I worked out getting the BonusCD apps updated via the FDIMPLES config mode. Fully updated the system to 1.4rc3 now!
Best Regards, Bill Allen On Sun, Mar 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM Bill Allen <walle...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jim, > I have not tried sound yet on the Zimaboard, but I do not see a specific > local sound output on it so I would probably have to try USB speakers > (maybe bluetooth? this sounds like a new experiment for me!). The VNC is > through an external IP KVM device that acts as the VNC server, so I am sure > this will not pass sound that way. As to performance, I have not tried > games but every application that I have run on the Zimaboard installation > works great! I got into using a Zimaboard because I needed it for Spinrite, > which itself runs from a FreeDOS boot USB. > > I do have a question, if I may. I had 1.4rc2 installed and just installed > 1.4rc3. That went fine, got the network configuration all transferred and > working. However, I had also previously installed apps from the 1.4rc2 > Bonus CD. Now I am finding that FDIMPLES thinks I have 1.4rc2 BonusCD apps > installed, which I actually don't. Is there a way for me to force an > installation of the 1.4rc3 Bonus CD apps via FDIMPLES to bring my new > installation up to date? > > ~Bill > > On Sun, Mar 16, 2025 at 4:04 PM Jim Hall via Freedos-user < > freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > >> That's a pretty cool project! I like these small systems that can run >> FreeDOS. I have a Pocket'386 which does the job for me, but the >> Zimaboard looks very interesting too. >> >> Since it's running over a network (VNC) I'm curious what the >> performance is like for things like games. I'm assuming you don't get >> sound from this device, but how well does it play games without sound? >> >> On Sat, Mar 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM Bill Allen via Freedos-user >> <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: >> > >> > Some may remember that I was working on getting a Zimaboard running >> > FreeDOS onto the network. That was accomplished, but it seems I could >> > not help myself but keep going to see what else I might be able to >> > do. Here is a completed little project of putting a networked Zimaboard >> > running FreeDOS 1.4rc2 into a headless and remote access configuration >> > on my local WiFi network. I never dreamed I could take it this far. >> > >> > Here is my Zimaboard FreeDOS system! To its right is an outboard PCIe >> > card carrier for the NVMe M.2 drive it is booting from. Upper left is a >> > mini travel wireless router in client mode. Down and to the left is an >> > ADDERLink IP KVM which is giving me keyboard, mouse, and video access >> > to it across my local network via its internal VNC server. Currently >> > running FreeDOS 1.4rc2 (as shown in the other photo). >> > >> > This has been a fun project! >> > Pictures: >> > Zimaboard complete system >> > Running FreeDOS 1.4rc2 VNC view >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> >
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