[info][tutorial]Real DOS with Sound on Modern PC?!

[Drathian]

I dual partitioned my win10 with msdos and freedos, that was quite the feat itself.

Among other things I had to reimage win10 to mbr, make dos the boot primary partition...

But now I'm having extreme difficulty getting any sound to work.

Based on the project:
http://www.georgpotthast.de/dossound/

and the update here from this project:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/hx-dos/files/2.17/

---

autoexec.bat (mainly for picking between freedos and msdos:

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C:\WINDOWS\net start
@echo off
PROMPT $P$G
set PATH=C:\dos71;C:\fdos\bin
set M=0
loadhigh C:\doskey28\doskey.com
C:\cutemo~1\bin\ctmouse.exe /3 /O

:MENU
echo User Please Select from List Below
echo.
echo 1. FreeDOS 1.2
echo 2. MS-DOS 8.0
echo 3. Reboot
echo.
CHOICE /C:123
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 SET M=1
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 SET M=2
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 SET M=3
IF %M%==1 GOTO FREEDOS
IF %M%==2 GOTO MSDOS
IF %M%==3 GOTO REBOOT

:FREEDOS
call fdexec.bat
GOTO END

:MSDOS
call dosexec.bat
GOTO END

:REBOOT
fdapm warmboot
GOTO END

:END


here is my free dos startup config

fdexec.bat:

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@ECHO OFF
if "%1" == "FREEDOS" goto ShellLoaded
C:
CD\
if exist C:\FDOS\bin\command.com C:\FDOS\bin\command.com /e:2048 /k %0 FREEDOS

:ShellLoaded
SET OLDPATH=%PATH%
SET DOSDIR=C:\FDOS
IF "%LANG%" == "" SET LANG=EN
IF "%TZ%" == "" SET TZ=UTC
SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN
IF EXIST %dosdir%\LINKS\NUL SET PATH=%path%;%dosdir%\LINKS
SET PATH=%PATH%;Z:\
IF NOT "%OLDPATH%" == "" PATH=%PATH%;%OLDPATH%
SET OLDPATH=

SET NLSPATH=%dosdir%\NLS
SET HELPPATH=%dosdir%\HELP
SET TEMP=%dosdir%\TEMP
SET TMP=%TEMP%

REM SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H5 P330
SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /Y
SET COPYCMD=/-Y

REM LH FDAPM APMDOS
rem LH SHARE /L:30
REM IF EXIST %DOSDIR%\BIN\DOSLFN.COM LH DOSLFN
REM NLSFUNC %dosdir%\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
REM DISPLAY CON=(EGA),858,2)
REM MODE CON CP PREP=((858) %dosdir%\CPI\EGA.CPX)
REM KEYB US,858,%dosdir%\bin\keyboard.sys
REM CHCP 858
REM MKEYB UK


REM MOUSE
rem LH CTMOUSE
REM For compatiblity purpose:
rem LH CTMOUSE > NUL

rem @if exist vtmode.com vtmode.com
rem DEVLOAD /H /Q %dosdir%\BIN\UDVD2.SYS /H /D:FDCD0001 /S5

MEM /C /N
echo.
pause

SET AUTOFILE=%0
SET CFGFILE=C:\FDCONFIG.SYS
alias cfg=edit %cfgfile%
alias auto=edit %0

set OS_NAME=FreeDOS
set OS_VERSION=1.2

SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\dos71;C:\fdos\bin;C:\HX.DOS;C:\LFNDOS;C:\cwsdpmi;C:\dosbox
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
SET TZ=X0Y0

goto %config%
goto dos

:2
DFRGNTFS.EXE
goto 1

:3
chkdskg.exe
goto 1

:1
chkdsk.exe /f
set ramd=
LH NTFS4DOS.EXE /r2 %comspec% /K cpyrdcc.bat
LH NTFS4DOS.EXE %comspec% /K cpyrdcc.bat

:4
:dos
rem C:\FDOS\BIN\SHSUCDX /D:FDCD0001,R
rem MSCDEX.EXE /D:tomato /L:R
rem C:\DOS71\SMARTDRV.EXE /X

rem set ctsyn=c:\live
rem c:\live\sbeinit
rem SET SOUND=C:\SB16
rem SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H5 P330
rem SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
rem C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S
rem C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q

SET HDPMI=32768

echo RUN hxldr32
hdpmi32
mtrrlfbe VGA UC
rem RUN mtrrlfbe LFB UC
C:\DOSIDLE\V0210\dosidle.exe
if exist %dosdir%\bin\fdnet.bat call %dosdir%\bin\fdnet.bat start
if exist %dosdir%\bin\welcome.bat call %dosdir%\bin\welcome.bat
echo RUN DPMILD32.EXE -g (NAMEOF).exe for sound support!
PROMPT $e[5;31;40m$p$g$e[0;37;40m


and fdconfig.sys

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!COUNTRY=001,858:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
!LASTDRIVE=Z
!BUFFERS=20
!FILES=40
rem DOS=HIGH
rem DOS=UMB
DOSDATA=UMB

SHELLHIGH=\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM \FDOS\BIN /E:2048 /P=\AUTOEXEC.BAT

!SWITCHES=/F /E
menucolor=7,0
MENU
menu 1 NTFS4DOS
menu 2 Defragment NTFS
menu 3 Check Disk GUI-Utility
menu 4 FreeDOS
menudefault=1,10
1234?

files=100
rem LASTDRIVE=P
dos=high,umb,auto
rem BUFFERS=20

DEVICE=ramdrive.sys 1024 /E
rem DEVICEHIGH=\HIRAM\HIRAM.EXE
rem DEVICE=umbpci.sys
rem DEVICE=udma2s.sys
DEVICE=\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE /MAX=262144 /LOG /VERBOSE
DEVICE=\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE RAM X=TEST I=E000-EFFF /VERBOSE
rem DEVICE=\DOS71\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
rem DEVICE=\DOS71\EMM386.EXE 30000 RAM
rem DEVICE=\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off
rem DEVICE=\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM


rem DEVICE=\DOS\SETVER.EXE

rem DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:tomato
rem DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:tomato /P:1f0,14
rem DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:tomato /P:170,15
rem DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:tomato /P:170,10
rem DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:tomato /P:1e8,12
rem DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:tomato /P:1e8,11
rem DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:tomato /P:168,10
rem DEVICE=cd1.SYS /D:tomato /P:168,9

rem LASTDRIVE=Z

REM DEVICE=\SB16D\CTCM.EXE
DEVICE=\FDOS\BIN\NANSI.SYS
rem DEVICE=\DOS71\ECHO.SYS W/e/l/c/o/m/e /t/o MS-DOS 7.10...
rem DEVICE=\DOS71\ECHO.SYS C/o/p/y/r/i/g/h/t M/i/c/r/o/s/o/f/t C/o/r/p. A/l/l /r/i/g/h/t/s /r/e/s/e/r/v/e/d.
rem DEVICEHIGH=\DOS71\SETVER.EXE
REM DEVICEHIGH=\DOS71\POWER.EXE
rem DEVICEHIGH=\DOS71\VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:IDE-CD
REM DEVICEHIGH=\DOS71\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(,,1)
rem COUNTRY=001,437,\DOS71\COUNTRY.SYS
rem SHELL=COMMAND.COM /P /E:640
rem DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO
FCBS=4,0
FILES=60
BUFFERS=11,0
LASTDRIVE=Z
REM STACKS=9,256
STACKS=12,512
REM DEVICE=\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /DOUBLE_BUFFER
DEVICE=\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
REM DEVICE=\PCMCIA\PCMI80CL.SYS


dosexec.bat

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@ECHO OFF
C:\WINDOWS\BOOT.exe
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 GOTO dos
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 GOTO win

:dos
C:\DOSIDLE\V0210\dosidle.exe
SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM
C:\HIBINV.EXE > NUL
ECHO                   ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO                   ÛÛ                                         ÛÛ
ECHO                   ÛÛ Welcome to MS-DOS 8 in Windows ME       ÛÛ
ECHO                   ÛÛ If you need to return to Win ME,        ÛÛ
ECHO                   ÛÛ please type "WIN" (without the quotes). ÛÛ
ECHO                   ÛÛ                                         ÛÛ
ECHO                   ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ
ECHO.

rem PROMPT $P$G
SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /Y
rem MODE CON RATE=32 DELAY=1
REM MODE CON CP PREPARE=((437)EGA.CPI)
REM MODE CON CP SELECT=437
REM KEYB US,,KEYBOARD.SYS
rem LH KILLER
rem LH DOSKEY
REM LH DOSLFN /Z:C:\DOS71\CP437UNI.TBL
REM LH MSCDEX /D:IDE-CD
REM LH SHARE /L:30
REM LH NLSFUNC
rem LH SMARTDRV
rem LH CTMOUSE
REM For compatiblity purpose:
rem LH CTMOUSE > NUL
ECHO.
REM For locking volumes to enable "direct disk access":
rem CALL LOCKDRV.BAT
rem BREAK ON
REM LFNFOR ON
ECHO Now you are in MS-DOS 7.10/8.00 prompt. Type 'HELP' for help.
ECHO.
rem :\sound\envmastr.exe /l winbootdir=
rem c:\sound\ctcm.exe
rem PATH=C:\DOS71;..;;C:\DOS71\norton
PROMPT $e[5;31;40m$p$g$e[0;37;40m
rem call vc.bat
rem call gvfm.bat
rem C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE
rem C:\WINDOWS\net start
rem set ctsyn=c:\live
rem c:\live\sbeinit
rem SET SOUND=C:\SB16
rem C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S
rem C:\SB16\MIXERSET /P /Q
rem SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H5 P330
rem SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
SET HDPMI=32768
SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\fdos\bin;C:\HX.DOS;C:\LFNDOS;C:\cwsdpmi;C:\dosbox
echo RUN hxldr32
echo RUN hdpmi32
echo RUN mtrrlfbe VGA UC
rem mtrrlfbe LFB UC
echo RUN DPMILD32.EXE -g (NAMEOF).exe for sound support!
GOTO exit

:exit
exit

:win
SET windir=C:\WINDOWS
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
SET TEMP=E:\
SET TMP=E:\
SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
REM C:\WINDOWS\WIN.COM
ECHO RUN WIN.COM for Windows!


config.sys

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SWITCHES=/F /E
rem DEVICE=C:\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\ramdrive.sys 1024 /E
DEVICEHIGH=C:\UMBPCI.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\UDMA2S.SYS
rem DEVICE=C:\dos71\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off /M:1
rem DEVICE=C:\dos71\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
rem DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off /M:1
rem DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE /MAX=262144 /VERBOSE
DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE RAM I=E000-EFFF
rem DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 102400
rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\HIRAM\HIRAM.EXE
rem DEVICE=C:\DOS71\ECHO.SYS W/e/l/c/o/m/e /t/o MS-DOS 7.10...
rem DEVICE=C:\DOS71\ECHO.SYS C/o/p/y/r/i/g/h/t M/i/c/r/o/s/o/f/t C/o/r/p. A/l/l /r/i/g/h/t/s /r/e/s/e/r/v/e/d.
rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS71\SETVER.EXE
REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS71\POWER.EXE
rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS71\VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:IDE-CD
REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOS71\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(,,1)
COUNTRY=001,437,C:\DOS71\COUNTRY.SYS
SHELL=COMMAND.COM /P /E:640
DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO
FCBS=4,0
REM ** FILES=30
BUFFERS=11,0
LASTDRIVE=Z
REM STACKS=9,256
STACKS=12,512
REM DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /DOUBLE_BUFFER
rem DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\CSP.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220
rem DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS
rem DEVICE=C:\DOS71\ANSI.SYS
DEVICE=C:\fdos\bin\nansi.sys
FILES=60
REM DEVICE=C:\PCMCIA\PCMI80CL.SYS


I was able to get DOSBox running inside dos. and using the commandline:
echo RUN DPMILD32.EXE -g (NAMEOF).exe for sound support!
DPMILD32.ESE -g C:\dosbox\dosbox.exe

In theory under ac'97 or some intel cards I should hear sound, no luck so far. Thought perhaps I'm missing something.

[wildweasel]

To what end, though? What are you trying to run?

[Drathian]

Well since I enabled video acceleration I was hoping to get a dos machine running games with sound on any pc.

There was an old thread somewhere on the net (here: http://www.bttr-software.de/forum/forum ... p?id=15201 )about a developer porting a working hxdos sound emulator that runs via win32 api translation on actual dos.

I can't run a direct dos exe via this method, but there is a compiled version of DOSBox for dos (I know right), that can be hooked via this method and is supposed to make sound. So in theory I could run doom in DOSBox on dos.

I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong or if I have the wrong intel chipset to try this hack. I've emailed the dev and the person who made the post to no avail.

It runs no errors but no sound. I'm not sure if its not working or if I need to output to a jack or a computer with ac'97 jack (which i'm exploring atm).

[Drathian]

Ok here is the main driver link:

https://sound-dos.ucoz.ru/load/new_hxdo ... 17/1-1-0-8

I read on vogons that the guy behind hxldr32 hx dos loader died japeth,

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=53061&p=572075

but someone got it to work. hmmm

I'm searching around still, there has been progress on freedos working with various video accelerators like mtrrlfbe or fastvid. so we are close however silly it is to play dos games on a modern computer.

On Ruslan page he also has some ports compiled for dos including YES ZDOOM, so that is another way this find might be useful. If we can wrap the win32 api sound driver on dos into a port compiled for dos it has sound too then!

[Drathian]

This youtube video suggests that even dos-x (allows pc98 emulation) could be ported to use hx dos sound loader:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7PhIGMNPE4

[Drathian]

If anyone is interested in launching dos on a modern computer, you need to keep this in mind though.

MS-DOS can't see partitions that aren't FAT or FAT32 (without patches) it must be run on the first primary partition, no bigger then 4GB FAT with the latest win98se or winme (Ms-dos 8.0) dos patches. I have a game drive on the second partition that is fat32 to allow compatibility with ms-dos it is 32GB only, but it has a lot of trouble reading it most of the time, FreeDOS on the other hand supports it better for games and drive compatibility. There is a readonly ntfs driver by paragon called ntfs4dos that can be loaded by either.

By default MS-DOS or freedos does not see your powerful video card (anything is powerful compared to the dos days) you will have to use either fastvid or mtrrlfbe (I prefer) to enable fast VESA loading in the environment.

To allow any of the ports or DOSBox or dos-x compiled for dos to run you need to have a copy of the last version of hx dos 32 extender.

and run the TSR (resident program driver) before launching.

like so:

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SET HDPMI=32768
hdpmi32.exe


Then you can attempt the sound emulation via:

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DPMILD32.ESE -g C:\zdoom\zdoom.exe doom.wad


of course I would always recommend use dosidle.exe (a tsr) or your cpu will run at max the whole time you are in dos. Also if you want mouse support run ctmouse (tsr) or mouse.exe (tsr).

MS-Dos runs out of memory fast with all the tsrs so if you need ems memory, your better off to use freedos with himemx.exe and jemm386 settings, sometimes that even isn't enough to play games then you'll need to fiddle with udma2s.sys and umbpci.sys loading.

[wildweasel]

I'm not sure I understood even 25% of what you're trying to do. You're running DOSBox... from FreeDOS? To run ZDoom? Of which any reasonably useful version doesn't even have a DOS version?

I'm sure you have your reasons - hell, so do I sometimes, like timedemoing Quake on two different Windows CE devices - but this is such unexplored territory that I'm not sure anybody else on the forum would know how to help you with what you need help with.

[edit] Also, with your replies being so close together as they are, you could probably just Edit them into your previous reply instead of replying a bunch of times in succession.

[Drathian]

If you load up freedos or msdos for that matter on a modern computer = no sound support.

There are a two precompiled versions of DOSBox that will run on dos, that I know of, I only have one.
there is a precompiled version of zdoom (not sure which version going to check that out now) that runs in dos.

With the tsr api stuff I can attach sound to either of these two, and with additional programs play doom or zdoom even in a dos booted environment.

I agree with it being uncharted territory, that's why I gravitate to it, the absurd I suppose draws me.

With all the developers on here that deal with dos games like doom I figured that this might be at least bit interesting, I'm not expecting expedient help but I thought it be worth throwing it out here.

Besides who (who lived through the 90s) doesn't want to power on a dos on their computer and type "cd doom" doom and get it to run with sound. I've missed doing that, its been years since I had a computer old enough to run pre-win2k let alone dos. There is always DOSBox I suppose, but with all of the overhead with windows its a bit slow, and the ports are great option for now.

EDIT:

Sorry for the bad Language, I kinda write like a stream of consciousness, anyhow, maybe this post will explain it better, and it has the DOSBox precompiled for dos attached:

http://freedos.10956.n7.nabble.com/HX-D ... 24534.html

EDIT2:

So there wasn't a good version of zdoom made for dos as described here:
viewtopic.php?t=9198

I'll be back later after some more testing.


EDIT3:

I forgot some important information about MS-DOS. Most versions of dos can't use my setup, as they can't see the fat32 partition. I worked around this by grabbing a version of MS-DOS8.0 which you can do via the next link and any 32bit version of XP, Vista, or Seven:

http://reboot.pro/topic/11587-real-dos- ... ms-dos-80/

http://www.multiboot.ru/DOS8_Patch.htm

if for some reason you also want to run Windows 3.1, via the win /s commandline then be sure to edit the batch file on the patch8.zip 1create8.bat and uncomment the following line:

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REM To start Windows 3.x onto DOS 7, you have to patch the IO.SYS - thanks to Microsoft. by Henrik Haftmann https://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/a/w95oem_p.bat
REM modified for MSDOS8
REM fpatch -s81FF00047306BE0400E9EFFD5032C086065C0F0AC05874EE -r81FF00007306BE0400E9E7FD5032C086065C0F0AC0589090 io.sys


to

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REM To start Windows 3.x onto DOS 7, you have to patch the IO.SYS - thanks to Microsoft. by Henrik Haftmann https://www-user.tu-chemnitz.de/~heha/a/w95oem_p.bat
REM modified for MSDOS8
fpatch -s81FF00047306BE0400E9EFFD5032C086065C0F0AC05874EE -r81FF00007306BE0400E9E7FD5032C086065C0F0AC0589090 io.sys


I find dos8 a bit more stable then other versions but it won't run a lot of older dos applications with a program to override the version control. Although setver.exe is supposed to do this, I find only dosver.exe that works here:

https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?t=17008

You'll need to run it something like this:

dosver.exe
dosver.exe /r /v07.10

Also there is a version of DOSBox-x that is compiled from running in real dos via the hxloader, here:

https://github.com/joncampbell123/dosbox-x/releases

look for the versions that say dosbox-x-mingw-hx-dos

[Drathian]

If you want to get dos on your modern computer, you'll need to remember that fat32 drive for games can be only 32000MB MAX only (even a few mb more and it won't read on dos8, freedos is more lenient) and partition type "C" not the default "B" ,
type C FAT32 LBA.

Please note this can only be done on a MBR not GPT/UEFI hard drive!

GPT/UEFI is a better partition table as it is less likely to corrupt and is required for secure boot on windows 8+, and it supports harddrives bigger then 2TB (there are a few hd hacks for 3tb on mbr but do so at your OWN RISK).

Personally I use gpt and filesystem refs as my data drive for windows 10+ or gpt and filesystem ntfs for win 7, and mbr for my os stuff on a 2TB or less drive!

Note only windows 8+ can boot on a gpt drive, and no version of windows can boot on refs yet!

You should have READY TO USE a boot disk/disc with linux or windows , if your config is wrong so that you don't get locked out of windows or others OS's!



Using or nonfree pay partition software in windows like minitool pro

or free a Linux boot disk with like gparted and gdisk installed (first drive is (be careful!) /dev/sda, subsequent drives are like this /dev/sdb /dev/sdc, might want to use the p (print partition table) command first before w and exit,
you can convert an existing GPT hard drive WITHOUT losing files (Still backup, your files and configurations!) to MBR this way

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gdisk /dev/sda
r
g
w
exit


or MBR to GPT this way

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gdisk /dev/sda
w
exit


YOU CAN TRICK WINDOWS 64 to install on a MBR hard drive on a UEFI system (after disabling secure boot) in Classic Mode/ Legacy/BIOS/CSM via using grub4dos and running the menu.lst like this from the second drive:

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title WINDOWS INSTALL
root (hd1,0)
map --mem /windows.iso (0xff)
map --hook
root (0xff)
chainloader /bootmgr


or from the cdrom using this:

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title WINDOWS INSTALL
root (cd0)
chainloader /bootmgr


Its easiest to install this on a fresh computer on one drive

DOS FAT16
4GB
DOS FAT32
32GB LBA
WINDOWS OR LINUX up to this size of unallocated space
<2TB (minus 36gb)

Dos need to be the first primary partition on the drive period. And if you need more then 4 primary partitions you'll need to make windows (and its recovery drive) an extended partitions (convert them with software at your own risk)
If you already have a computer with data on it and have enough free space you can, if you backup your data first run a partion wizard of somesort and move your primary windows or Linux right on the first drive to enable 36GB of unallocated space before it boots. Then make 2 primary partitions ^like above^ Though You'll need to fix your windows or Linux boot stuff though like boot into windows recovery and try :
where you have 2 primary partitions and 3 (up to 23) extended:
when booting the windows recovery drive (usb or dvd/cdrom)

Z: is windows recovery drive (disc or usb)
primary below
C: is dos
D: is dosgames
E: is boot drive (where /boot/bcd, bootmgr or boot.ini, ntdetect.exe, ntldr etc is, put you grldr, grldr.mbr, and menu.lst here)
extended below
F: is windows
G: is recovery

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E:
bootrec /fixboot
bootrec /fixmbr
bootrec /scanos
bcdboot F:\windows /s E: /f ALL
reagentc /disable
Reagentc /setreimage /path G:\Recovery\WindowsRE /target F:\Windows
Reagentc /setosimage /path G:\RecoveryImage /index 1 /target F:\Windows
reagentc /enable


You'll need a bootloader to get into dos if you want to dual boot with windows(s) and/or Linux(s), I use grub4dos personally:
http://grub4dos.chenall.net/categories/downloads/

grab the latest version (Not the source).

Honestly its easier to put dos on its own drive, if it was my second drive this would be the menu.lst config for grub4dos:

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default 3
timeout 10

title FREEDOS
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map --hook
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader /kernel.sys

title MSDOS8
map (hd0) (hd1)
map (hd1) (hd0)
map --hook
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader /io.sys

title WINDOWS XP 32/64
root (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader /NST/NTLDR

title WINDOWS Vista/7/8/8.1/10
root (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title LINUX
root (hd0,1)
makeactive
kernel vmlinuz
initrd initrd.gz


or third drive here:

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default 3
timeout 10

title FREEDOS
map (hd0) (hd2)
map (hd2) (hd0)
map --hook
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader /kernel.sys

title MSDOS8
map (hd0) (hd2)
map (hd2) (hd0)
map --hook
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader /io.sys

title WINDOWS XP 32/64
root (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader /NST/NTLDR

title WINDOWS Vista/7/8/8.1/10
root (hd0,1)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title LINUX
root (hd0,1)
makeactive
kernel vmlinuz
initrd initrd.gz


If you have xp you can try something like this,

boot.ini

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[boot loader]
timeout=30
default=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS
[operating systems]
multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(3)\WINDOWS="Microsoft Windows XP Embedded" /fastdetect /KERNEL=NTOSBOOT.EXE /maxmem=1024
C:\gldr="Grub4Dos"


or to add to Vista's or above Windows bootmgr:

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E:
cd boot
set STORE=%~dp0BCD
Set BCDEDIT=%SYSTEMROOT%\System32\BCDEDIT.exe
set Partition=e:
echo GRUB4DOS
for /f "tokens=3" %%A in ('%BCDEDIT% %STORE% /create /d "Grub4dos" /application bootsector') do set guid=%%A
%BCDEDIT% %STORE% /set %guid% device %partition%
%BCDEDIT% %STORE% /set %guid% path \grldr
%BCDEDIT% %STORE% /displayorder %guid% /addlast


in an os boot disk, if your target drive is the first hard drive in Linux:
32
run:

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./bootlace.com /dev/sda

64
run:

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 ./bootlace64.com /dev/sda

or in windows:
run:

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grubinst.exe (hd0)

or use grubinst gui/wingrub here:
https://sourceforge.net/projects/grub4d ... t%201.0.1/

You'll need miniumum the following 3 files on your boot fat or fat32 drive on target computer:

grldr
grldr.mbr
menu.lst

example my menu.lst:

---

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default 4
timeout 10

title FREEDOS
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader /kernel.sys

title MSDOS8
root (hd0,0)
makeactive
chainloader /io.sys

title WINDOWS XP 32/64
root (hd0,4)
hide (hd0,0)
hide (hd0,1)
hide (hd0,2)
hide (hd0,3)
makeactive
chainloader (hd0,2)/NST/NTLDR

title WINDOWS Vista/7/8/8.1/10
root (hd0,3)
hide (hd0,0)
hide (hd0,1)
hide (hd0,2)
makeactive
chainloader +1

title LINUX
root (hd0,5)
makeactive
kernel vmlinuz
initrd initrd.gz


Originally I merged dos71, freedos, and ntfs4dos startup files with my own fixes.

Here is a fixed setup of config files for those that are starting out, got rid of some of the unnecessary commands (With a few remarks REM comments lines for freedos 2.1 and dos8.0 patched):

---

autoexec.bat can be blank (it will load defaults for both freedos or msdos so be mindful) or use a menu to choose these forwarders:

autoexec.bat

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@echo off
PROMPT $P$G
set PATH=C:\dos71;C:\fdos\bin
set M=0
loadhigh C:\doskey28\doskey.com
C:\cutemo~1\bin\ctmouse.exe /3 /O

:MENU
echo User Please Select from List Below
echo.
echo 1. FreeDOS 1.2
echo 2. MS-DOS 8.0
echo 3. Reboot
echo.
CHOICE /C:123
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 SET M=1
IF ERRORLEVEL 2 SET M=2
IF ERRORLEVEL 3 SET M=3
IF %M%==1 GOTO FREEDOS
IF %M%==2 GOTO MSDOS
IF %M%==3 GOTO REBOOT

:FREEDOS
call fdexec.bat
GOTO END

:MSDOS
call dosexec.bat
GOTO END

:REBOOT
fdapm warmboot
GOTO END

:END


fdexec.bat

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@ECHO OFF
if "%1" == "FREEDOS" goto ShellLoaded
C:
CD\
if exist C:\FDOS\bin\command.com C:\FDOS\bin\command.com /e:2048 /k %0 FREEDOS
:ShellLoaded
PROMPT $P$G
SET OLDPATH=%PATH%
SET DOSDIR=C:\FDOS
IF "%LANG%" == "" SET LANG=EN
IF "%TZ%" == "" SET TZ=UTC
SET PATH=%dosdir%\BIN
IF EXIST %dosdir%\LINKS\NUL SET PATH=%path%;%dosdir%\LINKS
SET PATH=%PATH%;Z:\
IF NOT "%OLDPATH%" == "" PATH=%PATH%;%OLDPATH%
SET OLDPATH=
SET NLSPATH=%dosdir%\NLS
SET HELPPATH=%dosdir%\HELP
SET TEMP=%dosdir%\TEMP
SET TMP=%TEMP%
SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /Y
SET COPYCMD=/-Y
MEM /C /N
echo.
pause
SET AUTOFILE=%0
SET CFGFILE=C:\FDCONFIG.SYS
alias cfg=edit %cfgfile%
alias auto=edit %0
set OS_NAME=FreeDOS
set OS_VERSION=1.2
SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\dos71;C:\fdos\bin;C:\HX.DOS;C:\LFNDOS;C:\cwsdpmi;C:\DOSBOX;C:\DOSBOX-X
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
SET TZ=X0Y0
SET HDPMI=32768
hdpmi32
mtrrlfbe VGA UC
C:\DOSIDLE\V0200\dosidle.exe
REM or WITH WINDOWS PATCH ENABLED
REM C:\DOSIDLE\V0210\dosidle.exe
if exist %dosdir%\bin\fdnet.bat call %dosdir%\bin\fdnet.bat start
if exist %dosdir%\bin\welcome.bat call %dosdir%\bin\welcome.bat
echo RUN DPMILD32.EXE -g (NAMEOF).exe for sound support!
SET windir=C:\WINDOWS
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\TMP
ECHO RUN WIN.COM /S for Windows Standard Mode for 3.1 (not wfwg)!


fdconfig.sys

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!COUNTRY=001,858:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
!LASTDRIVE=Z
!BUFFERS=20
!FILES=40
DOS=HIGH
DOS=UMB
DOSDATA=UMB
REM fix for windows 3.1-98 too much ram detected!
REM DEVICE=ramdrive.sys 1024 /E
SHELLHIGH=\FDOS\BIN\COMMAND.COM \FDOS\BIN /E:2048 /P=\AUTOEXEC.BAT
DEVICE=\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE /MAX=262144 /LOG /VERBOSE
REM TRY THIS FIRST
DEVICE=\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE /VERBOSE
REM TRY THIS SECOND
REM DEVICE=\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE RAM
REM TRY THIS THIRD
REM DEVICE=\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE NOEMS
REM MINE
REM hiram.exe is useful to find EMS RAM slots so you don't override your video/bios ROM (in memory only) that is the I=E000-EFFF !
REM DEVICE=\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE RAM X=TEST I=E000-EFFF /VERBOSE
REM DEVICEHIGH=\hiram\hiram.exe
!SWITCHES=/F /E
FCBS=4,0
FILES=60
BUFFERS=11,0
LASTDRIVE=Z
REM STACKS=9,256
STACKS=12,512


dosexec.bat

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SET COMSPEC=C:\COMMAND.COM
PROMPT $P$G
SET DIRCMD=/P /OGN /Y
C:\DOSIDLE\V0200\dosidle.exe
REM or WITH WINDOWS PATCH ENABLED
REM C:\DOSIDLE\V0210\dosidle.exe
ECHO Now you are in MS-DOS 7.10/8.00 prompt. Type 'HELP' for help.
ECHO.
SET HDPMI=32768
SET PATH=%PATH%;C:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\fdos\bin;C:\HX.DOS;C:\LFNDOS;C:\cwsdpmi;C:\dosbox
echo RUN hxldr32
echo RUN hdpmi32
echo RUN mtrrlfbe VGA UC
rem mtrrlfbe LFB UC
echo RUN DPMILD32.EXE -g (NAMEOF).exe for sound support!
SET windir=C:\WINDOWS
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
C:\WINDOWS\net start
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\TMP
ECHO RUN WIN.COM for Windows!
ECHO RUN WIN.COM /S for Windows Standard Mode for 3.1 (not wfwg)!


config.sys

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SWITCHES=/F /E
REM fix for windows 3.1-98 too much ram detected!
REM DEVICE=C:\ramdrive.sys 1024 /E
rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\UMBPCI.SYS
rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\UDMA2S.SYS
REM Stuff to try for EMS RAM BELOW
REM Note with DOS8 himem himemx are ignored!
REM try the following combinations! remove REM to make active!
DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE
rem DEVICE=C:\dos71\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off /M:1
rem DEVICE=C:\dos71\EMM386.EXE RAM
rem DEVICE=C:\dos71\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
rem DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /testmem:off /M:1
REM Limits ram to 260MB
rem DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEMX.EXE /MAX=262144 /VERBOSE
REM MINE
REM hiram.exe is useful to find EMS RAM slots so you don't override your video/bios ROM (in memory only) that is the I=E000-EFFF !
rem DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMM386.EXE RAM I=E000-EFFF
REM Limits ram to 102400 kb or 10mb
rem DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 102400
rem DEVICEHIGH=C:\hiram\hiram.exe
COUNTRY=001,437,C:\DOS71\COUNTRY.SYS
SHELL=COMMAND.COM /P /E:640
DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO
FCBS=4,0
REM FILES=30
BUFFERS=11,0
LASTDRIVE=Z
REM STACKS=9,256
STACKS=12,512
FILES=60


[Drathian]

Back on my tech support question:

Whenever I run the program to test sound on my Realtek HDA sound cards (any of my current setups):

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C:\HXGUI217\TEST\PLAYWAVE.EXE WIN.WAV
waveOutGetNumDevs() returned 0


When I do run this on my old Dell Inspiron 1720 with a Intel HDA sound card:
I get this:

a crash and no sound, although the pc speaker works on this computer so awful Wolfenstein 3d sound is available lol.

C:\HX.DOS is in my path
and the following file is on the root of my C drive.

HXSNDHLP.INI

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;stereo_speaker=1 sound out STEREO_SPEAKER (for LAPTOR)
;stereo_speaker=0 sound out LINE_OUT_JACK
;spdif=1 enable sound out SPDIF_JACK (if there is SPDIF)
;volume=volume of sound in percent
;joystick=1 enable joystick (if there is connector for JOYSTICK)
;midi=1 enable midi port (if there is port for MIDI)
;mpu401=port address midi in hex
;irq=number for PCI device (if incorrect defined auto)  (irq=0 for auto)

[config_out]
stereo_speaker=1
spdif=0
volume=80

[input]
joystick=1

[midi]
midi=1
mpu401=0x330

[device]
irq=0