Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.0 installation... very instable?

2011-07-30 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, quick reply, On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 10:05 AM, JPT wrote: > > Rugxulo, you are right, I should do this in a more structured way. > expected to throw the CD in, and thats it. > > EDIT: current status is: > - hardware ok, maybe the memory was faulty, i have to verify this. > - freedos 1.1 succe

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.0 installation... very instable?

2011-07-30 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Op 30-7-2011 17:05, JPT schreef: > Was 3x128 + 1x256 = 640, but recognized only 384 MB. This might indicate > a problem. Removed all but 1x128 MB. Memtest runs fast now, > 20 mins for 2 passes. Everything ok. > I will reinsert and check some of the other memory modules later. > (I did memtest befor

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.0 installation... very instable?

2011-07-30 Thread JPT
Rugxulo, you are right, I should do this in a more structured way. expected to throw the CD in, and thats it. EDIT: current status is: - hardware ok, maybe the memory was faulty, i have to verify this. - freedos 1.1 successfully installed. - Debian installer is currently downloading addtional pac

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.1 Bootfloppy Problems

2011-07-30 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Op 30-7-2011 16:48, Rugxulo schreef: > Which one? Does it have to be a TSR or is cmdline after-the-fact "good > enough"? http://www.bttr-software.de/products/jhoffmann/#dosutils It's already on the FD1.1 CD in the \FREEDOS\CUSTOM\PACKAGES\BASE directory. Simply do a: D:\SETUP.BAT D:\FREEDOS\CU

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.1 Bootfloppy Problems

2011-07-30 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 7:02 AM, Bernd Blaauw wrote: > > Perhaps I should add that SCRDUMP utility as well so screenshots can be > made in automatic way. Which one? Does it have to be a TSR or is cmdline after-the-fact "good enough"? -

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.1 Bootfloppy Problems

2011-07-30 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 6:47 AM, JPT wrote: > > tried the floppy to partition and format the hardisk. > It works if I choose not to load any drivers. ^^ > > ie. > 1 - Install FreeDOS... > 3 - Dont load any drivers at all > > In the other cases, I get crashes. > > 1 - Use default settings > re

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.0 installation... very instable?

2011-07-30 Thread dos386
> I try to install Freedos good, but what exactly ??? > on a P3-800, Asus Cubx board, Intel i440BX > chip, 384MB of RAM. And I am frustrated by now Excellent BUG report :-( > I got about 30 crashes. 1.0 distro is obsolete, overloaded and buggy ... > Is it wise to uses freedos 1.0 for producti

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeCom: Wrong DIR behavior on empy disks.

2011-07-30 Thread dos386
I'd like to see -MM-DD (with dashes) and without COUNTRY. > makes sorting files by date so much easier. :-) -- ~~~ wow ~~~ -- Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask f

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeCom: Wrong DIR behavior on empy disks.

2011-07-30 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Op 30-7-2011 15:05, Zbigniew schreef: >> Another one: all dates should be -MM-DD and times without the >> silly "a" and "p" > > ...or could respect the convention: > - when dash used as separator - date is -MM-DD > - when dot - date format is DD.MM. > - when slash - the format is MM/DD/

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeCom: Wrong DIR behavior on empy disks.

2011-07-30 Thread Zbigniew
2011/7/30, dos386: > Another one: all dates should be -MM-DD and times without the > silly "a" and "p" ...or could respect the convention: - when dash used as separator - date is -MM-DD - when dot - date format is DD.MM. - when slash - the format is MM/DD/ Such way it could be mo

Re: [Freedos-user] mTCP 2011-07-29 (with HTGet)

2011-07-30 Thread dos386
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Re: [Freedos-user] FreeCom: Wrong DIR behavior on empy disks.

2011-07-30 Thread dos386
> intentionally, as far as I remember for mimicking MS style EDR-DOS doesn't have this bug ;-) > If MS COMMAND.COM for DOS didn't have a setting for 4-digit year Another one: all dates should be -MM-DD and times without the silly "a" and "p" -- ~~~ wow ~~~ --

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.1 Bootfloppy Problems

2011-07-30 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Op 30-7-2011 13:47, JPT schreef: > 1 - Use default settings > results in a JemmEx errormessage after loading the kernel. > JemmEx: exception 06 occured ad cs:eip 02a3:...6af,errc 0 > after pressing escape > JemmEx: exception 06 occured ad cs:eip 02a3:...15ae,errc 0 > again pressing escape gives an

[Freedos-user] FD 1.1 Bootfloppy Problems

2011-07-30 Thread JPT
Hi, tried the floppy to partition and format the hardisk. It works if I choose not to load any drivers. ^^ ie. 1 - Install FreeDOS... 3 - Dont load any drivers at all In the other cases, I get crashes. 1 - Use default settings results in a JemmEx errormessage after loading the kernel. JemmEx:

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.0 installation... very instable?

2011-07-30 Thread Rugxulo
At the risk of being redundant, I'll add some comments here: On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 4:48 AM, JPT wrote: > > You have to subscribe to this list, to be able to post? > Ok, I did so and sent my email again... > > I try to install Freedos on a P3-800, Asus Cubx board, Intel i440BX > chip, 384MB of R

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.0 installation... very instable?

2011-07-30 Thread JPT
Thanks for the quick answer. I ll try your suggestions. find a few comments on your answers below: Am 30.07.2011 12:08, schrieb Bernd Blaauw: >> - the floppy created from the installation menu does not boot at all (3 >> dots is all i get) > > I'll look into that. 3 dots usually means bootsecto

Re: [Freedos-user] FD 1.0 installation... very instable?

2011-07-30 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Op 30-7-2011 11:48, JPT schreef: > You have to subscribe to this list, to be able to post? > Ok, I did so and sent my email again... Most mailinglists require so, or an administrator to approve messages before they show up. Some lists indeed accept mail from unsubscribed people. > I got about 3

[Freedos-user] FD 1.0 installation... very instable?

2011-07-30 Thread JPT
Hi, You have to subscribe to this list, to be able to post? Ok, I did so and sent my email again... I try to install Freedos on a P3-800, Asus Cubx board, Intel i440BX chip, 384MB of RAM. And I am frustrated by now. :( I got about 30 crashes. I was able to solve some of them, but... If the inst