Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject)
That's good answer. I thought the Laptop have its own regulator built in! Dňa so, 9. jan 2021, 8:56 Mateusz Viste napísal(a): > Note that running a laptop with no battery is not necessarily a good > idea - some laptops rely on the battery to act as a voltage regulator. > Running a laptop without its aku pack is how I fried a RAM bank in my > Toshiba T1100 a couple of years ago. I realized too late that the power > supply was delivering a much higher voltage than what the laptop > expected, and needed to be brought down by the battery not to damage > anything. More recent constructions are probably sturdier, but one > should be careful nonetheless. > > Mateusz > > > > On 09/01/2021 08:46, Šimon Dobeš wrote: > > OK > > I will try to explain more properly. I plugged in my Laptop. Pushed down > > the power button and nothing happened. I cleaned up and I did not found > > anything leaked or broken. I think there is a problem with power supply > > or some circuits. I will keep finding. I have also a battery pack for > > that Laptop too but I am not using since those batteries are way old to > > handle all operations and may explode. > > Simon > > > > -- Pôvodná správa -- > > Od: "Ralf Quint" > > Komu: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > Odoslané: 9. 1. 2021 4:10:02 > > Predmet: Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject) > > > >> On 1/8/2021 8:28 AM, Šimon Dobeš wrote: > >>> Hello > >>> I want to ask if FREEDOS will run on Intel Pentium old-school PC from > >>> 2002 and if it will work properly if this pc have 256 mb of ram. > >>> I have a old IBM ThinkPad from 1998 and it is great computer. But it > >>> is not working. Where I can fix it? > >> > >> Well, as others already mentioned, there is no reason why FreeDOS > >> would NOT run on such a PC. More RAM that you would probably need, but > >> not a problem either. > >> > >> What however is a problem here is that "it is not working" is not a > >> proper problem description. You need to be far more > >> precise/descriptive of what exactly you are trying to do and what the > >> results are. We can not look over your shoulder, and there simply is > >> not enough information to even make an educated guess... > >> > >> Ralf > >> > >> > >> > >> -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > >> https://www.avast.com/antivirus > >> > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> Freedos-user mailing list > >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > > > > > ___ > > Freedos-user mailing list > > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > ___ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject) - OS for 2002 Pentium PC
Hi Šimon Dobeš, > Almost I forgot. > If I will install FreeDOS on that pentium PC that have about 60 GB of > Hard Disk. May I been able to install some Windows OS? (e.g. Windows 95, > 98, 2000) You can even install a current Linux on 60 GB without problems, but many modern apps will run very slowly because you only have 256 MB RAM. Note that after 2018, some Linux versions started to require 64-bit processors and others require at least a processor with MMX or SSE. As you can see here, a number of special Linux distributions specifically select lightweight components to run WELL on a computer which does not have much RAM: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Light-weight_Linux_distribution For example Puppy Linux from 2017 is listed as "256 MB RAM, download size 234 MB". Wikipedia writes that Windows 2000 needs at least a Pentium with free 1 GB harddisk space and 32 MB RAM, but recommends 128 MB RAM and 5 GB harddisk space. So that easily works and of course also older Windows 95 or 98. However, they all have not received updates for decades any most modern apps will not work on ancient Windows versions. So you will not have a lot of fun with old Windows. And it easily gets hacked or infected by computer viruses because of the missing security updates. So have fun with FreeDOS and Linux instead :-) Eric ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject) - problem with 1998 laptop
Hi Šimon, > OK > I will try to explain more properly. I plugged in my Laptop. Pushed down > the power button and nothing happened. I cleaned up and I did not found > anything leaked or broken. I think there is a problem with power supply In my experience with laptops of people I know, the most common reasons for this are: - the battery was dead (main battery or CMOS / clock battery) - the charger / power supply socket no longer made good contact, so while you believe everything is connected, no power arrives - the charger / power supply no longer worked at all (quite often!) - or, unlikely, you had to reset the CMOS settings or reinstall the OS > or some circuits. I will keep finding. I have also a battery pack for > that Laptop too but I am not using since those batteries are way old to > handle all operations and may explode. > Simon As Mateusz explains, it may still be better to connect the battery, even if the battery is so weak that your computer switches off a few seconds after you disconnect the power supply from the AC socket. Luckily, it is easy to get replacement power supply "bricks". Some are sold with all sorts of connectors and with adjustable voltage. You have to make sure to use the right voltage, polarity and plug! Wrong power replacement choices can permanently damage your laptop. Regards, Eric ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Virtual Get-together
Dear Jim: Mark your calendars for *Sunday, 24 January, 2021* at *11am US/Central*. That is 4 AM Monday, AEDT! *Yes, we'll have another one after that. Plan on the February get-together for Sunday, 21 February, 2021. Same time, same place. I might want to attend a life drawing session that afternoon, instead. -- members.iinet.net.au/~kilgallin/ ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject)
On 1/8/2021 11:46 PM, Šimon Dobeš wrote: OK I will try to explain more properly. I plugged in my Laptop. Pushed down the power button and nothing happened. I cleaned up and I did not found anything leaked or broken. I think there is a problem with power supply or some circuits. I will keep finding. I have also a battery pack for that Laptop too but I am not using since those batteries are way old to handle all operations and may explode. OK, so nothing that has do with FreeDOS then... Ralf -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] (no subject)
On 1/8/2021 11:54 PM, Mateusz Viste wrote: Note that running a laptop with no battery is not necessarily a good idea - some laptops rely on the battery to act as a voltage regulator. Running a laptop without its aku pack is how I fried a RAM bank in my Toshiba T1100 a couple of years ago. I realized too late that the power supply was delivering a much higher voltage than what the laptop expected, and needed to be brought down by the battery not to damage anything. More recent constructions are probably sturdier, but one should be careful nonetheless. Not necessarily. As a laptop with a full charge battery should not be power through the battery when connected to the mains. And for what it is worth, I have one Dell laptop that I am running for more than 10 years now without an inserted battery, as the charging circuit is not operational. But it works just fine, with a great 1600x1280 screen, when just ran off the AC adapter. But then this is a pure hardware issue, and nothing related to FreeDOS... Ralf -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Virtual Get-together
On 1/9/2021 6:11 AM, Bryan Kilgallin wrote: Dear Jim: Mark your calendars for *Sunday, 24 January, 2021* at *11am US/Central*. That is 4 AM Monday, AEDT! As was mentioned before, it is pretty much impossible to find a time that works FOR EVERYONE. If we (Jim) would select a time that would be more suitable for you down under, some people in Europe might than have the same problem as you... Ralf -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Virtual Get-together
> On 1/9/2021 6:11 AM, Bryan Kilgallin wrote: > > Dear Jim: > > > >> Jim Hall wrote: > >> Mark your calendars for *Sunday, 24 January, 2021* at *11am US/Central*. > > > > That is 4 AM Monday, AEDT! > On Sat, Jan 9, 2021 at 4:48 PM Ralf Quint wrote: > > As was mentioned before, it is pretty much impossible to find a time > that works FOR EVERYONE. If we (Jim) would select a time that would be > more suitable for you down under, some people in Europe might than have > the same problem as you... > Yes, unfortunately the Earth is a sphere so it is not daylight for everyone at the same time. I can't find a perfect time that works for *everyone* in freedos-user. Jim ___ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
