[Freedos-user] Dumb question about 'xcopy'.
Here's a dumb question about the 'xcopy ' command: I have a source directory called 's', and a destination directory called 'd'; Both of them are in the same directory, say 'c'. If I do: cd d, then xcopy s /s /e, I get a cyclic error; but if I am more explicit and use(again from inside 'd'): xcopy c:\s /s /e, then it works perfectly. Is this a quirk of the 'xcopy' version in FreeDos, or do they all do it? I mean if it's cyclic in the one case, it should be so in the other? kurt [EMAIL PROTECTED]. - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Dumb question about 'xcopy'.
-Original Message- From: kurt godel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 03, 2008 6:04 AM To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: [Freedos-user] Dumb question about 'xcopy'. Here's a dumb question about the 'xcopy ' command: I have a source directory called 's', and a destination directory called 'd'; Both of them are in the same directory, say 'c'. If I do: cd d, then xcopy s /s /e, I get a cyclic error; but if I am more explicit and use(again from inside 'd'): xcopy c:\s /s /e, then it works perfectly. Is this a quirk of the 'xcopy' version in FreeDos, or do they all do it? I mean if it's cyclic in the one case, it should be so in the other? kurt [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Is there as subdirectory 's' inside d? That would explain it. Or it may not be finding an 's' subdirectory in 'd', which what you're telling it to look for. I've found that xcopy works much better when I use full paths, rather than trying to use relative paths. D - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] FreeDos and 98 dual boot.
Eric, I already tried your last two suggestions with these results: if I installed the w98 first, then when I installed the fdbase over it, only the FreeDos would boot from a turn on after that; I thought to activate the w98 from the command line(from FreeDos) but could not see how to do it. Then, I installed the FreeDos first, and the w98 refused to begin to load with the message stop! windows needs at least 16 Mb of ram. whereupon I clicked ok, and got kicked right back to freedos. If I understood the first comments I use the fdbase installer to put FreeDos into 'd', copy fdconfig.sys to the 'c' drive, where I installed the w98; I then erase fdconfig.sys from 'd' drive? Then I tinker with the fdconfig to rename the actual drive letter of the cd, (I didn't think of that when the letters got bumped by the new partitions) say thats what you said!?-kurt [EMAIL PROTECTED]. - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Dumb question about 'xcopy'.
Date: Mon, 3 Nov 2008 06:03:37 -0500 From: kurt godel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Here's a dumb question about the 'xcopy ' command: I have a source directory called 's', and a destination directory called 'd'; Both of them are in the same directory, say 'c'. If I do: cd d, then xcopy s /s /e, I get a cyclic error; but if I am more explicit and use(again from inside 'd'): xcopy c:\s /s /e, then it works perfectly. Is this a quirk of the 'xcopy' version in FreeDos, or do they all do it? I mean if it's cyclic in the one case, it should be so in the other? kurt [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Kurt, while I don't know about the particular quirks in the FD version of xcopy, I do know that it's always best to specify both the source and destination in your command line whether it's the xcopy from MS-DOS, PC-DOS, DR-DOS, FreeDOS, or the xxcopy utility. Even if the destination is just specified as . (current directory, you're more likely to get the results every time. Just a good practice. - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] dual boot part 5.
Eric, actually, I tried to put the 98 on top of the FreeDos *both ways*, once from FreeDos, and another time with a bona fide 98 floppy boot image, which I had put on a cd (iso image, etc.). The latest thing I tried was to first load the fdos to 'c', reboot, then reboot again off the 98 cd boot cd. Then I xcopied the works to the 'd' logical drive, reformated the 'c' drive, installed 98 to that, then from 98 copied the works(fdos) back onto 'c'. Of course, the same result: could not load the cd driver, since the drive letters get bumped making the par- titions. I'm going to try again with 98, then fdos, and going to windows with sys c command. TNX, kurt. [EMAIL PROTECTED]. - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] dual boot part 5.
-- Original message -- From: kurt godel [EMAIL PROTECTED] Eric, actually, I tried to put the 98 on top of the FreeDos *both ways*, once from FreeDos, and another time with a bona fide 98 floppy boot image, which I had put on a cd (iso image, etc.). The latest thing I tried was to first load the fdos to 'c', reboot, then reboot again off the 98 cd boot cd. Then I xcopied the works to the 'd' logical drive, reformated the 'c' drive, installed 98 to that, then from 98 copied the works(fdos) back onto 'c'. Of course, the same result: could not load the cd driver, since the drive letters get bumped making the par- titions. I'm going to try again with 98, then fdos, and going to windows with sys c command. TNX, kurt. [EMAIL PROTECTED]. Hi Kurt: I've been following this thread with some interest. I think it's simpler to just install FreeDOS in its own partition. You can use a boot manager to select which OS to boot at startup. My favorite, because it is very easy to install and configure, is GAG (gag.sourceforge.net). Eric disagrees of course. :-) You could create three primary partitions and install FreeDOS, MSDOS, and Windows98. Let me know if you have any questions. For partition fiddling, I usually use a Linux LiveCD and a program called gparted (see www.sysresccd.org if you are interested). Good luck. 73, Mark, KD4D - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] dual boot part 5.
If you want to boot multiple OSs you should get real boot manager. For years I ran System Commander. A couple years ago that started having problems with OS/2 on some mother boards. Since then I have been using Acronis OS Selector. It will run as many versions of DOS and W9X on a single C primary as you have space for. During a transition period I had DRDOS, FREEDOS, MSDOS and two versions of W9X. I did a similar thing with System Commander. I also have Acronis Disk Director which has a boot manager as well as a partitioning tool. It will also run multiple versions of Win32 from a single extended. I have never needed more than one real primary. None of these things cost much and they put you in control. DRDOS has a boot selector that will select it or one version of W9X. I am surprised if FREEDOS doesn't have such a thing. Ray - This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100url=/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
