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Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG16 PROBLEM

[victoria c. <sp...@jo...>]

LOL my server was down. dont mind me... false alarm!! ^^;;;;

On 4/25/26 3:04 PM, victoria crenshaw via Freedos-user wrote:
> I found a major problem with fdnpkg16 the curent version 0.99.8253d is 
> not working network wise so i will have to fix it
>
> give me a bit. please wait warmly
>
>
>
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[Freedos-user] FDNPKG16 PROBLEM

[victoria c. <sp...@jo...>]

I found a major problem with fdnpkg16 the curent version 0.99.8253d is 
not working network wise so i will have to fix it

give me a bit. please wait warmly

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS Networks

[<dr...@cf...>]

Thanks Jermey for looking into it.

 

Freedos has loads more features than MSDOS.   

 

Doug

 

 

 

From: per...@gm... <per...@gm...> 
Sent: Wednesday, April 22, 2026 11:32 AM
To: dr...@cf...; Discussion and general questions about FreeDOS. <fre...@li...>
Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] DOS Networks

 

 

On Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 9:18 AM drohde--- via Freedos-user <fre...@li...> wrote:

Ralf,  

 

Thanks for the response.

 

Lantastic:   It installs fine and can trying to map a drive to a server but gets “unimplemented internal dos function INT 2F/121a”   Any thoughts on that one?   It can map a printer fine.

 

 

int 2f/121a does look to be unimplemented, but also looks pretty simple to add.  I will see about adding it in next few days and let you know where you can get a kernel for further testing. 

 

 

Invisible Lan:  It installs but upon bootup, fails on “NETBIND failure”

 

 

this will need further research but probably another unimplemented internal function or expected layout that isn't supported yet.

 

Open to anything on these issues.    As mentioned,  they all work fine under DOS 6.22.    I would much rather use FREEDOS.

 

 

...

 

 

Jeremy

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS Networks

[<per...@gm...>]

On Wed, Apr 22, 2026, 9:18 AM drohde--- via Freedos-user <
fre...@li...> wrote:

> Ralf,
>
>
>
> Thanks for the response.
>
>
>
> Lantastic:   It installs fine and can trying to map a drive to a server
> but gets “unimplemented internal dos function INT 2F/121a”   Any thoughts
> on that one?   It can map a printer fine.
>
>
>

int 2f/121a does look to be unimplemented, but also looks pretty simple to
add.  I will see about adding it in next few days and let you know where
you can get a kernel for further testing.


Invisible Lan:  It installs but upon bootup, fails on “NETBIND failure”
>
>
>

this will need further research but probably another unimplemented internal
function or expected layout that isn't supported yet.

Open to anything on these issues.    As mentioned,  they all work fine
> under DOS 6.22.    I would much rather use FREEDOS.
>
>
>
>
>
...


Jeremy

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS Networks

[<dr...@cf...>]

Ralf,  

 

Thanks for the response.

 

Lantastic:   It installs fine and can trying to map a drive to a server but gets “unimplemented internal dos function INT 2F/121a”   Any thoughts on that one?   It can map a printer fine.

 

Invisible Lan:  It installs but upon bootup, fails on “NETBIND failure”

 

Open to anything on these issues.    As mentioned,  they all work fine under DOS 6.22.    I would much rather use FREEDOS.

 

 

 

From: Ralf Quint via Freedos-user <fre...@li...> 
Sent: Monday, April 20, 2026 8:34 PM
To: fre...@li...
Cc: Ralf Quint <fre...@gm...>
Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] DOS Networks

 

On 4/19/2026 3:34 PM, drohde--- via Freedos-user wrote:

 

Is there a reason why FREEDOS would be incompatible with the DOS network software out there?

 

E.G Lantastic,  Invisible Lan,  PowerLan etc etc.

 

In general terms, no, FreeDOS should NOT be incompatible with DOS networking software out there. However, a lot of that software back in those days was VERY picky about the configuration, specially network drivers and specialized network redirectors.

I used to run even years ago, FreeDOS connected to a Novel Netware 3.12 network, as well as with Personal Netware and also used the Workgroup add-on for DOS.

 

Ralf

 

Re: [Freedos-user] DOS Networks

[Ralf Q. <fre...@gm...>]

On 4/19/2026 3:34 PM, drohde--- via Freedos-user wrote:
>
> Is there a reason why FREEDOS would be incompatible with the DOS 
> network software out there?
>
> E.G Lantastic,  Invisible Lan,  PowerLan etc etc.
>
>
In general terms, no, FreeDOS should NOT be incompatible with DOS 
networking software out there. However, a lot of that software back in 
those days was VERY picky about the configuration, specially network 
drivers and specialized network redirectors.

I used to run even years ago, FreeDOS connected to a Novel Netware 3.12 
network, as well as with Personal Netware and also used the Workgroup 
add-on for DOS.


Ralf

[Freedos-user] DOS Networks

[<dr...@cf...>]

 

Is there a reason why FREEDOS would be incompatible with the DOS network
software out there?

 

E.G Lantastic,  Invisible Lan,  PowerLan etc etc.

 

I have been comparing FREEDOS with MSDOS 6.22.    All the networks work
perfectly under MSDOS.

 

Thanks.

 

 

Re: [Freedos-user] FDNPKG16 feedback

[Roger <rog...@gm...>]

Still waiting for Javascript and Rust language porting/compiling back to DOS...

So we can purchase more DOS compatible products via Amazon.com and
other websites.

On Fri, Apr 17, 2026 at 5:54 PM victoria crenshaw via Freedos-user
<fre...@li...> wrote:
>
> It is too quiet.. please reach out to me if u have tried the latest
> FDNPKG16 version 0.99.8253d (NOT IN TEST BUILD THATS BROKEN FOR THE
> MONTH) [which was fixed shortly afterwards]
>
> Please reach of if u tried it. <3
>
> https://4ch.mooo.com/freedos/repos/1.4/net/fdnpkg16.zip
> here is the fixed package file.
>
> use fdinst to install it once it is on your system
>
> htget -o fdnpkg16.zip
> https://4ch.mooo.com/freedos/repos/1.4/net/fdnpkg16.zip
> fdinst install fdnpkg16.zip
>
>
> I would like to apologize for the repo problem. It was not clear to me
> that it's a RELEASE repository for the package. which i needed to update
> again to fix the document problem i forgot about in the current release.
>
> I updated documentation for 0.99.8253d for next test build.
>
>
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[Freedos-user] FDNPKG16 feedback

[victoria c. <sp...@jo...>]

It is too quiet.. please reach out to me if u have tried the latest 
FDNPKG16 version 0.99.8253d (NOT IN TEST BUILD THATS BROKEN FOR THE 
MONTH) [which was fixed shortly afterwards]

Please reach of if u tried it. <3

https://4ch.mooo.com/freedos/repos/1.4/net/fdnpkg16.zip
here is the fixed package file.

use fdinst to install it once it is on your system

htget -o fdnpkg16.zip 
https://4ch.mooo.com/freedos/repos/1.4/net/fdnpkg16.zip
fdinst install fdnpkg16.zip


I would like to apologize for the repo problem. It was not clear to me 
that it's a RELEASE repository for the package. which i needed to update 
again to fix the document problem i forgot about in the current release.

I updated documentation for 0.99.8253d for next test build.

[Freedos-user] EtherSlip users: Updated EtherSlip with 2 bug fixes

[Michael B. <mbb...@br...>]

If you are using EtherSlip from the Crynwr packet driver collection, the
latest version (11.7) has one minor bug and one serious bug.  I have a new
version (11.8) posted that you can upgrade to.  The bugs are:

1. The incorrect MAC address was being set in the simulated Ethernet
header. This broke mTCP NetDrive.  (I patched the existing 11.7 version
last year for this.)

2. The code in EtherSlip that simulates ARP responses has a pointer bug in
it. This can cause data corruption or crash your program any time it tries
to send an ARP request.

I've updated the source code and I have rebuilt the packet driver from
scratch.  The new version can be found at
https://www.brutman.com/Device_Drivers/packet_drivers/EtherSlip_v11.8.zip
.  More details about the bugs are in the ZIP archive, which also includes
the updated source code.

Also, please spread the news around - the second bug affects all EtherSlip
users, not just mTCP users.


-Mike

[Freedos-user] Incorrect UK key mapping with MKEYB.

[G.W. H. <fr...@ju...>]

Hi there,

After a disc died recently, when I replaced it I installed a fresh
copy of FreeDOS 1.4.  Until now (for decades) on this machine I've
been using KEYB from MS-DOS for the keyboard map, but this time for
whatever reason I chose to use MKEYB.

Everything went fine until the user fired up the 'desk calculator'.
This is a little something of my own which emulates an old tally-roll
calculator.  It pops up when the user hits CTRL-C while running the
financial stuff.  Four-function arithmetic on floating-point numbers,
for which the users tend to use the numeric keypad (a lot).

Using the MKEYB UK layout, with 'NUM LOCK' set ON the 'del'/'.' key on
the numeric keypad was incorrectly configured.  It produced ',' (comma)
instead of '.' (dot).  On shutting down the calculator we found that
the problem wasn't unique to the calculator.  It affected everything.

Instead of 'MKEYB UK' I tried 'XKEYB UK'.  The user was happy again.

Just a heads up.

-- 

73,
Ged.

Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[Joao S. <joa...@gm...>]

Hello.

I lie dos, i used pc-dos 7... today use for games.

Old games that use pc speaker on modern hardware is impossible... so i
stick to emulation.

On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 10:18 AM G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user <
fre...@li...> wrote:

> Hi there,
>
> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
> > On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user wrote:
> >
> > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was using
> > > Freedos
> >
> > ... I wonder why he's using 3 different ways of pronouncing DOS:
>
> For the technologically challenged amongst us (those like me, unable
> to watch YouTube videos) what is the video about - and what makes it
> interesting to us here?
>
> --
>
> 73,
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Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[G.W. H. <fr...@ju...>]

Hi there,

On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec wrote:

> I've checked this guy out and I'm calling this horse radish.
> ...

Confirmed my suspicions, thanks.

-- 

73,
Ged.

Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[Michał D. <mo...@gm...>]

I've checked this guy out and I'm calling this horse radish.

His channel: https://www.youtube.com/@ramB-m2p

The oldest video is barely 2 weeks old. I'm not that confident anymore 
that he used FreeDOS for 30 days. In the meantime of last 30 days he's 
covered all kinds of topics:

- Windows settings that kill SSDs

- spyware settings in Windows

- random dunking on Windows again

- privacy concerns for Google backups

- endless Linux banter from gaming, to vulnerabilities and systemd

DOS sits only 3 days into his past, with 3 videos made after it, and 16 
videos made before it. That DOS bet either must've happened a long time 
ago or someone else's been making videos for him cause there's no way he 
could put together a video on DOS and upload it to YouTube. Unless this 
is where his phone exception comes in.

All videos have a consistent theme of clickbait and sensationalism in 
titles and thumbnails. It's really telling how his videos max out below 
700 views with 2 exceptions of 5k and 8k views. In the video that 
garnered 8k views there is completely 0 engagement from him with his 
audience in terms of comments which is also the state of affairs for the 
rest of his videos. My bet is that this is a guy who farms engagement 
and AdSense revenue from AI content generated for free. He doesn't even 
pay enough mind to proofwatch his own stuff because at 11:19 in the DOS 
video the audio and video feed of our hero just cuts off. Looks like 
mass produced content.

BR,

Michał

W dniu 9.04.2026 o 11:58, G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user pisze:
> Hi there,
>
> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec wrote:
>> W dniu 9.04.2026 o 11:15, G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user pisze:
>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was 
>>>> using
>>>> > Freedos
>>>> ...
>>>
>>> For the technologically challenged amongst us (those like me, unable
>>> to watch YouTube videos) what is the video about - and what makes it
>>> interesting to us here?
>>
>> A man accepts a bet that he'll be able to do his work on a DOS for 30 
>> days. ... he wins the bet in the end ...
>
> Thank you.  The summary reads very well.  Was it generated by AI?
>
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[Roger <rog...@gm...>]

They should title these videos as AI generated, instead masquerading
as human created.

On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 5:58 AM G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user
<fre...@li...> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
>
> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec wrote:
> > W dniu 9.04.2026 o 11:15, G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user pisze:
> >> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
> >>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user wrote:
> >>>
> >>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was using
> >>> > Freedos
> >>> ...
> >>
> >> For the technologically challenged amongst us (those like me, unable
> >> to watch YouTube videos) what is the video about - and what makes it
> >> interesting to us here?
> >
> > A man accepts a bet that he'll be able to do his work on a DOS for 30 days.
> > ... he wins the bet in the end ...
>
> Thank you.  The summary reads very well.  Was it generated by AI?
>
> --
>
> 73,
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Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[Jim H. <jh...@fr...>]

I watched for about the first five minutes (that's when I got the
first ad and gave up; the video is 17:25) and he first mentions
FreeDOS at about the 2:53 mark. Throughout the first five minutes,
he's just talking about what DOS is.

I couldn't watch more than that because the entire video appears to be
AI-generated. The video is a series of AI-generated slop images on the
left, with a dude sitting there in a narrow window on the right,
narrating the video. I think he's AI-generated too; or if he's a real
human, his delivery is unfortunately flat, even, and robot-like (at
least in the first 5 minutes). He also doesn't actually move around
that much, just sitting there for the entire video. He pronounces
"DOS" differently several times, which seemed odd for a video about
someone who says he used DOS.

On Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 4:39 AM Michał Dec via Freedos-user
<fre...@li...> wrote:
>
> A man accepts a bet that he'll be able to do his work on a DOS for 30
> days. He accepts and describes the experience. He chooses FreeDOS and he
> wins the bet in the end but the stakes are unknown.
>
[..]
>
> W dniu 9.04.2026 o 11:15, G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user pisze:
> > Hi there,
> >
> > On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
> >> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user wrote:
> >>
> >> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was using
> >> > Freedos
> >>
> >> ... I wonder why he's using 3 different ways of pronouncing DOS:
> >
> > For the technologically challenged amongst us (those like me, unable
> > to watch YouTube videos) what is the video about - and what makes it
> > interesting to us here?
> >

Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[Michał D. <mo...@gm...>]

Mine? No.

His? Maybe. Jim's got a good hunch for it and pointed out a couple 
giveaways.

W dniu 9.04.2026 o 11:58, G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user pisze:
> Hi there,
>
> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec wrote:
>> W dniu 9.04.2026 o 11:15, G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user pisze:
>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user wrote:
>>>>
>>>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was 
>>>> using
>>>> > Freedos
>>>> ...
>>>
>>> For the technologically challenged amongst us (those like me, unable
>>> to watch YouTube videos) what is the video about - and what makes it
>>> interesting to us here?
>>
>> A man accepts a bet that he'll be able to do his work on a DOS for 30 
>> days. ... he wins the bet in the end ...
>
> Thank you.  The summary reads very well.  Was it generated by AI?
>
>
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[G.W. H. <fr...@ju...>]

Hi there,

On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec wrote:
> W dniu 9.04.2026 o 11:15, G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user pisze:
>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
>>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user wrote:
>>> 
>>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was using
>>> > Freedos
>>> ...
>> 
>> For the technologically challenged amongst us (those like me, unable
>> to watch YouTube videos) what is the video about - and what makes it
>> interesting to us here?
>
> A man accepts a bet that he'll be able to do his work on a DOS for 30 days. 
> ... he wins the bet in the end ...

Thank you.  The summary reads very well.  Was it generated by AI?

-- 

73,
Ged.

Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[Michał D. <mo...@gm...>]

A man accepts a bet that he'll be able to do his work on a DOS for 30 
days. He accepts and describes the experience. He chooses FreeDOS and he 
wins the bet in the end but the stakes are unknown.

The first thing he points out that FreeDOS boots in 4 seconds for him. 
He compares it to Windows that takes almost a minute, and a well 
configured Linux that may take 15 seconds. He notices that over time 
we've accepted and tolerated much overhead that may not necessarily 
align with the user's goals for using the computer, that manifests in 
these longer boot times.

Next, he says that he had to learn commands for file management. He 
doesn't bemoan the difficulty - rather says that with deliberate 
practice it's something you can learn in one afternoon. And then, each 
command he uses feels deliberate in a way that a graphical file manager 
takes out of the picture for him - like `dir /w` prints more files and 
directories on the limited screen real estate than you would normally 
get with just `dir`. He really enjoys having this agency.

Before jumping to the meat and potatoes of his challenge he comments on 
autoexec - how he's familiar with how his system is set up so there's no 
mystery, no overhead, no resource hog running in the background that 
slows everything down and you can't even tell what it does.

His work mostly consists of writing scripts for his YouTube videos and 
managing spreadsheets. So he's using WordStar and Lotus 1-2-3 to do 
that. He immediately comments how fast they are. It's not because these 
programs are particularly amazingly coded, but because they do not have 
so many features that slow down the program as a whole - there's nothing 
trying to sync your data with a remote server and there's nothing trying 
to check for an update all the time. He compares that with immediately 
using current day office software after the challenge has ended, and he 
complains that on modern software he has to wait, while on FreeDOS 
everything he uses for work snaps into motion in under 2 seconds. And 
because there was nothing else competing for his attention, it gave him 
much needed clarity to work on his documents.

There is a certain exception in this entire challenge because the bet 
was poorly worded - he's using a phone for some stuff. But his friend 
accepts this.

After the challenge is over, he sums up that FreeDOS is fast and there's 
no background processes stealing CPU cycles from the user - update 
checkers, AI, antivirus scanners, telemetry, etc. He says that switching 
back to Windows was a jarring transition that cuts both ways, because on 
one hand his work experience suffers, but on the other he has 
conveniences that let him join Teams calls and browse the web.


W dniu 9.04.2026 o 11:15, G.W. Haywood via Freedos-user pisze:
> Hi there,
>
> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
>> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user wrote:
>>
>> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was using
>> > Freedos
>>
>> ... I wonder why he's using 3 different ways of pronouncing DOS:
>
> For the technologically challenged amongst us (those like me, unable
> to watch YouTube videos) what is the video about - and what makes it
> interesting to us here?
>
>
>
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Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[G.W. H. <fr...@ju...>]

Hi there,

On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Michał Dec via Freedos-user wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Apr 2026, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user wrote:
> 
> > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was using
> > Freedos
> 
> ... I wonder why he's using 3 different ways of pronouncing DOS:

For the technologically challenged amongst us (those like me, unable
to watch YouTube videos) what is the video about - and what makes it
interesting to us here?

-- 

73,
Ged.

Re: [Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[Michał D. <mo...@gm...>]

Based.

I wonder why he's using 3 different ways of pronouncing DOS:
1. DOS
2. D-OS
3. Duos

Yeah he's right about games. There's not much in terms of slop that runs 
your computer to the ground - maybe a few copies of Rayman can screw 
your FAT32, but incidents like this are rare. And the multiplayer 
experience doesn't involve the social atmosphere of CoDMW lobbies.

In hindsight NT really cooked the home computer but that's just my 
takeaway from this video and my own experience.

Best regards,

Michał

W dniu 9.04.2026 o 09:47, Lyn Thomas via Freedos-user pisze:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was using 
> Freedos
>
>
>
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[Freedos-user] Interesting DOS youtube video

[Lyn T. <ly...@ci...>]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7ykuZBtmS8 mentions that he was using 
Freedos

Re: [Freedos-user] Print spooler suggestions.

[Rugxulo <ru...@gm...>]

Hi,

On Sat, Apr 4, 2026 at 9:06 PM tsiegel--- via Freedos-user
<fre...@li...> wrote:
>
> Of course, I don't have that program anymore, but it'd be relatively
> simple to make another one if you can't find something else that can do
> the job for you.

Sounds similar to Arkady's old KEEPTIME program:

* https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/system/keeptime/keeptm12.rar

Re: [Freedos-user] Greek language support

[Theophanis H. <thx...@gm...>]

Hello everyone,

I’d like to share another configuration I tested for enabling Greek
keyboard support on FreeDOS, in case it is useful to others. This time I
experimented with the older GAUSS/GRKEYB method, and with this setup all
keys work correctly.

I copied **GAUSS.CPI** into `C:\FREEDOS\CPI` and **GRKEYB.COM** into
`C:\FREEDOS\BIN`, and added the following lines to my configuration files.

In **FDCONFIG.SYS**:
```
INSTALL=C:\FREEDOS\BIN\GRKEYB.COM
!COUNTRY=030,737,C:\FreeDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
```

In **FDAUTO.BAT**:
```
LH DISPLAY CON=(EGA,,1)
MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((437) C:\FreeDOS\CPI\GAUSS.CPI)
MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=437
```

With this configuration, the GAUSS codepage loads correctly and GRKEYB
activates the Greek keyboard layout. The keyboard layout can be switched
using **Ctrl–Alt–Space**, and in this setup all keys, including
punctuation, behave as expected.

I’m sharing this in case it helps others working on Greek support under
FreeDOS. If anyone has additional insights or improvements, I’d be glad to
hear them.

Thanks again for all the assistance.


Στις Δευ 6 Απρ 2026 στις 10:52 μ.μ., ο/η Theophanis Hatzigrivas <
thx...@gm...> έγραψε:

> Hello everyone,
>
> I’d like to thank you for the help you provided earlier regarding Greek
> keyboard support on FreeDOS. I wanted to follow up and mention that I
> eventually managed to get it working using the following configuration:
>
> In **FDCONFIG.SYS**:
> ```
> !COUNTRY=030,737,C:\FreeDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
> ```
>
> In **FDAUTO.BAT**:
> ```
> set LANG=EL
> LH DISPLAY CON=(EGA,,1)
> MODE CON CP PREP=((737) C:\FREEDOS\CPI\EGA5.CPX)
> MODE CON CP SEL=737
> MODE CON CP REFRESH
> KEYB EL,737,C:\FREEDOS\BIN\KEYBRD2.SYS
> ```
>
> With this setup, the system displays Greek characters correctly and
> switching layouts with Alt + Right Shift works as expected. However, I’ve
> noticed that a few keys—mostly punctuation—don’t map exactly to the
> expected Greek characters.
>
> If anyone has suggestions on how to correct this remaining issue, I’d
> appreciate any advice.
>
> Thanks again for your assistance.
>
>
> Στις Δευ 6 Απρ 2026 στις 9:46 μ.μ., ο/η Jim Hall via Freedos-user <
> fre...@li...> έγραψε:
>
>> I don't use Greek but I believe code page 737 is the correct code page
>> for Greek. So you'll want to load DISPLAY to load the code page:
>>
>> DISPLAY con=(EGA,737,1)
>>
>>
>> You will probably also need to set up the keyboard for a Greek
>> keyboard, I'm afraid I can't offer help here.
>>
>> I did a quick check in the FREEDOS\NLS directory but I don't see any
>> Greek translation files there. Does Greek use "GR" as a 2-letter
>> abbreviation?
>>
>> Maybe that can get you started and someone else can provide more
>> specific help. :-)
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM Theophanis Hatzigrivas via Freedos-user
>> <fre...@li...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Hello everyone,
>> >
>> > I hope you are all doing well.
>> >
>> > I am trying to configure FreeDOS so that it properly supports the
>> > Greek language, and I would appreciate any guidance. Specifically,
>> > I would like to know how to set up the FDCONFIG.SYS and FDAUTO.BAT
>> > files in order to enable Greek keyboard input and display (codepages,
>> > keyboard layout, fonts, etc.).
>> >
>> > If anyone has an example configuration or instructions on which
>> > drivers and settings are recommended for Greek support, it would be
>> > extremely helpful.
>> >
>> > Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.
>> >
>>
>>
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Re: [Freedos-user] Greek language support

[Theophanis H. <thx...@gm...>]

Hello everyone,

I’d like to thank you for the help you provided earlier regarding Greek
keyboard support on FreeDOS. I wanted to follow up and mention that I
eventually managed to get it working using the following configuration:

In **FDCONFIG.SYS**:
```
!COUNTRY=030,737,C:\FreeDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
```

In **FDAUTO.BAT**:
```
set LANG=EL
LH DISPLAY CON=(EGA,,1)
MODE CON CP PREP=((737) C:\FREEDOS\CPI\EGA5.CPX)
MODE CON CP SEL=737
MODE CON CP REFRESH
KEYB EL,737,C:\FREEDOS\BIN\KEYBRD2.SYS
```

With this setup, the system displays Greek characters correctly and
switching layouts with Alt + Right Shift works as expected. However, I’ve
noticed that a few keys—mostly punctuation—don’t map exactly to the
expected Greek characters.

If anyone has suggestions on how to correct this remaining issue, I’d
appreciate any advice.

Thanks again for your assistance.


Στις Δευ 6 Απρ 2026 στις 9:46 μ.μ., ο/η Jim Hall via Freedos-user <
fre...@li...> έγραψε:

> I don't use Greek but I believe code page 737 is the correct code page
> for Greek. So you'll want to load DISPLAY to load the code page:
>
> DISPLAY con=(EGA,737,1)
>
>
> You will probably also need to set up the keyboard for a Greek
> keyboard, I'm afraid I can't offer help here.
>
> I did a quick check in the FREEDOS\NLS directory but I don't see any
> Greek translation files there. Does Greek use "GR" as a 2-letter
> abbreviation?
>
> Maybe that can get you started and someone else can provide more
> specific help. :-)
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 6, 2026 at 7:51 AM Theophanis Hatzigrivas via Freedos-user
> <fre...@li...> wrote:
> >
> > Hello everyone,
> >
> > I hope you are all doing well.
> >
> > I am trying to configure FreeDOS so that it properly supports the
> > Greek language, and I would appreciate any guidance. Specifically,
> > I would like to know how to set up the FDCONFIG.SYS and FDAUTO.BAT
> > files in order to enable Greek keyboard input and display (codepages,
> > keyboard layout, fonts, etc.).
> >
> > If anyone has an example configuration or instructions on which
> > drivers and settings are recommended for Greek support, it would be
> > extremely helpful.
> >
> > Thank you in advance for your time and assistance.
> >
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Freedos-user mailing list
> Fre...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
>