> I'm unsure about this...
> https://www.kaspersky.co.uk/resource-center/definitions/boot-sector-virus
> I cite:
> "An infected floppy disk or USB drive connected to a computer will
> transfer when the drive's VBR is read, then modify or replace the
> existing boot code."
You somehow managed to
> Hi , I'm studing Operative Systems . I was trying to compile FreeDos but
> looks like a hard job, I think I can do it but maybe exists some tool with
> all already done on it, and just doing some command all is compiled.
> So , that is my question. Thank you guys.
The question is remarkably u
Hallo Herr Trevor Campbell via Freedos-user,
am Mittwoch, 14. August 2024 um 01:10 schrieben Sie:
> I have Freedos installed on 8086 hardware using an SD Card with a 1Gb FAT-16
> partition. (I have so far been unable to get a FAT-32 partition to work)
> After boot the first time I run a `DIR` c
>> > After boot the first time I run a `DIR` command e.g.
>> > The directory list returns quickly, but the number of bytes free takes
>> > another 30 seconds to appear.
>> > Subsequent `DIR` commands return immediately whether in the same directory
>> > or elsewhere.
> In particular, if you say
> But DIV is slow enough (or irrelevant?) that many RISC cpus don't
> include a hardware DIV instruction. So it is an actual slowdown that
> is, in many cases, not strictly needed. Right?
Beside the fact that this discussion abou DIV is completely irrelevant to the
" Minor performance anomaly "
> But DIV is slow enough (or irrelevant?) that many RISC cpus don't
> include a hardware DIV instruction. So it is an actual slowdown that
> is, in many cases, not strictly needed. Right?
Beside the fact that this discussion abou DIV is completely irrelevant to the
" Minor performance anomaly "
> I have it myself already, unless there has been a update, but wanted to ask.
please explain this.
Tom
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> Newer version of Windows seem to have problems with accessing
> drives/partitions over 32GB as well.
I would be seriously surprised. Windows refuses to *format* drives above 32GB
as FAT32, but simply
works with it up to maximum capacity of (2^32 * sectorsize) which is usually
2TB.
FreeDOS
>> The alleged 4 GB file size doesn't work on some OSes (FreeDOS, Windows
>> NT?), only on old Win9x. So you're only guaranteed 2 GB individual
>> file sizes, universally.
> Wrong. You can use files of up to 4GB size on any Windows version that
> supports FAT32. So does any reasonable version of
Hallo Herr Aitor Santamaría via Freedos-user,
> What is LIDOS?
> (Couldn't find any reference on the Internet)
it might help to use the intended spelling "Lidux"
Tom
> Aitor
> On Fri, 20 Nov 2015 at 17:08, Alain Mouette wrote:
>> Due to zero interest in the VM with Linux+FreeDOS that I up
Hi,
> It's been a while since i use freedos on asus eeepc with portuguese from
> portugal and if i recall i can't write the * with shift and *+" key and
> since there is no numeric keypad.
a) what keyboard driver are you using?
b) IIRC (20 years later) there was 'portuguese' and 'portuguse brazil
Hi,
> i' m from Portugal and i'm aware of the portuguese layout for 43 years.
> When i press that key produces a A with a ring on top.
it helps if you say "the key right of 'P' should produce '+' and '*' in shifted
state.
and indeed mkEYB has this wrong (for whatever reason).
i just filed this
> On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 12:31 PM Ralf Quint via Freedos-user
> wrote:
>>
>> In which way is "FreeDOS" limited to 2GB sized files? (Sorry, never
>> bothered wit such large files on DOS (any DOS)? The file size entry in
>> the FAT32 directory entry is a 4 byte integer. As a filesize can't be
>> ne
Hallo Herr Thomas Cornelius Desi via Freedos-user,
am Donnerstag, 8. Februar 2024 um 13:18 schrieben Sie:
> Hi,
> is it possible in DOS (using BIOS?) to implement a tsr or so which allows the
> following:
> holding a key longer to return a SHIFT-key on screen?
> Example:
> press key »a« an
Hallo Herr tsiegel--- via Freedos-user,
am Donnerstag, 8. Februar 2024 um 23:41 schrieben Sie:
> On 2/8/2024 3:34 PM, tom ehlert via Freedos-user wrote:
>> only problem would be that your typin speed is now limited to 1 haracter per
>> e.g. 500 milliseconds.
>> not very
Hi Jim,
> On Sun, Mar 17, 2024 at 6:26 AM Liam Proven via Freedos-user
> wrote:
> [..]
>> There are good reasons that DOS went away some 35 years ago. It has
>> its uses but not being able to flip to another window or another
>> screen to consult documentation, or try something out, or look it up
> Same problem, don't think that there is a solution.
The current MKEYB should have this problem resolved.
https://github.com/davidebreso/mkeyb/releases/tag/v0.52
Tom
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> Regards,
> Manuel
> On Tue, Mar 19, 2024 at 5:12 PM tom ehlert via Freedos-user <
> freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote:
>>
>> > Same problem, don't think that there is a solution.
>>
>>
>> The current MKEYB should have th
> Indeed, I'm using an old-school program called Qmodem.
> My question now is – would I be able to use the Internet using the emulated
> modem?
yes (if you had any idea what you are doing). But definitively not with QMODEM.
Tom
> Brandon Taylor
>
> From: Jim
> Eh... I tried every single BIOS setting
at least on my Dell notebook there is no such *setting*.
instead I have to hit F12 while booting, this then sends me to a "select boot
device",
where I can tell it to boot from USB
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Hallo Herr Davi Ramos via Freedos-user,
am Sonntag, 28. April 2024 um 05:28 schrieben Sie:
> So, as I said in another message, I have a computer where I wish to install
> FreeDOS. It is a *Compaq Presario 427, Intel Pentium N3700, 4GB RAM, SSD
> 240GB, and a 14" screen.*
> Unfortunately, I canno
> I think, applying Hanlon's Razor here, that this was a chance
> discovery by someone else, and led to the release. Microsoft is not
> willing to go to even the minimal effort of searching its own archives
> for the other versions to release them, but if someone else finds the
> code, it will pe
> 1. The computer powers on and does a Power On Self Test ("POST") to
> verify that the hardware is working, then loads the kernel (FreeDOS)
Nope. The computer (the BIOS) reads the first sector from the firat hard disk,
and jumps to it. Usually, but not necessarily, this happens to have some cod
Hi Eric,
>>> Is it possible to know if the next FreeDOS release will be compatible
>>> with Windows 3.1, please? I read an article a few months ago and if
>>> I am not wrong, I remember that it talked about this feature.
>> From the email that started this thread: no, this 1.4 release will not
>
Hallo Herr Jerome Shidel
> Also, FreeCOM and Kernel are using Unstable branches on the Interim Build.
> There have not been any commits to the unstable Kernel branch. So, it is the
> same as the master branch which is the version provided with FreeDOS 1.3.
so, the unstable kernel 1.3 is exactl
Hallo Herr Jerome Shidel
> Also, FreeCOM and Kernel are using Unstable branches on the Interim Build.
> There have not been any commits to the unstable Kernel branch. So, it is the
> same as the master branch which is the version provided with FreeDOS 1.3.
so, the unstable kernel 1.3 is exactl
autodetetion of network cards.
When a packet driver is available, load it.
When not, load it via MS LANMANAGER
NDIS
NDISPKT
available in the public since 2001 (!), but apparently not sexy enough for
anybody to pick up.
and saves so much of "Try this, try that"
it would also be cool
Other things missing from anext major release: GPT support. Essentially done,
but blcoker by our beloved chief maintainer.
Tom
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Hallo Herr Eric Auer via Freedos-user,
am Mittwoch, 23. Oktober 2024 um 22:02 schrieben Sie:
> Hi!
> I agree that the monthly releases have many good updates.
> For FreeDOS 1.4, we should finally add WfW 3.11 compatible
> kernel and related tools (maybe share exe etc.?) as well.
DEFINITIVELY N
Hi Eric,
>>> Is it possible to know if the next FreeDOS release will be compatible
>>> with Windows 3.1, please? I read an article a few months ago and if
>>> I am not wrong, I remember that it talked about this feature.
>> From the email that started this thread: no, this 1.4 release will not
>
Hallo Herr tsiegel--- via Freedos-user,
am Dienstag, 12. November 2024 um 16:39 schrieben Sie:
> To solve the whole time/date problem, I never understood why they don't
> separate the two. Time could then be a regular integer, since there's only
> 86,400 seconds in a day. Then simply make the
Davide,
thanks for this as it makes the bug (almost) reproducable.
almost, because you didn't specify config.sys/autoexec.bat
is this reproducible with both empty/hitting F5?
> Volume in drive A has no label
> Volume Serial Number is CF38-00D8
> Directory of A:\
> DIR TXT
Hi Davide ,
> 4) A:
> 5) from A: I run "dir > dir.txt"
> 6) from A: I run "type dir.txt" that returned an unexpected content as
> following:
> \00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\00\
> GPT support? Do people also work on UEFI integration? ;-)
GPT support is actually easy; just less then 100 lines in the disk
initialisation. In contrast, UEFI would be hard. Really hard.
Hpwever not impossible.
> (That would be *mad*, if only for the cool factor.
> Except that many DOS apps wou
Hallo Herr Jim Hall via Freedos-user,
am Donnerstag, 20. März 2025 um 20:28 schrieben Sie:
> Definitely that first line is too long (I counted 530 characters) so
> that's what's causing the error. And as Jerome said, if you break up
> the first line into separate ECHO statements, that will preven
Hi Alex,
could you please post the .BAT to https://pastebin.com/
so we have the exact file to test this here?
Tom
am Donnerstag, 20. März 2025 um 19:55 schrieben Sie:
> @echo off 1)GIGARAID\n 2)Si3114 BASE Driver\n 3)Si3114 RAID Driver\n 4)VIA
> 6410 RAID\n 5)Promise 20779 SATA Driver\n 6)Promi
> Does FreeDOS 1.3 support 48bit LBA? I'm asking because I have the opportunity
> to grab a 256GB CF for next-to-nothing.
Yes
Tom
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> What's more strange is that under Jemmex started with NOEMS, `mem /c`
> declares there's 8MB of EMS memory.
WHEN WILL YOU GUYS LEARN TO INCLUDE THE OUTPUT OF MEM WHEN ASKING THESE
QUESTIONS?
Otherwise hope is lost.
Tom
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Hi Eric,
I think John already answered your TLDR reply by saying:
"In this instance whether it takes 0.2 second or 1.5 seconds is really
irrelevant."
am Mittwoch, 12. März 2025 um 23:07 schrieben Sie:
> Hi John,
> your task is assembling multi-file assembly language sources.
> That reminds
Hallo Herr Folkert van Heusden via Freedos-user,
am Mittwoch, 26. Februar 2025 um 10:26 schrieben Sie:
> Hi,
> I'm trying to make a FreeDOS disk image.
> For that I use MartyPC (https://github.com/dbalsom/martypc but I tried
> other emulators as well).
> Now the problem is that it is strangely s
Hallo Herr Alex via Freedos-user,
am Donnerstag, 20. März 2025 um 20:36 schrieben Sie:
> I need the program E) to run which would be the Gigabyte sata-raid driver
> 32 bit, but now after the fixed .bat file it says "this program cannot be
> run in DOS mode". The driver would be the GSATA32.exe fi
Hallo Herr mg-forum via Freedos-user,
am Donnerstag, 22. Mai 2025 um 19:19 schrieben Sie:
> Hello,
> I have installed FreeDOS 1.4 to a 16 GB USB 2.0 stick. I booted it on AMD
> FX-4100 machine. It was working OK, but I was unable to make sound card work.
> Probably the Azalia sound card is too
Hallo Herr Thomas Desi via Freedos-user,
am Sonntag, 22. Juni 2025 um 12:57 schrieben Sie:
> When
>> Am 22.06.2025 um 00:23 schrieb Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user
>> :
>>
>> running “QFNTLD40.EXE PGM826.FNT”
> my screen goes black, and a generic message on the screen tells me „NO
> SIGNAL
> If I get it right, DR-DOS 3.41 is small in size, offers more free RAM, and
> is designed for 16-bit. For such reasons, it's more suitable for my setup.
+1
> I would still like to ask, since DR-DOS 3.41 is an earlier release, some
> features will be cut compared to newer ones for sure. But to w
> 8088 isn't the same as 8086. It's similar, but internally, the 8088 is
> different than the 8086,
Which is pretty much nonsense. The 8088 has an external 8 bit data bus, the
8086 has 16 bit.
That's all the difference. Programs execute identical, except for performance.
> so that might infl
>> the 8088 chips (at least the nec V20 my xt machine had)
> The NEC V20 was intended to run the 80186 instruction set, at somewhat higher
> frequency. So in your strict definition
> the NEC V20 is not a 8088, but a superset of it.
additionally, the 80186/80188 and V20 would execute some inst
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