From 77af35928ebf6a2a513cd9cf8b171765f682ec4f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bart Oldeman Date: Sat, 26 May 2007 22:21:04 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation updates merged from UNSTABLE git-svn-id: https://svn.code.sf.net/p/freedos/svn/kernel/trunk@1331 6ac86273-5f31-0410-b378-82cca8765d1b --- docs/config.txt | 17 +++++++++++++++++ docs/contrib.txt | 1 + 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/config.txt b/docs/config.txt index 0ec7d19..639cbce 100644 --- a/docs/config.txt +++ b/docs/config.txt @@ -1,3 +1,5 @@ +Title: Config.sys Options + Configuring your DOS system for use: ------------------------------------ When booting DOS, you will find it only supports a subset of @@ -189,6 +191,21 @@ returned by a get switchar query, it will not effect programs that use hardcoded switch characters. e.g. switchar=- +SWITCHES +Usage: switches=/E[:xxx] /F /K /N /W +Adjusts boot time processing behaviour. +/F skips the delay checking for F5/F8 keystroke before processing config.sys + [equivalent to setting kernel config option skipconfigseconds = 0] +/N disables F5/F8 support [equivalent to kernel config skipconfigseconds = -1] +(note: with /F a well timed F5/F8 still works, whereas /N completely disables) +/K forces treating of keyboard as 86 key keyboard +/E enables moving of EBDA (Extended BIOS Data Area), optionally a size in KB + may be specified [xxx, in range of 48-1024] +/W disables Windows 3.0 from loading WINA20.386 from the root directory (used + when \WINA20.386 is moved into a subdirectory, a device line with proper + path must be added to Microsoft (R) Windows' SYSTEM.INI [386Enhanced] + section.) --- Unsupported, though may be ignored for compatibility. + VERSION Usage: version=x.y FreeDOS specific command to specify what DOS version to report. diff --git a/docs/contrib.txt b/docs/contrib.txt index d06788f..7b9a0be 100644 --- a/docs/contrib.txt +++ b/docs/contrib.txt @@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ Eric Biederman (ebiederm+eric@ccr.net) Eric Luttmann (ecl@users.sourceforge.net) Helmut Fritsch (helmut.fritsch@gcd-hs.de) James Tabor (jimtabor@infohwy.com) +Jason Hood (jadoxa@yahoo.com.au) Jens Horstmeier (Jens.Horstmeier@abg1.siemens.de) Jeremy Davis (jeremyd@computer.org) Jim Hall (jhall@freedos.org)