Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-30 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 28--2004 23:52 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bernd Blaauw) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: BB For example, the backup bootsector and primary bootsector would not be BB synchronized, even when requested. BB You know that FORMAT/SYS only write one bootsector. MS SYS writes both. Should I write into

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-30 Thread Johnson Lam
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:52:15 +0400 (MSD), you wrote: Hi, Should I write into todo: if FAT32 and backup_sector field not -1, then write also backup for boot sector in SYS? Yes, please. This cause trouble when DOSFSCK always complain different ... And if the user not regular visitor here,

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-30 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 30--2004 21:28 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Johnson Lam) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: Trouble not that many projects, trouble is how to import my changes into base code. JL Perhaps the best way is submit your changes to the maintainer JL directly, and let him package the ZIP file. Who is

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-30 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Who is mantainer? Kenneth Davis impants changes from floppy.asm and promise to review dsk.c. After this - no news from he. Even very small patches (as last one for int2f.asm and entry.asm) is waiting. then don't submit your patches, but write own version as you do now. after you're done,

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-30 Thread Johnson Lam
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 16:32:16 +0200, you wrote: Hi, if you have any improvements, please send to me, as I have no internet from tomorrow on, and would like to use your kernel work on the bootdisks I provide for the freedos distribution. (but not for the kernel package that gets installed on

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-30 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 30--2004 16:32 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bernd Blaauw) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: BB then don't submit your patches, but write own version as you do now. BB after you're done, you can offer it for testing, and then, and only BB then, submit patches against the current official kernel. 1. My

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-30 Thread Johnson Lam
On Wed, 30 Jun 2004 19:39:42 +0400 (MSD), you wrote: Hi, JL Did you email Kenneth Davis? He is subscribed here. See no reasons to bother him also privately. He's busy, so maybe visit here once a month or less. There's no big deal email him for coding problem, as long as you're not SPAMing

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-30 Thread Aitor Santamaría Merino
Hi, Arkady V.Belousov escribió: BB and then ask people who have worked on the kernel in the past to review BB your work, and ask them is this good enough and understandable enough to BB commit it into CVS? I already know that tom will never accept my changes for kernel. Wasting oue time. Bart

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-30 Thread Johnson Lam
On Thu, 1 Jul 2004 01:27:03 +0400 (MSD), you wrote: Hi Arkady, Bernd's idea is very good!! Please consider. I've no idea how good about your changes or Tom's insist. But the best way is release it and let us test the compatibility. Then let the people decide which Kernel suitable for their own

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-29 Thread Gregory Pietsch
Bernd Blaauw wrote: What compiler and what language for the edlin-2.2 binary? OpenWatcom, I suppose, otherwise it won't work on 8086 (MS EDLIN is older than MS EDIT). I'll search for some clear instructions in your source package. Otherwise, please instruct me, i'm pretty new to compiling stuff

[Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-28 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Bernd! Nice that the new distro is delayed, maybe some things can get fixed in the next 2 weeks... *DOSFSCK with working FAT32 Definitely a good thing to have. Please compare 2.8-fat32 and 2.10 Imre/Lucho version compatibility for FAT16 and FAT32 for MS and FreeDOS kernels with and without

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: FreeDOS distro delayed

2004-06-28 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Eric Auer schreef: Hi Bernd! Nice that the new distro is delayed, maybe some things can get fixed in the next 2 weeks.. Hi Eric, you're not away that long, I see. slightly information addicted like I am (I'm not even that much internet addicted, but it just contains a lot of info).