Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FORMAT 0.91p FAT32 test report

2004-07-08 Thread Bernd Blaauw
The issue is that you boot an MSDOS/Win98 bootdisk, with the FreeDOS format program on it. For best reference, start with a blank disk, use the FDISK provided by Windows/DOS, then run format c: after that, load XMS-manager, and run SCANDISK C: and you *will* find errors, even in 0.91p (updated

[Freedos-user] fdshield

2004-07-08 Thread ileber
Hi, I noticed FDSHIELD is not on the base list. I think it should. Imre Solden Tiscali ADSL LIGHT, 19,95 EUR/maand gedurende 6 maanden, het moment om de stap te zetten! http://reg.tiscali.be/default.asp?lg=nl

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FORMAT 0.91p FAT32 test report #2

2004-07-08 Thread 16 BIT
Test description follows: FreeDOS FORMAT drive C: 2GB FAT32 Booted with MS-DOS disk and installed Windows 98SE on C: Installation when perfect and passed the MS-DOS SCANDISK checks After Windows installed, ran Windows version of SCANDISK and DEFRAG. No problems - no errors. Note: I made a

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS FORMAT 0.91p FAT32 test report

2004-07-08 Thread 16 BIT
Precisely as you said with MS-DOS and FreeDOS format: NDD report is a little more comprehensive and here it is After FORMAT C: I copied a few files and directories to the drive Crossed checked with Scandisk and NDD What can you make of this?

Re: RES: [Freedos-user] Re: Freedos-user digest, Vol 1 #180 - 3 msgs

2004-07-08 Thread Johnson Lam
On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 08:27:12 -0300, you wrote: Why you can't boot up bochs? I've no idea why it won't work, just want to test. But I uninstalled it since I have no time to mess with the configuration. Rgds, Johnson. --- This SF.Net email

[Freedos-user] Rebooting after formatting

2004-07-08 Thread 16 BIT
I've had lots of success using MS-DOS format and not rebooting. The following is from AEFDISK FAQ's page. It was actually this that got me in the habit of rebooting after formatting... Q: What's the point formatting with aefdisk? A: Aefdisk formats

[Freedos-user] New distro

2004-07-08 Thread Carlos AB
Hi My name is Carlos, i'm from Brazil, i love the project and I'm planing to make a distro for freedos, targeted for new developers and I would like to hear some opinions and here are my primary goals for the distro. 1 - A FreeDOS distro targeted for new developers. 2 - Similar to the BOCHS