At our school we have some old 386�s (with 8 MB Ram and without Windows), which we want to use for Internet-access.
 
I tried to install Arachne, but after choosing a suitable video mode Arachne starts to build up its screen (part of the screen is already visible: bottom line and two top lines) and then the following error messages appear:
 
- sometimes stack overflow (I got around this by playing around in the config.sys with files, buffers and so on.)
 
- now I mostly have a message like "memory allocation error" (Speicherzuordnungsfehler in German).
 
During setup I choose XMS and VG.A
 
Exchanging VGA graphic cards did not help! I have done a memory stress test: everthing fine.
 
Below are now some prints which give more information about the system:
 

Betriebssystem / operating system:  MS-Dos 6.22
Grafik-Karte /graphic card :             Trident TVGA 512K
Monitor:                                        AOC CMLB-337
Netzkarte / netcard:                        NE2000 kompatibel / compatible
 
Autoexec.bat:
 
LH /L:0;1,46000 /S C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\DOS
rem ***************** Maus Installation ********************
PATH C:\MOUSE;%PATH%
LH /L:1,34816 MOUSE SER 1
rem LH /L:1,16512 CLICK
rem ********************************************************
SET TEMP=C:\Temp
SET ARACHNE=vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
SET ARACHNETEMP=vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
SET MYIP=vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
SET REMIP=vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
SET NETMASK=vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
SET PEERMRU=vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv
MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((850) C:\DOS\EGA.CPI)
MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=850
LH /L:1,17232 KEYB GR,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS
 

Config.sys:
 
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
BUFFERS=80,0
FILES=60
DOS=UMB
LASTDRIVE=E
FCBS=4,0
DOS=HIGH
stacks=20,512
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,12240 =C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
COUNTRY=049,850,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,15824 =C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,,1)
rem DEVICE=C:\TVGAUTIL\TANSI.SYS
rem shell=c:\command.com c:\ /e:4096 /p
 

Memory:
 

Speichertyp               Insgesamt  =   Verwendet  +     Frei
-----------------         ----------     ---------      ---------
Konventioneller                 640K           74K           566K
Hoher                           154K           44K           111K
Reserviert                      384K          384K             0K
Erweiterung (XMS)             7.014K        2.270K         4.744K
-----------------         ----------     ---------      ---------
Insg. Speicher                8.192K        2.772K         5.420K
 
Insg. unter 1 MB                794K          118K           676K
 
Maximale Groesse fuer ausfuehrbares Programm           566K  (579.136 Byte) 
Groesster freier Block im hohen Speicherblock        110K  (112.832 Byte) 
MS-DOS ist resident im oberen Speicherbereich (High Memory Area).
 
 
 
Detaillierte Uebersicht des konventionellen Speichers:
 
  Segment             Insgesamt         Name                  Typ
  -------          ----------------  ----------   -------------------------
   00000              1.039    (1K)               Interrupt-Vektor
   00040                271    (0K)               ROM-UEbertragungsbereich
   00050                527    (1K)               DOS-Uebertragungsbereich
   00070              2.656    (3K)  IO           Systemdaten
                                        CON       System-Geraetetreiber
                                        AUX       System-Geraetetreiber
                                        PRN       System-Geaetetreiber
                                        CLOCK$    System-Geraetetreiber
                                        A: - C:   System-Geraetetreiber
                                        COM1      System-Geraetetreiber
                                        LPT1      System-Geraetetreiber
                                        LPT2      System-Geraetetreiber
                                        LPT3      System-Geraetetreiber
                                        COM2      System-Geraetetreiber
                                        COM3      System-Geraetetreiber
                                        COM4      System-Geraetetreiber
   00116              5.072    (5K)  MSDOS        Systemdaten
   00253             62.864   (61K)  IO           Systemdaten
                      1.152    (1K)     XMSXXXX0  Instal. Geraet=HIMEM  
                      4.016    (4K)     EMMQXXX0  Instal. Geraet=EMM386 
                      3.264    (3K)               FILES=60
                        256    (0K)               FCBS=4
                     42.560   (42K)               BUFFERS=80
                        448    (0K)               LASTDRIVE=E
                     11.040   (11K)               STACKS=20,512
   011AC                 80    (0K)  MSDOS        Systemprogramm
   011B1              3.024    (3K)  COMMAND      Programm
   0126E                 80    (0K)  MSDOS        -- Frei --
   01273                304    (0K)  COMMAND      Umgebung
   01286                320    (0K)  MEM          Umgebung
   0129A             88.992   (87K)  MEM          Programm
   02854            490.160  (479K)  MSDOS        -- Frei --
 
Detaillierte Uebersicht des hohen Speicherbereichs:
 
  Segment  Region     Insgesamt         Name                  Typ
  -------  ------  ----------------  -----------  -------------------------
   0C96E       1        496    (0K)  IO           Systemdaten
                        464    (0K)     SETVERXX  Instal. Geraet=SETVER 
   0C98D       1      8.320    (8K)  IO           Systemdaten
                      8.288    (8K)     CON       Instal. Geraet=DISPLAY
   0CB95       1         48    (0K)  MSDOS        -- Frei --
   0CB98       1     29.024   (28K)  SMARTDRV     Programm
   0D2AE       1        320    (0K)  MSDOS        -- Frei --
   0D2C2       1      6.944    (7K)  KEYB         Programm
   0D474       1    112.832  (110K)  MSDOS        -- Frei --
 
Speicher-Zusammenfassung:
 
  Speichertyp         Insgesamt =  Verwendet +     Frei
  -----------------   ---------    ---------    ---------
  Konventioneller       655.360       76.128      579.232
  Hoher                 158.016       44.816      113.200
  Reserviert            393.216      393.216            0
  Erweiterung (XMS)   7.182.016    2.324.160    4.857.856
  -----------------   ---------    ---------    ---------
  Insg. Speicher      8.388.608    2.838.320    5.550.288
 
  Insg. unter 1 MB      813.376      120.944      692.432
 
  Verfuegbarer Speicher bei Int 15h                          0     (0K)
  Maximale Groesse fuer ausfuehrbares Programm            579.136   (566K)
  Groesster freier Block im hohen Speicherblock         112.832   (110K)
  MS-DOS ist resident im oberen Speicherbereich (High Memory Area).
 
  XMS-Version  3.00; Treiber Version  3.95
 
 
 
I do not know how to go on. I would appreciate any help. Thank You very much
 
 
Bernd Martin

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