DOS ain't dead

Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) (Miscellaneous)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 16.03.2008, 19:13

> I completely moved from (DOS +) Windows 2000 Professional to (DOS +)
> Ubuntu 7.10, because I had screwed up
> my laptop's MBR and so had to reinstall anyway.

No recovery CDs (or just couldn't be bothered)?

> At first I installed DOS with two 2G FAT16 partitions (prim. + ext.) and
> then Ubuntu from the "alternate CD", which worked better for me than the
> default "desktop CD".

The alternate CD uses less RAM (128 MB, IIRC) and a simpler installer. (I've only booted the liveCD, honestly, never installed.)

> Graphics, sound, NIC, USB, Pentium M underclocking all worked right out of
> the box. Modifying GRUB to boot DOS was also very easy.

You could also try something like PC BSD. However, I'm far from experienced in *nix-land, so take all that with a bucket of salt.

BTW, does ACPI work for you? Oh, and why does your Pentium M need "underclocking"? It's just a mobile P3 with SSE2, right? (For older Pentiums, you could always try DeLi Linux.)

> Now I just have prepare this system to develop for DOS: DOSEMU, Bochs,
> QEMU, DJGPP cross-compiler, ...

And DOSBox (easy to adjust speed, take screen caps)?
WINE (for some Win2k programs unavailable on *nix)?

Complete thread:

• Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - rr, 14.03.2008, 09:50 (Miscellaneous)
  • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - RayeR, 14.03.2008, 15:06
    • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - rr, 14.03.2008, 17:10
  • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - Japheth, 14.03.2008, 15:14
    • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - rr, 14.03.2008, 17:10
  • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - Rugxulo, 16.03.2008, 19:13
    • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - sol, 16.03.2008, 19:30
      • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - rr, 16.03.2008, 20:23
        • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - Steve, 17.03.2008, 03:35
          • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - rr, 17.03.2008, 10:10
          • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - Japheth, 17.03.2008, 10:27
    • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - rr, 16.03.2008, 20:21
      • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - Rugxulo, 17.03.2008, 20:51
        • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - RayeR, 18.03.2008, 10:36
          • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - Rugxulo, 18.03.2008, 12:55
            • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - RayeR, 19.03.2008, 13:11
              • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - Rugxulo, 20.03.2008, 03:49
        • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - rr, 20.03.2008, 15:03
          • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - Rugxulo, 23.03.2008, 15:13
            • big surprise ("I told you so" -- Japheth) - Rugxulo, 25.03.2008, 06:20
              • big surprise ("I told you so" -- Japheth) - Japheth, 25.03.2008, 16:17
                • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Rugxulo, 26.03.2008, 03:26
                  • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Japheth, 26.03.2008, 08:31
                    • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Rugxulo, 26.03.2008, 13:21
                      • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Japheth, 26.03.2008, 16:54
                        • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Rugxulo, 26.03.2008, 22:11
                          • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Japheth, 26.03.2008, 23:23
                    • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Khusraw, 26.03.2008, 13:35
                      • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Rugxulo, 26.03.2008, 14:10
                        • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Khusraw, 26.03.2008, 14:27
                          • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Rugxulo, 26.03.2008, 22:09
                            • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Japheth, 26.03.2008, 23:22
                              • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Rugxulo, 26.03.2008, 23:47
                                • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Japheth, 27.03.2008, 00:05
                                  • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Rugxulo, 27.03.2008, 01:13
                                    • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Khusraw, 27.03.2008, 08:44
                                      • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI > 32 MB - Rugxulo, 27.03.2008, 23:45
                                        • You seem to be a bit lazy... - Japheth, 28.03.2008, 23:15
                                          • You seem to be a bit lazy... - Rugxulo, 31.03.2008, 00:39
                                            • You seem to be a bit lazy... - Japheth, 31.03.2008, 03:49
                                  • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI >32 MB (but latest HXNTVDM works) - Rugxulo, 28.05.2008, 11:22
                                    • Vista SP1 still hates DPMI >32 MB (but latest HXNTVDM works) - Japheth, 28.05.2008, 13:36
                                      • random DOSBox / DOSEMU comments - Rugxulo, 04.06.2008, 02:21
                                        • Vista DPMI limit fix(es) - Rugxulo, 04.06.2008, 02:43
                                          • Vista DPMI limit fix(es) - DOS386, 04.06.2008, 02:46
                                            • Vista DPMI limit fix(es) - Rugxulo, 04.06.2008, 03:13
                                              • Vista DPMI limit fix(es) - rr, 04.06.2008, 09:38
                                                • Vista all limits fixed - DOS386, 06.06.2008, 00:30
                                          • Vista DPMI limit fix(es) - Japheth, 04.06.2008, 19:12
                                            • Vista DPMI limit fix(es) - Rugxulo, 05.06.2008, 01:45
                                    • HXNTVDM becomes NTDPMIX - Japheth, 23.09.2008, 09:35
    • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - marcov, 07.04.2008, 12:42
  • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - rr, 08.04.2008, 10:58
    • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - Japheth, 08.04.2008, 12:55
      • Just to let you know... (Ubuntu) - rr, 08.04.2008, 13:45