Guenter wrote:
>Now let's make some tests what's going on in the COMPAQ.
I tried the same test (haven't had time any other idea that requires me too
actually get connected in a while).
>0000:400 F8 03 F8 02 00 00 00 00..............
> ----- ----- ----- -----
> ^ ^ ^ ^
>ADDR. COM1 COM2 COM3 COM4
>
>Please check what port-address you get in which position.
Exactly what I got.
>2. Let see what the COMPAQ does with software interrupt 60h
> to load the packet driver.
>
>- Start your machine to pure DOS.
>- type 'debug' (it's in the DOS subdir)
>- type 'd0:180' CR
>
>you get some lines with hex numbers. We only need the first line:
>
>0000:180 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
> ----------- ----------- ----------- -----------
> ^ ^ ^ ^
>ADDR. Int60h Int61h Int62h Int63h
>
>If there are all zero in it, these interrupts are free, otherwise
>they are used by the COMPAQ :-((
All are 0's :)
So we could atleast eliminate two things from my machines then...
As a side note I I've had quite a few problems with getting the CD to work
with the smaller ATAPI driver and shsucdx, just in case someone else has
the same problems...
//Bernie
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