>> When calling "mem.exe /all", I get told, that FreeDOS is using HMA, >> but that there is still 11Kbytes (11359 bytes) free within HMA. >> Is it possible to load some drivers into this free area of HMA or >> to use it in some way? you can't load anything there (but some smart software could use it)
> That is interesting. Normally, the kernel will use 40 kB of HMA > for kernel code and the rest for BUFFERS. Maybe you have a line > BUFFERS=toomany so the kernel could not put them into HMA? Try > fewer buffers then. For example, try BUFFERS=30. If not all of > them fit into HMA, then the kernel might have to use low memory > for more than needed, leaving actually more HMA space unused. wrong. of the 64K HMA, ~40K are used by the kernel buffers=20 reserves 20K as BUFFERS, leaving 11359 Byte 'free' = available for clever software (which doesn't exist). In the meantime, these 11K are used as BUFFERS, too (clever, isn't it ? ;) tom ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
