Re: [Freedos-user] FreeDOS 1.1 crashing in VirtualBox 5.0.22

[Ulrich H. <my....@ma...>]

Hi Abe,

if you like, take a look at:

https://www.lazybrowndog.net/freedos/virtualbox <https://www.lazybrowndog.net/freedos/virtualbox>

There are three VirtualBox images of FreeDOS 1.1. 

I put quite some effort in them to make them work. I remember the crash you are talking about, but, sorry, I don’t remember how I fixed it (wasn’t it something about not loading high something?? Very sorry. Maybe you compare the AUTOEXEC.BAT and FDCONFIG.SYS of the FreeDOS 1.1 VirtualBox image?

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AUTOEXEC.BAT

@echo off
SET LANG=EN
SET MTCPCFG=C:\FDOS\MTCP.CFG
SET WATTCP.CFG=C:\FDOS
SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN;C:\DOSZIP
SET NLSPATH=%dosdir%\NLS
SET HELPPATH=%dosdir%\HELP
SET TEMP=%dosdir%\TEMP
SET TMP=%TEMP%
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330
SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /4
SET COPYCMD=/-Y
if "%config%"=="4" goto end
SHSUCDX /QQ /D3
LH SHSUCDHD /QQ /F:FDBOOTCD.ISO
LH FDAPM APMDOS
IF "%config%"=="2" LH SHARE
LH DOSLFN
REM NLSFUNC C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
REM DISPLAY CON=(EGA),858,2)
REM MODE CON CP PREP=((858) C:\FDOS\CPI\EGA.CPX)
REM KEYB US,858,C:\FDOS\bin\keyboard.sys
REM KEYB GR,,keyboard.sys /NOHI
REM CHCP 858
IF "%config%"=="2" PCNTPK INT=0x60
IF NOT "%config%"=="2" LH PCNTPK INT=0x60
DHCP
REM M2WAT.COM <http://m2wat.com/> transfers the mTCP configuration to WATTCP.CFG.
REM Disable it, if you want to use a custom WATTCP.CFG.
C:\FDOS\M2WAT.COM <http://m2wat.com/>
MOUSE
DEVLOAD /H /Q %dosdir%\BIN\UIDE.SYS /H /D:FDCD0001 /S5
SHSUCDX /QQ /~ /D:?SHSU-CDR,D /D:?SHSU-CDH,D /D:?FDCD0001,D /D:?FDCD0002,D /D:?FDCD0003,D
MEM /C /N
IF NOT "%config%"=="4" SHSUCDX /D
GOTO END
:END
SET AUTOFILE=%0
SET CFGFILE=C:\FDCONFIG.SYS
alias reboot=fdapm warmboot
alias reset=fdisk /reboot
alias halt=fdapm poweroff
alias shutdown=fdapm poweroff
alias cfg=edit %cfgfile%
alias auto=edit %0
echo Done processing startup files %cfgfile% and %0
echo Type HELP to get support on commands and navigation
echo.
echo Welcome to the FreeDOS 1.1 operating system (http://www.freedos.org <http://www.freedos.org/>)


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FDCONFIG.SYS

!COUNTRY=001,858,C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS 
!SET DOSDIR=C:\FDOS
!LASTDRIVE=Z
!BUFFERS=20     
!FILES=40
!MENUCOLOR=7,0
MENUDEFAULT=1,5
MENU 1 - Load FreeDOS with JEMMEX, no EMS (most UMBs), max RAM free
MENU 2 - Load FreeDOS with EMM386 (Expanded Memory) and SHARE loaded
MENU 3 - Load FreeDOS including XMGR XMS-memory driver
MENU 4 - Load FreeDOS without drivers 
123?DOS=HIGH
12?DOS=UMB
12?DOSDATA=UMB
1?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE NOEMS X=TEST I=TEST NOVME NOINVLPG
2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE 
2?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE X=TEST I=TEST I=B000-B7FF NOVME NOINVLPG
3?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\XMGR.SYS 
3?SHELL=C:\FDOS\bin\4dos.com <http://4dos.com/> C:\FDOS\bin /E:1024 /P:C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT  
4?SHELL=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM <http://command.com/> C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT 
12?SHELLHIGH=C:\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM <http://command.com/> C:\FDOS\BIN /E:1024 /P=C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT