Re: [Freedos-user] how can I do a software release?

2015-03-04 Thread MegaBrutal
I wouldn't really recommend a free hosting service for hosting a professional/commercial release. yoav, by what terms would you like to release that program? Would it be a commercial product, a free software, or open-source? Can you actually edit the source code to include the „in his memory” mess

Re: [Freedos-user] how pass on command line general non-zero bytes to DOS program?

2014-06-06 Thread MegaBrutal
For a one-time solution, I suggest the same, but if you need to do it often, you could write a DOS program which reads the contents of an arbitrary textfile and uses DOS API calls to execute another program with the parameters listed in the file (which may contain arbitrary non-zero characters). I

[Freedos-user] Announce: DESTROY version 2.3 file wiper for DOS

2007-09-23 Thread MegaBrutal
ttp://megabrutal.googlepages.com/home I'd like to ask your opinion about the software. Do you think it's useful? Should it be included in the next FreeDOS distribution, or it isn't worth that much? :) Thanks, if you take a look at it. MegaBrutal ---

Re: [Freedos-user] Announce: DESTROY version 2.3 file wiper for DOS

2007-09-25 Thread MegaBrutal
built-in NTVDM of Windows. Otherwise, I must admit, that it may doesn't wipe files 100% securely. MegaBrutal - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http:

Re: [Freedos-user] loadlin (not enough memory below 90000h to load kernel)

2007-10-03 Thread MegaBrutal
2007/10/3, naruto canada <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Does the cdrom drivers require himem and emm386? thanks. No. As for me, my FreeDOS doesn't even start, when I try to load emm386 and the CD-ROM drivers. So I need to start with option 1 or 3, if I want to use CD-ROM, and I disables the CD-ROM driver

Re: [Freedos-user] booting FreeDOS - problems

2007-10-13 Thread MegaBrutal
upports FAT32 pretty well, but there are some programs (for example: chkdsk, undelete) that aren't yet support it. MegaBrutal - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problem

Re: [Freedos-user] XCOPY still acting up in Windows XP !!?? (copying to external hard drive)

2007-10-29 Thread MegaBrutal
cuments\*.*" /s /h /d /r /y That should work. Regards, MegaBrutal - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files usi

Re: [Freedos-user] Install problem

2007-11-25 Thread MegaBrutal
heard strange things of it. Greetings, MegaBrutal 2007/11/25, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > I am having a problem installingFreeDOS 1.0, base install with source. > I am runing a Dell, with a Celon CPU. > I have 160 GB HD, 2-GB of ram. &

[Freedos-user] Boot FreeDOS from secondary HDD

2008-05-15 Thread MegaBrutal
FreeDOS won't boot. Well, it would be nice if I could keep my FreeDOS on the old HDD, and I wouldn't need to reinstall it to my new one. So I'd like to use my old FreeDOS installation. Any ideas? Thanks, MegaBrutal

Re: [Freedos-user] Boot FreeDOS from secondary HDD

2008-05-17 Thread MegaBrutal
2008/5/15 Jim Hall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > You need a boot loader to do this. I run Linux on my PC, so my boot > loader is GNU GRUB. You can try that. How can I configure GRUB to load freedos.bss ? I've tried to load it as a kernel, but it doesn't work. Or should I try to load kernel.sys ? ---

Re: [Freedos-user] Boot FreeDOS from secondary HDD

2008-05-27 Thread MegaBrutal
an I do to make FreeDOS see D: as C: and vica-versa? Or how can I tell it to look for it's stuffs on drive D:? So I'd like to swap those drives (but only for FreeDOS) or I'd like to tell FreeDOS to use drive D: instead. Thanks, MegaBrutal 2008/5/17 Michael Reichenbach <[EMA

[Freedos-user] How can I resume an unfinished FreeDOS installation?

2008-05-29 Thread MegaBrutal
again from the start? I'm installing FreeDOS in a VMware virtual machine, but I don't think it matters regarding this question. Thanks, MegaBrutal - This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. M

[Freedos-user] Announce: FreeDOS installer floppy-distro

2009-04-10 Thread MegaBrutal
out, I'd be thankful. :) And I'd also like to hear your opinions. Best regards, MegaBrutal -- This SF.net email is sponsored by: High Quality Requirements in a Collaborative Environment. Download a free trial

[Freedos-user] Does the FreeDOS kernel intercept INT 13h?

2009-07-10 Thread MegaBrutal
oted by GRUB, and it doesn't work, when it's booted directly, right after the POST. But if GRUB, and the FreeDOS kernel as well overrides INT 13h, then there's the explanation why does my code boots on GRUB and can be debugg

Re: [Freedos-user] Does the FreeDOS kernel intercept INT 13h?

2009-07-10 Thread MegaBrutal
2009/7/10 Alain Mouette : > Are you sure that your code is not loaded in diferent phisical addresses I've eliminated this doubt when I added a far jump to segment 0 at the beginning of the code. I've done this by: ORG 7C00h JMP SHORT BOOT_CODE NOP BOOT_CODE:

Re: [Freedos-user] Does the FreeDOS kernel intercept INT 13h?

2009-07-11 Thread MegaBrutal
guy on the forum, I've figured out the problem. Here's what caused the phenomenon: http://board.flatassembler.net/topic.php?p=97464#97464 As you said, I crossed a boundary in a way I didn't notice. :) MegaBrutal -- Enter the

[Freedos-user] Thanks for the new kernel, 2039

2009-08-05 Thread MegaBrutal
rojects of mine, including my thesis required by secondary school for the technician's certificate. Best regards, MegaBrutal -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplif

[Freedos-user] Only C: can be used in config.sys?

2009-08-10 Thread MegaBrutal
I do now? Does FreeDOS only accept drivers located on C: so it rejects to load from F: ? Thanks for your help, MegaBrutal -- Let Crystal Reports handle the reporting - Free Crystal Reports 2008 30-Day trial. Simplify you

Re: [Freedos-user] Only C: can be used in config.sys?

2009-08-10 Thread MegaBrutal
Excellent! :) I wanted to use a newer kernel anyway. I already have 2039 on another installation, so it takes my only a copy to update. However I didn't know it's a bug, I thought I set up my system to work, and only update after that. :D Thanks, MegaBrutal 2009/8/10 Bart Olde

[Freedos-user] Unable to compile format

2009-08-11 Thread MegaBrutal
-- Forwarded message -- From: MegaBrutal Date: 2009/8/5 Subject: Unable to compile format To: Eric Auer Hi Eric, I've downloaded the source code of FORMAT (file name: format-0.91v.zip). I've tried to compile it, but the compile fails, despite I have TC++ and MAKE.

Re: [Freedos-user] Unable to compile format

2009-08-11 Thread MegaBrutal
stem for handling modules (units). :p Nah, just joking, I know the whole world is a fan of C. Greetings, MegaBrutal 2009/8/11 MegaBrutal : > -- Forwarded message -- > From: MegaBrutal > Date: 2009/8/5 > Subject: Unable to compile format > To: Eric Auer > > >

Re: [Freedos-user] Whatever happened to freedos-32?

2009-08-14 Thread MegaBrutal
2009/8/13 King InuYasha : > Remaking the FreeDOS kernel to be 32-bit might be rather significant, or > even to 64-bit, since we are starting to see quite a few 64-bit processors. > The only problem with a 64-bit FreeDOS kernel is figuring out how to deal > with 16-bit applications. I'd say the best