Well, I have been foolin around with the files. Here is what I have done so far and what I haven’t done, but would like to:
I copied FDAUTO.BAT and FDCONFIG.SYS to NDAUTO.BAT and NDCONFIG.SYS Done: I edited ndauto.bat how I liked it leavin fdauto.bat alone in case of a problem. As mentioned I edited the link for fdauto.bat to the new filename in both the new ndauto.bat and fdconfig.sys files at the bottom. Sillyness: I was wonderin bout renamin FDCONFIG.SYS to NDCONFIG.SYS. Just cause I like to fiddle around I have it startin up sayin (in the Welcome.bat under fdos\bin) welcome to NorbyDOS then later Based on *: (Website link).* *I know this is all just silly and unecessary, but I like to do stuff like that bein unique.* *Thanks.* On Tue, May 17, 2022 at 06:06 <freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > 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. FDCONFIG.SYS (Daniel) > 2. Re: FDCONFIG.SYS (Jim Hall) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 05:45:14 -0400 > From: Daniel <codehunte...@gmail.com> > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Subject: [Freedos-user] FDCONFIG.SYS > Message-ID: > < > cafbn1xxppkkxwgvsrnsgqm-z6t+5etffhxqfyjfbp3dgqse...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > This may be a crazy or even insane thing to ask, nevermind do, but is it > possible to create a new config file and use that. For instance rename > fdconfig.sys to the MSDOS config.sys? > > On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 21:20 <freedos-user-requ...@lists.sourceforge.net> > wrote: > > > 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: "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option" (Jim Hall) > > 2. Re: "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS option" > > (richardkolacz...@hotmail.com) > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Message: 1 > > Date: Mon, 16 May 2022 12:07:48 -0500 > > From: Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> > > To: "Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS." > > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS > > option" > > Message-ID: > > < > > cahvad3b34vftw7titkv9pnd4d5cixq_o_ozgt58_c9htuh4...@mail.gmail.com> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > > > On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 10:09 AM Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I thought that this blog post might interest folks here. > > > > > > > > > https://blog.tmm.cx/2022/05/15/the-very-weird-hewlett-packard-freedos-option/ > > > > > > Various models of HP computer can be bought with FreeDOS as their > > > operating system, and it is the cheapest option -- or Ubuntu Linux for > > > some models. > > > > > > But it's not just a computer with a formatted hard disk and FreeDOS on > > > it. It's considerably more complicated than that... > > > > > > > > > Summary for those who don't want to click on the article: > > > > HP is selling new laptops, like the HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8, with > > FreeDOS pre-installed. But it's UEFI only (no BIOS) and any DOS > > requires a BIOS. Here's how HP pre-installed FreeDOS on this system: > > (quoted from article) > > > > > 1 The laptops is set to UEFI boot, which boots a pretty standard GRUB > > > 2 Debian gets booted with KMS disabled, as well as all DRM drivers. > > > 3 Once the system is booted Gnome Display Manager starts > > > 4 GDM will automatically login the root user and start the > > /root/.xsession > > > 5 The XSession will start an XFCE terminal and executes Qemu on an > > image file in /home/aos/qemu > > > > > > So basically, HP has installed Linux, which starts QEMU, and they boot > > FreeDOS inside QEMU. When you shut down FreeDOS (exit QEMU) the system > > shuts down too. > > > > > > *I'll note that I don't see the same pre-installed OS options when I > > click on the "HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8" in the article. I only see > > "Windows 11 Pro," "Windows 10 Pro," "Windows 11 Home," and "Ubuntu > > Linux 20.04." So either HP has changed it, or the "FreeDOS" option is > > not available in the US (the article's screenshots show purchase > > prices in Euro). > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Message: 2 > > Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 01:20:30 +0000 > > From: "richardkolacz...@hotmail.com" <richardkolacz...@hotmail.com> > > To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. > > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS > > option" > > Message-ID: > > < > > > sy4p282mb39381787bbaacb5c2bbba69488...@sy4p282mb3938.ausp282.prod.outlook.com > > > > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > > > > Jim Hall wrote > > > > > > > > *I'll note that I don't see the same pre-installed OS options when I > > click on the "HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8" in the article. I only see > > "Windows 11 Pro," "Windows 10 Pro," "Windows 11 Home," and "Ubuntu > > Linux 20.04." So either HP has changed it, or the "FreeDOS" option is > > not available in the US (the article's screenshots show purchase > > prices in Euro). > > > > > > NO NEW INFORMATION here (below) from me, but ... > > > > IF I am allowed to quote myself (from a now "dead" topic) > > > > [Freedos-user] Question about FreeDOS 3.0 > > > > > > For anyone curious, the following link is how to custom configure (at > > purchase time) the HP laptop > > > > > > > https://www.hp.com/us-en/shop/ConfigureView?urlLangId=&catalogId=10051&langId=-1&storeId=10151&catEntryId=3074457345620032820&quantity=1 > > > > >From the options at start of page, using Ubuntu (which is free) as a > > guide - one can determine the "cost" of Windows (Pro) to being about > > US$215. Depending which (of many) links to configure HP zBook G8 you go > > to, the option of FreeDOS 3.0 is not always available - however with the > > previous model (about 1-2 years ago), the G7 version always had FreeDOS > 2.0 > > or Ubuntu at no charge (and roughly Windows Pro being at the same price). > > > > > > > > NOTE - HP has just announced the next model - HP zBOOK Fury G9 > > > > > > Richard > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> > > Sent: Tuesday, 17 May 2022 3:07 AM > > To: Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. < > > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] "The very weird Hewlett Packard FreeDOS > option" > > > > On Mon, May 16, 2022 at 10:09 AM Liam Proven <lpro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > > I thought that this blog post might interest folks here. > > > > > > > > > https://blog.tmm.cx/2022/05/15/the-very-weird-hewlett-packard-freedos-option/ > > > > > > Various models of HP computer can be bought with FreeDOS as their > > > operating system, and it is the cheapest option -- or Ubuntu Linux for > > > some models. > > > > > > But it's not just a computer with a formatted hard disk and FreeDOS on > > > it. It's considerably more complicated than that... > > > > > > > > > Summary for those who don't want to click on the article: > > > > HP is selling new laptops, like the HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8, with > > FreeDOS pre-installed. But it's UEFI only (no BIOS) and any DOS > > requires a BIOS. Here's how HP pre-installed FreeDOS on this system: > > (quoted from article) > > > > > 1 The laptops is set to UEFI boot, which boots a pretty standard GRUB > > > 2 Debian gets booted with KMS disabled, as well as all DRM drivers. > > > 3 Once the system is booted Gnome Display Manager starts > > > 4 GDM will automatically login the root user and start the > > /root/.xsession > > > 5 The XSession will start an XFCE terminal and executes Qemu on an > > image file in /home/aos/qemu > > > > > > So basically, HP has installed Linux, which starts QEMU, and they boot > > FreeDOS inside QEMU. When you shut down FreeDOS (exit QEMU) the system > > shuts down too. > > > > > > *I'll note that I don't see the same pre-installed OS options when I > > click on the "HP Zbook Fury 17.8 G8" in the article. I only see > > "Windows 11 Pro," "Windows 10 Pro," "Windows 11 Home," and "Ubuntu > > Linux 20.04." So either HP has changed it, or the "FreeDOS" option is > > not available in the US (the article's screenshots show purchase > > prices in Euro). > > > > > > Jim > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Freedos-user mailing list > > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > -------------- next part -------------- > > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > Subject: Digest Footer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Freedos-user mailing list > > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > > > End of Freedos-user Digest, Vol 2243, Issue 1 > > ********************************************* > > > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 05:06:00 -0500 > From: Jim Hall <jh...@freedos.org> > To: "Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS." > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> > Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] FDCONFIG.SYS > Message-ID: > < > cahvad3btm7jpkjsoggxqf6kl1ei2ss8yhkowa7an_m3zhy_...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > On Tue, May 17, 2022, 4:47 AM Daniel <codehunte...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > This may be a crazy or even insane thing to ask, nevermind do, but is it > > possible to create a new config file and use that. For instance rename > > fdconfig.sys to the MSDOS config.sys? > > > > Hi Daniel > > Yes you can. FreeDOS will look for FDCONFIG.SYS first by default. If the > FreeDOS kernel cannot find FDCONFIG.SYS, it then looks for CONFIG.SYS. So > you can rename your FDCONFIG.SYS file to CONFIG.SYS and that will be fine. > > We look for FDCONFIG.SYS first because that makes it easier for folks to > dual boot a computer with FreeDOS and MS-DOS. Since MS-DOS only looks for > CONFIG.SYS, users can effectively have one config file for FreeDOS and > another config file for MS-DOS, on the same disk. > > I'll add that you can also rename FDAUTO.BAT to AUTOEXEC.BAT *but you'll > need to change all the references in your FDCONFIG.SYS/CONFIG.SYS file. > You'll find the references on the SHELL lines.* > > > Jim > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > > ------------------------------ > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Freedos-user Digest, Vol 2243, Issue 2 > ********************************************* >
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