> Not sure about the filenames or why you're changing those. >> Could someone tell me if it's possible to have multiple instances of >> (Free)DOS installed to the same partition?
This. >> If I rename command.com in the root directory, there are obvious issues. > > You have to change SHELL= in your CONFIG.SYS first. Yes. >> If I rename fdconfig.sys, there are issues. > > There's really only two names you can use there. If you're trying to > dual boot with FreeDOS, then rename the FreeDOS-specific one to > FDCONFIG.SYS. (In particular, FreeDOS doesn't support MS-style > CONFIG.SYS menus but instead has its own syntax). You can't dual-boot multiple FreeDOS instances on the same partition, because you can't configure the kernel to use one specific (FD)CONFIG.SYS. Therefore, you have to change the file name the kernel will look for. If you can compile the kernel yourself, search through its source code for where the FDCONFIG.SYS name is used and change that. If you have an uncompressed kernel binary, you might be able to change the "FDCONFIG.SYS" string with a hex editor instead. >> The autoexec.bat file is the only file I seem to be able to rename >> without issue. > > "COMMAND /P:blah.bat" is typically where you change that (in CONFIG.SYS). Yes. >> Does anyone else here have a method that would allow multiple installs >> of >> FreeDOS (1.0, 1.1), MS-DOS, or Windows 95/98 to co-exist in the same >> partition? > > MetaKern should probably do it, I hope, but you'll have to read the > docs and experiment. Metakern allows booting multiple kernels, but if you boot a specific DOS variant multiple times, each group will again use the same *CONFIG.SYS unless you hack that file name in (some of) the kernel(s). > Keep in mind that MS-DOS (and thus Win9x) expect > to be first on the drive, and I mean literally like sector 0 has to > have the DOS files. I think MS-DOS 7 and 8 only need to have the first few sectors/clusters (2 or 3 KiB?) of IO.SYS consecutive, but it doesn't matter where. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BlackBerry® DevCon Americas, Oct. 18-20, San Francisco, CA The must-attend event for mobile developers. Connect with experts. Get tools for creating Super Apps. See the latest technologies. Sessions, hands-on labs, demos & much more. Register early & save! http://p.sf.net/sfu/rim-blackberry-1 _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
