I suspect that your Linux partition will be either EXT2 or EXT3, and for Freedos you can use vfat.
--- On Tue, 1/12/10, david lowe <studm...@hotmail.com> wrote: > From: david lowe <studm...@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Determining partition types (NTFS, etc) > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Tuesday, January 12, 2010, 9:56 AM > > > > > > Determining partition types (NTFS, etc) > Please excuse my 'newbie' question... > I'm considering setting up a dual-boot (or more) > system. > How do I determine what type partition my system has? > Hopefully I'll end up with both FreeDOS & Linux on > the same drive. > Thanks for your patient support. > > > From: freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net > > Subject: Freedos-user Digest, Vol 334, Issue 1 > > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:46:35 +0000 > > > > Send Freedos-user mailing list submissions to > > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, > visit > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body > 'help' to > > freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > freedos-user-ow...@lists.sourceforge.net > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is > more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Freedos-user > digest..." > > > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: freedos - Modern sata dvd dual layer not > found > > (Christian Masloch) > > 2. Re: (fdapm vs idlehalt performance and energy > saving in dos) > > (Eric Auer) > > 3. Re: FreeDOS Networking with other OS (Eric > Auer) > > 4. New FreeDOSers Monthly Reminder > (jp_free...@gcfl.net) > > 5. Warning, dont left your freedos cd on the > computer!!! > > (Marco Achury) > > 6. The Ikon GUI has been released under Public > Domain license > > (Mateusz Viste) > > 7. Hello! (Willi Wasser) > > 8. Re: Hello! (Hans) > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:30:02 +0100 > > From: "Christian Masloch" > <c...@bttr-software.de> > > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] freedos - Modern sata dvd > dual layer not > > found > > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > Message-ID: <op.u5pbsck2z9d...@isor.private> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15; > format=flowed; > > delsp=yes > > > > > First of all, what is AHCI? isn't that > related to USB??? > > > > No. USB is related to the UHCI (USB 1.0), OHCI (USB > 1.1), EHCI (USB 2.0), > > WHCI (Wireless USB) and XHCI (USB 3.0). AHCI is an > interface for SATA > > controllers. > > > > Regards, > > Christian > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:02:45 +0100 > > From: Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> > > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] (fdapm vs idlehalt > performance and energy > > saving in dos) > > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > Message-ID: <4b3a7c85.5020...@jpberlin.de> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; > format=flowed > > > > > > Hi Marcos, > > > > thanks for the in-depth measurements :-) > > > > > 1 FDAPM APMDOS + IDLEHALT=1 11 > sec > > > > > 2 FDAPM ADV:REG + IDLEHALT=1 6 > sec > > > 3 FDAPM APMDOS 6 > sec > > > 4 IDLEHALT=1 6 > sec > > > > > 5 FDAPM ADV:REG about > half a sec > > > 6 (nothing) about > half a sec > > > > > I adopted option 5 to work with Desi-III, of > course. > > > > I agree that this is the best option. To answer your > questions: > > IDLEHALT is in the kernel, you do not have to load it. > You only > > activate it or not. FDAPM is more advanced, but takes > a bit of > > DOS memory. The ADV:REG option usually saves almost as > much of > > your battery power as the normal APMDOS option. You do > not get > > extra savings by combining FDAPM and IDLEHALT, only > slowness ;-) > > > > You do not need to standby or suspend DOS - just > shutdown the PC > > when you do not need it and reboot it when you need it > again, a > > DOS system usually boots very quickly. However, FDAPM > does have > > support for APM BIOS standby and suspend. Whether it > actually > > will work and wake up properly depends on the BIOS. If > you get > > stuck, you can always keep the power button of your PC > pressed > > for several seconds to force a power-off or power-on. > > > > Newer BIOSes do not support any APM. They only support > ACPI. For > > ACPI, FDAPM gives you throttling (SPEED1 to SPEED8) > and poweroff > > but no actually useful standby or suspend options... > Throttling > > means that your CPU will be halted up to 7/8 of the > time, which > > is also a nice thing for playing too fast old DOS > games :-). It > > is also possible to suspend other components with DOS > PCISLEEP. > > > > Note that all the throttling and suspending stuff does > not save > > much more energy than FDAPM APMDOS on a typical > desktop PC if > > DOS is just waiting for input at the prompt. > > > > I also made a tool for AMD "Cool n Quiet" to > switch my CPU > > to 1 GHz and lower voltage, but this only works for > the CPU > > and mainboard for which you compile it. For automatic > setup > > for generic PC, the tool would be complex and I was > lazy... > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 23:30:41 +0100 > > From: Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> > > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Networking with > other OS > > To: mad.marvin.moonsha...@gmail.com, > > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > Message-ID: <4b3a8311.1070...@jpberlin.de> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; > format=flowed > > > > > > Hi! > > > > > I've never used FreeDOS before... > > > Is it possible to log into a headless FreeDOS box > from Linux? > > > I'm considering setting up an electronic > workbench PC with FreeDOS. > > > > Interesting :-) DOS is single tasking, so you cannot > easily run > > a telnet or ssh server and let that start a login > shell such as > > command.com from there. However, you can use network > stacks as > > wattcp (for 32bit apps in dos: watt32) to access the > network... > > > > For example there are ssh2dos and smbclient clients > for ssh and > > samba. There are also DOS http servers such as Ez-Nos > or Sioux. > > > > www.georgpotthast.de/sioux/ > > > > Apparently wattcp has a telnetd as one of the sample > apps? > > > > Maybe: > www.umich.edu/~archive/msdos/communications/wattcp/ > > (could somebody mirror this before it turns into dust? > ;-)) > > > > More watt32 DOS network apps / servers: > www.bgnett.no/~giva/ > > > > Many mixed links: > www.freedos.org/freedos/news/technote/157.html > > www.freedos.org/freedos/links/ - for example has this > guide: > > > > > http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/freedos/index.php?title=Networking_FreeDOS > > > > I hope you can get a telnet server working with all > those :-) > > Please let me know when you have news about the > project. > > > > Eric > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 4 > > Date: Fri, 1 Jan 2010 01:00:02 -0600 (CST) > > From: jp_free...@gcfl.net > > Subject: [Freedos-user] New FreeDOSers Monthly > Reminder > > To: FreeDOS User Mailing List > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Message-ID: > <20100101070002.511d91b03...@bruno.gcfl.net> > > > > /* This is an automated message sent out on the 1st > > of each month. It is automagically downloaded from > > > http://freedos.sourceforge.net/freedos/lists/remind.txt */ > > > > MONTHLY REMINDER FOR THE FREEDOS MAILING LIST > > > > Hi! If you are a new reader of freedos-devel (or the > other FreeDOS > > lists) then, welcome! If you have already been a list > member for some > > time, then you can skip this as you probably are > familiar with its > > content anyway. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > The FreeDOS Project aims to create a free > implementation of > > MS-DOS. DOS is a popular system, and there is plenty > of hardware out > > there that supports DOS. The official home of the > FreeDOS Project is: > > > > http://www.freedos.org/ > > > > We have only a few rules for posting to the FreeDOS > mailing lists: > > > > 1. Please don't swear. We don't want this > mailing list to become what > > USENET usually is. > > > > 2. Don't post off-topic. Remember, we set up this > mailing list to > > discuss FreeDOS issues. > > > > 3. No flame wars. If you feel really strongly against > what someone has > > said, send a private email. > > > > It would also be nice to send only plain text email > messages, rather > > than messages formatted in html or MIME encapsulation. > This makes it > > easier for everyone to read your posts. Above all, > html files are real > > killers for those who read with speech. > > > > Also provide a bit of context for your reply. > Don't be afraid to cite > > the text or conversation you are replying to. At the > same time, you > > should be careful not to cite the whole conversation - > just the > > relavent bits. > > > > > > Thanks for taking an interest in FreeDOS! > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 5 > > Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:18:49 -0430 > > From: Marco Achury <marcoach...@gmail.com> > > Subject: [Freedos-user] Warning, dont left your > freedos cd on the > > computer!!! > > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > Message-ID: <4b41ffd1.3030...@gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > > > > > I left my FreeDOS 1.0 CD and shutdown the computer > > My mother (that can?t read english) turn on the > computer and the > > computer boot fro the cd. > > The she seen an unkown menu press enter several times. > Result, she > > begins a FreeDOS install > > on my computer first HD. Damaged my grub. Lucky > appear that something > > goes wrong, and the install was aborted. So was not > damage on the > > content of my ntfs and ext3 partitions, but I need > restart with knoppix > > in order to fix the grub. > > > > Lesson: > > - Dont left you FreeDOS CD on an unattended computer. > Specially when > > children or other people use it. > > - Would be great if the menus on the live-cd requires > a better > > confirmation prior to install, not simply press enter. > Something like: > > To PROCEED TYPE 'INSTALL' > > - The screen may include messages on several > languages > > > > > > -- > > -- > > +-+-+-+-+-+-+-+ > > Marco A. Achury > > Tel: +58-(212)-6158777 > > Cel: +58-(414)-3142282 > > Skype: marcoachury > > http://www.achury.com.ve > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 6 > > Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 21:16:37 +0100 > > From: Mateusz Viste <mate...@viste-family.net> > > Subject: [Freedos-user] The Ikon GUI has been released > under Public > > Domain license > > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > Message-ID: > <201001092116.38067.mate...@viste-family.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > > > Hi there! > > > > Just wanted to let know anyone that the author of the > Ikon GUI software has decided to release Ikon under Public > Domain license few weeks ago. :-) > > > > I mirrored it on Ibiblio, at the following address: > > > http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/gui/ikon/ > > > > Best regards, > > Mateusz > > -- > > You'll find my public OpenPGP key at > http://www.viste-family.net/mateusz/pub_key > > -------------- next part -------------- > > A non-text attachment was scrubbed... > > Name: not available > > Type: application/pgp-signature > > Size: 489 bytes > > Desc: This is a digitally signed message part. > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 7 > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 12:46:43 +0100 > > From: Willi Wasser <wiw...@web.de> > > Subject: [Freedos-user] Hello! > > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > Message-ID: <923840...@web.de> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-15 > > > > Hello everybody. > > > > I just joined this list some days ago, but up to now > didn't receive any messages. > > Is there really noboby out there, or have i > misconfigured something? > > > > Greetings from Germany. > > > > Wiwa64 > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Preisknaller: WEB.DE DSL Flatrate f?r nur 16,99 > Euro/mtl.! > > http://produkte.web.de/go/02/ > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 8 > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2010 11:55:12 -0000 > > From: "Hans" <han...@ht-lab.com> > > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Hello! > > To: <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Message-ID: > <d57f947a6daf417985f214af7e24e...@linux104> > > Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; > charset="iso-8859-15"; > > reply-type=original > > > > Lots of people on this list, FreeDOS is alive and > kicking :-) > > > > Last email I got was Saturday. > > > > Hans > > www.ht-lab.com > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Willi Wasser" <wiw...@web.de> > > To: <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:46 AM > > Subject: [Freedos-user] Hello! > > > > > > Hello everybody. > > > > I just joined this list some days ago, but up to now > didn't receive any > > messages. > > Is there really noboby out there, or have i > misconfigured something? > > > > Greetings from Germany. > > > > Wiwa64 > > > > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > > Preisknaller: WEB.DE DSL Flatrate f?r nur 16,99 > Euro/mtl.! > > http://produkte.web.de/go/02/ > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Verizon > Developer Community > > Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app > development support > > A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app > distribution fast and easy > > Join now and get one step closer to millions of > Verizon customers > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 Verizon > Developer Community > > Take advantage of Verizon's best-in-class app > development support > > A streamlined, 14 day to market process makes app > distribution fast and easy > > Join now and get one step closer to millions of > Verizon customers > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/verizon-dev2dev > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Freedos-user mailing list > > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > > > End of Freedos-user Digest, Vol 334, Issue 1 > > ******************************************** > > Hotmail: Free, trusted and rich > email service. 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