Re: [Freedos-user] networking: virtio, NFS?
> Rugxulo writes: > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Ivan Shmakov wrote: >> I'm interested in running multiple instances of FreeDOS within QEMU. >> So, my questions are: >> • QEMU offers a “simplified” networking hardware (AKA virtio); is >> there a packet driver for it for FreeDOS? > Dunno, doubt it, esp. if it's not just standard stuff and needs > special code. Well, my guess is that virtio should need much less code than, say, ne2k. And with GNU/Linux as the guest, it runs considerably (as in: times) faster. > IIRC, most people use Crynwr's NE2000 there. BTW, I was unable to find any Crynwr's packet drivers on the FreeDOS 1.1 image? > (quoting old email from Erwin): > " > qemu -L . -m 64 -hda freedos.img -boot c -hdb fat:c:\fat -net > nic,model=ne2k_pci -net user > " ACK, thanks! Somehow, I've ended using mkdosdisk.sh to create ~/tmp/dos-exchange.image (thus -hdb ~/tmp/dos-exchange.image), which I access with Mtools from the host's side, like: $ grep -F -- dos-ex .mtoolsrc drive x: file="/home/private/users/ivan/tmp/dos-exchange.image" partition=1 $ mdir x: Volume in drive X has no label Volume Serial Number is 2599-F805 Directory for X:/ … […] >> PS. Are there any promotional materials (flyers, posters, videos, >> etc.) for FreeDOS that we can use on our Software Freedom Day >> celebration next month, BTW? > Online files to download (and print out) or actual physical copies? I'm sure it'd be both faster and cheaper to print it ourselves than to wait fo delivery, so I'm interested mainly in files. > http://www.freedos.org/images/ ACK, thanks. > http://www.zazzle.com/freedos -- FSF associate member #7257 http://sf-day.org/ -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] networking: virtio, NFS?
Hi, On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 12:35 AM, Ivan Shmakov wrote: > > I'm interested in running multiple instances of FreeDOS within > QEMU. So, my questions are: > > • QEMU offers a “simplified” networking hardware (AKA virtio); > is there a packet driver for it for FreeDOS? Dunno, doubt it, esp. if it's not just standard stuff and needs special code. IIRC, most people use Crynwr's NE2000 there. (quoting old email from Erwin): " qemu -L . -m 64 -hda freedos.img -boot c -hdb fat:c:\fat -net nic,model=ne2k_pci -net user " BTW, what host OS are you planning to use QEMU? IIRC, most development is targeted towards Linux. But our own Bernd often tries to use it atop Windows. The latest Win32 (unofficial) build I can find (1.1.1-1) is here, though I haven't tested it: http://virtuallyfun.superglobalmegacorp.com/ > • I've seen mentions of XFS — a (free software?) DOS NFS client; > where could it be obtained from? Never heard of it, but I'm far from network savvy. A quick search shows these sites: https://forums.virtualbox.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15377 http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=NFS http://freedos.trez0r.eu.org/freedos/news/technote/151.html http://www.mmnt.net/db/0/0/hope.eunet.lv/pub/msdos/nfs http://fossies.org/windows/misc/dos/old/ > PS. Are there any promotional materials (flyers, posters, videos, etc.) > for FreeDOS that we can use on our Software Freedom Day > celebration next month, BTW? Online files to download (and print out) or actual physical copies? http://www.freedos.org/images/ http://www.zazzle.com/freedos -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive live event will cover all the ways today's security and threat landscape has changed and how IT managers can respond. Discussions will include endpoint security, mobile security and the latest in malware threats. http://www.accelacomm.com/jaw/sfrnl04242012/114/50122263/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
