Michael Devore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Yes, reversion to original A20 test is going to be the final mod
> tried before I declare the BIOS rogue, or possibly a subtle-bugged
> application.
Yuck.
> Although the new A20 test code should work, as it does fine in many
> machines and the logic i
Michael Devore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Of course, I should say enabled here, rather than disabled.
I think "disabled" is correct, assuming "disabled" is a synonym for
"closed". (As in, the gate is closed, so it does not pass anything,
so the A20 line is "disabled" and fixed at 0.) Actuall
At 03:10 PM 4/8/2004 -0500, Michael Devore wrote:
>I'm not sure FreeDOS can assume HIMEM has the first shot at machine hardware in its
>initial state. It certainly doesn't under VMware, which we have do FreeDOS users
>running under. Does VMware reset A20 back to known disabled state at startu
At 02:46 PM 4/8/2004 -0400, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
>Michael Devore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
>> I added enable/disable test, but the report was that it still fails,
>> after working for the startup test. Which either means the BIOS is
>> bugged and fails under stress, or there is something
Michael Devore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> I added enable/disable test, but the report was that it still fails,
> after working for the startup test. Which either means the BIOS is
> bugged and fails under stress, or there is something very weird
> going on.
Like the test_a20 code failing...
At 10:52 AM 4/8/2004 -0400, Patrick J. LoPresti wrote:
>It sounds like you cannot trust the BIOS status code, so you need to
>test whether it really enabled/disabled the gate. Or, just tell the
>user their BIOS is buggy and to get a new machine. :-)
I added enable/disable test, but the report w
On Sun, 04 Apr 2004 12:39:38 +, you wrote:
Hi BAHCL,
>I hope you remember PG, it works in such purposes.
>Try:
> dir /s | pg
> mem /d | pg
>
>all information are scrollable back and forth
Yes I know.
But usually I use "PG {filename}", and I think MORE or LESS or PG is
for the program that
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Michael Devore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Great. Now that HIMEM is getting wider distribution to the eager
> hundreds or thousands, I've additionally collected problem reports
> with buggy BIOS support for BIOS method and a failing A20 always on
> method. It's like a dam busted somewhere upst
