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
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.)
:-/
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
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
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
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FD-EMM386 is very outdated, yes.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
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
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FD-EMM386 is very outdated, yes.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