Hardware profiles / Config.sys menu items

[Ninho]

I have Windows 98 set up to select between 2 different

"hardware profiles" at boot time ("vmware" vs "native").

I seem to remember there is some way to pass the

information of which was selected on to Config.sys in

order to select one or another block accordingly in a config.sys

[MENU]. Surely I heard of that undocumented possibility

on MDGx's site but can't find it again.

It would be great if someone could help with details !

[dencorso]

Google is your friend... DOS Config.sys/Autoexec.bat Menu.

When you use the [Menu] constructs in config.sys, DOS automagically sets a %CONFIG% variable in the master environment, so as to let you know, from AUTOEXEC.BAT, which option was selected during CONFIG.SYS execution and react accordingly.

[Ninho]

Hi Dencorso !

Google is your friend...

Google is my friend, but you didn't read my question accurately didya ?

That Google quote is about the basic, documented, configuration [MENU] which I've been using since DOS 6.0 !

What I need is different (and undocumented, but been mentionned by Axel216/MDGx somewhere) : how to pass the information

about the (so-called) HARDWARE CONFIGURATION to IO.SYS for use in CONFIG.SYS menus ?

[dencorso]

how to pass the information about the (so-called) HARDWARE CONFIGURATION to IO.SYS for use in CONFIG.SYS menus ?

. Sure. I misread your question. Sorry! What you are seeking isn't easy to find at all. I'm sorry I cannot help you. You should PM MDGx about this thread just to be sure he'll read it as soon as he logs in.

[Ninho]

What you are seeking isn't easy to find at all.

Well, myself being not so sure any more I didn't misremember or misread something back at MDGx's home site.

I'm sorry I cannot help you. You should PM MDGx about this thread just to be sure he'll read it as soon as he logs in.

Good idea, my friend. I didn't think of PMs, which is to say I make a suboptimal use of these great fora and facilities. Dunnit now.

Thank you!