Date:	Sat, 14 Jun 1997 17:54:44 -0400 (EDT)
From:	"Mike A. Harris" <mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca>
To:	OpenDOS discussion list <opendos AT delorie DOT com>
cc:	DOSEMU mailing list <linux-msdos AT vger DOT rutgers DOT edu>
Subject:	Using OpenDOS with DOSemu on an HDIMAGE
Message-ID:	<Pine.LNX.3.95.970614173649.194M-100000@capslock.com>
Organization:	Capslock Computer Consulting
MIME-Version:	1.0

Hi all,

I had OD set up working with DOSemu back when OD was first
released, but I never had it quite set up the way I wanted.  I
basically had it set up for a quick jump into DOS to do dirs,
copy files, view text files, etc no big apps...

Now I've got DOSemu 0.66.5 running quite well with DOS 6.22, and
I want to setup DOSemu with OpenDOS as well (for obvious
reasons).  I have a hdimage made up for DOS 6.22 that
setup-hdimage made no-problem.  I'd like to do the same with OD,
and I'm sure that it is simple as well.  The concern I'm having
is about the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files that will be used.

Let me briefly describe my current configurations and also
how I'd like to have OpenDOSemu (tm) ;o) setup.

When I boot my system, I get System commander, from there I can
pick DOS 6.22, OpenDOS, or Linux.  They all boot just fine, and
both OD and MS are on my C: drive.  MSDOS uses CONFIG.SYS and
AUTOEXEC.BAT.  OpenDOS uses DCONFIG.SYS and OPENEXEC.BAT.  This
works beautifully and there are no file conflicts.

Now, when I set up DOSemu to use MSDOS, I didn't want my normal
CONFIG.SYS or AUTOEXEC.BAT files touched by DOSEMU whatsoever, so
I came up with the following solution:  The MSDOS hdimage
contains CONFIG.EMU and NO autoexec.bat, the CONFIG.EMU
immediately installs an LREDIR and is resumed by C:\CONFIG.EMU on
my hard disk.  CONFIG.EMU is processed and then 4DOS started,
which then processes AUTOEMU.BAT.  That way OpenDOS, MSDOS, and
MSDOSemu all have SEPARATE configuration files.  Now that I want
to also have an OpenDOSemu set up, I want it to have separate
configuration files as well.

Here is what I'd like to do, and I'm wondering if it would work
before actually trying it:

Make an OpenDOS hdimage with setup-hdimage.  Boot into it, and
RENAME the CONFIG.EMU file to DCONFIG.EMU.  Will DOSemu's Emusys
directive work with DCONFIG.EMU too, or is it internally limited
to using CONFIG.EMU?  If DCONFIG.EMU will work, then I'll set it
up the same way as my MSDOS one is by putting a copy of
DCONFIG.EMU on my C:\.  Then I can have an OPENEMU.BAT for
OpenDOSemu.

Will this actually work properly?

If not, I'd like to hear some suggestions as to how to
do it.  I know it's probably pretty easy, but I want
some feedback first.  I'd like to know what everyone
elses different experiences are, with such a setup so I can
choose what is best for me.

Thanks in advance.

Mike A. Harris        |             http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris
Computer Consultant   |                  Coming soon: dynamic-IP-freedom...
My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html
Email: mharris at blackwidow.saultc.on.ca  <-- Spam proof address

4DOS is a very powerful COMMAND.COM replacement with over 80 commands!

- Raw text -