> On Jan 18, 2022, at 10:47 AM, Michał Dec <[email protected]> wrote: > > I used this version of OAK > https://www.hiren.info/download/dos-files/oakcdrom.sys > <https://www.hiren.info/download/dos-files/oakcdrom.sys> > and the problem persists. I even tried 3 different sound cards with the CDROM > in UDMA and PIO modes: > - SoundBlaster AWE64 Gold > > - SoundBlaster Vibra 128 > > - Yamaha YMF724 > > It took me this long, because to avoid messing up my system, I have added > additional modes the system can start with, besides the basic 5 present in > FreeDOS 1.3 RC5. My extra modes are specific for each sound card with extra > /K parameter for COMMAND.COM so that the drivers are up and ready as soon as > I receive an interactable console. I also needed to edit the Yamaha driver to > add support for the southbridge. > In all 6 tests, the CD input would produce static noise, except with Vibra > 128. Don't even get me started on this card, it's always been an unstable > mess in DOS, courtesy of JEMM386. > Any more ideas? It used to work flawlessly in FreeDOS 1.2 with SHSUCDX > backported from 1.3 RC that was newest like, at least a year ago. It turned > out back then that SHSUCDX from FD 1.2 does not support CD playback at all. > There are 3 versions at https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.2/repos/pkg-html/shsucdx.html <https://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/distributions/1.2/repos/pkg-html/shsucdx.html>
Version 3.08 & 3.08a are the same, with just NLS updated. However, there is also 3.07 and 3.05. You could try the middle one. > So, where did things go wrong? Could it be possible that between FreeDOS > release candidates, SHSUCDX changed to fix the issue and then break it in a > new way? > > Best regards, > > Michał > W dniu 16.01.2022 o 19:39, Louis Santillan pisze: >> Not sure about the circumstances of your Rayman crash but I’ve read many >> posts about issues with that game on DOS. Apps that access the file system >> or hardware directly, disk caches can cause certain types of file >> corruption. Whole file system corruption is odd and might indicate other >> issues (CPU, RAM, IDE controller, BIOS, drive). >> >> You haven’t provided any details about your hardware. That said, most >> drivers had compatibility with multiple drive makers. And usually, you only >> had to specify the device “/d:xxyyzz”. >> >> There’s a list of popular device drivers here. >> >> https://www.hiren.info/downloads/dos-files >> <https://www.hiren.info/downloads/dos-files> >> >> MS used to license OAKCDROM.SYS and CD1.SYS for IDE drives. You can find >> other cd rom drivers at >> >> https://www.allbootdisks.com/disk_contents/98.html >> <https://www.allbootdisks.com/disk_contents/98.html> >> >> I’d try to find your vendor’s driver disk in archive.org >> <http://archive.org/> or other vintage computing sites. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 5:09 AM Michał Dec <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> W dniu 16.01.2022 o 13:58, Eric Auer pisze: >> > nothing worse than crashing should happen >> > if you give the wrong answers. >> >> After working with Rayman I am simply traumatized by crashing anything >> under DOS, because any and every crash can mean the destruction of the >> filesystem's integrity. >> >> I'll try and get the OAK driver and let you know what happens next. >> >> Best regards, >> >> Michał >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Freedos-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user >> <https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user> > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
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