[nos-bbs] Jnos & windows

[Bob Nielsen]

I suppose one could run Linux *NOS on a Windows box using VMware.

Bob, N7XY

On Apr 28, 2006, at 9:50 AM, ve2pkt at oricom.ca wrote:

>
> Hello Barry and  the group,
>
>   True the SwsvPkt will make Jnos or other *Nos work on Windows, Here
> I have MFNOS running on that for several months, but still it has to
> be a *Nos for DOS, with the 640K limitations.
>
>   I could have ask for any *Nos flavor, but my goal was to see if any
> *Nos were able to run on Windoze like they do on Linux, with out the
> 640K limitation. I read Tnos did few attempt, but no much info on
> this matter. Is any one tryed DJGPP? Not sure what mods need to be
> done to the code to work.That would be nice to see MFNOS or Jnos
> going above the 640K barriers..
>
> Any comments?
>
> 73 de Jean,
> VE2PKT
>
>
>>
>>
>> ---- Message original ----
>> De: k2mf at mfnos.net
>> A: nos-bbs at lists.tapr.org
>> Objet: Re: [nos-bbs] Jnos & windows
>> Date: Fri, 28 Apr 06 09:55:31 EDT
>>
>>> ["George (Skip) VerDuin" <k8rra at ameritech.net> wrote]:
>>>
>>>> Just an answer,
>>>>
>>>> Today - no.
>>>>
>>>> Some day soon - perhaps (it's being worked on without a due
>> date)...
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, 2006-04-28 at 06:48 -0400, Jean Letourneau (VE2PKT) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Just a question,
>>>>>
>>>>> Other the Jnos for DOS, is there a way to run Jnos on WinXP or
>> 2K?
>>>
>>> That isn't entirely true, George.
>>>
>>> The following is a link to download the SwsvPkt driver for Windows
>>> (XP/2000/NT4 only):
>>>
>>> http://www.softsystem.co.uk/page7.html
>>>
>>> This is a packet driver which will network xNOS in an NTVDM with the
>>> Windows system it runs on.
>>>
>>> There are two caveats, however:
>>>
>>> 1) Since the SwsvPkt packet driver simply shares the ethernet
>> adapter
>>> that Windows is using (including its hardware MAC address) a few
>> mods
>>> need to be made to xNOS in order to make it "play nicely" with the
>>> Windows TCP/IP stack.  These mods are necessary in the Ethernet
>> sendraw()
>>> and recv() subfunctions (both in PKTDRVR.C) and the ARP recv()
>> subfunction
>>> (in ARP.C).  Maiko can give the definitive answer as to whether or
>> not
>>> he has made the necessary mods to JNOS for this.
>>>
>>> 2) So that the SwsvPkt NTVDM doesn't hog the CPU the "Idle
>> Sensitivity"
>>> setting of the .PIF shortcut which launches the SwsvPkt NTVDM and
>> runs
>>> the batch file that loads the SwsvPkt packet driver needs to be
>> modified.
>>> This can be found by right clicking on the .PIF shortcut -->
>> Properties
>>> --> Misc tab.  Normally, the "Idle Sensitivity" default setting is
>> at
>>> half scale between minimum and maximum.  Change this setting to
>> MAXIMUM
>>> (the HIGHEST setting).
>>>
>>> I am personally using the SwsvPkt driver on Windows XP/NT4 machines
>> in
>>> my home and on my desktop at work.  Although I am not using JNOS I
>> am
>>> using another variety and it works very well for my purposes.
>>>
>>> 73, de Barry, K2MF >>
>>>           o
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