Re: [Freedos-user] Help: How can I remove metakern boot loader

2006-08-02 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Roger Stott schreef: > Hi, > > I hope this is the place to ask. > I started the freedos install & seeing that assumptions were > splashed on the screen instead of information. I quit the > program, I thought, but it had already installed the boot loader. > > Please can someone tell me how to remov

Re: [Freedos-user] Help: How can I remove metakern boot loader

2006-08-02 Thread Eric Auer
Hi, >> I started the freedos install & seeing that assumptions were >> splashed on the screen instead of information. I quit the >> program, I thought, but it had already installed the boot loader. That was beta9sr2 and not the current 1.0-preview series, I assume? >> Please can someone tell me

[Freedos-user] what is the latest dos version

2006-08-02 Thread Bryan E. Hammons
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[Freedos-user] is there a cdrom image that use something other than attapiccd

2006-08-02 Thread Bryan E. Hammons
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[Freedos-user] Updated 1.0 Testing CD

2006-08-02 Thread Blair Campbell
Uploaded to www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0-Testing/fdbasecd.iso is an updated BASE CD-ROM ISO. Hopefully, the bugs that plagued users of the last distribution should be gone, and I would greatly appreciate testing from ones where it mangled the former contents

Re: [Freedos-user] Updated 1.0 Testing CD

2006-08-02 Thread Chris Evans
Hmm, can you guys add some better LFN support? I disagree with the Microsoft kludge. M Maybe store them into descript.ion files or invent a new FS for freedos, call it say, FAT64 that has it designed in proper like. :) --chris http://nxdos.sourceforge.net/ http://www.aotksc.com/ -Original Mes

Re: [Freedos-user] Updated 1.0 Testing CD

2006-08-02 Thread CK Raju
Cheers!A large number of hardware vendors of Desktop PC in India are already shipping machines configured with FreeDOS. Advertisements appear almost on a daily basis in major newspapers. That's great promotion for FreeDOS community.CK RajuThrissurBlair Campbell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Uploaded t

Re: [Freedos-user] Updated 1.0 Testing CD

2006-08-02 Thread Blair Campbell
On 8/2/06, Chris Evans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hmm, can you guys add some better LFN support? I disagree with the Microsoft > kludge. M What do you mean? FreeDOS already supports the documented LFN interrupts if the DOSLFN TSR is loaded. And FreeCOM now also supports LFNs in most operations.

Re: [Freedos-user] Updated 1.0 Testing CD

2006-08-02 Thread Chris Evans
LFN(long) file names are stored in marked invalid and hidden directory entries in the FAT (root table chain.. hmm), the FAT type doesn't apply here (VFAT=FAT32/16/12).. it is a kludge. Be a shame for MS BS to pull Freedos down into the quagmire. Ah, well, who cares right? --chris http://nxdos.sou