Re: [Freedos-user] Configuration files help

2004-06-12 Thread Ray Davison
Thank you all.  Below is a first cut to beat up on.
The box I am using for this has two floppies, a ZIP100, DVDROM\CDROM, 
DVD W\CD W, two HDD; both plug in.  All are functional under FD.

On the HDD that is plugged in for this exercise, C: drive currently 
boots DRDOS 7, FreeDOS 5, MSDOS 6 and Win98SE.  So, config.sys and 
autoexec.bat have dedicated names for each OS.

Does FreeDOS not have emm386.exe or dpms.exe?
Under FreeDOS, mem.exe /D/E/F/U/X reports:
Largest executable program size  495K (   506,384 bytes)
Under DRDOS--with a LOT more stuff loaded-- mem.exe /a reports:
Largest executable program size  622128 (   608K )
Boot reports:
FreeDOS kernel version 1.1.33 (Build 2033) [Jan 31 2004}
FreeDOS version 0.82 pl 3 XMS_SWAP {Dec 10 2003}
::FreeDOS fdconfig.sys
DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEM.EXE
DOS=HIGH,UMB
REM DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\atapicdd.sys /D:FDCD0001; doesn't work
DEVICE=C:\DRDOS\CNFG\oakcdrom.sys /D:FDCD0001
SHELL=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM /P=C:\fdauto.bat
BUFFERS=20
FILES=40
LASTDRIVE=Z
::FreeDOS fdauto.bat
pause
@echo off
REM Shsucdx /D:?FDCD0001 /D:?FDCD0002 /D:?FDCD0003; doesn't work
C:\DRDOS\CNFG\nwcdex.exe /D:FDCD0001
C:\FDOS\BIN\ctmouse.exe
PATH=C:\;C:\FDOS;C:\FDOS\BIN;
LH D:\FILEMGR\NC\nc.exe
mem.exe /D/E/F/U/X
   Address AttrName   Program
 ---  -- --  --
  00CF:00488004   NUL
  03A6:C800   FDCD0001
  0321:8000   XMS0
  0070:04B08013   CON
  0070:04C2A040   PRN
  0070:04D48000   AUX
  0070:04E6A040   LPT1
  0070:04F8A040   LPT2
  0070:050AA040   LPT3
  0070:051C8000   COM1
  0070:052E8000   COM2
  0070:05408000   COM3
  0070:05528000   COM4
  0070:05648008   CLOCK$
  0070:057608C2   A: - F:
  EMS driver not installed in system.
Segment   Size   Name Type
---   --  -
  031244192   DOS system data
  0DDD   96   free
  0DE4 2928   COMMAND program
  0E9C  128   NWCDEX |environment
  0EA562256   NWCDEX |program
  1DD9  128   free
  1DE2 3312   
  1EB2  160   NC  environment
  1EBD13152   NC  program
  21F4  160   free
  21FF 2928   COMMAND program
  22B7   506384   free
  9E59  320   COMMAND environment
  9E6E  272   COMMAND environment
Segment   Size   Name Type
---   --  -
  031244192   DOS system data
  0DDD   96   free
  0DE4 2928   COMMAND program
  0EA562256   NWCDEX |program
  1DD9  128   free
  1EBD13152   NC  program
  21F4  160   free
  21FF 2928   COMMAND program
  22B7   506384   free
Testing XMS memory ...
XMS version   3.00  XMS driver version3.10
HMA state existsA20 line stateenabled
Free XMS memory   266946560 bytes
Largest free XMS block266946560 bytes
Free handles  29
 Block   Handle Size Locks
---     ---
  0 17781546240
  1 17881546240
Upper memory not available
Memory TypeTotalUsedFree
     -
Conventional  634K139K495K
Extended (XMS)261,056K366K260,690K
     -
Largest executable program size  495K (   506,384 bytes)
FreeDOS is resident in the high memory area.
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Re: [Freedos-user] Configuration files help

2004-06-11 Thread The Somertons
Hi

 DOS-HIGH,UMB
 Don't waste the UMB!

UMBs should only be used if you're desperate for memory. I don't trust them.

 FILES=50
 BUFFERS=10,0

FILES=50? What a waste of RAM (unless you have an app that uses 50 file
handles)

As for buffers, FD will ignore that and fill leftover HMA with buffers. I
put mine there for completeness.

 IMO, lastdrive can be Z

Yes it can, but that's a waste of RAM if you don't need it.

 No need PROMPT anymore since it's FreeDOS default

You're right on that one. I just put it there for safety and historic
compatibility.

 LH CTMOUSE can squeeze some base memory

Only if you have a TSR that provides access to the UMA (like EMM386.EXE or
something)

 If the only OS is FreeDOS, otherwise Win9x will modify CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT

Ah so some people use FD and Win9x side by side. Sure enough.

Thanks for your input,

Justin



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