can someone edit my autoexec.bat and config.sys please

[Dias de verano]

Sorry, can't answer that, I have never tried booting MS-Dos from a hard drive on any partition other than C:

You can boot MS DOS from a removable disk or the first partition of your primary hard drive. That's it.

[nitsudm]

ok - that's what I thought

[nitsudm]

if I have an a:, c:, and a d: drive shouldn't the LASTDRIVE=D rather than E in the config.sys - does that even make a difference?

[Dias de verano]

if I have an a:, c:, and a d: drive shouldn't the LASTDRIVE=D rather than E in the config.sys - does that even make a difference?

If you are connected to a network there may be a network drive letter needed. When DOS was king, PCs didn't have much memory, and every kilobyte was precious. If you don't specify a LASTDRIVE= line in your CONFIG.SYS, MS-DOS sets the last drive to Z by default. Each letter uses 96 bytes of conventional memory so excluding the letters F to Z will save 2016 bytes. It probably wouldn't make a lot of difference to leave it out altogether. You can always experiment.



 

[nitsudm]

Also if I have changed the location of dos to c: then it seems like line 8 in autoexec.bat is wrong or I should probably try moving lantasti folder to c: drive?

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@ECHO OFF
LH /L:0;1,45488 /S \SMARTDRV.EXE /X
LH /L:1,13984 \share
PROMPT $P$G
set clipper=f085
PATH C:\; C:\DOS;
SET COMSPEC=\COMMAND.COM
LH /L:0;1,50304 /S COMMAND /E:1024 /C\LANTASTI\STARTNET.BAT
path=d:\vss;%path%
D:\lantasti\net clock \\master
SET VSSTERM=2
D:
m
Same thing with config.sys line 10 - 14

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DEVICE=\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=\EMM386.EXE NOEMS novcpi /i=e000-efff
BUFFERS=50,50
FILES=199  
DOS=HIGH,UMB
LASTDRIVE=E
FCBS=16,8
SHELL=\COMMAND.COM /P /E:1024
STACKS=9,256
DEVICE=\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:\LANTASTI
device=\lantasti\pnpnd.dos
rem DEVICEHIGH /L:1,17904 =\LANTASTI\ELNK3.DOS
rem devicehigh=\lantasti\epro.dos
rem devicehigh=\lantasti\nh2000.dos
Either the those paths need to be changed or I need to move the "lantasti" folder to c:

Thanks for the help

[Dias de verano]

I should probably try moving lantasti folder to c: drive?

Yes

Same thing with config.sys line 10 - 14

Yes

Either the those paths need to be changed or I need to move the "lantasti" folder to c:

Either. Easier to move it to C:

[nitsudm]

awesome - ok, I'll try that when I get over there in a bit - thank you very much

I'll let you know later how it works out

[nitsudm]

REM  -  Allows you to place remarks into the batch file without displaying or executing that line when the batch file is run.

With that in mind am I to expect that these 3 lines at the end of the config.sys are not being executed?

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rem DEVICEHIGH /L:1,17904 =\LANTASTI\ELNK3.DOS
rem devicehigh=\lantasti\epro.dos
rem devicehigh=\lantasti\nh2000.dos
the two lines prior to that looks to me to be loading drivers for the NIC:

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DEVICE=\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:\LANTASTI
device=\lantasti\pnpnd.dos
When I boot to harddrive himem.sys loads but during startnet.bat (I am to believe at this point) It says:

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Loading Network ISA PnP driver ..........
No Network ISA PnP dapter Found!                     
Driver Not Loaded.
And that last messege is from the PNPND.DOS File

I am going to double check that I have all the right files where they should be - but if someone could help clarify the stuff above it would be very helpful - thank you

[Dias de verano]

With that in mind am I to expect that these 3 lines at the end of the config.sys are not being executed?

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rem DEVICEHIGH /L:1,17904 =\LANTASTI\ELNK3.DOS
rem devicehigh=\lantasti\epro.dos
rem devicehigh=\lantasti\nh2000.dos

That is correct. They will not be executed.

the two lines prior to that looks to me to be loading drivers for the NIC:

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DEVICE=\LANTASTI\PROTMAN.DOS /I:\LANTASTI
device=\lantasti\pnpnd.dos
When I boot to harddrive himem.sys loads but during startnet.bat (I am to believe at this point) It says:

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Loading Network ISA PnP driver ..........
No Network ISA PnP dapter Found!                     
Driver Not Loaded.
And that last messege is from the PNPND.DOS File

Looks like the driver loaded in startnet.bat is not finding a network adapter (network card). I presume there is one installed?

[nitsudm]

there is a network adapter installed in a pci slot and hasn't been moved since this all worked - there is nothing on the NIC to suggest who makes it - just a serial #5200pxa37ab0315975

[nitsudm]

Startnet.bat:

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@echo off
rem LANtastic  Version 6.00  installed 95/12/00 16:06:19
rem (for DOS)

a:
cd c:\LANTASTI

SET LAN_CFG=c:\LANTASTI

rem If LANtastic is disabled, skip everything.
IF EXIST DISABLED GOTO :STARTNET_DONE

@echo ===== Begin LANtastic configuration =====

PATH c:\LANTASTI;%PATH%

rem LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=ELNK3_NIF
rem LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=EPRO_NIF
rem LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=NH2000_NIF
LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=RTL8019_NIF

AILANBIO @STARTNET.CFG

REDIR node1 @STARTNET.CFG

rem If CONNECT.BAT exists, run it to set up connections.
IF EXIST CONNECT.BAT GOTO :CONNECT

rem Otherwise set up connections specified during install.
NET LOGIN/wait \\MASTER
NET USE D: \\MASTER\C-DRIVE
NET LPT TIMEOUT 10
GOTO :CONNECT_DONE

:CONNECT
@echo Setting up LANtastic connections from CONNECT.BAT
rem Build CONNECT.BAT like this: "NET SHOW/BATCH > c:\LANTASTI\CONNECT.BAT"
rem   (or run the batch file SETNET.BAT)
call CONNECT.BAT

:CONNECT_DONE
NET POSTBOX

@echo ===== End LANtastic configuration =====

:STARTNET_DONE
cd \

[Dias de verano]

Loading Network ISA PnP driver ..........
No Network ISA PnP dapter Found!                     
Driver Not Loaded.

I can't see any of these messages in startnet.bat

The whole thing works if you boot off the floppy?

[nitsudm]

no doesn't run off of a floppy - and it didn't prior to this.

I can't see any of these messages in startnet.bat

That message comes from the pnpnd.dos file

I would post the contents of the pnpnd.dos but it is too large to properly display on this page...

Is there a way I can attach the file so you can view it in notepad? It does seem important

Also, in the startnet.bat does this look like it's to load the adapter driver? :

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LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=RTL8019_NIF
or not? This (RTL8019_nif) is referenced in the pnpnd.dos file

[Dias de verano]

no doesn't run off of a floppy - and it didn't prior to this.

You wrote this:

I did not write the batch files on the boot disk and cannot fully understand them in a timely manner.

Would someone please check and or alter these batch files so that they work with my current configuration? I will obviously be booting to a 1.44mb floppy on the a:\

That message comes from the pnpnd.dos file

I would post the contents of the pnpnd.dos but it is too large to properly display on this page...

Is there a way I can attach the file so you can view it in notepad? It does seem important

You can upload a text file. In the posting window, click Additional Options.

Also, in the startnet.bat does this look like it's to load the adapter driver? :

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LOADHIGH AI-NDIS BIND_TO=RTL8019_NIF
or not?

Yes.

[nitsudm]

Here is the rtl8019_nif file:

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Model           = ISA Plug & Plays
Path            = ..\..\NDIS
DeviceDriver    = PNPND.DOS
DeviceName      = PNPND
Type            = NDIS
XPorts          = NETBEUI

And the pnpnd.dos is attached

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