Re: [Freedos-user] How to unload a driver?

2022-11-04 Thread Rugxulo
Hi, On Fri, Nov 4, 2022 at 2:48 PM dmccunney wrote: > > I did have utilities back when that I could use to optimize the > loading of TSRs. Most took memory when loading and initializing, but > that memory cuold be freed and only a small portion thaat was the > actual TSR needed to remain

Re: [Freedos-user] How to unload a driver?

2022-11-04 Thread Louis Santillan
Some drivers might work DDL, DDU as well - https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/util/system/ddl/ On Fri, Nov 4, 2022 at 4:06 PM Robert Riebisch wrote: > Hi Michał, > > > I load drivers for SoundBlaster AWE64 by means of putting CTMM.SYS, > > CTSB16.SYS and CTCU.EXE in

Re: [Freedos-user] How to unload a driver?

2022-11-04 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Michał, > I load drivers for SoundBlaster AWE64 by means of putting CTMM.SYS, > CTSB16.SYS and CTCU.EXE in DEVICE= parameters in FDCONFIG.SYS. However, > that leaves me with 570KB free. I know that I can free some of that > memory if only I can unload the drivers once the card is

Re: [Freedos-user] How to unload a driver?

2022-11-04 Thread Eric Auer
Hi! I load drivers for SoundBlaster AWE64 by means of putting CTMM.SYS, CTSB16.SYS and CTCU.EXE in DEVICE= parameters in FDCONFIG.SYS. However, that leaves me with 570KB free. I know that I can free some of that memory if only I can unload the drivers once the card is configured. I need to

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Thomas, >> Does this also happen, when you press F5 at the FreeDOS boot menu to >> skip loading any drivers, specifically a keyboard driver? >> > I use the same USB Stick with my Autoexec.bat in FreeDOS to boot on > three different computers, using the same cables, same keyboard, same > HASU

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Thomas Desi
Hi Robert, On 04.11.22 19:16, Robert Riebisch wrote: Does this also happen, when you press F5 at the FreeDOS boot menu to skip loading any drivers, specifically a keyboard driver? I use the same USB Stick with my Autoexec.bat in FreeDOS to boot on three different computers, using the same

Re: [Freedos-user] How to unload a driver?

2022-11-04 Thread Michał Dec
Hello, Alrighty, here's the entirety of my setup. I load drivers for SoundBlaster AWE64 by means of putting CTMM.SYS, CTSB16.SYS and CTCU.EXE in DEVICE= parameters in FDCONFIG.SYS. However, that leaves me with 570KB free. I know that I can free some of that memory if only I can unload the

Re: [Freedos-user] How to unload a driver?

2022-11-04 Thread Deposite Pirate
On Fri, 4 Nov 2022 15:46:44 -0400 dmccunney wrote: > I do have a Unix machine which has an experimental capability to > unload drivers, but it was experimental. Nowadays, the efforts are to > have things loaded in user space, and unloadable if you no longer need > what they do. Linux has been

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Thomas Desi
Result is: SCAN CODES  57 Space {185}                {Space} My additional question: anybody how experienced keyboards firing of "autonomously" empty space characters? Thanks! On 04.11.22 15:07, Bret Johnson wrote: Keyboards can sometimes do funny things, especially keyboards like the

Re: [Freedos-user] How to unload a driver?

2022-11-04 Thread dmccunney
n Fri, Nov 4, 2022 at 2:38 PM Michał Dec wrote: > > Hello, > > I'm loading a bunch of drivers during startup, but I'd like to try and unload > them after all the setup is done. What \ command is for unloading drivers? I know LH and DEVLOAD are for loading. I don't offhand think there is such a

[Freedos-user] How to unload a driver?

2022-11-04 Thread Michał Dec
Hello, I'm loading a bunch of drivers during startup, but I'd like to try and unload them after all the setup is done. What command is for unloading drivers? I know LH and DEVLOAD are for loading. Best regards, Michał ___ Freedos-user mailing

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Thomas, > Might be the BIOS differences, or is the keyboard controller > automatically sending a "space" character somehow or the FreeDos > interprets some signal from the keyboard controller as a Key-Press Does this also happen, when you press F5 at the FreeDOS boot menu to skip

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Robert Riebisch
Hi Bret, > I would suggest starting with my SCANTEST program (attached) and see > what the keyboard is actually sending to the computer (SCANTEST is one > of the test utilities that is included with my USB drivers). Rename > SCANTEST.CO_ to SCANTEST.COM and run it. This sounds like a keyboard >

Re: [Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Bret Johnson
Keyboards can sometimes do funny things, especially keyboards like the ones you're describing that have special timing-related "features" built into them. I would suggest starting with my SCANTEST program (attached) and see what the keyboard is actually sending to the computer (SCANTEST is one

[Freedos-user] keyboard spacecharacter automatically repeated

2022-11-04 Thread Thomas Desi
Hi, browsing through the email archive of the list I could not find a related topic. So I try to ask here. My problem: I use a Hasu  USB converter https://1upkeyboards.com/shop/controllers/usb-to-usb-converter/ to have a "Dual function": When holding the Space-Key + an alpha-numeric key,