Hi, I use FreeDOS for a long time with VMware without any kind of problem, but there is a strangeness to VMware:
One NIC connects only to ONE OF host machine OR network. It is strange and not easy to workaround. On Win98 I just configured 2 cards and let it run, On FreeDOS there might be some config but it can take some time. So... check if this is happening :) it would a valuable information Alain danielpg Sourceforge escreveu: > > I'm going to use the prefix ---> for my replies to Eric message > > >>>>>> > Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 13:13:42 +0200 (MEST) > From: Eric Auer <[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] about install freeDOS over vmware > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > <mailto:freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Hi! > > ---->Hi!! > > > -At the end the install will try to configure, but probably hang up > > (do not worry) > > Maybe if you tell vmware to activate the network before you install? > This is MOMENT X, see below. > > ---> I had the network activated in vmware, before start to install, > moreover i tried some times and all times the install crash. > > http://fd-doc.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?n=FdDocEn.FdInstall > http://fd-doc.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php?n=FdDocEn.FdDependencies > > Suggests another solution: Do not install network related packages > at that moment - install them later. This avoids the MOMENT X hang. > > ---> I didn't try this option, because i want all the packages, but it > is a good idea do not select network > > > > -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 > > What are 1 or 3? And do things work if you replace emm386 by > www.japheth.de <http://www.japheth.de> jemm386 which is more up to date? > You may want > to read its docs to adjust the (fd)config dot sys line further. > > ----> these were the options > ---->MENUDEFAULT=2,5 > ---->MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free > ---->MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386+EMS and SHARE > ---->MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS including HIMEM XMS-memory driver > ---->MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers > > > > -Configuring the network card (vmware emulate a AMD 79c970A -PCNET > family) > > Using vmware config screen I assume... > > ----> In vmware you can select the model of networkcard(or I don't know > the method). I needed to search info to know the model card emulated. > > > > -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 (*). > > What is 1 or 5? > > > ---->from crynwr.bat > ----> > ---->echo 1) Attempt to detect PCI-based adapters (recommended) > ---->echo 2) Select an ISA-based packet driver and specify parameters > ---->echo 3) Use a driver disk and load a vendor-provided driver > ---->echo 4) Load a QEMU compatible driver > ---->echo 5) Load a VMWare compatible driver > ---->echo 6) Shell to DOS to load a driver > ---->echo 7) Dial via a modem > ---->echo 8) Do not load a packet driver > ---->echo. > ---->choice /t1,10 /n /c:12345678 > > > > > > However the solution is very simple: > > You can execute the next command: > > c:\FDOS\drivers\net\crynwr\pcntpk int=0x60 > > Or even better, add it to your autoexec or fdos fdauto dot bat :-) > > ---->when i wrote this instructions i was thinking in people with the > minimun experience with DOS, because i write in a blog before to write > here. (www.bloglon.blogspot.com <http://www.bloglon.blogspot.com>) > > > > > ***network working :) > > > and now you can surf in internet with arachne webbrowser > > c:\FDOS\arachne\arachne > > > (*) 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 (i don't know why) > > It might by default use c:/fdos/fdauto.* instead, look at your > config or fdconfig dot sys file ;-) This is to make it easier > to install FreeDOS and for example Windows 98 on the same disk. > > ---->my FDconfig.sys > ---->SHELLHIGH=C:\FDOS\bin\command.com <http://command.com> C:\FDOS\bin > /E:1024 /P=C:\autoexec.bat > > > - crynwr script try to write in a variable %autofile% and this variable > > > don't exist, i suppose %autofile% should be assigned to autoexec > > - FreeDos by default doesn't start autoexec ?why? > > See above. Another possibility is that it WOULD have > configured all that after MOMENT X, so maybe things > work a lot better if you avoid the "moment x hang", > see above. Let me know if that helps, thanks :-) > > ---->I will try this in a future, but I think It will be good to have a > good instructions for normal people (maybe people who never used MsDOS). > ---->You give some ideas, and i will try, but really i haven't big > problems because i used MsDOS in the past. > ---->However I would like who everyone could try freedos without a > frustrating experience, and with vmware the environment is the same for > all, we can to prepair a perfect step to step instructions. > > > ---->Thanks Eric, and thanks to all > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
