This may be a crazy or even insane thing to ask, nevermind do, but is it possible to create a new config file and use that. For instance rename fdconfig.sys to the MSDOS config.sys?
On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 21:20 <freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Send Freedos-user mailing list submissions to > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net > > You can reach the person managing the list at > freedos-user-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Freedos-user digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option" (Jim Hall) > 2. Re: "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option" > (richardkolacz...@hotmail.com) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 12:07:48 -0500 > From: Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> > To: "Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS." > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS > option" > Message-ID: > < > cahvad3b34vftw7titkv9pnd4d5cixq_o_ozgt58_c9htuh4...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 10:09 AM Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I thought that this blog post might interest folks here. > > > > > https://blog.tmm.cx/2022/05/15/the-very-weird-hewlett-packard-freedos-option/ > > > > Various models of HP computer can be bought with FreeDOS as their > > operating system, and it is the cheapest option -- or Ubuntu Linux for > > some models. > > > > But it's not just a computer with a formatted hard disk and FreeDOS on > > it. It's considerably more complicated than that... > > > > > Summary for those who don't want to click on the article: > > HP is selling new laptops, like the HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8, with > FreeDOS pre-installed. But it's UEFI only (no BIOS) and any DOS > requires a BIOS. Here's how HP pre-installed FreeDOS on this system: > (quoted from article) > > > 1 The laptops is set to UEFI boot, which boots a pretty standard GRUB > > 2 Debian gets booted with KMS disabled, as well as all DRM drivers. > > 3 Once the system is booted Gnome Display Manager starts > > 4 GDM will automatically login the root user and start the > /root/.xsession > > 5 The XSession will start an XFCE terminal and executes Qemu on an > image file in /home/aos/qemu > > > So basically, HP has installed Linux, which starts QEMU, and they boot > FreeDOS inside QEMU. When you shut down FreeDOS (exit QEMU) the system > shuts down too. > > > *I'll note that I don't see the same pre-installed OS options when I > click on the "HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8" in the article. I only see > "Windows 11 Pro," "Windows 10 Pro," "Windows 11 Home," and "Ubuntu > Linux 20.04." So either HP has changed it, or the "FreeDOS" option is > not available in the US (the article's screenshots show purchase > prices in Euro). > > > Jim > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 01:20:30 +0000 > From: "richardkolacz...@hotmail.com" <richardkolacz...@hotmail.com> > To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS > option" > Message-ID: > < > sy4p282mb39381787bbaacb5c2bbba69488...@sy4p282mb3938.ausp282.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Jim Hall wrote > > > > *I'll note that I don't see the same pre-installed OS options when I > click on the "HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8" in the article. I only see > "Windows 11 Pro," "Windows 10 Pro," "Windows 11 Home," and "Ubuntu > Linux 20.04." So either HP has changed it, or the "FreeDOS" option is > not available in the US (the article's screenshots show purchase > prices in Euro). > > > NO NEW INFORMATION here (below) from me, but ... > > IF I am allowed to quote myself (from a now "dead" topic) > > [Freedos-user] Question about FreeDOS 3.0 > > > For anyone curious, the following link is how to custom configure (at > purchase time) the HP laptop > > > https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/ConfigureView?urlLangId=&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&storeId=10151&catEntryId=3074457345620032820&quantity=1 > > >From the options at start of page, using Ubuntu (which is free) as a > guide - one can determine the "cost" of Windows (Pro) to being about > US$215. Depending which (of many) links to configure HP zBook G8 you go > to, the option of FreeDOS 3.0 is not always available - however with the > previous model (about 1-2 years ago), the G7 version always had FreeDOS 2.0 > or Ubuntu at no charge (and roughly Windows Pro being at the same price). > > > > NOTE - HP has just announced the next model - HP zBOOK Fury G9 > > > Richard > > > ________________________________ > From: Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> > Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2022 3:07 AM > To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. < > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option" > > On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 10:09 AM Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I thought that this blog post might interest folks here. > > > > > https://blog.tmm.cx/2022/05/15/the-very-weird-hewlett-packard-freedos-option/ > > > > Various models of HP computer can be bought with FreeDOS as their > > operating system, and it is the cheapest option -- or Ubuntu Linux for > > some models. > > > > But it's not just a computer with a formatted hard disk and FreeDOS on > > it. It's considerably more complicated than that... > > > > > Summary for those who don't want to click on the article: > > HP is selling new laptops, like the HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8, with > FreeDOS pre-installed. But it's UEFI only (no BIOS) and any DOS > requires a BIOS. Here's how HP pre-installed FreeDOS on this system: > (quoted from article) > > > 1 The laptops is set to UEFI boot, which boots a pretty standard GRUB > > 2 Debian gets booted with KMS disabled, as well as all DRM drivers. > > 3 Once the system is booted Gnome Display Manager starts > > 4 GDM will automatically login the root user and start the > /root/.xsession > > 5 The XSession will start an XFCE terminal and executes Qemu on an > image file in /home/aos/qemu > > > So basically, HP has installed Linux, which starts QEMU, and they boot > FreeDOS inside QEMU. When you shut down FreeDOS (exit QEMU) the system > shuts down too. > > > *I'll note that I don't see the same pre-installed OS options when I > click on the "HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8" in the article. I only see > "Windows 11 Pro," "Windows 10 Pro," "Windows 11 Home," and "Ubuntu > Linux 20.04." So either HP has changed it, or the "FreeDOS" option is > not available in the US (the article's screenshots show purchase > prices in Euro). > > > Jim > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > ------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Freedos-user Digest, Vol 2243, Issue 1 > ********************************************* >
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