Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2
I have a couple of small pc s (hp, lenovo, EPT ed al.) around and start from usb stick w Freedos booting. All USB devices work: Mouse, trackpad (also the Apple magic trackpad!), bamboo trackpad, some chinese foot pedal für Commands (e.g. control, also SHIFT) works fine … best, Thomas > On 24.02.2024, at 14:17, Liam Proven via Freedos-user > wrote: > > On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 03:21, DAMON GRAY via Freedos-user > wrote: >> >> I'm working on the assumption that FreeDos will handle the USB mouse and >> keyboard. > > No, it won't. > > But in my limited testing, what I found that might is this: > > Install DOS onto a USB key, and boot from that, not from a HDD partition. > > On some firmware, this makes the BIOS do lots of USB handling and > emulation and things work better. > > -- > Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven > Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com > Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven > IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 > Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 > > > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2
On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 03:21, DAMON GRAY via Freedos-user wrote: > > I'm working on the assumption that FreeDos will handle the USB mouse and > keyboard. No, it won't. But in my limited testing, what I found that might is this: Install DOS onto a USB key, and boot from that, not from a HDD partition. On some firmware, this makes the BIOS do lots of USB handling and emulation and things work better. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] GNU Cobol on the FreeDOS ....
If you’re ok with a Linux cross compiler, you can add “cobol” here ( https://github.com/andrewwutw/build-djgpp/blob/master/script/common-settings#L6) and then build on a Linux box. Have you tried that? In Fedora I did, # sudo dnf install g++ gcc unzip bison flex make texinfo patch zlib-devel curl wget perl-File-Compare automake # DJGPP_PREFIX=`pwd` time -p bash build-djgpp.sh 12.1.0 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] GNU Cobol on the FreeDOS ....
It would help if you could point to the compiler in question, and give some background on what has been done, and what doesn't work. Don't know if you'll get any help even then, but the chance is much better. On 2/24/2024 3:03 AM, Everaldo Bernardo Cunha via Freedos-user wrote: Hello! I've been trying to create a GNU Cobol compiler for FreeDOS for two years. So far, I have not been successful, Now, I'm trying directly from FreeDOS in a virtual machine, DOSBOX Staging... I need help from more people to be able to test what I'm doing... can you help me? I'll await contact from you ,,, Everaldo ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] "Upgrade" from MS-DOS 6.2.2
Hi Liam, I have a question about this advice? granted, I have made no secret of my using, having specific computers built to construct DOS, rather than simply choosing older hardware. Perhaps that care makes a difference. However, I am, right now, using full DOS booted from my harddrive typing with a USB keyboard. I have experienced no problems, am not even running an extra USB driver yet, its simply done from the bios. Is there a pattern others should seek in hardware, companies, motherboards and the like that can lead to comparative results for them? Its more of an intellectual question to ask, I realize I take greater care than many here with my hardware choices. Best, Karen On Sat, 24 Feb 2024, Liam Proven via Freedos-user wrote: On Fri, 23 Feb 2024 at 03:21, DAMON GRAY via Freedos-user wrote: I'm working on the assumption that FreeDos will handle the USB mouse and keyboard. No, it won't. But in my limited testing, what I found that might is this: Install DOS onto a USB key, and boot from that, not from a HDD partition. On some firmware, this makes the BIOS do lots of USB handling and emulation and things work better. -- Liam Proven ~ Profile: https://about.me/liamproven Email: lpro...@cix.co.uk ~ gMail/gTalk/FB: lpro...@gmail.com Twitter/LinkedIn: lproven ~ Skype: liamproven IoM: (+44) 7624 277612: UK: (+44) 7939-087884 Czech [+ WhatsApp/Telegram/Signal]: (+420) 702-829-053 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] GNU Cobol on the FreeDOS ....
It's good to know that someone managed to get gnu cobol working on FreeDOS... I figured I was the only one trying this project! I used Debian 12 LXqt, DJGPP and ran it within FreeDOS installed on DOSBOX, but errors are occurring when running the tool... can you help me? Everaldo Em 24/02/2024 14:12, Louis Santillan via Freedos-user escreveu: If you’re ok with a Linux cross compiler, you can add “cobol” here (https://github.com/andrewwutw/build-djgpp/blob/master/script/common-settings#L6) and then build on a Linux box. Have you tried that? In Fedora I did,Invoking: cobc -gxj --conf=thecopy.con hello.cob In file included from c:/devel3/include/libcob.h:29, from hello.c:10: c:/devel3/include/libcob/common.h:779:10: fatal error: exception.def: No such file or directory (ENOENT) 779 | #include "exception.def"/* located and installed next to common.h */ | ^~~ compilation terminated. Returning: 1 ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
