FreeDOS/docs/config.txt
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Advanced - FreeDOS specific - CONFIG.SYS processing
a new command ECHO
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)
the following advanced config.sys processing options are available:
normal
FILES=20
DEVICE=MyNetWorkDriver.sys
'?' - ALWAYS ask if a single line shall be executed
FILES=20
?DEVICE=MyNetWorkDriver.sys
'!' - NEVER ask if a single line shall be executed, even if single stepping
!FILES=20
!DOS=HIGH,UMB
!BUFFERS=30
DEVICE=MyNetWorkDriver.sys
configuration management - you may compose several configurations,
using following special commands:
MENU
MENU select your configuration
MENU
MENU use (0) for basic configuration
MENU use (1) for CDROM operation
MENU use (2) for NETWORK configuration
MENU
MENUDEFAULT=0,1 ( configuration 0, wait 1 second)
1? rem CDROM
1? device=CDROM.SYS
2? rem NETWORK
2? device=MyNetworkDriver.SYS
Although this is definitively worse then MSDOS menuing possibilities,
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
!files=20
!dos=high,umb
!break=off
!buffers=30
!screen=0x12
!lastdrive=z
!shellhigh=a:\command.com /p /e:512 /MSG
MENU
MENU 0 - SoftIce+HIMEM+Network (default)
MENU 1 - SoftIce+HIMEM
MENU 2 - HIMEM+EMM386
MENU
MENUDEFAULT=0,0
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
DEVICE=CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000
2002-11-28 - Tom Ehlert