i.). select, so-equipped computers can boot off undi pxe. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com BTW, in trying to get the FD (flash drive) going, I tried setting it to be the first boot device. Currently, the first boot device is the CDR, #2 is the floppy, then the HD is #3. I have #4 set to disabled. FDOS is perfectly happy with this set-up. I knew I needed to add the flash drive as #1, if I wanted to boot from it. I assumed the following choice was for USB, but wasn't sure. Any clues on this: Intel UNDI, PXE-1.0 (build dev.) -- Learn Graph Databases - Download FREE O'Reilly Book Graph Databases is the definitive new guide to graph databases and their applications. This 200-page book is written by three acclaimed leaders in the field. The early access version is available now. Download your free book today! http://p.sf.net/sfu/neotech_d2d_may___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Installing FreeDOS on the second partition of the disk
the lowest-order operating system has to be installed first, unless i'm missing something here... eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- Precog is a next-generation analytics platform capable of advanced analytics on semi-structured data. The platform includes APIs for building apps and a phenomenal toolset for data science. Developers can use our toolset for easy data analysis visualization. Get a free account! http://www2.precog.com/precogplatform/slashdotnewsletter___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Newbie Q - How do I get a USB flash drive operating please?
the program rufus (from rufus.akeo.ie) is an excellent way to get a usb stick bootable... eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- Everyone hates slow websites. So do we. Make your web apps faster with AppDynamics Download AppDynamics Lite for free today: http://p.sf.net/sfu/appdyn_d2d_jan___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Made XP work okay...
windows xp can and will corrupt files until activation. while this is partially avoidable by quickpar and/or multipar, the problem will persist by design 'til you activate. (it's easy over the toll-free phone number provided). i avoid the problem by getting a cheap copy of xp for a dell, (works with other, though!) with unused serial sticker, over ebay, and just activating it. presto: no more data trubbles forever! like it or not, you can't use xp without problems until you buy it, and activate it like microsoft wants, but then when you do, it's rock solid and exhibits zero data corruption. you get what you pay for. freeware the cost is zero. been there, done that. proof positive. rock solid, no exception(s). a word to the wise. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Michael Robinson plu...@robinson-west.com To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2012 5:58 AM Subject: [Freedos-user] Made XP work okay... I got my K6-2 500 with 504 megs of ram running XP SP3 well enough by turning off the swap file. Don't let XP swap, Warcraft II works fine. The scsi hard drive, despite being a Seagate Cheetah, really slows the system down. I don't let my Linux firewall allow this old machine to access the Net, so there are a LOT of protection programs I don't need to run. I don't need spywareblaster, clamwin, spybot search and destroy, crap cleaner, or Windows defender for starters. I'm not 100% confident in the method I used to bypass activation. Would Microsoft please distribute an activation crack and let people freely use 32 bit Windows XP at will? I've been studying Windows 7 verses Windows XP and honestly, it's a toss up. Both systems are bloated and complex. A ROM based dos system is more secure than even the typical Linux system and it's going to be light weight. That's not saying much though, I can't compare Apples to Oranges and be fair about it. The ipxwrapper hack seems to force one to use Windows NT 4.0 or newer. If only someone would port ipxwrapper to freedos and write a program to create a DOS executable out of a Win32 app like Warcraft II BNE. Add network card support for many of the current network cards and on mobo nics to that, there is suddenly no reason why Warcraft II can't be played on old computers using a: free, lean, and nice operating system. Warcraft II and Freedos's memory footprint is small enough, even if the necessary WIN32 support is added most likely, that one should be able to run the game using freedos in way under 100 megs. Note that most network cards built into motherboards and many PCI network cards are currently not supported in DOS and one has to take care of that somehow. I think that running Warcraft II Battle.Net edition on a freedos system is possible, but there are a lot of pieces to pull together and Blizzard probably won't offer to help. Come on Blizzard, these games are not earning you revenue anymore and they are very popular. It annoys people when a company crushes efforts to create open source clones of it's popular software and this can incite boycotts. I am a legal owner of Warcraft II BNE, two copies actually. I should be able to play Warcraft II on systems that are current and supported as well as open. I'm sure ReactOS will work just fine on old hardware if it is stabilized, but it isn't stable right now and the developers have not released since October or longer. The only way to get free Windows NT it seems is to support the ReactOS project. Sadly, I can't. Even if they make their fundraising goals and can hire competent programmers to help move the project along faster, there is no telling when stability will be achieved. -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Only getting freedos text at boot when creating bootable USB
yeah, rufus works when all that other stuff fails, i've tried it, and i know. at least with rufus.akeo.ie rufus you get a fail-proof setup. others are hit-and miss. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Rugxulo rugx...@gmail.com To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 5:06 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Only getting freedos text at boot when creating bootable USB Hi, On Sun, Dec 16, 2012 at 3:10 PM, Richard H Lee ricardohenry...@gmail.com wrote: A few months ago I was using sys-freedos.pl to create bootable USB Freedos stick for bios updates. But I tried the same thing today, but now it is only showing FREEDOS, with the caret after it. There is no command prompt. No idea, honestly. I know that's not much help, but I suggest trying Rufus instead, if at all possible: http://rufus.akeo.ie/ -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- LogMeIn Rescue: Anywhere, Anytime Remote support for IT. Free Trial Remotely access PCs and mobile devices and provide instant support Improve your efficiency, and focus on delivering more value-add services Discover what IT Professionals Know. Rescue delivers http://p.sf.net/sfu/logmein_12329d2d___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS bootable CD image sought
also at www.floppydisk.com they have usb floppy drives that are plug-and-play compatible with windows. i have 2 and they're great under windows 7 64-bit. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- Monitor your physical, virtual and cloud infrastructure from a single web console. Get in-depth insight into apps, servers, databases, vmware, SAP, cloud infrastructure, etc. Download 30-day Free Trial. Pricing starts from $795 for 25 servers or applications! http://p.sf.net/sfu/zoho_dev2dev_nov___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS packaging rules / paths
part of the beauty of FreeDOS is that it's so versatile, so good, thatyou can do stuff your own way with it - this, i think, is not going to change, and i, for one, am all for it. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- How fast is your code? 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] my account has been compromised, please watch out for false content!
my account has been compromised, please watch out for false content! eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Backscroll
on freedos 1.0, the whole thing, there's PERUSE.COM . it backscrolls the entire screen. try out the scroll lock key. kewl! (m.b.) eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Kenny Emond cheeseylem...@gmail.com To: FreeDOS User freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2012 7:22 PM Subject: [Freedos-user] Backscroll Is there a way to make FreeDOS be able to backscroll? Like in CMD, or something where you use the page up and page down keys? Thanks, --- Kenny -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDos in VirtualBox not a sure thing
it is my sincere belief that everyone possible should file a feature request/bug report with the virtualbox people so UIDE works without the two-minute analogy delay upon v.m. boot, including those who know why and how UIDE is delayed. if we do this sincerely then they probably will be happy to accomodate us in future sincerely. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] almost there...
I'm running VMWare Workstation 8,
and everything's okay now except for two things:
1) how do i make the Press ESC, F2, or F12 screen
appear for more than ~0.125 second on startup, and,
2) how do i make the top menu bar disappear
in full-screen mode without reverting to small-screen
mode?
{ #1 effectively kept me from using the software for
what seemed like hours... }
Thank you very, very much for your help,
and this is about the last posting i'll post
about this issue.
most sincerely,
mark brown
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how do you set up the c: drive, format, and sys the drive under vmware workstation 8? very short replies are fine. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Can you help me?
also there are several c programming language tutorial items on the web, one from a physics department of some university: just look up the phrase in quotes, then some similar ones, on google, and you may get some material for free in addition to the suggestions already mentioned... eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] ? - ?Not sure? - ?
if there's no mistake, input is for numbers, and inkey$ or inkey was for alphanumerics... you'll need to check the book to see what's the input acceptor for alphabetic input... eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: dmccunney dennis.mccun...@gmail.com To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Saturday, July 14, 2012 11:33 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] ? - ?Not sure? - ? On Sat, Jul 14, 2012 at 11:22 PM, Kenny Emond cheeseylem...@gmail.com wrote: dim ft as single, m as single, answer1 as single, answer2 as single, input1 as string, a as string, b as string Might the mixture of singles and strings in your dim statement be the issue? You are defining your results as numbers, but your inputs as strings. Unless there is an implicit typecast done by FB, you are attempting to perform arithmetic on input values you have defined as strings, not numbers. Since you can only perform arithmetic on numbers, I'd expect that to fail. __ Dennis https://plus.google.com/u/0/105128793974319004519 -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] fdupdate
just about the floppy diskette thing, floppydisk.com sells usb 2.0 diskette drives that plug-and-play auto-recognize and auto-mount, even under my windows 7 64-bit ultimate system. they're advertised as used, but mine that they sent were new. and naturally they sell floppy diskettes for a pretty good price. there's substantial support commercially for using floppies, you just have to find it. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Rugxulo rugx...@gmail.com To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2012 12:31 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] fdupdate Hi, On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 11:46 PM, Marco Achury marcoach...@gmail.com wrote: I think official freedos release must be just 2 or 3 floppies, as MSDOS was Boot system + basic drivers and tools (and both, cdrom and floppy image are required). Well, depends on how simplistic you want to make it. I personally would rather have a liveCD than install only, but then again, it's a lot more work, much much more. Just deciding what to put on the floppies is half the job, then deciding how the heck to cram it on in is the other half! And it's hard to update and regenerate everything. I guess Linux distros have things more streamlined, they can generate and rebuild on the fly. We don't have any fancy build servers or scripts (that I know of, anyways). No package manager needed for this base system Assuming someone keeps it updated, which may not always happen! Aditional to this, the community or any interested user can release cdroms with software collections. Such collections may include a package manager or a centralized install menu but is not required. Right, but it's always a lot of work, a lot to keep track of. Simpler to understand and mantain. Any person will install only the apps really need, and the install or update of base system is simple and quick I guess the desire is low due to real gurus already doing it manually. Others probably can't be bothered with the tedium, arcane knowledge, lots of testing, etc. P.S. I'm not saying it's a bad idea, just tedious, somewhat complicated, exhausting without some more volunteers, hard to decide what to put where and how. Plus, honestly, you'll get no sympathy for floppies anymore. That alone is probably the weakest idea (though I'm not totally opposed). And hardware changes so fast, sometimes I wonder if it's worth it. Bah. -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] sata drivers for cd, dvd, and hard disk
where are the easiest to install (and use) drivers for freedos? eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Boot on usb key (NTFS) on Freedos.
one of the ntfs drivers, ntfsdos pro 4.03 freeware, and the freebyte file splitter/joiner ought to do just fine although i don't know if it will do just fine eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] edit partition through usb 3
in windows 7 64 bit, to use this exact same feature, you go to the start button (orb), and in the search programs and files box type disk management (without quotes) and then left click create and format hard disk partitions. then you can lucidly do all that xp related stuff. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- For Developers, A Lot Can Happen In A Second. Boundary is the first to Know...and Tell You. Monitor Your Applications in Ultra-Fine Resolution. Try it FREE! http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-d2dvs2___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Long-term survival of FreeDOS
if the hardware chokes on real programming, someone will make an emulator. good! . eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com ..-- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos 1.1 install errors...
the no-drivers choice, No. 4, is provided because some programs, such as PLoP, will not load at all unless there are *no drivers* loaded, at least on my system... PLoP chokes on any drivers in freedos 1.1, saying: cannot run under windows in a dos box, in effect. i kid you not. .. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com ..-- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Catch-all Repository for legacy DOS software
i was thinking along the lines of straight logical thinking, no sector/segment stuff, just a straight address bus, straight data bus and straight memory (and other) bus(es). and, of course, all this needs to run at an extremely high speed, and also operate synchronously at that same very, very high speed. that way there would be no bottlenecks to reduce the speed, with reed-solomon error correction in real time, too! (and the machines stackable for transputing.) (as close to a turing machine as *really* possible, incl. no concessions to cost control etc. etc. etc.) as far as i can see no one is really doing this commercially. aren't economics wonderful? no! . eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com .. --- On Mon, 4/2/12, Marco Achury marcoach...@gmail.com wrote: From: Marco Achury marcoach...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Catch-all Repository for legacy DOS software To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Date: Monday, April 2, 2012, 6:58 PM El 02/04/2012 03:35 p.m., dmccunney escribió: On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 2:34 PM, Mark Brown eufdp...@yahoo.com wrote: as usual, we all need more and better freeware, and like the gnu flag says, free thinking... maybe someday someone will invent an operating system that promotes user programming instead of suppresses it. blink Linux does. It's open source. You can get the code and modify it, or create complete new code. So does Android (which is based on a Linux kernel.) For that matter, the APIs for Windows and OS/X are [published, and you can create code to run under them. Thousands of people do. Of course, you *do* have to learn to program, and *no* OS can relieve you of that. __ Dennis https://plus.google.com/u/0/105128793974319004519 -- This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user But is easier to learn how to write DOS programs than Windows or Linux programs. DOS is a great OS to introduce programming. A simple programming language as Qbasic or Euphoria give you near total control over your hardware and OS functions. -- -- +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ Marco A. Achury Tel: +58-(212)-6158777 Cel: +58-(414)-3142282 Skype: marcoachury http://www.achury.com.ve -Inline Attachment Follows- -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev -Inline Attachment Follows- ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Better than sec? Nothing is better than sec when it comes to monitoring Big Data applications. Try Boundary one-second resolution app monitoring today. Free. http://p.sf.net/sfu/Boundary-dev2dev___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Catch-all Repository for legacy DOS software
as usual, we all need more and better freeware, and like the gnu flag says, free thinking... maybe someday someone will invent an operating system that promotes user programming instead of suppresses it. .. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com ..-- This SF email is sponsosred by: Try Windows Azure free for 90 days Click Here http://p.sf.net/sfu/sfd2d-msazure___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Problem after updating to FreeDOS 1.1 with writing of environment variables.
for what it's worth, RDISK with the size parameter /Snn (nn being the number of megabytes) is, in real terms, more stable than the ram disk you're using, which i've *never* gotten working right because it always messes up for me. rdisk on the other hand has *always* worked for me, it gives you 25 megabytes if you omit the size parameter /S . all info about it is in the freedos 1.1 full install, incl. how to assign specific drive letter(s) to the ram disk(s). most sincerely, mark brown . eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com ..-- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] ram disk as related to memory managers...
i use the invoked option #1 in freedos 1.1 full install boot menu and it works for me. ( #1 of the four available choices ) . eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com ..-- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox
also rewriting the reboot alias in autoexec.bat/fdauto.bat so a cold reboot is performed might maybe reboot the machine better. . eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com ..-- Virtualization Cloud Management Using Capacity Planning Cloud computing makes use of virtualization - but cloud computing also focuses on allowing computing to be delivered as a service. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfnl/114/51521223/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors + TDSK
you *could* try USBASPI.SYS /V /W followed by DI1000DD.SYS ( works for me ) .. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com ..-- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject)
PLoP bootloader (www.plop.at) boots USB on hardware (with USB) that doesn't support it... .. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com .. From: Jim Hall jh...@freedos.org To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Saturday, February 4, 2012 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject) On Feb 1, 2012 12:46 PM, dmccunney dennis.mccun...@gmail.com wrote: Whether this works will depend upon your BIOS. The box I have FreeDOS on will boot from a USB floppy drive, but *not* from a USB stick. BIOS limitation. I can't see a USB stick from FreeDOS either, because no driver is available that can do it. (I've looked at the USB drivers for FreeDOS, and they don't handle the method the box uses.) Many BIOSes support USB sticks under DOS using legacy emulation or legacy mode, but it is possible that your BIOS is not one of these. Kind of surprised that your BIOS doesn't support booting from USB, though. I thought that was something every BIOS supported, and it should be OS-independent. But maybe yours is an older machine? jh-- Try before you buy = See our experts in action! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-dev2___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject)
You can use PLoP bootmanager: it's at www.plop.at . With this installed, you can (read-only) boot from usb stick on even the old usb 1.1 hardware, and also you can boot from USB when the BIOS has *_no_* support for it. It's freeware. If you don't want to install it to hard drive, you can just boot from a cd burned with it, with the same results. Comprehensive instruction is on the PLoP site. If you want to install it to FreeDOS, though, you have to boot no drivers: option 4, or any totally driverless boot. (It doesn't agree with one or more of the memory managers.) PLoP is excellent. Most Sincerely, Mark Brown .. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com .. From: dmccunney dennis.mccun...@gmail.com To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, February 1, 2012 1:45 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject) On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 1:21 PM, Bernd Blaauw bbla...@home.nl wrote: Op 1-2-2012 17:56, Manjunath ML schreef: I am trying to use a USB memory disk along with FreeDOS. I am a running a CAM software and need a facility to transfer drawings from other computers to the PC used to run the CAM software and USB Memory disk is the simplest way. Can anyone let m know if this is possible and how. The RUFUS utility is a program you can run on Windows, it will make your USB Flash Drive bootable so you can start FreeDOS from USB-stick. [ http://pete.akeo.ie/2011/12/rufus-dos-bootable-usb-formatting.html ] Whether this works will depend upon your BIOS. The box I have FreeDOS on will boot from a USB floppy drive, but *not* from a USB stick. BIOS limitation. I can't see a USB stick from FreeDOS either, because no driver is available that can do it. (I've looked at the USB drivers for FreeDOS, and they don't handle the method the box uses.) __ Dennis -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors
is this too simplistic or what (?): you could reformat ntfs and use a freeware reader, or reformat the whole hard drive and then use that... or i've had excellent luck with USBASPI.SYS 2.27 + DI1000DD.SYS (links below). http://panasonic.jp/com/support/drive/other/f2h_usb.html http://www.hiren.info/download/dos-files/di1000dd.sys eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Bertho Grandpied y31415926...@yahoo.fr To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 1:46 PM Subject: [Freedos-user] Re : Support for 4k byte sectors In reply to: Bret Johnson bretjohn@ju... only support Intel/Via (UHCI) controllers yet. True. Working on that. Great :=) I also think they have hard coded 512 bytes per sector. No. USBDRIVE reads the maximum buffer size from the DOS List of Lists (as discussed some earlier in the thread), and uses that as its maximum sector size. If a USB disk has 4k sectors, but DOS can only handle 512 byte sectors, USBDRIVE won't load the disk. If DOS can handle (buffer) 4k sectors OK, USBDRIVE will load it and automatically mount any FAT partitions it finds. TY for the heads-up. Also as stated earlier, I don't personally have any disks with sector sizes other than 512, so this has never been tested (at least by me) on a real system. It would be a good thing if someone on the list having access to such a device /and/ Intel-based USB would experiment and report their findings... That's why you need to modify the kernel to handle 4k sectors, also as discussed earlier (at least with my drivers). Based on what Eric says, though, that doesn't work with the FreeDOS kernel. As I noted earlier, I'm sure the default disk driver MS DOS kernels can handle bigger sectors, /but/ there are problems to be fixed - as pointed to me by R. Loew, and I verified it too : MSDOS init module (patition scanner) discards partitions whose boot sectors indicate any sector size other than 512. Disks operated through user drivers (config.sys) should not be so limited. While trying a free fix for MSDOS could be attempted - but is the effort worth it ? - I would vote for FreeDOS to be enhanced. Does someone here know if DR/Open DOS recognises 512k sectors, either or both with its built-in disk driver and user drivers ? Because USBDRIVE provides an INT 13h interface, you can also use external drivers to mount/access the non-FAT partitions that may be on the USB disks (NTFS, EXTx, exFAT, ...). USBDRIVE won't mount non-FAT drives automatically, though. Understood. Regards -- Czerno -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Keep Your Developer Skills Current with LearnDevNow! The most comprehensive online learning library for Microsoft developers is just $99.99! Visual Studio, SharePoint, SQL - plus HTML5, CSS3, MVC3, Metro Style Apps, more. Free future releases when you subscribe now! http://p.sf.net/sfu/learndevnow-d2d___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] final preview for FreeDOS 1.1 release
merci. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Bernd Blaauw bbla...@home.nl To: freedos-de...@lists.sourceforge.net Cc: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Monday, December 26, 2011 12:35 PM Subject: [Freedos-user] final preview for FreeDOS 1.1 release I've uploaded a preview of my work on the FreeDOS 1.1 distribution at: [ http://www.speedyshare.com/file/f5hDP/FD11.ISO ] (click above the star symbols to download). You're welcome to test it if interested, for now an emulator might be best. Source files not added yet, will be done. This FreeDOS 1.1 is but a mere shadow of all the work Jeremy Davis and Blair Campbell put into previous distributions over the years, but we'll get there :) with best regards, Bernd Blaauw -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Write once. Port to many. Get the SDK and tools to simplify cross-platform app development. Create new or port existing apps to sell to consumers worldwide. Explore the Intel AppUpSM program developer opportunity. appdeveloper.intel.com/join http://p.sf.net/sfu/intel-appdev___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.1
As for other news, how is Freedos 1.1 coming along? Do you need it badly? yes! will anyone please send me a copy of it? if my yahoo mail cuts it off, pleeze send it in file-splitter chunks, or supply a download linque... i think the cutoff is just below 25 megabytes... most sincerely, loving the stability of the new memory managers, and the (whole) like, mark brown e-mail address appears directly below eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- 10 Tips for Better Server Consolidation Server virtualization is being driven by many needs. But none more important than the need to reduce IT complexity while improving strategic productivity. Learn More! http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sdnl/114/51507609/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] well, nothing wrong with something like this.
FreeDOS 1.1 help should include something like this below, about command.com, to document /F (fail response to abort, retry, fail? and /MSG (hold messages in memory, as in optimal floppy system usage) COMMAND [[drive:] path] [device] [/E:n] [/L:] [/U:nnn] [/P] [/MSG] [/LOW] [/Y [/C|K] command] [drive:]path Specifies the directory containing COMMAND.COM. device Specifies the device to use for command input and output. /E:n Sets the initial environment size to n bytes. (n should be between 256 and 32,768). /L: Specifies internal buffers length (requires /P as well). ( should be between 128 and 1,024). /U:nnn Specifies the input buffer length (requires /P as well). (nnn should be between 128 and 255). /P Makes the new Command Interpreter permanent (can't exit). /MSG Stores all error messages in memory (requires /P as well). /LOW Forces COMMAND to keep its resident data in low memory. /Y Steps through the batch program specified by /C or /K. (Only available in MS-DOS 6.x and above). /C command Executes the specified command and returns. /K command Executes the specified command and continues running. /Z Display the errorlevel of every command executed (Only available in MS-DOS 7.x and above). there's nothing wrong with that. why not use good documentation? eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] *** HEAR YE, HEAR YE *** (FREEDOS 1.1 NEEDS A HELP-FILE CORRECTION.)
THE HELP-COMMAND SCREEN FILE HAS IMPROVED WELL. BUT IT STILL NEEDS ONE THING: UNDER THE TOPIC SHELL AND SHELLHIGH, THE SWITCHES /F and /MSG NEED TO BE DOCUMENTED, SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO FIDDLE WITH THE SWITCHES TO SEE HOW THEY WORK. (as of now they're undocumented in the whole helpfile.) pleeze fixx this. most sincerely, mark brown e-mail url immediately below. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] acpidump and acpixtract
the freedos 1.1 test_3 .iso cd, installed first on a wiped hard drive, supports (is compatible with) windows xp's auto-installed multiboot manager... why not mount freedos *and* windows xp, installed both with the fat32 option, and then just use your tools for xp on xp, shuffling files back and forth between os's? this has worked for me. just make sure you install both with fat32, else have a copy of freeware ntfs4dos professional to communicate between os's... hope this helps... . eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Fabrício Ceolin ceo...@ulevel.com To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, October 20, 2011 3:05 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] acpidump and acpixtract Hi Eric, Thanks for the answer. I tryied FDAPM, but it is freeze. My application need to analyze ACPI structures under DOS, so my tools must works at DOS only. The acpica tools (http://www.acpica.org/downloads/binary_tools.php) is supported only at UNIX and WINDOWS. I found this application too: http://www.waste.org/~winkles/acpidump/, but I need to change it to use. There are some other tool? Thanks! On Thu, Oct 20, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Eric Auer e.a...@jpberlin.de wrote: Hi! Does anyone know if there is a pmtools ( http://www.lesswatts.org/projects/acpi/utilities.php) port to FreeDOS? I need dump the acpitable and extract all tables. Try FDAPM ACPIDUMP (may need HIMEM) to get an hexdump, e.g. FDAPM ACPIDUMP tables.txt You can cut and paste interesting parts and use e.g. xxd -r tables.txt tables.bin And you can use e.g. the Linux / Intel acpi stuff to decode the tables. Sorry for not having a full recipe, but I do remember that I did it similar to this :-) Eric PS: The intel stuff (iasl, acpidump, acpitool?) is also available for different operating systems, I think :-) -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Ciosco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- Fabrício Ceolin ulevel.com Diretor Executivo -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- The demand for IT networking professionals continues to grow, and the demand for specialized networking skills is growing even more rapidly. Take a complimentary Learning@Cisco Self-Assessment and learn about Cisco certifications, training, and career opportunities. http://p.sf.net/sfu/cisco-dev2dev___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with running FreeDOS on HP Compaq 6720s
get a copy of darik's boot and nuke and erase the hard disk, single pass, no verification. when loading the cd, use only the xms option, NO EMM386! then xfdisk the disk using the default choices, except when it comes to write the partition table, then choose yes. then format the disk using the format command. then try to install it (freedos) again. this has always worked for me. i must add, though, do these steps exactly right, else the whole implementation is broken and you'll have to start over again. you can write me direct if you like, my email appears below. the problem is not insurmountable, it's common with v1.0, and 1.1_test3.iso cd works better at installing system. you can add the other stuff from the 1.0 implementation later. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Anton Vernigor smm...@gmail.com To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2011 5:00 PM Subject: [Freedos-user] Problem with running FreeDOS on HP Compaq 6720s Dear all! I’m trying to install FreeDOS (fdbasecd.iso) on a real (not virtual) machine for the first time, and I’ve met some problems. At first I couldn’t install FreeDOS at all, despite it was installed on VirtualBox flawlessly. Installation went well, no errors or warnings, and after the final reboot I got blank black screen with no reaction to any input, only power button could help. It seems it was fixed with another options used while partitioning the disc, but I’m not sure what certain option did the job. But after all I still see some strange behavior in just installed system. If I choose default second option in startup menu (Load freeDOS with EMM386+EMS and SHARE), the screen gets filled with error message, and I still see no reaction on keyboard or trackpad. Screen looks like this. Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: Bad or missing command interpreter: ÉÉÉ Enter the full shell command line: The other strange thing is that first (Load FreeDOS with EMM386, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free) or third (Load FreeDOS including HIMEM XMS-memory driver) option in startup menu works normally, as I see (not investigated seriously, but at least it looks so). Fourth option can’t be chosen at all. So as I’m new to this kind of OS I ask where can I read about this problem with second menu option and how can I try to fix it, if it’s possible? Just for now I’ve edited fdconfig.sys to hide menu and use the third option by default, but it doesn’t look like a good solution. What kind of hardware info may be helpful for solving this problem? Thanks! -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct___ Freedos-user mailing list
Re: [Freedos-user] sys.com not executable on Windows 7 64bit
also, not to overstate the obvious, you could burn a cd-rw and boot from that. if anything messes up, you could just re-write the cd-rw. and, the enterprise version of windows 7 has a windows-xp-compatibility mode. eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Bret Johnson bretj...@juno.com To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:53 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] sys.com not executable on Windows 7 64bit The USB drivers make a flash drive look like a removable hard drive, not a floppy drive (though the drivers will also work with a USB floppy drive). You can't start with a floppy image. If the BIOS will correctly boot from an external USB hard drive or flash drive, you can simply use the standard DOS tools and the disk should be directly bootable. You don't need to use a multi-stage process that involves booting another program, creating a RAMDISK and copying a floppy image, and booting from it (which is the way a lot of *nix-based software works). You can copy and delete and move files all you want to directly on the disk, without needing to manipulate an image. The problem you'll run into is that not all BIOS's work like they're supposed to, and won't boot correctly. Some will and some won't. Also, even if a flash drive comes formatted as a super-floppy (no MBR), you can re-partition it (with FDISK or Ranish Partition Manager or some other DOS utility) so that it does have an MBR if that's what you want. The drivers should work correctly whether it has an MBR or not. -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Loading device drivers from autoexec.bat
yes, and also from the command line: just use devload from the distribution. help devload for more info. (devload is on the full dist.) locate devload finds it on the full install set up by the full dist. . eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com From: Michelle Dupuis mdup...@ocg.ca To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 2:05 PM Subject: [Freedos-user] Loading device drivers from autoexec.bat and if I can add a question 4 to the list: 4. Can I load device drivers from autoexec.bat? (essentially moving my menus from config.sys to autoexec.bat) Thanks From: Michelle Dupuis [mdup...@ocg.ca] Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 1:28 PM To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Menu in config.sys not working I just found my answer in the online doc :) so now the tougher questions: 1. Can I have more than 9 options in a menu 2. How does freedos know that I have picked a valid option (how do I tell freedos which numbers in use) 3. Can I have 3 nested menus? (My current MSDOS config.sys has 3 menus, one after the other)... Thanks From: Michelle Dupuis [mdup...@ocg.ca] Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 1:16 PM To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Freedos-user] Menu in config.sys not working I'm switching my MSDOS usb key to FREEDOS now, and my fancy menu system (buit in config.sys) doesn't work under freedos (just scrolls right past during bootup). Is the menu feature not available in the freedos version of config.sys? Or does it work differently? Thanks -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user -- All the data continuously generated in your IT infrastructure contains a definitive record of customers, application performance, security threats, fraudulent activity and more. Splunk takes this data and makes sense of it. Business sense. IT sense. Common sense. http://p.sf.net/sfu/splunk-d2d-oct___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
