Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with running FreeDOS on HP Compaq 6720s

2011-10-19 Thread Mark Brown
get a copy of darik's boot and nuke and erase the hard disk, single pass, no verification.   when loading the cd, use only the xms option, NO EMM386!   then xfdisk the disk using the default choices, except when it comes to write the partition table, then choose yes.   then format the disk using

Re: [Freedos-user] Problem with running FreeDOS on HP Compaq 6720s

2011-10-19 Thread Alain Mouette
Em 18-10-2011 22:34, Rugxulo escreveu: On Tue, Oct 18, 2011 at 5:56 PM, Alain Mouetteala...@pobox.com wrote: Em 18-10-2011 20:33, Rugxulo escreveu: BTW, call me naive, but does that above line even give you any UMB space?? If not (and NOEMS), why use EMM386 at all?? (Just use XMS.) :-/

Re: [Freedos-user] Undeserved Comment Re: EMM/JEMM, A20, Etc.

2011-10-19 Thread Alain Mouette
Hi Jack, First of all, let me clear one MISSUNDERSTANDING... The EMM386 that works ok is from Michel Devore, which was extensevely tested by the members of FreeDOS. Most of your answer regards GatesCo product, sory for the confusion About the A20 issue. I used it because I had a very stange

Re: [Freedos-user] Undeserved Comment Re: EMM/JEMM, A20, Etc.

2011-10-19 Thread Jack
Alain, First of all, let me clear one MISUNDERSTANDING ... The EMM386 that works ok is from Michael Devore, which was extensevely tested by the members of FreeDOS. Most of your answer regards Gates Co. product, sorry for the confusion NEITHER a misunderstanding, NOR any confusion, at

Re: [Freedos-user] Undeserved Comment Re: EMM/JEMM, A20, Etc.

2011-10-19 Thread Jack
In my previous post about FD-EMM386 being changed to JEMM386, and to be perfectly clear, those Flat-Ass DISASTERS I noted are not at ALL in JEMM386 but are in FD-EMM386 and had to be CORRECTED by Japheth! Sorry for any confusion caused by me -- JEMM386/JEMMEX ARE the EMM drivers of choice, in

Re: [Freedos-user] Undeserved Comment Re: EMM/JEMM, A20, Etc.

2011-10-19 Thread Eric Auer
Jack, FD-EMM386 is very outdated, yes. But when it was still maintained, updates were often tested by a number of users. With JEMM, it is more like here is an update, enjoy. I have reviewed Japheth's Changelog, I believe much of what he had to do changing FD-EMM386 to JEMM386 are Flat-Ass

Re: [Freedos-user] Undeserved Comment Re: EMM/JEMM, A20, Etc.

2011-10-19 Thread Eric Auer
Hi Jack, Bret, Japheth, Alain, others, First, I use and recommend JEMM386/JEMMEX with my UIDE and other drivers. I absolutely REFUSE using old EMM386 by Gates Co. because it has (A) Never-fixed BUGS in its VDS Nobody suggested to use the EMM386 by MS... By the way, MS does have a lovely

Re: [Freedos-user] Undeserved Comment Re: EMM/JEMM, A20, Etc.

2011-10-19 Thread Jack
Eric, FD-EMM386 is very outdated, yes. But when it was still maintained, updates were often tested by a number of users. With JEMM, it is more like here is an update, enjoy. I can sympathize with Japheth re: testing JEMM, as I have the same problem testing UIDE: Very FEW who DESIRE to