On Sat, 28 Aug 1999, Lorne Shantz wrote:
> 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.
It does not matter where the [COMMON] tag is placed it's parsed first,
step thru it and you'll see, and likely find why yours is acting funny.
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--Axalon
