Eric Auer via Freedos-user wrote:
you should also copy command.com to the target drive and
preferably write a config.sys and autoexec.bat there using
a text editor of your choice...
At least twice I have said that COMMAND.COM is in both root and
freedos\bin. Both copies are 87772 size, but the root file is dated
4/02/25 and the BIN file is dated 2/21/25.
The root also contains FDAUTO.BAT and FDCONFIG.SYS.
Two files are attached. The lower case are from the USB stick which does
boot. The upper case files are from the HDD which hangs on the last or
next last line in FDCONFIG.SYS.
12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FreeDOS\BIN /E:1024
/P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT
345?SHELL=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FreeDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT
On the last boot screen, the top line is
"HELL=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM......" Note "SHELL" not SHELLHIGH,
then, "JemmEx loaded".
Then, "Bad or missing,,,,,C:\FredDOS,,,,". No Shell.
I have not needed to build these files in so long that now I cannot even
red them.
I now have a file manager on the USB stick so am able to write text files.
Can I cause FDCONFIG.SYS to display as it loads? A search for DOS
config.sys echo got me nothing.
Ray
!COUNTRY=001,858:\FREEDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
!LASTDRIVE=Z
!BUFFERS=20
!FILES=40
DOS=HIGH
DOS=UMB
DOSDATA=UMB
DEVICE=\FREEDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE
SHELLHIGH=\FREEDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM \FREEDOS\BIN /E:2048 /P=\FDAUTO.BAT
SET DOSDIR=C:\FreeDOS
!COUNTRY=001,858,C:\FreeDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
!LASTDRIVE=Z
!BUFFERS=20
!FILES=40
!MENUCOLOR=7,0
MENUDEFAULT=2,5
MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free
MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX (more compatible)
MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS with JEMM386 (Expanded Memory)
MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS low with some drivers (Safe Mode)
MENU 5 - Load FreeDOS without drivers (Emergency Mode)
123?DOS=HIGH
123?DOS=UMB
123?DOSDATA=UMB
1?DEVICE=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
2?DEVICE=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
34?DEVICE=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE
3?DEVICE=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
REM 123?DEVICEHIGH=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\LOGGER.COM COLOR 256 XMS MONO 128 XMS
12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FreeDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT
345?SHELL=C:\FreeDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM C:\FreeDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\FDAUTO.BAT
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