Re: [Freedos-devel] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Japheth
> Here's my initial problem with this idea: it works when you get step > outside of the Qemu DOS sandbox. Plus it works (or worked) in Bochs, since > I remember testing it under Linux a year or two ago when trying to figure > out what the heck was going on with CTMOUSE and Qemu. And it only se

[Freedos-devel] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Michael Devore
At 09:48 PM 7/25/2006 +0200, Japeth wrote: > > > > QEMU has never liked CTMOUSE under FreeDOS, and possibly MS-DOS. I don't > > know why. > >when I modify emm386.asm, proc v86_monitor, so that the IF in real-mode is >cleared for all interrupts routed to v86-mode, not just the IRQs, it works >with

[Freedos-devel] freedos 1.0 preview 2 installer testing

2006-07-25 Thread Eric Auer
Hi all, for extra fun, I traced through the installer batch files in the new fdbasecd (1.0 preview 2 cdrom iso) tonight... The new ISOLINUX 3.11 still did not like me (hangs on boot), but I could again use the special boot diskette... The cdrom driver liked my dvd drive better this time, no crc e

Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Joe Cosentino
New entry for bugzilla. Joe - Original Message - From: "tom ehlert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Joe Cosentino" Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:24 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release Hello Joe, > I got one. I think your keyboard is screwed up

Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread tom ehlert
Hello Joe, > I got one. I think your keyboard is screwed up... Oops. the keyboard driver is buggy and doesn't recognize the Any key as any key. the message should probably read 'Hit any key except the Any key' ;) nice find :)) Tom > Joe > - Original Message - > From: "Alain M

Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Japheth
> > QEMU has never liked CTMOUSE under FreeDOS, and possibly MS-DOS. I don't > know why. when I modify emm386.asm, proc v86_monitor, so that the IF in real-mode is cleared for all interrupts routed to v86-mode, not just the IRQs, it works with CTMOUSE in qemu. There might be good reasons to

Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Michael Devore
At 02:09 PM 7/25/2006 +0200, Japheth wrote: >Some minor issues so far are: > >- if I select one of the configs with EMM386 the machine seems to hang after >ctmouse is loaded (last command in autoexec.bat). If I remove that last >line, everything is fine. This problem may be specific to qem

Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Joe Cosentino
I got one. I think your keyboard is screwed up... Joe - Original Message - From: "Alain M." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 1:05 PM Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release Japheth escreveu: and that was it [btw. wher

Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Alain M.
Japheth escreveu: > and that was it [btw. where is "the any" key? ;-)] Hey! I thoght that only my keyboard missed that "any" key! It must be from some very old obsolete keyboard because this has been around for long. Alain :) ---

Re: [Freedos-devel] Testing FreeDOS 1.0 (PART 1) - Problems!

2006-07-25 Thread Blair Campbell
> (*) You can choose between 6 items, but only 2 are visible in the > "FreeDOS install / FreeDOS safe mode" menu. The other ones are the LiveCD but you cannot choose them because they are unavailable on the base CDs. > Translated to Englisch (after a very very LONG delay): > "Error: installation

Re: [Freedos-devel] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Aitor SantamarĂ­a
DISPLAY has been patched already, I hope to have it ready and tested by tomorrow (the delay comes because the new DISPLAY was almost ready and has several changes in the commandline parsing that I am debugging). Aitor 2006/7/25, Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > Hi Blair, > > > This will probab

[Freedos-devel] Announce: updated italian translations

2006-07-25 Thread Roberto Mariottini
On my site at http://www.mariottini.net/freedos/english.html you can find updated translations for most of the internationalized FreeDOS utilities, and for the FreeDOS install system. _New in release 3_ - Fixed some typos in the old translations - At the beginning of every translation file

Re: [Freedos-devel] Testing FreeDOS 1.0 (PART 2) - Problems!

2006-07-25 Thread Roberto Mariottini
Florian Xaver wrote: Hi, it isn't a problem because of bootsector/loader etc.!! It is the problem if I want to change localisation to German (10)!! When I choose 10, it hangs... I have the same problem with Italian (choice 12 or 72), the PC it's not actually hung. The problem is that transl

Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Japheth
Some minor issues so far are: - if I select one of the configs with EMM386 the machine seems to hang after ctmouse is loaded (last command in autoexec.bat). If I remove that last line, everything is fine. This problem may be specific to qemu, however. - if I select the option to load FD wi

Re: [Freedos-devel] Testing FreeDOS 1.0 (PART 2) - Problems!

2006-07-25 Thread Florian Xaver
I collect my experiences of installing FreeDOS 1.0 base iso without source on a hard disc with 2 FAT32 (primary and logical) partitions: (1a)When INSTALL program exits: (*) the pc hangs or (*) an error messag is displayed again and again and agin (a problem with FOR command) (1b)When I change l

Re: [Freedos-devel] Testing FreeDOS 1.0 (PART 2) - Problems!

2006-07-25 Thread Florian Xaver
Hi, it isn't a problem because of bootsector/loader etc.!! It is the problem if I want to change localisation to German (10)!! When I choose 10, it hangs... Bye Flo Florian Xaver wrote: > Hi, > > Windows seems to be destroyed, so I formated the partition with FAT32 > and booted with FreeDOS

[Freedos-devel] Testing FreeDOS 1.0 (PART 2) - Problems!

2006-07-25 Thread Florian Xaver
Hi, Windows seems to be destroyed, so I formated the partition with FAT32 and booted with FreeDOS 1.0 Base CD. It asked me, because the bootsector was from the old WinXP, if I want to updated the entries and I said Y(es). Ok...then it hangs. I think, because there is no boot.ini? I will try it

Re: [Freedos-devel] [Freedos-user] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Japheth
This is my experience so far: First attempt I tried to install on a pretty small partition (QEMU) where MS-DOS 5.0 was already installed. The installation very soon stops due to insufficient hard disk space (although nothing is told, you just see no more "progress" on the screen). After that the

Re: [Freedos-devel] 2nd FreeDOS 1.0 Testing release

2006-07-25 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Blair, > This will probably be the final testing release. As usual, you can > find the variety of ISOs at > www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.0-Testing I miss an ISO below 100 MB size which includes a livecd: For example the "base with sources" would be a good

[Freedos-devel] Testing FreeDOS 1.0 (PART 1) - Problems!

2006-07-25 Thread Florian Xaver
Hi, I could only test the base disc. Drive C: is a FAT32 drive (FreeDOS and WinXP pre-installed). (*) You can choose between 6 items, but only 2 are visible in the "FreeDOS install / FreeDOS safe mode" menu. (*)There is no info that you have to tpye "ESC" to exit PG (*)After install program