Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.3 driver selection, configuration and packaging wish list

2021-06-06 Thread Lukas Satin
Hi, that sounds great! I was planning to try HX RT. Thanks for the update. On Mon 7. 6. 2021 at 3:39, Eric Auer wrote: > > Hi :-) > > I would like to refresh the discussion about 1.3 updates... > > *Part one, quick driver selection improvements* > > Questions about the next update of the 1.3

Re: [Freedos-user] command.com and long commands

2021-06-06 Thread Paul Edwards
Hi Jeremy. I just realized that the bug fix you have already committed is enough to unblock what I am doing. All I need to do is run “pdmake –n” to produce a batch file, and then I don’t need command.com to accept a long parameter. It would certainly be nice if it did, but it is not necessary. I

Re: [Freedos-user] Clairifcation on USB drives.

2021-06-06 Thread Tomas By
> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 10:51 PM joseph turco > wrote: > > i'm looking at installing freeDOS on an older (XP era) > > computer. [...] I read somewhere that USB drives are not read by > > the OS while it's already booted, but WILL read USB drives if it's > > inserted upon boot. Is this correct?

Re: [Freedos-user] Clairifcation on USB drives.

2021-06-06 Thread Karen Lewellen
Hi Joseph, I cannot speak to freedos itself, I run MS Dos 7.1 exclusively on my p3 computer. Still, when I wish to use my external USB drive, it serves as my backup method, indeed I uncomment the dos USB driver I run in my config.sys file, turn of my machine, attach the drive, and power it

Re: [Freedos-user] command.com and long commands

2021-06-06 Thread Paul Edwards
Resending – I think it didn’t get through ... Hi Jeremy. I just realized that the bug fix you have already committed is enough to unblock what I am doing. All I need to do is run “pdmake –n” to produce a batch file, and then I don’t need command.com to accept a long parameter. It would certainly

Re: [Freedos-user] Clairifcation on USB drives.

2021-06-06 Thread dmccunney
On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 10:51 PM joseph turco wrote: > > i'm looking at installing freeDOS on an older (XP era) computer. I'm sorry > for my ignorance, but i'm trying to figure out usb support. I read somewhere > that USB drives are not read by the OS while it's already booted, but WILL > read

Re: [Freedos-user] Crynwr package contains PCNTPK.COM

2021-06-06 Thread TK Chia
Hello Louis, I don't get what the issue with PCNTPK.COM packet driver is? Per the amdpd.zip file at http://crynwr.com/drivers/00index.html , it is copyright Russell Nelson 1990 w/a GPLv1 license in 1990 and copyright AMD 1993 w/a pseudo Public Domain-ish license (PCNTPK.ASM). While not

[Freedos-user] Clairifcation on USB drives.

2021-06-06 Thread joseph turco
hello all, i'm looking at installing freeDOS on an older (XP era) computer. I'm sorry for my ignorance, but i'm trying to figure out usb support. I read somewhere that USB drives are not read by the OS while it's already booted, but WILL read USB drives if it's inserted upon boot. Is this

Re: [Freedos-user] Test email (1pm US/Central on June 6)

2021-06-06 Thread Rugxulo
Directions unclear: message stuck in ceiling fan. (It's fine.) On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 8:29 PM Jim Hall wrote: > > The SourceForge email list server seems to be down. Sending a test message to > see if this works. ___ Freedos-user mailing list

[Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.3 driver selection, configuration and packaging wish list

2021-06-06 Thread Eric Auer
Hi :-) I would like to refresh the discussion about 1.3 updates... *Part one, quick driver selection improvements* Questions about the next update of the 1.3 boot media, has the following already been taken care of? Thanks! - provide XMGR as alternative for HIMEM at least in "full" (it

[Freedos-user] Test email (1pm US/Central on June 6)

2021-06-06 Thread Jim Hall
The SourceForge email list server seems to be down. Sending a test message to see if this works. ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user