Re: [Freedos-user] fdconfig.sys syntax
> This seems a poor way do discover what I see in the initial fdconfig.sys > file created by the FreeDOS installer, which is very broken and useless I think the FreeDOS 1.0 installer wrote a menu for these choices, which was more useful. If the new installer left you with no menu display by default, that's an error in it. > Obviously the FDCONFIG.SYS options can be selected via [01234], but it > would be nice to be able to see the boot menu and not have to blindly > select from a hidden list of options Right. The config file should use menu to display a menu, and optionally menudefault. Note that what is displayed using menu doesn't actually "create" the menu; as you see the config handling already asks you for a menu using your current (default installed?) configuration. The menu command is more like the echo command but intended for displaying the config menu. menu: http://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/cnfigsys/menu.htm menudefault: http://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/cnfigsys/menudef.htm > instead of unhelpful partitioning info at boot time. If you prefer, that can additionally be turned off: sys config c:\kernel.sys showdriveassignment=0 The file name here must specify the kernel that you use to boot, typically found in c:\kernel.sys. If the file name is kernel.sys and the path (typically c:\) equals the current directory then you need not specify the file name at all. The command syntax is described at http://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/base/sys.htm The following file (kernel's sys.txt) describes these kernel settings: http://freedos.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/freedos/kernel/trunk/docs/sys.txt Regards, Chris -- How fast is your code? 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] fdconfig.sys syntax
When I found http://help.fdos.org/en/hhstndrd/cnfigsys/fdconfig.htm I expected some way to discover its syntax, but the syntax link directs to look up individual commands. This seems a poor way do discover what I see in the initial fdconfig.sys file created by the FreeDOS installer, which is very broken and useless: [FDCONFIG.SYS] !COUNTRY=001,858,C:\DOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS !SET DOSDIR=C:\DOS 1?DEVICE=C:\DOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG 2?DEVICE=C:\DOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE 2?DEVICE=C:\DOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF NOVME NOINVLPG 3?DEVICE=C:\DOS\BIN\XMGR.SYS 3?SHELL=C:\DOS\bin\4dos.com C:\DOS\bin /E:1024 /P:C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT 4?SHELL=C:\DOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT 12?SHELLHIGH=C:\DOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT When I boot, after the copyright notice is the following: C: HD1, Pri[ 2], CHS=5-0-1, start=39 MB, size= 243 MB D: HD1, Ext[ 2], CHS= 160-0-1, start= 1255 MB, size= 7 MB E: HD1, Ext[ 4], CHS= 161-0-1, start= 1262 MB, size= 250 MB F: HD1, Ext[ 5], CHS= 4797-0-1, start= 37628 MB, size= 509 MB Select from Menu [01234], or press [ENTER - Singlestepping (F8) is: OFF If I strike 0, I get: FreeCom version 0.84-pre2 XMS_Swap [Aug 28 2006 00:29:00] File not found. C:\> If I strike 1, I get: JemmEx v5.75 [05/21/11] System memory found at e000-efff, region might be in use JemmEx loaded FreeCom version 0.84-pre2 XMS_Swap [Aug 28 2006 00:29:00] File not found. C:\> Obviously the FDCONFIG.SYS options can be selected via [01234], but it would be nice to be able to see the boot menu and not have to blindly select from a hidden list of options instead of unhelpful partitioning info at boot time. Can someone suggest a URL that explains what I see and how to fix it? http://fm.no-ip.com/Tmp/Dfsee/big41L01.txt has system's partitioning and Grub boot info. -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- How fast is your code? 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Problem running a DOS game requiring EMS inside of VirtualBox
Hi, On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 11:19 AM, Louis Santillan wrote: > I tried 64MB & 32MB. The game still sees 0K EMS. Mem/c also reports 0K > available via Int 15h which seems odd. Ignore MEM, it often reports wrong numbers on things other than conventional memory. Dunno exactly what to tell you. Try 16 MB RAM. Try manually loading JEMMEX from cmdline (e.g. "JEMMEX X=TEST I=TEST LOAD"). Which VirtualBox are you using? Atop Windows, I presume? Is VT-X enabled? Honestly, I hate to say it, but VirtualBox (without VT-X) is buggy and slow, so it's semi-useless for DOS stuff. I was using it yesterday on my laptop, and it was painful. I don't blame them, it's hard work, but it's still frustrating for an end user. It actually seemed that 32-bit pmode stuff was much slower than (presumably easier to emulate) 16-bit real mode stuff. You'll have to tweak a lot to try. Unfortunately none of us has that particular game, so we can't test for you. Try creating a minimal CONFIG.SYS + AUTOEXEC.BAT to minimize chances that other stuff is interfering. You might just be better off running DOSBox, which is specifically meant for games. It's certainly easier to setup. http://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php?showID=1882&letter=F According to that page, this game seems to be working (says Lucasfr) in DOSBox. -- How fast is your code? 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Problem running a DOS game requiring EMS inside of VirtualBox
I tried 64MB & 32MB. The game still sees 0K EMS. Mem/c also reports 0K available via Int 15h which seems odd. -L On Saturday, September 15, 2012, Mateusz Viste wrote: > 1GB sounds really big. I remember some games had troubles detecting memory > above a certain amount, due to some kind of overflowing in their mem > counters. I'd suggest trying to set a more classic amount of ram on your > vbox machine... Like 64MB or so. > > Mateusz > / Mobile mail / > > > > Louis Santillan > wrote: > > >Hi all, > > > >I'm having trouble running an old favorite DOS game that requires EMS > >inside of VirtualBox (Sierra Front Page Sports Football Pro 95). The > >game requires 576K Conventional RAM, and 2MB EMS. I've configured > >VirtualBox to have 1GB and installed FPS FB Pro 95 to a 32GB FAT32 > >drive with FreeDOS 1.1. Booting into Option 2, mem/c reports > >610K/13K/0K/1GB/32M of Conventional/Upper/Reserved/XMS/EMS free. > >Running the command to start the game, FPS FB Pro 95 halts, reporting > >that it found 610K Conventional and 0K EMS available. I've tried > >various options on jemmex/jemm386, changes to fdconfig.sys, and > >changes to VirtualBox but none seem to get FPS FB Pro 95 to recognize > >the available EMS. > > > >Suggestions? > > > >-L > > > -- > How fast is your code? > 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. > Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. > http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? > http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > -- How fast is your code? 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] Problem running a DOS game requiring EMS inside of VirtualBox
1GB sounds really big. I remember some games had troubles detecting memory above a certain amount, due to some kind of overflowing in their mem counters. I'd suggest trying to set a more classic amount of ram on your vbox machine... Like 64MB or so. Mateusz / Mobile mail / Louis Santillan wrote: >Hi all, > >I'm having trouble running an old favorite DOS game that requires EMS >inside of VirtualBox (Sierra Front Page Sports Football Pro 95). The >game requires 576K Conventional RAM, and 2MB EMS. I've configured >VirtualBox to have 1GB and installed FPS FB Pro 95 to a 32GB FAT32 >drive with FreeDOS 1.1. Booting into Option 2, mem/c reports >610K/13K/0K/1GB/32M of Conventional/Upper/Reserved/XMS/EMS free. >Running the command to start the game, FPS FB Pro 95 halts, reporting >that it found 610K Conventional and 0K EMS available. I've tried >various options on jemmex/jemm386, changes to fdconfig.sys, and >changes to VirtualBox but none seem to get FPS FB Pro 95 to recognize >the available EMS. > >Suggestions? > >-L -- How fast is your code? 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
[Freedos-user] Problem running a DOS game requiring EMS inside of VirtualBox
Hi all, I'm having trouble running an old favorite DOS game that requires EMS inside of VirtualBox (Sierra Front Page Sports Football Pro 95). The game requires 576K Conventional RAM, and 2MB EMS. I've configured VirtualBox to have 1GB and installed FPS FB Pro 95 to a 32GB FAT32 drive with FreeDOS 1.1. Booting into Option 2, mem/c reports 610K/13K/0K/1GB/32M of Conventional/Upper/Reserved/XMS/EMS free. Running the command to start the game, FPS FB Pro 95 halts, reporting that it found 610K Conventional and 0K EMS available. I've tried various options on jemmex/jemm386, changes to fdconfig.sys, and changes to VirtualBox but none seem to get FPS FB Pro 95 to recognize the available EMS. Suggestions? -L -- How fast is your code? 3 out of 4 devs don\\\'t know how their code performs in production. Find out how slow your code is with AppDynamics Lite. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;262219672;13503038;z? http://info.appdynamics.com/FreeJavaPerformanceDownload.html ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
