At 03:02 PM 7/28/2006 +0200, Eric Auer wrote: >Would it be possible to have a test binary where the A20 >trick is disabled and another one where the IF trick is >disabled? Then those, for whom the update makes things >worse, could check which of the changes caused that.
A20 might be controlled though a new EMM386 option. That's about as far as I'll commit to anything there. I'd prefer it actually be off by default unless the option turns it on, but I suppose that would lead to many users asking why their old EXEPACKed stuff doesn't work and needing to be told to turn on the EMM386 option. >However, dos4gw based things like CTS Toasted 96 demo and Descent still >only work with dos32a. With dos4gw, they reboot or hang. You're the only one I know who can't get DOS4GW to work. As you know, it's was the first extender tested and continues to be first in-line when testing new releases. It's also the one most people are most likely to complain about, and there are no angry mobs with torches descending upon my domicile. Are you sure you don't have a bad EXE for it? Do you know if it works anywhere on your machine under any VCPI-based DOS conditions (not Windows box, Windows box takes over most memory management there as DPMI). >One interesting problem is that FDAPM FLUSH hangs now! Alright, send me a link to latest FDAPM source. > Might be >A20 related, but then why does it work if only HIMEM is >loaded? Several possibilities. For one, A20 control might not successfully turn off A20 with HIMEM on your machine, but it's always going to happen with EMM386. Or, the mapping 64K emulation has a subtle difference in behavior. Or, it's haunted. This reply also tests whether SourceForge is only delaying freedos-devel, since SourceForge sent my last freedos-user mail right to the list without delay, while an earlier post to freedos-devel is still out there zipping about the ether. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
