Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jerome E. Shidel Jr.]

Hello Mateusz and All,

> *** freezing ***
> After my C: drive being partitioned, the installer restarted and 
> formatted the drive. Then, it displayed a message "Gathering some 
> information to prepare for the installation."
> note 1: the message should end with 3 dots "installation...", since it's 
> something "in progress"
> note 2: my installation stopped there, since this screen never went 
> away. tested on VirtualBox with 8M of RAM and a 256M virtual drive. I 
> used all_cd.iso for the installation ("FreeDOS 1.2-pre15"), with the FDI 
> bootdisk downloaded from your website.

Freezing: I have Good news and Bad news.

First the Good news,

While running down this issue, I made a little streaming in FDI moving the
MEDIA detection routings out of STAGE700 (The prompting questions STAGE)
into STAGE600 (was unused as reserved). Makes it a little easier to follow
what is going on if reading through the batch sources.

Second, this led me to creating a CD iso version. So, I could run down the 
issue without saying hey Mateusz try this. now this. now this. now this…... 

Third, I was able to pinpoint exactly when the freeze occurred. It was
happening when checking for a files existence on the CD media. This 
led me to find a completely unrelated bug in vfdutil that would occur
if bad command line parameters were given to vfdutil. 

Also, this issue only occurred in VirtualBox when booting the CD. This
does not occur in VMware. It does not occur when using the USB versions
in either virtual machine. I did not test the CD version with QEMU. 

Finally, after spending a couple hours tracking down the exact problem, the 
issue
is not a bug in FDI or V8Power Tools. The problem occurs even when FDI is not 
run
and if no V8Power Tools are ever used.

Now the bad News,

I don’t know where the bug is located. It could be VirtualBox, FreeDOS kernel, 
FreeCOM shell, Himemx, UDVD2, SHSUCDX or possibly the boot disk configuration. 
(Note: removing LBACACHE had no effect on the bug.) 

This does not just effect FDI it effects other programs as well. For example,
the FreeDOS EDIT program. (Boot ALL_CD image, change to CD drive. Run edit. 
System Lockup)

A couple easy tests to replicate issue.

Create a VM in VirtualBox (with a Hard Drive, other settings like RAM 
are unimportant)

Boot the ALL_CD.iso. 
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.1/repos/all_cd.iso

Select Language in FDI, then exit to DOS.

Change to CD drive. (Should be D:)

Run any of the following:

edit(immediate freeze)

vfdutil /u D:\test   (in a stripped down config, it will 
run once without a lockup)

In summary, 

As best as I could determine, this bug occurs when reading the directories on 
the
CD ROM. Possibly a FindFirst/Next issue. Once i ruled out FDI and V8, I stopped
tracking down the issue.

Unless the non-FDI issue is resolved, the CD iso will not be able to install 
FreeDOS 
under VirtualBox. VirtualBox will only be able to use the USB images.

I also tested a completely stripped down startup config that only loaded 
HIMEMX, 
COMMAND, UDVD2, SHSUCDX and did not load FDI or any V8Power Tool. The 
problem still existed.

There may be a VirtualBox specific setting or switch needed for one of those 
programs that I don’t know. If not then it is a bug. 

Thanks, Jerome







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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jerome Shidel]

Hello,

> On Apr 22, 2016, at 6:02 AM, Mateusz Viste  wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I tested FDI, and - in general - it looks really awesome. I list below 
> all my remarks.
> 
> *** 1st Screen ***
> "Please select you language." - this should be "youR language"

This has already been changed to different wording in (not yet released) 
Preview 16

> the language names that change when I pass on them are quite... 
> confusing. maybe it's just me, but I'd really prefer to have each 
> language written statically (in its own language ideally), ie. 
> "English", "Espanol", "Francais", "Deutsche", etc...
> 
> *** 2nd screen ***
> "Welcome to the installation program for FreeDOS 1.2-pre15."
> 
> I think it would sound better as:
> "Welcome to the FreeDOS 1.2-pre15 installation program"

I had the same thought. Discussed with Jim and changed the wording in Preview 
16.

> Then: "If you choose to install this (...)" sounds a little diminishing 
> to FreeDOS. Something like "If you choose to install it (...)" might 
> sound better

It is the disclaimer Jim wanted. He may be fine with changing it.

> In multiple choices, each choice is ended with a dot ("No - Return to 
> DOS.") - it looks weird, doesn't it?

Jim didn't like that either. Already changed for 16.

> *** 3rd screen ***
> "Yes - Partitioner drive C:." should read "Yes - Partition the C: drive"

This actually was fixed in P15. In P14 I added some automatic partitioning in 
normal mode and changed the wording. I forgot to pull the (er). I don't usually 
replace on all the files on the build floppy image with the github sources on 
my HD. I had forgot to update the language files in 15. Oops.

> Then the computer reboots, and I land back on the "Please select your 
> language". It's quite confusing. "intuitively", the naive user in me was 
> expecting the installation to continue from the point it stopped (ie. 
> after partitionning).

Did it not prompt for a reboot after selections partition?

Anyway, I should probably put a screen in there that says it is doing it after 
the question and before the reboot prompt.

> 
> I understand why this happens, but other users might not. A short 
> explanation screen after or before the partitioning process would be 
> nice, for example: "Once your drive is partioned, the computer will be 
> rebooted and the installation process should start again from the 
> beginning."
> 
> *** freezing ***
> After my C: drive being partitioned, the installer restarted and 
> formatted the drive. Then, it displayed a message "Gathering some 
> information to prepare for the installation."
> note 1: the message should end with 3 dots "installation...", since it's 
> something "in progress"

Sure.

> note 2: my installation stopped there, since this screen never went 
> away. tested on VirtualBox with 8M of RAM and a 256M virtual drive. I 
> used all_cd.iso for the installation ("FreeDOS 1.2-pre15"), with the FDI 
> bootdisk downloaded from your website.

Humm, does it exhibit the same behavior when just booted from the floppy image? 
It has to be one of three issues. I will try to do some more testing in that 
section.

> *** general note ***
> I like the "patterned" background screen very much (I think there was 
> some debate about that on the list recently).

Me too. But, Jim wants plain blue. So, 16 uses that. Easy to change in theme 
file though.

> cheers,
> Mateusz
> 

Thanks Jerome

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incorrect spell-corrected words.



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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Mateusz Viste]

Hi,

I tested FDI, and - in general - it looks really awesome. I list below 
all my remarks.

*** 1st Screen ***
"Please select you language." - this should be "youR language".

the language names that change when I pass on them are quite... 
confusing. maybe it's just me, but I'd really prefer to have each 
language written statically (in its own language ideally), ie. 
"English", "Espanol", "Francais", "Deutsche", etc...

*** 2nd screen ***
"Welcome to the installation program for FreeDOS 1.2-pre15."

I think it would sound better as:
"Welcome to the FreeDOS 1.2-pre15 installation program"

Then: "If you choose to install this (...)" sounds a little diminishing 
to FreeDOS. Something like "If you choose to install it (...)" might 
sound better.

In multiple choices, each choice is ended with a dot ("No - Return to 
DOS.") - it looks weird, doesn't it?

*** 3rd screen ***
"Yes - Partitioner drive C:." should read "Yes - Partition the C: drive"

Then the computer reboots, and I land back on the "Please select your 
language". It's quite confusing. "intuitively", the naive user in me was 
expecting the installation to continue from the point it stopped (ie. 
after partitionning).

I understand why this happens, but other users might not. A short 
explanation screen after or before the partitioning process would be 
nice, for example: "Once your drive is partioned, the computer will be 
rebooted and the installation process should start again from the 
beginning."

*** freezing ***
After my C: drive being partitioned, the installer restarted and 
formatted the drive. Then, it displayed a message "Gathering some 
information to prepare for the installation."
note 1: the message should end with 3 dots "installation...", since it's 
something "in progress"
note 2: my installation stopped there, since this screen never went 
away. tested on VirtualBox with 8M of RAM and a 256M virtual drive. I 
used all_cd.iso for the installation ("FreeDOS 1.2-pre15"), with the FDI 
bootdisk downloaded from your website.

*** general note ***
I like the "patterned" background screen very much (I think there was 
some debate about that on the list recently).

cheers,
Mateusz



On 15/04/2016 19:34, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> Sorry that it took so long, but I have been swamped the last couple weeks.
>
> Anyhow, I updated vinfo in V8Power tools to detect QEMU. So, FDI should no
> longer get stuck by trying to create a RAMDRIVE or have issues under QEMU
> emulation.
>
> Preview 15 Update 3 is now available at http://up.lod.bz/FDI
>
> Thans for your patients, Jerome.
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jerome Shidel]

> On Apr 17, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Jim Hall  wrote:
> 
> Hi Jerome
> 
> I'll email you offlist with a screenshot of the "Partitioner" typo.

Ah, that was an old typo I corrected a little while back. It occurred when I 
reworded that option from "Launch Partitioner..." to "Partition(er) ..." 

I though I updated the language file in the build process. But, I guess I 
forgot when I pushed Update 3. 

Basically, I have the source files on a Mac that I edit and push to github. 
Then I must copy those to a floppy image for the FreeDOS virtual machine build 
environment. Then boot using previous FDI boot floppy image. Quit installer to 
DOS and run the build batch from the other floppy image. Creating the new 
installer images. I don't always replace all of the files on the source file 
floppy image. 

So, it had been corrected. But, I guess it wasn't in the preview release. 

That explains our confusion on the typo. :-)

Thanks, Jerome

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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jim Hall]

Hi Jerome

I'll email you offlist with a screenshot of the "Partitioner" typo.


On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 3:48 PM, Jerome E. Shidel Jr. 
wrote:

>
> Hello Jim and All,
>
> Changed the English language “Select Language” text.
>
> Changed all “wish to” to “want to”.
>
> I removed all of the Periods for options.
>
> I removed the Background fill character from the default theme.
>
> (That all took about 2 minutes)
>
> Waiting on reply from Jim to finalize default theme color scheme.
>
> I could not locate the typo in:
>
> "Yes - Partition drive %1"
>
> Do you mean that it says “Partition drive D:?”  If so, that is not a typo
> it is the true drive letter where FreeDOS will be installed. Usually, when
> booting from a USB stick under DOS, the BIOS pushes the C: drive down
> a letter to D:.  On some systems, it does not. FDI does some detection
> to determine wether C: or D: should be the target for the installation.
>
> I understand this can be a little confusing to the user. I think it would
> be
> a very bad idea to always just say C:. However, with just a little work,
> I could have Normal mode just refer to it as “your hard drive” and other
> vague terms.
>
>
> > My suggestion is to leave it as-is, and add a note in the release notes
> for folks who use VirtualBox. I think "not compatible with VirtualBox"
> means it doesn't break/damage anything, it just doesn't work (well). If so,
> that suggests it's okay to leave in.
>
> Sounds good to me. It basically locks up immediately during the loading of
> JEMMX. Maybe later, if I get around to adding a VirtualBox detector to
> V8Power Tools. I will have it set a different default option for VirtualBox
> during installation.
>
> >
> > 2) 4DOS is always shown as a boot option. At present, 4DOS is not
> installed with BASE. It is only installed with ALL. Always Remove, Remove
> if not installed, Always install, Ignore issue?
> >
> > I saw that, and also noted that it only worked if you installed all
> packages. But a quick reboot lets someone pick something else.
> >
> > Option 1 is to leave it in, and add a note on the option like "(only if
> you installed everything)". But that might be awkward.
> >
> > Option 2 would be to remove the option, and assume only power users will
> experiment with 4DOS. These users can edit their own CONFIG.SYS to specify
> 4DOS.
>
> I will just remove the 4DOS option from the CONFIG.SYS file. Easiest for
> me. :-)
>
> Thanks again. Jerome
>
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jerome E. Shidel Jr.]

Hello Jim and All,

Changed the English language “Select Language” text.

Changed all “wish to” to “want to”.

I removed all of the Periods for options.

I removed the Background fill character from the default theme.

(That all took about 2 minutes)

Waiting on reply from Jim to finalize default theme color scheme.

I could not locate the typo in:

"Yes - Partition drive %1"

Do you mean that it says “Partition drive D:?”  If so, that is not a typo
it is the true drive letter where FreeDOS will be installed. Usually, when
booting from a USB stick under DOS, the BIOS pushes the C: drive down 
a letter to D:.  On some systems, it does not. FDI does some detection
to determine wether C: or D: should be the target for the installation.

I understand this can be a little confusing to the user. I think it would be
a very bad idea to always just say C:. However, with just a little work,
I could have Normal mode just refer to it as “your hard drive” and other
vague terms.


> My suggestion is to leave it as-is, and add a note in the release notes for 
> folks who use VirtualBox. I think "not compatible with VirtualBox" means it 
> doesn't break/damage anything, it just doesn't work (well). If so, that 
> suggests it's okay to leave in.

Sounds good to me. It basically locks up immediately during the loading of 
JEMMX. Maybe later, if I get around to adding a VirtualBox detector to V8Power 
Tools. I will have it set a different default option for VirtualBox during 
installation.

> 
> 2) 4DOS is always shown as a boot option. At present, 4DOS is not installed 
> with BASE. It is only installed with ALL. Always Remove, Remove if not 
> installed, Always install, Ignore issue?
> 
> I saw that, and also noted that it only worked if you installed all packages. 
> But a quick reboot lets someone pick something else.
> 
> Option 1 is to leave it in, and add a note on the option like "(only if you 
> installed everything)". But that might be awkward.
> 
> Option 2 would be to remove the option, and assume only power users will 
> experiment with 4DOS. These users can edit their own CONFIG.SYS to specify 
> 4DOS.

I will just remove the 4DOS option from the CONFIG.SYS file. Easiest for me. :-)

Thanks again. Jerome



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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jim Hall]

On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Jerome Shidel  wrote:

>
> All are very easy to do.  FDI is completely themed.
> [..]
>

Yay!


There are some minor issues with the installed config.sys file.
>
> 1) Default Option 1 is not compatible with VirtualBox. Reorder, Remove or
> Ignore issue?
>

My suggestion is to leave it as-is, and add a note in the release notes for
folks who use VirtualBox. I think "not compatible with VirtualBox" means it
doesn't break/damage anything, it just doesn't work (well). If so, that
suggests it's okay to leave in.



> 2) 4DOS is always shown as a boot option. At present, 4DOS is not
> installed with BASE. It is only installed with ALL. Always Remove, Remove
> if not installed, Always install, Ignore issue?
>

I saw that, and also noted that it only worked if you installed all
packages. But a quick reboot lets someone pick something else.

Option 1 is to leave it in, and add a note on the option like "(only if you
installed everything)". But that might be awkward.

Option 2 would be to remove the option, and assume only power users will
experiment with 4DOS. These users can edit their own CONFIG.SYS to specify
4DOS.


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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Don Flowers]

Point taken ; ^ 0


On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 9:17 PM, Jim Hall  wrote:

> On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Jim Hall  wrote:
>
>> Is it possible to remove the patterned background, and just use a plain
>> blue background instead? I think this would look better.
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Don Flowers  wrote:
>
>> Personally, I prefer the patterned background - some of my more expensive
>> DOS programs employ this design in one form or another.
>>
>
>
> Using a plain blue background would match with the plain blue background
> used in the format output. I don't mind the patterned background - I'm just
> trying to make everything look the same so users get a consistent interface
> throughout.
>
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jim Hall]

On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Jim Hall  wrote:

> Is it possible to remove the patterned background, and just use a plain
> blue background instead? I think this would look better.


On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 7:52 PM, Don Flowers  wrote:

> Personally, I prefer the patterned background - some of my more expensive
> DOS programs employ this design in one form or another.
>


Using a plain blue background would match with the plain blue background
used in the format output. I don't mind the patterned background - I'm just
trying to make everything look the same so users get a consistent interface
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jerome Shidel]

On Apr 16, 2016, at 7:45 PM, Jim Hall  wrote:

> 
> Putting on my "technical editor" hat, I'm suggesting these fixes and edits 
> for 1.2-pre16. I know these may seem like trivial edits, but I think they 
> make the installer more professional.
> 
> 
> 1. Lists should be introduced either with a question or a colon. I prefer a 
> question. I've included these edits below.
> 
> 2. List entries should either have a period at the end of each option, or it 
> should not. For the installer, I prefer no period. I've included these edits 
> below. You already use sentence case, which is good.
> 
> 3. I prefer that the word "FreeDOS" not be written in red. In many cultures, 
> red is a warning color. Please use blue or bright white instead of red for 
> the word "FreeDOS" and the "1.2-pre15" label.
> 
> 4. Similarly, let's avoid red for other text, if they aren't error messages. 
> The drive letter and package currently being installed both appear in red. 
> For consistency with the colors used in the quickformat output, let's use 
> cyan or bright white for this text.
> 
> 5. The title bar should say "FreeDOS 1.2-pre15 Install" (not "…Installer")
> 
> 6. When prompting for the language, instead of this:
> 
> Please select you language.
> 
> ..the installer should ask:
> 
> What is your preferred language?
> 
> 
> 7. When asking if the user really wants to proceed, please remove the periods 
> at the end of each option.
> 
> 8. When asking to partition the target drive, please remove the periods at 
> the end of each option. Also, there's a typo in the "Yes" option. It should 
> read:
> 
> Yes - Partition drive C:
> 
> 9. When prompting to reboot the computer after running FDISK, please remove 
> the periods at the end of each option.
> 
> 10. When prompting to format the hard drive, please remove the periods at the 
> end of each option.
> 
> 11. When asking what packages to install, please remove the periods at the 
> end of each option.
> 
> 12. At the prompt before starting the install process, please remove the 
> periods at the end of each option.
> 
> 13. When prompting to reboot the computer after the installation, please 
> remove the periods at the end of each option.
> 
> 14. The installer asks "do you wish" in some places and "do you want" in 
> other places. Let's use "do you want" throughout, for consistency. (For 
> example, "Do you want to format your drive?")
> 
> 
> Also:
> Is it possible to remove the patterned background, and just use a plain blue 
> background instead? I think this would look better.
> 

Hello Jim,

All are very easy to do.  FDI is completely themed. 

The Red is just the Highlight Color I picked for a high contrast to the Light 
Gray dialog box. I don't think Cyan or White will have a high enough contrast. 
How about just  plain Blue?

Get rid of the periods. Period! :-) All text is in a "Language" file. So, easy 
to remove and make adjustments.

Textured background. Easy, just a theme option. 

There are some minor issues with the installed config.sys file. 

1) Default Option 1 is not compatible with VirtualBox. Reorder, Remove or 
Ignore issue?

2) 4DOS is always shown as a boot option. At present, 4DOS is not installed 
with BASE. It is only installed with ALL. Always Remove, Remove if not 
installed, Always install, Ignore issue?

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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Don Flowers]

>Is it possible to remove the patterned background, and just use a plain
>blue background instead? I think this would look better.
Personally, I prefer the patterned background - some of my more expensive
DOS programs employ this design in one form or another.

On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Jim Hall  wrote:

> [...]
>> I'll follow up with a separate email with edits/fixes for the install
>> process.
>>
>
>
>
> Putting on my "technical editor" hat, I'm suggesting these fixes and edits
> for 1.2-pre16. I know these may seem like trivial edits, but I think they
> make the installer more professional.
>
>
> 1. Lists should be introduced either with a question or a colon. I prefer
> a question. I've included these edits below.
>
> 2. List entries should either have a period at the end of each option, or
> it should not. For the installer, I prefer no period. I've included these
> edits below. You already use sentence case, which is good.
>
> 3. I prefer that the word "FreeDOS" not be written in red. In many
> cultures, red is a warning color. Please use blue or bright white instead
> of red for the word "FreeDOS" and the "1.2-pre15" label.
>
> 4. Similarly, let's avoid red for other text, if they aren't error
> messages. The drive letter and package currently being installed both
> appear in red. For consistency with the colors used in the quickformat
> output, let's use cyan or bright white for this text.
>
> 5. The title bar should say "FreeDOS 1.2-pre15 Install" (not "…Installer")
>
> 6. When prompting for the language, instead of this:
>
> Please select you language.
>
>
> ..the installer should ask:
>
> What is your preferred language?
>
>
>
> 7. When asking if the user really wants to proceed, please remove the
> periods at the end of each option.
>
> 8. When asking to partition the target drive, please remove the periods at
> the end of each option. Also, there's a typo in the "Yes" option. It should
> read:
>
> Yes - Partition drive C:
>
>
>
> 9. When prompting to reboot the computer after running FDISK, please
> remove the periods at the end of each option.
>
> 10. When prompting to format the hard drive, please remove the periods at
> the end of each option.
>
> 11. When asking what packages to install, please remove the periods at the
> end of each option.
>
> 12. At the prompt before starting the install process, please remove the
> periods at the end of each option.
>
> 13. When prompting to reboot the computer after the installation, please
> remove the periods at the end of each option.
>
> 14. The installer asks "do you wish" in some places and "do you want" in
> other places. Let's use "do you want" throughout, for consistency. (For
> example, "Do you want to format your drive?")
>
>
> Also:
> Is it possible to remove the patterned background, and just use a plain
> blue background instead? I think this would look better.
>
>
> Jim
>
>
>
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jim Hall]

>
> [...]
> I'll follow up with a separate email with edits/fixes for the install
> process.
>



Putting on my "technical editor" hat, I'm suggesting these fixes and edits
for 1.2-pre16. I know these may seem like trivial edits, but I think they
make the installer more professional.


1. Lists should be introduced either with a question or a colon. I prefer a
question. I've included these edits below.

2. List entries should either have a period at the end of each option, or
it should not. For the installer, I prefer no period. I've included these
edits below. You already use sentence case, which is good.

3. I prefer that the word "FreeDOS" not be written in red. In many
cultures, red is a warning color. Please use blue or bright white instead
of red for the word "FreeDOS" and the "1.2-pre15" label.

4. Similarly, let's avoid red for other text, if they aren't error
messages. The drive letter and package currently being installed both
appear in red. For consistency with the colors used in the quickformat
output, let's use cyan or bright white for this text.

5. The title bar should say "FreeDOS 1.2-pre15 Install" (not "…Installer")

6. When prompting for the language, instead of this:

Please select you language.


..the installer should ask:

What is your preferred language?



7. When asking if the user really wants to proceed, please remove the
periods at the end of each option.

8. When asking to partition the target drive, please remove the periods at
the end of each option. Also, there's a typo in the "Yes" option. It should
read:

Yes - Partition drive C:



9. When prompting to reboot the computer after running FDISK, please remove
the periods at the end of each option.

10. When prompting to format the hard drive, please remove the periods at
the end of each option.

11. When asking what packages to install, please remove the periods at the
end of each option.

12. At the prompt before starting the install process, please remove the
periods at the end of each option.

13. When prompting to reboot the computer after the installation, please
remove the periods at the end of each option.

14. The installer asks "do you wish" in some places and "do you want" in
other places. Let's use "do you want" throughout, for consistency. (For
example, "Do you want to format your drive?")


Also:
Is it possible to remove the patterned background, and just use a plain
blue background instead? I think this would look better.


Jim
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[Freedos-user] FDI Preview 15, Update 3

[Jerome E. Shidel Jr.]

Hello All,

Sorry that it took so long, but I have been swamped the last couple weeks. 

Anyhow, I updated vinfo in V8Power tools to detect QEMU. So, FDI should no 
longer get stuck by trying to create a RAMDRIVE or have issues under QEMU 
emulation.

Preview 15 Update 3 is now available at http://up.lod.bz/FDI

Thans for your patients, Jerome.

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