Axalon Bloodstone wrote:
> Did you determine if the DOS=noauto solves your boot problems?
>
Okay, I believe I have figured out why noauto isn't working. Here is
what microsoft knowledge base says:
NOTE: The NOAUTO parameter prevents Windows from loading devices such as
Himem.sys and Ifshlp.sys while booting. If you use this parameter, you
must specify the devices to be loaded by adding them to Config.sys.
However the Factory Windows 98 boot disk config file is as such:
[menu]
menuitem=CD, Start computer with CD-ROM support.
menuitem=NOCD, Start computer without CD-ROM support.
menuitem=HELP, View the Help file.
menudefault=CD,30
menucolor=7,0
[CD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001
[NOCD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
[HELP]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
[COMMON]
files=10
buffers=10
dos=noauto
rem dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048
lastdrive=z
As you can clearly see... dos= statement comes AFTER the
device=himem.sys is loaded already. So unless I can come up with a
switch that lets himem.sys load without locking the file system, it must
be rem'd out. I think it is very important for us to add this to the
text file with autoboot so that if someone tries to use autoboot and it
doesn't work, they have a quick fix.
I guess the other thing that could be done is move the dos= to the top
of the config.sys so it acts before himem.sys gets loaded.
