From: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 10:00:28 -0500 (EST) Reply-To: mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca To: ben cc: opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Subject: Re: [opendos] Installing OpenDOS In-Reply-To: <32EDF3EB.6A86@chem.leidenuniv.nl> Message-ID: Organization: Total disorganization. MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: owner-opendos AT mail DOT tacoma DOT net Precedence: bulk On Tue, 28 Jan 1997, ben wrote: > I have installed OpenDOS on my P120 but I got some weird things due to > the installation program. > 1. Creating bootfloppies can only be done, default, at drive A:, in my > system this still is a 1.2MB floppy it would be nice when this option > gave the possibility to choose which drive. > 2. Installation changes the config.sys and autoexec.bat. No problem with > that but it is adding things that were not in there and change the > behaviour of the system. E.g. it added the EMM386. Due to a program, > default loaded in the config.sys, which is having a conflict with > emm386, I lost my CMOS. OK I had to check the config and autoexec first. If you lost your CMOS, I'd suggest getting a virus scanner. No programs should write into CMOS RAM. I highly doubt that OpenDOS does either. Mike A. Harris | http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris Computer Consultant | My webpage has moved and my address has changed. My dynamic address: http://blackwidow.saultc.on.ca/~mharris/ip-address.html mailto:mharris AT blackwidow DOT saultc DOT on DOT ca EMACS: Escape Meta Alt Control Shift :o)