On 11/03/2013 11:38 PM, Rugxulo wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, Nov 4, 2013 at 1:13 AM, John R. Sowden > <jsow...@americansentry.net> wrote: >> got a 'distribution disk' of freedos > Where? Which version? What files? > I think I got it at the FD site. Its the fat32 version. file is > "ke386f32.zip" >> , ran the sys command. > To / from what? Floppy? Hard drive? > read the batch. ran sys on the floppy with no arg (defaults to a:) It > didnot like installing onto itself. The ran sys c:. This was after playing > a bit, as I have hot data on the drive. >> copied it from the net to a floppy using ubuntu 13.10 > Assuming the floppy is intact, I guess that would work with dd (or > similar) if the media size is the same. > 1.4mb floppy. I have never used any of the other formats to get more stuff > on the fd. >> put it in a 486 24MB windows 98 computer with the windows programs >> removed and the MSDOS 7.10 and 4dos in place, with a network. > I assume here that you mean you're replacing MS-DOS with FreeDOS. Was > there a particular reason for this, some specific program that > wouldn't run or some other restriction? > That is correct. Reason: get away from MS, use fat32, use 4dos, hopefully my > usb drivers on another computer will work on this one. >> A few issues: >> >> Freedos did not like 'sys'ing to the floppy that it resides on, so I >> could boot into freedos, Error copying command.com to itself. What did it say exactly? Did you try a different physical floppy disk? "sys a: c:"? Anyways, you can always boot FreeDOS via other means, hence allowing you to still read / write via FreeDOS on an optional basis. (Heck, the "MS-DOS 8" embedded within DISKCOPY.DLL that you can still write to floppy via Windows explorer [tested on Win7] has no SYS.COM command at all.) >> running the ver command shows MD DOS version 7.10. I don't know if >> MSDOS is still there or if this is a compatibility issue. I'd sure like >> it to say freedos, if it is. > The shell may misunderstand, who knows. But "normally" (although I > haven't used MS-DOS / Win9x in a few years) I wouldn't expect it to > say "MS-DOS" unless it was in fact MS-DOS. Though indeed the FAT32 > version of FreeDOS by default always claims to be version 7.10. This is the fat32 version. Too bad fd does not promote itself in the ver command. > Well, the obvious answer is to check (or clean) your root directory. > If there's only KERNEL.SYS and maybe COMMAND.COM, it's definitely > FreeDOS. > I run lean and mean. no io.sys, no msdos.sys. The only reason command.com > is there is because (a) freedos diagnostics, and come programs look for it. Unfortunately foxpro 2.6 looks for the ms version of command.com in order to use the run command (run a dos prog from inside fpd). >> Running the defrag program (freedos version) only allowed me to do a >> 'quickie'. the real options were grayed out. I have a little dos stuff >> (about 130mb) in the middle of this huge 4.3 gb drive. I releived the >> drive of its win98 burden. I want the dos at the beginning, and the >> unused 'wiped', as the program suggests. > only 1 partition. remember I got rid of the win98 stuff, so the dos stuff is > sittin in the middle per the defrag program. I re-ran it, and got the same > results (insanity?) FAT32. the only partition is active :) Literally in the middle of the partition? How many partitions do you have? FAT16? FAT32? Primary? Active? When you say 4.3 GB, I assume you mean physical drive, not just partition. >> Freedos complains that my last drive is not high enough. > Where? At bootup? When running a specific program? Yea, during boot. I just > added lastrivehigh=j (the 10th drive) now it doesn't complain. > >> It runs, but it stops and waits for a <return>. This will confuse my secty >> tomorrow >> morning. > I assume you mean "secretary"? Sounds like a time crunch, ugh, sorry > if this isn't more helpful. no wait now-sh'ell nevr know she not running > msdos, except for the win98 logo that comes up when booting DOS (not win98) > go figure. > > Hmmm, you don't mean prompt for date + time do you? It always does > that (IIRC) if no AUTOEXEC.BAT is found. I have a autoexec.bat. for the > last 20 years, I have it run another program with the good stuf in it (4dos > compiled). autoexec,.at is unprotected, of the install programs can trash > it. I go back find what the want to do, fix my other program if necessary > (usually not) and edit the autoexec.bat command bacl to @startdos.bat > >> I run a network called "little big lan" (love it). It has a >> program to set the last drive called netunits. I have it set to 10. >> This computer has a floppy, a hd, and a cd. No more. 10 has been enough >> for msdos 7.1 for the last decade. Raising it to 12 had no effect. > You mean LASTDRIVE in CONFIG.SYS? No, it sounds like "netunits" (never > heard of it). I'm far from experienced in networking, esp. old MS-DOS > LAN stuff, but the normal way to increase drives is via LASTDRIVE. > Though that's fairly common, so I assume you tried that. But that's > all I can think of (and obviously that only uses letters, not > numbers). Maybe you meant FILES? Nah, doubt it. > yes-last drive in config.sys netunits is a program in little big lan. >> Thoughts? >> >> John (wordstar 5.5 and foxpro/dos forever!) > "Just use Li..." ... Sorry, got carried away there. ;-) Pssssst; I've been using Linux since the mid nineties. Been with ubuntu 13.10 > now for about 5 years. I'm waiting for a "foxpro for linux". There are lots > of db back ends, but the front end is lacking. If I ever get the time and > patience, I trying gambas. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
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