Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

2012-03-02 Thread nweissma
I am using solaris 11 11/11 (64-bit; latest) as the VirtualBox host; VB version is 4.1.8 (the latest) https://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/Downloads; and I am using fd11src.iso (although I am in possession of fdfullcd [152 MB]and fdfullws [241MB]) I mention that the hardware = AMD Athlon II x2 250

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

2012-03-02 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Op 2-3-2012 16:13, Mark Brown schreef: > also rewriting the "reboot" alias in autoexec.bat/fdauto.bat > so a "cold" reboot is performed might maybe reboot the machine > better. Likely, I'll implement it for FreeDOS 1.2, thanks for your suggestion. Actually I'd prefer the HOTBOOT (from JEMMEX, mimi

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

2012-03-02 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Op 2-3-2012 0:31, Rugxulo schreef: > I don't know why Bernd disabled it. I guess it didn't work well for > him under VMware. But it works fine in VirtualBox for me. It will work fine, but the generated loading of AMD/PCNET/VMware/Virtualbox packet driver would be for everyone who installed FreeD

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

2012-03-02 Thread Bernd Blaauw
Op 1-3-2012 23:41, nweissma schreef: > your instructions don't say how to 'reboot' .. being a noob, i tried > entering "reboot" -- and it seemed to work -- mentioned something about > "warm reboot" -- and then /hung/. how can i get passed this point? There are various ways to reboot: * press powe

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

2012-03-02 Thread Mark Brown
also rewriting the "reboot" alias in autoexec.bat/fdauto.bat so a "cold" reboot is performed might maybe reboot the machine better. . eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yahoo.com eufdp...@yah

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Install on VirtualBox

2012-03-02 Thread Jim Hall
> On Thu, Mar 1, 2012 at 10:34 PM, Neal Weissman wrote: >> i will attempt another install and do as you say: >... >> >> and report back to you. >> >> but i don't understand your instruction "try running without UIDE" -- how do >> i do that (it seems to be a procedure different from leaving the REM