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- REM ************************************************************************
- REM Sample CONFIG.SYS
- REM Please edit this file to suit your needs.
- REM See http://fd-doc.sourceforge.net/spec/config.html for
- REM details on commands available in CONFIG.SYS
- REM This is not necessarily an optimized CONFIG.SYS,
- REM but should be a reasonable starting point.
- REM ************************************************************************
-
- REM device=[d:][path]file [options]
- REM This will load the device driver specified by d:path\file (into
- REM normal aka conventional memory). The options are for the driver
- REM itself; refer to documentation that came with your particular device
- REM for supported options and their usage.
-
- REM devicehigh=[d:][path]file [options]
- REM This is just like device= statement, except it attempts to load
- REM the device driver into high memory first (failing that it should
- REM load it in conventional memory).
- REM Note: The order you load devices may have a large impact on amount
- REM of free memory available. In general try to load large (in memory
- REM usage) programs into high memory first.
- REM Important: You should have a high memory manager such as FDXMS or
- REM Himem installed (prior device=FDXMS.SYS or device=HIMEM.SYS) before
- REM using this option.
-
- REM Load memory managers (refer to their docs for available options)
- REM Warning: most memory managers require newer (286/386/Pentium) computers.
- REM Here C:\UTIL refers to an arbitrary directory for non FreeDOS programs.
-
- REM FDXMS & FDXXMS are extended memory managers (similar to himem)
- REM FDXMS supports up to 64MB of XMS memory & FDXXMS supports up to 4GB
- REM FDXMS.SYS [NUMHANDLES=nnn] [BIOS]
- REM NUMHANDLES specifies how many XMS handles available (default=32, min=2)
- REM BIOS indicates to use BIOS Int15 switching instead of internal method
- REM device=C:\FDOS\BIN\FDXMS.SYS /NUMHANDLES=16
- REM device=C:\FDOS\BIN\FDXXMS.SYS /NUMHANDLES=32
-
- REM Freeware program to support UMBs for some computers
- REM Obtain from http://www.uwe-sieber.de/umbpci_e.html
- REM For additional information see http://members.aol.com/axcel216/umb.htm
- REM device=C:\UTIL\umbpci.sys
-
- REM EMM286 Freeware expanded memory manager for 286s
- REM EMM286.EXE [mem in kb] [/H=hhh #EMM handles] [/S=sss #context save maps]
- REM device=C:\UTIL\EMM286.exe 256 /H=64 /S=7
-
- REM EMM386 Standard (386+) expanded memory manager
- REM EMM386.EXE [NOEMS] [FRAME=XXXX] [EMM=XXXXX] [X=XXXX-XXXX] [I=XXXX-XXXX]
- REM Note: Current EMM386 included with FreeDOS is not fully compatible
- REM with other DOSes EMM386. Additionally, it requires its included
- REM HIMEM.EXE instead of FDXMS.SYS (which it is incompatible with).
- REM device=C:\FDOS\BIN\HIMEM.EXE
- REM device=C:\FDOS\BIN\EMM386.EXE NOEMS FRAME=D000 EMM=20000
-
- REM dos=high|low,umb|noumb
- REM indicates whether the kernel should try to load itself into
- REM high memory or only conventional (low), and whether to link
- REM upper memory blocks in with normal memory or not.
- REM Note: only one set need be given, ie dos=high and dos=noumb are ok.
- REM Important: if you specify dos=high[,umb|noumb] then you must also
- REM load a high memory manager (first), ie FDXMS or HIMEM
- REM dos=high,noumb
- dos=low,noumb
-
- REM files=nnn where nnn is in range 8-255 (default 8)
- REM Specifies how many files allowed open at once
- REM Note: there are other restrictions, so a given program
- REM may not be able to actually open this many
- REM A good number is 20, though some programs suggest/require
- REM 30, 40, or even 255
- files=20
-
- REM buffers=nn[,n] where nn is in range 1-99 & n is in range 1-8
- REM Memory buffers used by the kernel; primary[,secondary]
- buffers=20
-
- REM The country statement is not currently supported by FreeDOS
- REM country=nnn[,[mmm][,[d:][path]file]]
- REM Enables/sets international features of DOS
- REM nnn is country code (001==US)
- REM mmm is code page (437 is default, 850 is updated form, 1252 for Windows)
- REM [drive][path]file specifies file with country specific data
- REM country=001,850,C:\FDOS\BIN\COUNTRY.SYS
-
- REM lastdrive=x where x is last drive letter available for use; A-Z
- lastdrive=z
-
- REM shell=[d:][path]file [options]
- REM Indicates the shell to use, often used to alter COMMAND.COM's behavior
- REM shell=C:\COMMAND.COM /E:256 /P
- REM shellhigh=C:\COMMAND.COM /E:256 /P
-
- REM stacks=nn,nnn where nn is in range 0,8-64 and nnn is in range 32-512
- REM Changes number of stacks available
- REM nn is number of different stacks and nnn is size in bytes of each one
- REM stacks=16,256
-
- REM version=x.y FreeDOS specific command to specify what DOS version to report
- REM version=6.2
-
- REM general CD Driver (also requires FDCDEX loaded in AUTOEXEC.BAT)
- REM device=C:\UTIL\ATAPICDD.SYS /D:FDCD0001
-
- REM ansi, enhanced CONsole driver
- REM device=C:\FDOS\BIN\NANSI.SYS /S
-