More info: It's been a long time since I saw drivparm so I had to look it up. Here's a reference: https://www.computerhope.com/drivparm.htm
That command in CONFIG.SYS tells MS-DOS that the system has a single 1.44MB 3.5" floppy drive. I don't remember anymore why MS-DOS provided this command. I think it was to speed up floppy drive access. FreeDOS does not support drivparm. I asked him what happens when he removes the line from his config.sys? I think FreeDOS should query the floppy drive on its own, not sure why he says it doesn't work. I assume Michael should be safe in removing this from his FreeDOS FDCONFIG.SYS. On Wed, Jun 20, 2018 at 11:25 AM, Jim Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm forwarding a question from Michael ([email protected]) > about drivparm. This is a feature from MS-DOS that is not in FreeDOS. > > I haven't used drivparm in *years* and I have no memory of it, so I > said I would forward his question to the list (he's unable to join the > list for some reason). > > Michael's question: > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > I am trying to switch an application over to FreeDOS from MSDOS. I > have a VersaLogic VL-586-1 with embedded MSDOS in flash memory that is > drive A:. Drive B: is a floppy drive. The application running on A: > needs to access the floppy occasionally - but it doesn’t. > [I think I understand Michael's problem to be that the application is > unable to access the B: floppy using FreeDOS. -jh] > > The config.sys file has a line: > > drivparm=/d:1 /f:7 > > This is not supported in the latest FreeDOS. > > Can you point me in the right direction for some support on this? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
