Re: [Freedos-user] adding executable file to FreeDOS 1.1 installation image

2012-06-28 Thread Geraldo Netto
Hi All, So, i think creating a bootable freedos iso with your files and then devloading it may solve :P Have you tried? :P Kind Regards and Best Wishes, Geraldo Netto Non dvcor, dvco = Sapere Aude São Paulo, Brasil, -3gmt site: http://exdev.sf.net/ On 26 June 2012 14:55, Bernd Blaauw

[Freedos-user] GRUB 2.00 Freedos support

2012-06-28 Thread escape
With release of the GNU GRUB version 2.00, Freedos is now supported among other boot protocols. Besides technical improvements it is important to know that Freedos is considered worth the efforts put in development, not only by subscribers of freedos-* lists, but also by developers from other

Re: [Freedos-user] network printing

2012-06-28 Thread Michael B. Brutman
Hi David, There are versions of DOS supplied with machines that have a mode command that can redirect the printer port. It might even be a standard feature of the mode command. But it is strictly a port change - instead of using the BIOS to send characters to the printer it uses the BIOS to

Re: [Freedos-user] network printing

2012-06-28 Thread mbbrutman
Quoting Michael B. Brutman mbbrut...@brutman.com: small rant We really need more programmers. I've done my part to create a framework for writing TCP/IP and UDP applications. There are a lot of neat ideas floating around, but for one person it is like trying to boil the ocean. Can write

Re: [Freedos-user] fdupdate

2012-06-28 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 4:53 PM, Mateusz Viste mate...@viste-family.net wrote: I do agree with Rugxulo. Just adding my 2cts regarding FDUpdate (I'm the one responsible for creating the monster). BTW, I knew you'd read this, so no disrespect intended (obviously), your work is always

Re: [Freedos-user] fdupdate

2012-06-28 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 11:46 PM, Marco Achury marcoach...@gmail.com wrote: I think official freedos release must be just 2 or 3 floppies, as MSDOS was  Boot system + basic drivers and tools (and both, cdrom and floppy image are required). Well, depends on how simplistic you want to

Re: [Freedos-user] GRUB 2.00 Freedos support

2012-06-28 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Thu, Jun 28, 2012 at 5:38 AM, escape esc...@front.ru wrote: With release of the GNU GRUB version 2.00, Freedos is now supported among other boot protocols. Good to know this has been released. Besides technical improvements it is important to know that Freedos is considered worth

Re: [Freedos-user] fdupdate

2012-06-28 Thread Mark Brown
just about the floppy diskette thing, floppydisk.com sells usb 2.0 diskette drives that plug-and-play auto-recognize and auto-mount, even under my windows 7 64-bit ultimate system. they're advertised as used, but mine that they sent were new. and naturally they sell floppy diskettes for a