Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

2021-06-12 Thread Andrew
Hello, So I did the experiment, simply by using fdisk /mbr in the live cd of freedos. The OS now is not bootable from hdd, and gives read error while reading drive error. So definitely problem is fdisk /mbr command. The gotek sees iso images of formatted floppy drives and reads them to a computer

Re: [Freedos-user] Which paint programs and image viewers for DOS do you prefer?

2021-06-12 Thread Jim Hall
On Fri, Jun 11, 2021 at 1:59 PM Robert Riebisch wrote: > > Hi Eric, >[..] > > I also recommend to include MPXPLAY, the versatile media > > player with support for modern sound cards, in FreeDOS! > > +1 > > mpxplay.c says: > ### > This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, > bu

Re: [Freedos-user] Reminder: FreeDOS virtual get-together (next week)

2021-06-12 Thread Bryan Kilgallin
Thanks, Jim: In general, this is probably the "agenda" for the meeting: 1. Greeting new members 2. Social time 3. What new projects are you working on? 4. Live testing and feedback for FreeDOS 1.3 RC4 5. Group "photo" (at the end, for any who want to be on-screen for it) František (Frank) Ryš

Re: [Freedos-user] GUI libs: Turbovision and FLTK (nanox), Dillo browser

2021-06-12 Thread Jim Hall
> On 6/3/2021 9:11 AM, Paul Dufresne via Freedos-user wrote: >> I decided to make a small research, and found these libraries >>suggested to someone: >> >> Turbovision: "TVision was developed by Borland (now Imprise) >>in 1992 (v1.03) as a tool for your TurboC and TurboPascal >>compilers." >> >> "T

Re: [Freedos-user] Advanced Install

2021-06-12 Thread Jim Hall
And I took this as inspiration to make a new video about installing FreeDOS 1.3 RC4 with the "SETUP ADV" installer. So that video will show up on YouTube tomorrow (Sunday). Jim On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 5:46 AM Andrew wrote: > > Nevermind got it working. Didnt realize setup can pass options. > > O

[Freedos-user] Reminder: FreeDOS virtual get-together (next week)

2021-06-12 Thread Jim Hall
Hi everyone Don't forget about the FreeDOS virtual get-together, next week on Sunday, June 20 at 11am US/Central. (Use your favorite online time zone converter to find your local time. This is the same time we've done the last few get-togethers.) Just like the other virtual get-togethers, we'll u

Re: [Freedos-user] Which paint programs and image viewers for DOS do you prefer?

2021-06-12 Thread Rafael Angel Campos Vargas
I generally use pictview for some tasks. El 11 jun. 2021 12:43 PM, "Eric Auer" escribió: > > Hi everybody, > > http://www.bttr-software.de/freesoft/graphics.htm > > lists a number of free and/or open source painting > and image viewer programs for DOS. I wonder what > YOUR impressions are regard

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

2021-06-12 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Andrew, So apart from the floppy cable problem, you say only the Win98 MBR boots correctly, but the FreeDOS one will not boot? You have re-formatted the partition in DOS (by the way, better use SYS, not FORMAT /S), but kept the partitions unchanged, so there could be a problem with either FDI

Re: [Freedos-user] Freedos Install Problem

2021-06-12 Thread Andrew
Hello guys, I was able to get both systems working correctly. I first formatted the partition and wrote the mbr in Windows 98. Then in freedos I formatted the filesystem and setup system files with format c: /s. I then used the advanced installer to install without overriding the mbr, and after res

Re: [Freedos-user] Advanced Install

2021-06-12 Thread Andrew
Nevermind got it working. Didnt realize setup can pass options. On Sat, Jun 12, 2021 at 2:23 AM Andrew wrote: > Hello guys, > I havnt been able to find any documentation on how to install with > advanced installer. How do you begin the advanced installer? > -- > Thank you very much, > > Andrew I

[Freedos-user] Advanced Install

2021-06-12 Thread Andrew
Hello guys, I havnt been able to find any documentation on how to install with advanced installer. How do you begin the advanced installer? -- Thank you very much, Andrew Ingram Fainman Group Graduate Student, UCSD Phone: (831)-320-3531 aj1ing...@gmail.com ___