Hi,
On Mon, Jul 24, 2023 at 4:48 AM Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user
wrote:
>
> Finally, the primary installer currently uses grep (requires 386+) to parse
> some of the package lists.
DJGPP grep? Why not Xgrep? It's not as overpowered, but it works well
and is 8086-friendly. (N.B. It can be
Hi Eric,
First…
The Standard Install Media (CD, USB, LiveCD, etc) require a 386 or better.
There are several reasons I have mentioned before why those require a 386. But
for those who may have missed or forgotten why those require a 386, these are
the primary reasons. USB did not exist on
Hi!
The CPU detection utility used by the installer has compatibility issues with
some processors.
For example, there are some 486 systems that are detected as a 186. This has
been a known issue
for a while. Unfortunately, I just have not had the time to resolve that.
As a stop gap, if the
Hi,
> On Jul 20, 2023, at 5:47 PM, Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
> wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
> did the obvious and visited the readme for the download section of freedos.
> While there is indeed a floppy only install, I understand one should over
> ride the 286 assumption with a switch to
Hi folks,
did the obvious and visited the readme for the download section of
freedos.
While there is indeed a floppy only install, I understand one should over
ride the 286 assumption with a switch to allow for say a p2 or p3
install?
are the networking packages in this install?
Thanks,
