Re: [Freedos-user] freedo

2017-01-23 Thread Don Flowers
Why not use the CHOICE option to let the user decide? I have a menu system which is designed to be used on a network and requires share to be loaded IMHO this should be used of the FDNET option as well to allow users to copy their specific packet driver to the /FDOS/NETWORK dir to avoid an error

Re: [Freedos-user] freedo

2017-01-23 Thread Don Flowers
>are really multiple machines accessing the same files at the same >time? umm-yes as a matter of fact one upstairs and one downstairs. On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 9:17 AM, Tom Ehlert wrote: > > > Why not use the CHOICE option to let the user decide? > > because 99,9 % of all user have no need fo

Re: [Freedos-user] reminder

2017-04-12 Thread Don Flowers
I have two that I have installed, Broderbund Memory Mate and Brown Bag Software's PC-Outline which was included with WordStar 5.5 Professional. PCO; and if you happen to use BB's PowerMenu a CTRL-\ will bring it up. https://www.pcorner.com/list/WORDP/PCO334.ZIP/README.1/ On Wed, Apr 12, 2017 at 3

Re: [Freedos-user] UIDE.S

2017-05-06 Thread DON FLOWERS
From: Don Flowers --===4840032467660847410== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a1142e21e0e0f4f053d02e43a --001a1142e21e0e0f4f053d02e43a Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 If you are inquiring about the AHCI SATA driver, I have an Acer Aspire and this is the only

Re: [Freedos-user] M2WAT

2017-05-06 Thread DON FLOWERS
From: Don Flowers --===4559120138384246564== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=94eb2c18fee883ef10053b0adf26 --94eb2c18fee883ef10053b0adf26 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I have a "NET" Startup disk

Re: [Freedos-user] Multip

2017-05-06 Thread DON FLOWERS
From: Don Flowers --===0297412219899244720== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f403045f789e795e1c0544ddea6e --f403045f789e795e1c0544ddea6e Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I have an ISA NE2000 (CNET 200E) compatible card and an INTEL PCI E1000 Gigabit card and I

Re: [Freedos-user] freedo

2017-05-06 Thread Don Flowers
From: Don Flowers --===4356774747921422680== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=f403045ec2c69023cc0546c19105 --f403045ec2c69023cc0546c19105 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Why not use the CHOICE option to let the user

Re: [Freedos-user] freedo

2017-05-06 Thread Don Flowers
From: Don Flowers --===6394739827726723462== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=001a113eb1aa15bc0d0546c5f10d --001a113eb1aa15bc0d0546c5f10d Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable >are really multiple machines accessing

Re: [Freedos-user] reminder

2017-05-06 Thread Don Flowers
From: Don Flowers --===7955720573336150951== Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary=94eb2c191e48ed5447054cf4b87f --94eb2c191e48ed5447054cf4b87f Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 I have two that I have installed, Broderbund Memory Mate and Brown Bag Software'

Re: [Freedos-user] dataperfect.

2017-10-24 Thread Don Flowers
I have a DP 2.3 which I bought from the following site: http://www.emsps.com/oldtools/wp.htm It is a very popular DOS database and still has a large if not cult-like following of users. In the mid - 90s Novell released it as "Copyrighted Freeware" . It has received regular (for DOS anyway) update

Re: [Freedos-user] Now it gets odd Re: FreeDOS workaround for hidden IDE controller?

2018-01-12 Thread Don Flowers
>"Missing Operating System" is usually issued by the master boot >record, when no active partition is found. I have a Compaq Presario that issues that statement apparently from the BIOS, as I switch among about 4 hard drives and sometimes the drive is not fully inserted in the connector.. On Fri,

Re: [Freedos-user] Trying to run a Dell bios update exe in FreeDOS 1.2

2018-01-16 Thread Don Flowers
I have several HP notebooks with similar results. I have found CABEXT to be very useful for extracting the DOS executable from the BIOS update. Maybe the DELL BIOS has a similar pack.? On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 4:17 PM, Jim Hall wrote: > On Tue, Jan 16, 2018 at 3:10 PM, Mario Menezes > wrote: >

Re: [Freedos-user] DISKCOPY to disk larger than image

2018-06-29 Thread Don Flowers
try dcopy 1.0 I have transferred even 180kb images to a 1.44 floppy. Check vogons or oldskool for download Winimage has a dos extractor and injector for building images. extract the image and then convert it to a 1.44 easypeasy! On Fri, Jun 29, 2018 at 12:40 PM, geneb wrote: > On Fri, 29 Jun 2

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS Networking with NetWare?

2018-07-09 Thread Don Flowers
PNW relies on the ODI shim. Try RTSODI for the 8139. "Most" 8169s work with The RTEODI. . Here's the key all drivers in the PNW segment have a NET.CFG Save one play with one. Adjust the placement of the 802.11,803.11, Alonso look at the OEM supplied .ins file. On Sunday, July 8, 2018, Ralf Quint

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS networking with embedded Realtek PCIe - 8168

2018-08-18 Thread Don Flowers
Make sure your net.cfg setting are specific to rtgeodi. Usually rtgbodi is default. Also rearrange frame hierarchy; there are several odipkt driver you may have to hunt try way back machine On Saturday, August 18, 2018, Bertho Grandpied via Freedos-user < freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS networking with embedded Realtek PCIe - 8168

2018-08-19 Thread Don Flowers
http://dukeworld.com/idgames/utils/network/&s=s&o=a On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 7:10 PM Don Flowers wrote: > Make sure your net.cfg setting are specific to rtgeodi. Usually rtgbodi is > default. Also rearrange frame hierarchy; there are several odipkt driver > you may have to

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS networking with embedded Realtek PCIe - 8168

2018-08-19 Thread Don Flowers
Previous links has ipxodi - following link has odipkt. https://bbs.retropc.se/smmnetwk/00index.html On Sun, Aug 19, 2018 at 8:18 AM Don Flowers wrote: > http://dukeworld.com/idgames/utils/network/&s=s&o=a > > On Sat, Aug 18, 2018 at 7:10 PM Don Flowers wrote: > >&

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS website

2018-10-01 Thread Don Flowers
So this statement caught my attention:" Other things that have a Linux kernel uder the hood are the Amazon Kindle and B&N Nook eBook reader devices (and source for their Linux kernel and firmware is available." Amazon may have released some part of the code but not all, else DRM would not be employ

Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS website

2018-10-01 Thread Don Flowers
Thanks Gents! You ave shed additional light on a rather complicated subject. On Mon, Oct 1, 2018 at 6:24 PM Eric Auer wrote: > > Hi Don, at the risk of making this thread even longer... > > Yes, ebook readers tend to use Linux. Nicer brands even > publish development kits ;-) But Linux is a whol

Re: [Freedos-user] Looking for Video Player (open source?)

2018-10-05 Thread Don Flowers
I use one that is not open source but plays just about every codec you named. http://www.multimediaware.com/qv/ On Fri, Oct 5, 2018 at 1:59 AM Mateusz Viste wrote: > On Thu, 04 Oct 2018 17:18:43 +0200, Pär Moberg wrote: > > Den tor 4 okt. 2018 16:11Mateusz Viste skrev: > >> There was a very go

Re: [Freedos-user] Resize partition without data loss

2014-10-21 Thread Don Flowers
Gparted will not do it properly. You will not lose data, but FreeDOS will not report the correct size of the new partition. I have found only one thing that works: Partition Resizer available here: http://www.opus.co.tt/dave/utils.htm Ranish is supposed to do it, but it didn't work for me. On 10

Re: [Freedos-user] Resize partition without data loss

2014-10-21 Thread Don Flowers
Thanks Dennis. My mistake -- I've forgotten how many broken links I've run across in my DOS apps search. it's a like a treasure hunt. :) On 10/21/14, dmccunney wrote: > On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Don Flowers wrote: >> Gparted will not do it properly. You will no

Re: [Freedos-user] Resize partition without data loss

2014-10-22 Thread Don Flowers
>> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 7:07 PM, Ralf Quint >> wrote: >> > On 10/21/2014 11:39 AM, dmccunney wrote: >> >> On Tue, Oct 21, 2014 at 2:22 PM, Don Flowers >> wrote: >> >>> Gparted will not do it properly. You will not lose data, but >&

[Freedos-user] Online Bible Revisited

2014-10-23 Thread Don Flowers
I have searched high & low for a "fix" for the Online Bible incompatibility with FreeDOS. I read several threads referring to a patch, I have downloaded all available FreeCom versions that I can find (found one that fixed every other program I had problems with), but cannot find a solution for the

Re: [Freedos-user] Kernel Feature Request (RE: Online Bible Revisited)

2014-10-26 Thread Don Flowers
Shane - Thank you for the explanation. I was hoping there was an archive somewhere of this "mystery" kernel, but it seems that the OP was the recipient of a personally customized kernel. At least I know that the fix is not some kind of switch that I could include in a command line; and I will conti

Re: [Freedos-user] Kernel Feature Request (RE: Online Bible Revisited)

2014-11-04 Thread Don Flowers
ly my reluctant FreeDOS guru - Mr Rugxulo :) On Sun, Oct 26, 2014 at 11:29 PM, Don Flowers wrote: > Shane - Thank you for the explanation. I was hoping there was an > archive somewhere of this "mystery" kernel, but it seems that the OP > was the recipient of a personally custo

Re: [Freedos-user] Kernel Feature Request (RE: Online Bible Revisited)

2014-11-05 Thread Don Flowers
Hi Kenneth, The 2042 Kernel works great, also I was wrong about the partition size, I have installed and reinstalled and forgot to update my GRUB! Thank you for providing another option...now if someone could help me with a TSR conflict for my Collins Dictionary. : ) On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 11:18

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