On 12/19/2021 11:58 AM, Radek Krzyśków wrote:
Hello!
Here are a few questions and notes (testing new FreeDOS release on
VirtualBox 6.1.30)
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1) How to use `FDIMPLES` with Bonus CD?
Running `FDIMPLES` with "FD13BNS.ISO" shows "Package media not
found!", so I install additional software by manually unpacking ZIPs.
`FDIMPLES` only recognizes "FD13LIVE.ISO" and I don't know how to
enable it with the Bonus CD packages.
That's for Jerome to answer...
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2) Env variables `%DOSDRV%` and `%FDRAMDRV%` are only set in LIVE CD
environment, but never set when launching the installed FreeDOS from
harddrive.
So you can only launch shortcuts from `C:\FreeDOS\LINKS\` if you are
currently on the `C:` drive, because paths like
`%DOSDRV%\GAMES\FILENAME.EXE` are parsed to `\GAMES\FILENAME.EXE` and
`\` at the beginning is equivalent for searching from root of the
current working drive.
If you switch drives (from "C:" to "D:" for example) then none of
"C:\FreeDOS\LINKS\*.BAT" shortcuts work, unlike the `PATH` variable
which works regardless of CWD.
Can't reproduce this. After the meeting I download and installed a local
system from the LiveCD in VirtualBox 6.1.30 and all of that works just
fine, not touching any settings and no %DOSDRV% or %FDRAMDRV% (which I
think is only needed when in "Live mode" anyway)...
On the other hand, `%DOSDIR%` and `%CDROM%` are set correctly in
"C:\FDAUTO.BAT".
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3) A random system (FreeCOM) crash that I cannot reproduce (after
editing "FDAUTO.BAT" and installing more packages), but it happened
constantly from a fresh installation:
```
REM "Full installation including apps and games"
REM Boot system from harddisk and ensure there is no disc in CD-ROM (D:) drive
C:\>d:
D:\>cd \
Error reading from drive D: data area: drive not ready
(A)bort, (R)etry, (F)ail? [here, press any key]
CHDIR failed for '\'.
D:\>c:
C:\>dir /w
Interrupt divide by zero, stack:
0053 FFFF 3246 0DEB 0000 0000 0000 00B3 0EF8 4200 6500 0119 0FAB
Cannot terminate permanent FreeCOM instance
System halted ... reboot or power off now_
Can't reproduce this neither...
Ralf
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