[Freedos-user] Floppy Image

Hi all I have downloaded fd32-0.0.5.bin and used WinImage to write it to a Compact Flash Card. Booted up and the system hangs with Grub and a flashing cursor. Just a note, as to what I am trying to do. - Currently using Win95 Dos with Cwsd

[Freedos-user] Compact Flash Card wont Boot

Hi all I have tried a number of image files from different sources with the same result. I get a "FreeDos" message with a flashing cursor, and keyboard is ignored. Previously, I have formatted a system disk in Win95, and then read the image with WinImage. From then on, I simply write the image

Re: [Freedos-user] Compact Flash Card wont Boot

Hi Eric After spending some 8 hours or more on trying to make A bootable CFC I have given up. I cannot see an advantage to using FreeDos. All through the process of making the CD, booting from it and then creating a floppy, my confidence in it as a stable alternative to MS-Dos depreciated. For E

[Freedos-user] InitDiskWarning

Hi all Having a second go at using FD, after some of my problems were resolved by the very efficient Udo @ DR-Dos Forum. This link explains the problems I was having booting both Fd & DR-Dos http://www.drdosprojects.de/forum/drp_forum/posts/8019.html Firstly, it should be noted that my hardwa

Re: [Freedos-user] InitDisk Warning

Hi all Eric, I followed the following steps 1.Format CFC on PC as FAT not FAT32 2.Wrote FreeDos bootable image to it with WinImage 3.Booted with CFC 4.FDisk, Delete partition, Create Primary Dos partition, Answer "Y" to Fat32 support. 5.Format C: 6.Sys C: 7.Now have bo

Re: [Freedos-user] InitDisk Warning

Hi all Interestlingly, I have been using CFC's to boot my machines for about 6 years or so.(DiskOnChip before that, RomDisks before that, and initially Floppies(shudder)) I used a floppy once to create a bootable CFC and kept using images from then on. Simply bought SanDisk (as they were fast e

[Freedos-user] FreeDos Boot Image with Net

Hi all I have spent quite some time to get this right for my machines, so would like to share it with you. It is worth noting that: I buy 64Mb Transcend CFC's and simply use WinImage to write a previously created or used image to it. And Hey Presto we have another bootable disk. http://www.co

Re: [Freedos-user] Dos Basics

You can use FBEdit to write and debug your code, and then there are at least 4 users whom have written GUI's in FreeBasic. And then there is CGUI written in C which is ported to FB. These are available for download by visiting http://www.freebasic.net/forum/ Regards --

[Freedos-user] Batch File Commands

Hi all This works in MS-Dos, but gives errors in FreeDos Line 5 gives errors in Config.sys MenuItem = NetWork MenuItem = NoNetWork MenuDefault NoNetWork,4 MenuColor 15,1 [NoNetWork] error line Device = etc [NetWork] Device = ...etc In AutoExec.Bat I have if "%Config%"=="NoNetWork" g

[Freedos-user] Load Command for NIOS.EXE

Hi all Just noticed a difference between MS-Dos and FreeDos. I am loading Nios.exe as follows. C:\Novell\Client32\Nios.exe This appears to load correctly, but the Load command fails. LOAD C:\Novell\Client32\NBIC32.NLM Bad command ot FileName - "LOAD" Now this works perfectly in MS-Dos Does anyon

Re: [Freedos-user] A windows 9x replacement

Hi all Although I am now using FreeDos, this statement is incorrect quote:Need I remind people, you cannot legally run MS-DOS anymore. If you have bought a legal copy of MS-Dos a zillion years ago, today you can still make bootable disks legally, and I have done that for the last 20 years. Rega

[Freedos-user] USB for FreeDos

Hi all I have tested the recently released usb interface for Dos by Bret Johnson and now have a usb mouse attached to my FreeBasic /FreeDos application. Although I have seen the discussion on this, I thought I would share my experience. This is a really welcome development for FreeDos users, as t

Re: [Freedos-user] USB for FreeDos

Hi Larry wrote: > Could that lead to the use of USB network interfaces? > > Havent even dreamt of that, I have only just completed cURL on FreeDos using Ethernet. Regards -- __

Re: [Freedos-user] PC/104 system with CF

Hi all Andrew, have a look at my site where I keep a WinImage FreeDos Bootable link. http://www.compu-weigh.com.au/DownLoads/DownLoad.html Use the Free Trial WinImage and using the image above, write the image to a CFC. Remember to use modern cfc's that are at least 80x speed. I find Sandisk t

Re: [Freedos-user] USB for FreeDos

Hi all Sorry for the delay in response, but have been away from office. Eric Auer wrote: > If you run cwsdpmi like that, it will probably not > stay in RAM? Apps made with FreeBASIC will just load > cwsdpmi themselves while they are running and will > unload it afterwards :-). In short: Things sh