At 05:24 PM 6/1/2006 +0200, Eric Auer wrote: >Hi, I got a report that the start disk created by the >installer program for the free ntfs4dos version on >http://www.datapol-technologies.com/dpe/recovery/ntfs/index.html >hangs as soon as you replace the included himem 3.11 >by the current himem 3.12 (on a Siemens PC). So it >looks like something which changed from 3.11 to 3.12 >introduced a new incompatibility.
I have re-examined the DIFF file showing changes between HIMEM version 3.11 and 3.12. As I originally stated, the only operational difference between the two files is that version 3.12 introduced the ability for XMS blocks to grow on a reallocate API call, in addition to the shrinking already supported. There is no difference in A20 handling. In view of this evidence, I continue to believe the code demonstrates that either NTFS4DOS has an existing error that different memory image sizes can trigger, or perhaps it uses and has a problem with the XMS grow block subfunction. Without further information on duplicating the problem in a debug environment, including possible access to source code, I cannot provide additional help on what bugs may be present in NTFS4DOS or -- less likely to my thinking -- HIMEM. The version 3.12 XMS block grow function in HIMEM has been tested and successfully corrected an incompatibility with another program which needed the functionality. Possibly a failure condition exists or was introduced with the new code, but I am skeptical in the absence of clear evidence of the fact. If such presents itself in the future, I will make any necessary corrections. Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Freedos-devel mailing list Freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-devel
