Re: [Freedos-user] Virtual floppy change problem with VirtualBox

2012-05-20 Thread STF
How did you change the floppy? I mean, did you just choose one image file after another? Or did you *remove* the current floppy image *and then* choose the next one? -- Live Security Virtual Conference Exclusive liv

Re: [Freedos-user] Subject: VMware - increase text fonts

2012-04-18 Thread STF
On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 01:41, mike shupp wrote: > > > >> >> I am using FreeDOS under VMware Player 4.0.2, my problem is that host >> machine is a 17" monitor 1080p, which means, the 80x25 windows is too >> small. >> >> Is there any way to increase fonts size? >> >> ---

Re: [Freedos-user] VMware - increase text fonts

2012-04-14 Thread STF
Without getting into too technie, but you have to know that FreeDos is just a guest O/S within a VM, so it's impossible to control the font as you want it to be. How the display is fitted to the real physical screen depends on the virtualization program -- in your case, it's VMware Player. Howeve

Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers

2011-07-05 Thread STF
I'm curious to know how are all these related to *USB* keyboard??? Off-topic: in the old day, in order to type in Chinese, we loaded in some "modules". end-off-topic On Tue, Jul 5, 2011 at 08:55, Rugxulo wrote: > Hi, > > On 7/3/11, Eric Auer wrote: That could work with

Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers

2011-04-20 Thread STF
Hi Eric, On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 20:10, Eric Auer wrote: > > Hi STF! > >> No, but I've dug a little bit deeper in the ISO file, and I think the >> problem is elsewhere, but of course, correct me if I'm wrong.  It >> seems that the real O/S is loaded

Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers

2011-04-19 Thread STF
On Sat, Apr 16, 2011 at 22:34, Rugxulo wrote: > Hi, > > On Fri, Apr 15, 2011 at 1:20 PM, STF wrote: >> On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 08:23, dos386 wrote: >>>> * I connected a USB keyboard to a DELL OptiPlex GX620 >>>> (there is no PS/2 port in this model) >&

Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers

2011-04-15 Thread STF
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 08:23, dos386 wrote: >> * I connected a USB keyboard to a DELL OptiPlex GX620 >> (there is no PS/2 port in this model) > > BIOS-level emulation > >> * When the computer was booted with the CD, I was asked to press >> Enter to boot to CD.  Please notice that I pressed Enter t

Re: [Freedos-user] How to install kernel XXXX?

2011-04-15 Thread STF
uot;freeware iso editor > for windows" and see thousands of threads with the same question and no > answers. > > On 11.04.11 16:27, STF wrote: >>      For the record: >> * CDmage seems dead: its websites are not working any more > Strange, just checked and site is up

Re: [Freedos-user] How to install kernel XXXX?

2011-04-11 Thread STF
For the record: * CDmage seems dead: its websites are not working any more * I've tried AVSDiscCreator 5.0.2.516, but as soon as I open fdbasecd.iso, I got the "The file system could not be extracted from the ISO-image." message * Visual-ISO ... well, I've tried but it doesn't seem to let me e

Re: [Freedos-user] How to install kernel XXXX?

2011-04-11 Thread STF
6338.kasserver.com/cdr/visualiso.php) and of course > CDmage (http://cdmage.orconhosting.net.nz/frames.html) > > On 08.04.11 18:25, STF wrote: >>      OK, thanks.  I see, so "install the kernel" is just actually >> simply "replace the kernel.sys file".  He coul

Re: [Freedos-user] How to install kernel XXXX?

2011-04-08 Thread STF
OK, thanks. I see, so "install the kernel" is just actually simply "replace the kernel.sys file". He could have said this in simple words. I'm just using the official live CD provided in the website. What ISO editor do you advise? TIA On Thu, Apr 7, 2011 at 20:50, escape wrote:

[Freedos-user] How to install kernel XXXX?

2011-04-07 Thread STF
Hi, In a previous mail, dos386 suggested me "FreeDOS manually using latest components (kernel 2038)". I've done some Google search on "freedos kernel 2038", "freedos install kernel", etc and also used "install kernel" in Freedos's web site's search function. But I can't find the proced

Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers

2011-02-05 Thread STF
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 08:23, dos386 wrote: >> * I connected a USB keyboard to a DELL OptiPlex GX620 >> (there is no PS/2 port in this model) > > BIOS-level emulation I had already checked BIOS for something like "legacy" but there's nothing like that in this model, so I could but suppose BI

[Freedos-user] Problem with USB keyboard in some computers

2011-02-03 Thread STF
mputer, a cheap DELL OptiPlex 745, but this time, I was able to press 2 to enter safe mode. I've also tried another USB keyboard in OptiPlex GX620 but still the same problem happened. I could help you investigate further the problem, if you tell me what to do.

Re: [Freedos-user] SATA DOS Drivers

2010-10-21 Thread STF
I'm still using FreeDOS 0.84 (I know it's quite old) with some DELL computers. In DELL PC Bios, some offer pure SATA or combined SATA/IDE. If pure SATA is enabled, FreeDOS 0.84 is unable to "see" those hard disks. Is this changed in the newest version of FreeDOS? I've seen no mention