Re: [Freedos-devel] Test HIMEM version for feedback

2006-08-16 Thread Michael Devore
At 06:19 AM 8/17/2006 +0400, Arkady V.Belousov wrote: > May you explain here and/or, better, in comments in source, why > decreasing SP solves issues (and which issues there are)? >>Only > plausible explanation: >>THIS BIOS damages (sometimes ?) the > flags; Do you mean "flags, _save

Re: [Freedos-devel] Test HIMEM version for feedback

2006-08-16 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 16-Авг-2006 13:19 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Devore) wrote to freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net: MD> At 03:21 PM 8/16/2006 +0200, tom ehlert wrote: >>'solved' the original bug (sort of) by changing >>disable_enable_a20_BIOS: >> ;pushf >> ;cli >> shr ah,1; ah

Re: [Freedos-devel] Version 2.23 EMM386/HIMEM New Release

2006-08-16 Thread Arkady V.Belousov
Hi! 15-Авг-2006 16:48 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Devore) wrote to freedos-devel@lists.sourceforge.net: MD> liberation. Henceforth I am changing my name to Peace&Love and running off MD> to join a nudist commune raising hemp. [...] MD> this time of enlightenment. Yes, I shall name, comrade Japhe

[Freedos-devel] Test HIMEM version for feedback

2006-08-16 Thread Michael Devore
At 03:21 PM 8/16/2006 +0200, tom ehlert wrote: >'solved' the original bug (sort of) by changing > >disable_enable_a20_BIOS: > ;pushf > ;cli > > shr ah,1; ah to 0 or 1 > mov al,24h > xchgah,al ; ax == 2400h to turn off, 2401h to turn on >

Re: [Freedos-devel] What message is delivered by the decision to blacklist Johnson Lam permenantly

2006-08-16 Thread Alain M.
Eric Auer escreveu: > > If, on the other hand, Tom had said that one of my drivers did > something stupid, I would probably have replied that I do not > expect the "stupid" thing to cause malfunction. Or I would have > replied that my driver can indeed be improved on that point. > Or I would hav

Re: [Freedos-devel] What message is delivered by the decision to blacklist Johnson Lam permenantly

2006-08-16 Thread Jim Hall
Eric Auer wrote: > [...] > Okay, wow, that was a novel-length email reply, and a bit more than was probably needed. Guys, let's calm down on this point. In short, I welcome Johnson (and any developer) back to the lists if he avoids trolling. I think he understands that now. Let's let thi

Re: [Freedos-devel] What message is delivered by the decision to blacklist Johnson Lam permenantly

2006-08-16 Thread Eric Auer
Hi BAHCL, > FreeDOS mailing list has never been the friendly place to me dispise its > noble goal that win my admiration. Conflicts among members over minor You could have found a more positive opening for your mail ;-) > issues are not uncommon, insulting words like fool, idiot, stupid are > j

Re: [Freedos-devel] What message is delivered by the decision to blacklist Johnson Lam permenantly

2006-08-16 Thread Jim Hall
Interesting that Johnson should get mentioned now ... I _just_ had an off-list discussion with someone who wanted to get Johnson back on the list, and wanted to know if I would let him back on. Here's a summary of what I said in the off-list thread: I haven't banned him ... I simply unsubscri