On Tue, Jun 4, 2024 at 9:53 PM Brandon Taylor via Freedos-user
<freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>
> Well, a pox on me for thinking I could fix something when I clearly
> have no idea what I'm doing. I guess there was a reason why the FreeDOS
> developers disabled "physical hardware networking" even though I was
> trying to run it on 86Box. I think there are still a number of kinks
> to work out in that particular department...
>
> I went back and spun up a fresh FreeDOS VM on VirtualBox, and fdnpkg
> update works correctly that way. Why it's flaky with 86Box, I have no
> clue... (Sigh)
It's not what you're asking about, but "fdnpkg update" suggests you
are trying to update the FreeDOS packages from the FreeDOS
distribution?
On my system, I just reinstall with the monthly test releases. I made
this easier by splitting my FreeDOS virtual machine into two virtual
disks: freedos.qcow2 ("C:") is only for the FreeDOS install, including
any packages that I install using FDIMPLES. mystuff.qcow2 ("D:") is
where I keep my personal files. I run QEMU but the general idea is the
same for other virtual machines, like VirtualBox - just define one
virtual disk for "C:" and another virtual disk for "D:"
When the T2406 test release came out, I just booted QEMU to only use
freedos.qcow2 ("C:") and the T2406LIVE.iso (CD image). For me, that's:
qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm -m 32 -hda freedos.qcow2 -cdrom
T2406LIVE.iso -boot order=d
Then I let the installer do its thing. I usually completely wipe the
system, starting by booting the install media, dropping back to the
DOS prompt, then running FDISK to delete my "C:" partition. Reboot to
start the install as normal on a "fresh" disk.
When the installation is done, I just boot FreeDOS as normal, but with
my "D:" drive connected, and with the boot order set to the "C:"
drive:
qemu-system-i386 -enable-kvm -m 32 -hda freedos.qcow2 -hdb
mystuff.qcow2 -cdrom T2406LIVE.iso -boot order=c
(I also use some other QEMU parameters to support SB16, AdLib, and PC
speaker .. but I didn't list those options here.)
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