diff --git a/docs/config.txt b/docs/config.txt index d279ce0..574f177 100644 --- a/docs/config.txt +++ b/docs/config.txt @@ -1,15 +1,19 @@ -advanced CONFIG.SYS processing +Advanced - FreeDOS specific - CONFIG.SYS processing a new command ECHO -ECHO does ECHO it's argument (surprised ?-) and is executed at -the time the DEVICE= lines are executed. -use it similar to +ECHO does ECHO its argument (surprised ?-) and is executed at +the time the DEVICE= lines are executed. +use it similarly to ECHO loading driver 1 device=Driver1.sys ECHO driver1 successfully loaded - +an undocumented command SCREEN=xx +SCREEN= switches into videomode xxx (INT10/11xx/000) +useful + SCREEN=0x11 -- 28 lines + SCREEN=0x12 -- 43/50 lines (on EGA/VGA) @@ -37,13 +41,13 @@ normal configuration management - you may compose several configurations, using following special commands: -MENU +MENU MENU select your configuration -MENU +MENU MENU use (0) for basic configuration MENU use (1) for CDROM operation MENU use (2) for NETWORK configuration -MENU +MENU MENUDEFAULT=0,1 ( configuration 0, wait 1 second) @@ -55,13 +59,29 @@ MENUDEFAULT=0,1 ( configuration 0, wait 1 second) Although this is definitively worse then MSDOS menuing possibilities, -IMHO it's better then nothing +IMHO it's better then nothing. Unfortunately your MENU text gets completely +uppercase.. + +It's also possible to combine menu options, to avoid writing thing every +time again. +constructions like 0?devicehigh?=cdrom.sys are also possible +("if menu option 0 chosen, ask if you want to load this driver") the selected configuration can be determined in AUTOEXEC.BAT in the environment variable CONFIG like if %CONFIG% == 0 echo configuration 0 selected +however, if you have no menu's in config.sys, then %config% has no value, +thus resulting in "IF == 0 echo configuration 0 selected." +(which causes syntax errors as there's nothing on the left side of == ) + +That's why you better use something like: +if [%config%]==[0] echo configuration 0 selected. -or- +if "%config%"=="0" echo configuration 0 selected. + +then if there is no menu you have: "IF []==[0] echo configuration 0 selected." +(which will of course output nothing) thus my config.sys now looks like @@ -72,48 +92,31 @@ thus my config.sys now looks like !buffers=30 !screen=0x12 !lastdrive=z +!shellhigh=a:\command.com /p /e:512 /MSG -MENU MENU MENU 0 - SoftIce+HIMEM+Network (default) MENU 1 - SoftIce+HIMEM -MENU 2 - HIMEM+EMM386 +MENU 2 - HIMEM+EMM386 MENU MENUDEFAULT=0,0 -0? DEVICE=C:\NUMEGA\S-ICE.EXE /TRA 3000 /SYM 400 -0? DEVICE=himem.exe -0? DEVICE=UMBPCI.SYS +01? DEVICE=C:\NUMEGA\S-ICE.EXE /TRA 3000 /SYM 400 +012?DEVICE=himem.exe +01? DEVICE=UMBPCI.SYS +2? DEVICE=EMM386.EXE NOEMS 0?device=c:\ntclient\ifshlp.sys -0?device=c:\ntclient\protman.dos /i:c:\ntclient -0?device=c:\ntclient\dm9pci.dos -0?device=c:\ntclient\ndishlp.sys -0?device=c:\ntclient\nemm.dos -0?device=c:\ntclient\tcpdrv.dos - - -1? DEVICE=C:\NUMEGA\S-ICE.EXE /TRA 3000 /SYM 400 -1? DEVICE=himem.exe -1? DEVICE=UMBPCI.SYS - - - -2? DEVICE=himem.exe -2? DEVICE=emm386.exe NOEMS - - -rem DEVICE=CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 - -shellhigh=a:\command.com /p /e:512 /MSG +DEVICE=CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 -12/14/01 - tom ehlert + +2002-11-28 - Tom Ehlert