From: geneb <ge...@deltasoft.com> On Fri, 10 Feb 2017, Eric Auer wrote:
> Looking at older FreeDOS-user discussions, people suggested > using HDPMI16 or DOS32A, for example in resident mode, to > work around issues with the protected mode enviroment used > by BP (and Jazz Jackrabbit). Another suggestion was to use > the HIMEMX /X2MAX32 option or the JEMMEX MAX=32000 MIN=32000 > settings, so this could also be a problem caused by having > more than 16, 32 or 64 MB RAM available and / or visible, > which the old BP may not be used to... > I must have mis-read that - I didn't realize they had an issue with BP itself... >> Option 2 is: >> Load FreeDOS with EMM386 (Expanded Memory) and SHARE loaded. > > Well in that case, as things do work with EMM386 but not with > JEMMEX, the obvious solution is to use EMM386 for your PC :-) > Yep. Oddly enough I had to use the "legacy" installer as the regular one just went nuts when trying to boot on the AMD Duron based machine I'm using. > Which version of HIMEM do you use in option 2 with EMM386? And > how well does BP work with only HIMEM/HIMEMX, without EMM386/ > JEMMEX? > Option 2 does this: (uppercase of course) himemx.exe jemm386.exe x=test i=test i=b000-b7ff novme noinvlpg > Note that JEMMEX combines HIMEM and EMM386 into a single DOS > driver, which keeps more RAM free but which is "more exotic". > Good to know. Thanks Eric! g. -- Proud owner of F-15C 80-0007 http://www.f15sim.com - The only one of its kind. http://www.diy-cockpits.org/coll - Go Collimated or Go Home. Some people collect things for a hobby. Geeks collect hobbies. ScarletDME - The red hot Data Management Environment A Multi-Value database for the masses, not the classes. http://scarlet.deltasoft.com - Get it _today_! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, SlashDot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user --- Internet Rex 2.29 * Origin: capcity2.synchro.net - 502/875-8938 (276:10/901) --- Synchronet 3.15a-Linux ListGate 1.3 * Capitol City Online - Frankfort, KY - telnet://capitolcityonline.net ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
