[Freedos-devel] New EMM386 minor release

2004-04-21 Thread Michael Devore
Uploaded to ftp://ftp.devoresoftware.com/downloads, yes downloads, are emm386.zip (executable) and emm386sr.zip (source) fixing two minor problems with the official Tom Ehlert release of EMM386. The files are dated April 20, 2004. This version of EMM386 supports EMS 4.0 function 58h, so that

Re: [Freedos-devel] TDSK report EMS controller fail

2004-04-21 Thread Michael Devore
At 02:06 PM 4/21/2004 +0800, Johnson Lam wrote: Also another application call BLASTER MASTER (Sound editor) also said EMS Corrupt, I've asked the author, it become free now. I can email or upload to your FTP if you want. I grabbed Blaster Master off the web. Turns out that for it to run under

[Freedos-devel] Is FDPM still alive (or superseded)? Quicken anybody?

2004-04-21 Thread Eric Auer
Hi, is FDPM still alive or did it get replaced by the GUI and text mode installers which were used in beta 9.4 and 9.5? http://www.freedos.org/bugs/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12 asks for package management in the installer, and I think at least the GUI installer can be described as having such a

Re: [Freedos-devel] Is FDPM still alive (or superseded)? Quicken anybody?

2004-04-21 Thread Jim Hall
Eric Auer wrote: Hi, is FDPM still alive or did it get replaced by the GUI and text mode installers which were used in beta 9.4 and 9.5? http://www.freedos.org/bugs/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=12 asks for package management in the installer, and I think at least the GUI installer can be described as

[Freedos-devel] Re: [syslinux] Problem with FreeDOS + himem64 + PXELINUX + memdisk

2004-04-21 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Blaauw,Bernd B. [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: (are you using UNDI driver btw for PXE, instead of DOS network drivers?) I am using 3com's universal NDIS-over-UNDI driver. But I am not even getting that far... could you leave everything identical on the bootdisk but use a MSDOS kernel on that

[syslinux] Re: [Freedos-devel] re: Problem with FreeDOS + himem64 + PXELINUX + memdisk

2004-04-21 Thread Patrick J. LoPresti
Eric Auer [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Pat, your patches and/or MEMDISK have the problem that they do not DETECT which A20 setting styles work and which not! - PS/2: port 92h - or 2 to enable, and ~2 to disable A20 - 8042: command d1 / port 60 ... here, too, ONLY bit 1 should be messed

Re: [syslinux] Re: [Freedos-devel] Problem with FreeDOS + himem64 + PXELINUX + memdisk

2004-04-21 Thread H. Peter Anvin
Patrick J. LoPresti wrote: I believe I have solved my own problem. (I am CC'ing [EMAIL PROTECTED] for complete archives, but please direct additional followups to freedos-devel since this is definitely not a SYSLINUX problem.) This patch uses the BIOS (INT15/AX=2400 and 2401) interface

[Freedos-devel] Re: Problem with FreeDOS + himem64 + PXELINUX + memdisk

2004-04-21 Thread Eric Auer
Hi, if HIMEM64 crashes but FDXXMS PS does not, try the new /VERBOSE and /METHOD:... command line options of HIMEM/HIMEM64 to find out which of the A20 methods cause the troubles. When exactly does the crash happen, did you try F8 single step mode and combinations of DOS={HIGH,LOW},{UMB,NOUMB}

Re: [Freedos-devel] HIMEM64 A20 report (latest)

2004-04-21 Thread Johnson Lam
On Tue, 20 Apr 2004 14:36:40 -0500, you wrote: Hi Michael, Absolutely different. You seem to have one of the previously-theoretical machines we were discussing as potential a problem: a PC that has an entry condition of A20 on, but allows it to be turned off. Seems this is the only one I

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: Problem with FreeDOS + himem64 + PXELINUX + memdisk

2004-04-21 Thread Michael Devore
At 06:06 PM 4/21/2004 +0200, Eric Auer wrote: Hi, if HIMEM64 crashes but FDXXMS PS does not, try the new /VERBOSE and /METHOD:... command line options of HIMEM/HIMEM64 to find out which of the A20 methods cause the troubles. You're replying to a glop of mail that was either held or retransmitted

Re: [Freedos-devel] TDSK report EMS controller fail

2004-04-21 Thread Michael Devore
At 01:10 PM 4/21/2004 +0100, Bart Oldeman wrote: On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Michael Devore wrote: At 02:06 PM 4/21/2004 +0800, Johnson Lam wrote: Also another application call BLASTER MASTER (Sound editor) also said EMS Corrupt, I've asked the author, it become free now. I can email or upload to

[Freedos-devel] HIMEM w/XMSDSK 2G resolution

2004-04-21 Thread Michael Devore
The problem with HIMEM and XMSDSK running under a 2G machine has been resolved. XMSDSK uses 1 XMS handler per 64M memory allocated. When there are no more XMS handles, XMSDSK seems to fail checking for a return error code, leading to a crashed PC. This appears to be a design flaw in XMSDSK.

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: [Freedos-cvs] kernel/kernel blockio.c,1.30,1.31 dosfns.c,1.61,1.62 int2f.asm,1.27,1.28 proto.h,1.61,1.62 task.c,1.41,1.42

2004-04-21 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 21--2004 00:10 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bart Oldeman) wrote to [EMAIL PROTECTED]: BO The present patches are just intermediate stages to get closer -- maybe Ask again: please, remind me, ke2034_16 - is a _8086_ kernel with FAT32 or a 8086 kernel with _FAT16_? On site this is not explained.

Re: [Freedos-devel] HIMEM w/XMSDSK 2G resolution

2004-04-21 Thread Erwin Veermans
Even at 4G max, the number of handles XMSDSK could need is 64, plus the HIMEM overhead for itself and EMM386 of 2 or 3. Accordingly, I am probably going to increase the default setting of HIMEM XMS handles to 72. I would welcome 72 for default as you may anticipate from our discussions on

Re: [Freedos-devel] Re: Re: [Freedos-cvs] kernel/kernel

2004-04-21 Thread Bart Oldeman
On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Eric Auer wrote: 2034_16 and 2034_32 are both 8086 kernels. 2034_16 supports FAT12 and FAT16 2034_32 supports FAT12, FAT16 and FAT32 yes, it's here: http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=231835 also if you run the kernel it will say so in the beginning

[Freedos-devel] Upgrading?

2004-04-21 Thread david lowe
I have a system which is currently running Win98. I am considering upgrading to FreeDOS if I can get a CD burner. (I can say 'upgrading' with a perfectly straight face, because I have had enough head- aches from Winblows to make me seriously consider this option). I have a few questions: