Hi people!
I'm new in the list and this is my first message,
I've installed free in a vmware server and now i've it working correctly,
but i've some problems in the procedure, and i would like to comment with
you.
And if I've reason there are mistakes in the script crynwr.bat.
(I write the instructions after the install, because of this is possible
I've forgotten any step)
INSTRUCTIONS
-Download and burn FreeDos in a cdrom
-Create a new virtual machine in vmware (300 mb of harddrive are enough)
-Put FreeDOS in cdrom drive
-Start the new virtual machine and it will detect the autobootcd
-Install all the packets
-At the end the install will try to configure, but probably hang up (don't
worry)
-After reset FreeDos.
-You could see a boot menu with memory options (option 2 EMM386+EMS: crash
in vmware) you must choose 1 or 3
-Configuring the network card (vmware emulate a AMD 79c970A -PCNET family)
-Go to fdos directory (cd fdos)
-In theory you must execute crynwr.bat file (script) BUT there is a problem
in the script when you select 1 or 5 then script crash (*).
However the solution is very simple:
You can execute the next command:
c:\FDOS\drivers\net\crynwr\pcntpk int=0x60
***network working :)
and now you can surf in internet with arachne webbrowser
c:\FDOS\arachne\arachne.bat
(*) my point of view about the script problem, I think the main reasons are:
- c:\fdos\temp directory isn't created
- FreeDos by default doesn't start autoexec.bat (i don't know why)
- crynwr.bat script try to write in a variable %autofile% and this variable
don't exist, i suppose %autofile% should be assigned to autoexec.bat
- FreeDos by default doesn't start autoexec.bat ¿why?
What's your opinnion?
Thanks and cheers!
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