Date:	Tue, 23 Jan 2001 13:19:55 -0800
From:	"Alan S." <as173 AT cornell DOT edu>
Subject:	Re: DRDOS 7.04/7.05 kernel files. Oh My!
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Ok, so adding the XBIOS driver did NOT solve the "rename file problem"
[Operating System error number 17] which afflicts IBMDOS.COM version
7.04.  Too bad, I wanted to use DRDOS [through the Loader] as a way to
replace the 'Boot to REAL DOS' option lost when I upgraded to WinMe.

Actually I can't believe that Calders didn't jump into the WinMe 'Boot
to REAL DOS' "add-on" niche market after Millennium was released--even
if it didn't generate much revenue, it would have generated publicity
for Caldera--and tweaked MS's nose!  But Caldera would have had to fix
up all FAT32 processing--including boot_from_FAT32--using only the three
kernel files.  Plus we don't know what the Caldera/MS settlement said
about DRDOS sales & marketing...  So much for free competition!

Alan S.
1-23-2001

       

On 1-22-2001, "Alan S." wrote:
> 
> Like others in this NG, I tried replacing the DRDOS 7.03 kernel files
> with the 7.04/7.05 kernel files -- and when I tried to change [e.g.]
> AUTOEXEC.BAT, I got the same "Operating System error number 17 File -
> c:\autoexec.bat" message I have seen mentioned elsewhere on the net.
> 
> However, I just noticed the Ontrack Fix-It Utilities 3.0 Rescue Disk 
> is based on the DRDOS 7.04/7.05 kernel [no surprise there,] and I see 
> the AUTOEXEC.BAT runs a program XBIOS -- for which the runtime banner
> description is "Hard Disk INT 13H Device Driver".  Does anyone know 
> if the inclusion of this driver resolves any of the DRDOS 7.0x kernel
> problems? [NOT "can't boot from FAT32" obviously AND unfortunately!]

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