Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Louis Santillan via Freedos-user
AFAICT, the FDNET package contains packet drivers for (16-bit?) NE2000 and PCnet ethernet cards. The crynwr package has several dozen other packet drivers. If we knew the exact Thinkpad model, we could advise you better. http://crynwr.com/drivers/00index.html WRT saving items to floppy, are yo

Re: [Freedos-user] gitlab change notifications lack commit messages

2023-07-18 Thread Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user
Hi Eric, > On Jul 18, 2023, at 3:31 PM, Eric Auer via Freedos-user > wrote: > >  > Hi! > > Today I have gotten more than 60 notifications about packet updates, > NONE of which mentioned why the affected package got updated. First, sorry about all the notification messages. Earlier today,

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
meaning that packet drivers are included in packages, or that I will need to hunt them? also, is there a install copy that lets me save items to floppies? On Tue, 18 Jul 2023, Rugxulo via Freedos-user wrote: Hi, On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 3:56 PM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: My

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Louis Santillan via Freedos-user
Correct and it would help to know which machine you are choosing. On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 11:02 AM Rugxulo via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Hi, > > On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 3:56 PM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user > wrote: > > > > My goal is supporting the built in

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Rugxulo via Freedos-user
Hi, On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 3:56 PM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user wrote: > > My goal is supporting the built in Ethernet infrastructure on the > thinkpad. > My understanding, perhaps incorrect, is that freedos has networking > infrastructure in the system itself? No, FreeDOS isn't special,

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
My goal is supporting the built in Ethernet infrastructure on the thinkpad. My understanding, perhaps incorrect, is that freedos has networking infrastructure in the system itself? On Tue, 18 Jul 2023, Louis Santillan wrote: Depends on the vintage of Thinkpad, but I wouldn't just assume

Re: [Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Louis Santillan via Freedos-user
Depends on the vintage of Thinkpad, but I wouldn't just assume a Thinkpad has a DOS compatible Ethernet card. I would verify. On Tue, Jul 18, 2023 at 10:08 AM Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > Hi folks, > Due to some layered power issues in my new apa

[Freedos-user] Basic freedos question before I try this?

2023-07-18 Thread Karen Lewellen via Freedos-user
Hi folks, Due to some layered power issues in my new apartment, I am considering installing Freedos onto a laptop as a backup for my desktop computer. My main reason for considering this is the likelihood, given its an IBM Thinkpad, that Freedos networking should work for the onboard Ethernet s

[Freedos-user] gitlab change notifications lack commit messages

2023-07-18 Thread Eric Auer via Freedos-user
Hi! Today I have gotten more than 60 notifications about packet updates, NONE of which mentioned why the affected package got updated. I would REALLY like those notifications to include more details and metadata. This would also allow looking up update details in the archives later. In this c