> to let the FORMAT / SYS step happen. I do not know whether > that one happens automatically, though.
Only if it gets permission first. > In either case, FreeDOS cannot re-read the partition > table on the fly, so you MUST reboot between FDISK and > FORMAT. Doing SYS right after FORMAT without a reboot > should work, though. FreeDOS supports filesystem reopen. > > > (4) I can't remember the reason why the graphical installer was > > abandoned. We get to the old text installer, and get to the usual > > problems or uneasiness: > > The GUI installer worked pretty unstable and needed a 32bit CPU > with floating point unit and quite some RAM. Plus it cloned the > installshield looks and had a klikthru GPL thing which was > nonsense and raised wrong expectations... > > > (4a) When a package set is required, it simply asks me to press a key, > > not very intuitive > > (4b) I wish there was an option which says "install everything" and never > > asks > > Not sure what you did, but only the "custom" option should ask > anything... When I installed the smallest CDROM, I just selected > "all base binaries" and then all unzipping whooshed by in FDPKG. Unfortunately the text installer does not ask all of the questions first, and then whoosh by. With the large ISOs, select packages are optional, even without the custom option, because they are quite large (like OpenWatcom). And, btw, FDPKG, is not used; the installer is however FDPKG-friendly now. > > (4c) I get random failure when installing packages. I couldn't find a > > common feature. It might be that they are using the CD-ROM driver > > which has some kind of bug. > > Did you boot from CDROM? Then it would be a bug in ELTORITO or > in SHSUCDX. I could not boot from CDROM, so the Since XCDROM is available, ELTORITO is no longer used at the moment. problem would > be XCDROM related, but then, it did work fine on the 2nd attempt. > > > (4d) Suppose I cancel the install (e.g. I am tired of waiting till the > > VI runtime library gets installed and reboot). I press reset and > > there's no way to run POSTSET or POSTINST... > > Actually the whole sys / copy appropriate localized freecom / > create config and autoexec / ... thing happens as the very > last step before rebooting. This is done to delay making the > previous operating system unbootable as long as possible... > Or, of course, "moving" that system to a menu option, in the > case of a boot menu install. > > But... That is about aborting install... What you mean are > the things which happen after the first reboot after DOS > is more or less completely installed: The POST... scripts. > I think I also had similar problems to yours - postinst and > postset trying to run things which are not in the default PATH... > > > (8) INSTALL never asked me about my keyboard configuration: thus > > I get no KEYB (but curiously enough with CP 858) > > The installer has a big language / country selection menu > which sets all of that... But for example the livecd did > not have a keyboard menu - when I checked the small livecd. > > At the moment, I would have to use the maximum cdrom with > all sources and stuff which would take far too long to > download. I hope the livecd will be available in the > "base with sources" cdrom again. The big livecd could Or you could just get the full without source cdrom... > be moved from "full with sources" to "full binary". > > > (10) A path to BIN is NOT set in AUTOEXEC after install Probably only if postinst.bat was never [properly] run. postinst.bat creates autoexec. > > Maybe one is set in config sys? Nope. > > > > (11) CWSDPMI was NOT configured, even if I was requested to in the > > post-install. > > Why does cwsdpmi need a configuration? Just put it in the path... exactly... > > Eric > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-devel mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel > -- Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees. David Letterman (1947 - ) See ya ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
