Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-24 Thread Michael Devore
At 03:17 AM 3/24/2004 -0600, Michael Devore wrote: >Anyway, Duke3D runs in high resolution 800x600 mode now under EMM386. I just need to >add VMware detection for auto UMB exclusion, and then I'll put up the first release >candidate version of EMM386. Incidentally, a note in case the person nam

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-24 Thread Michael Devore
At 06:05 PM 3/22/2004 +, Bart Oldeman wrote: >On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Michael Devore wrote: > >> I've tried QuickView Pro and a DOS extended PNG viewer and they both are >> documented as using an LFB and work fine under EMM386, so we're dealing >> with something beyond a simple LFB existence probl

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-22 Thread Bart Oldeman
On Mon, 22 Mar 2004, Michael Devore wrote: > I've tried QuickView Pro and a DOS extended PNG viewer and they both are > documented as using an LFB and work fine under EMM386, so we're dealing > with something beyond a simple LFB existence problem here. that's right. Quake also works in LFB modes

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-22 Thread Michael Devore
At 11:16 PM 3/17/2004 +, Bart Oldeman wrote: >On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Michael Devore wrote: > >> > >> >Duke Nukem 3D reboots the machine as soon as it enters graphics mode. Its >> >setup program (which also uses dos4gw 1.97) works correctly though. DOOM >> >on the other hand works. Will try to run

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-19 Thread Michael Devore
At 11:16 PM 3/17/2004 +, Bart Oldeman wrote: >On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Michael Devore wrote: > >> > >> >Duke Nukem 3D reboots the machine as soon as it enters graphics mode. Its >> >setup program (which also uses dos4gw 1.97) works correctly though. DOOM >> >on the other hand works. Will try to run

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-18 Thread Johnson Lam
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 07:22:38 -0600, you wrote: Hi Michael, >That's interesting. MPXPLAY lets me play a CD with a NUL output, which is mildly >amusing to watch. I can run MPXPLAY fine with NOEMS, or EMS set, with DOS=HIGH,UMB, >or DOS=HIGH (without UMB). Maybe the problem is with VCPI and you

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-18 Thread Michael Devore
At 08:59 PM 3/18/2004 +0800, Johnson Lam wrote: >>MPXPLAY requires a sound card and my machine's Creative Labs CT4810 doesn't have >>drivers that work under DOS and fails all SB legacy checks, so I can't check >>anything with sound. > >The different is it works fine under another memory manager.

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-18 Thread Johnson Lam
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 04:24:06 -0600, you wrote: Hi Michael, >QuickView Pro is documented on the vendor's site as failing at exit due to ZRDX >extender under FreeDOS. Whatever the heck ZRDX is doing or not doing, it's been >doing it for a while. You might try their patch to move it to PMODE/W,

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-18 Thread Michael Devore
At 04:17 PM 3/18/2004 +0800, Johnson Lam wrote: >On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:41:37 -0600, you wrote: > > >I've tested QuickView PRO 2.53 (Multimedia viewer) and MPXPLAY 2.30 >(latest build). > >When I quit from QV after watching VCD, the display show black. When I >try using MODE CO80 to change mode if

RE: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-18 Thread Roberto Mariottini
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Michael > Devore > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 10:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and > enhancements > [...] &

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-18 Thread Johnson Lam
On Thu, 18 Mar 2004 01:41:37 -0600, you wrote: Hi Michael, >Since the VCPI basic mechanics are working well, and the various descriptor tables >are all passed off at startup and then are the responsibility of the client, I'm not >sure where the problem could be. Mouse and extended video, is th

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Michael Devore
At 11:16 PM 3/17/2004 +, Bart Oldeman wrote: >> >Duke Nukem 3D reboots the machine as soon as it enters graphics mode. Its >> >setup program (which also uses dos4gw 1.97) works correctly though. DOOM >> >on the other hand works. Will try to run with Causeway and DOS32A later. >> >> I downloaded

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Michael Devore
At 09:53 PM 3/17/2004 -0500, you wrote: >>What is your physical memory on the machine you are using (e.g. 32M, 256M, 512M)? >256M, but 32 of it is shared with the video card. (can go from 8 - 64 m) Okay, I figured out a problem with higher memory machines (>= 256M) not reserving enough memory wi

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Adam Peart
What is your physical memory on the machine you are using (e.g. 32M, 256M, 512M)? 256M, but 32 of it is shared with the video card. (can go from 8 - 64 m) --- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials Free Linux tutorial presente

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Bart Oldeman
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Michael Devore wrote: > > > >Duke Nukem 3D reboots the machine as soon as it enters graphics mode. Its > >setup program (which also uses dos4gw 1.97) works correctly though. DOOM > >on the other hand works. Will try to run with Causeway and DOS32A later. > > I downloaded Duke

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Michael Devore
At 10:35 PM 3/17/2004 +, you wrote: >On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Michael Devore wrote: > >> I suppose I could break up the ZIP to floppy sized units, but I'm not >> real thrilled about trying it. I'd very much rather get the CD problem >> fixed. > >don't you have an old ISA network card you can put i

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Bart Oldeman
On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Michael Devore wrote: > I suppose I could break up the ZIP to floppy sized units, but I'm not > real thrilled about trying it. I'd very much rather get the CD problem > fixed. don't you have an old ISA network card you can put in the DOS machine? Then you could copy via a sm

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Michael Devore
At 09:00 AM 3/17/2004 -0500, Adam Peart wrote: >I just tried out the new version, and I had the same problem as the previous version. > If I go emm38664.exe /noems, I get the message "func 43, out 8800 0006 ". >But if I use ems, then I get >mapping UBM's (16k each) at: d800 dc00 >umb bl

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Michael Devore
At 08:30 PM 3/17/2004 +, Bart Oldeman wrote: >> Latest test version of EMM386 is at >> ftp://ftp.devoresoftware.com/downloads in the files EMM386.ZIP and >> EMMSRC.ZIP, as executable and source. >> >> These version corrects a problem with memory corruption in UMB's using >> VCPI, particularly n

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Bart Oldeman
On Tue, 16 Mar 2004, Michael Devore wrote: > Latest test version of EMM386 is at > ftp://ftp.devoresoftware.com/downloads in the files EMM386.ZIP and > EMMSRC.ZIP, as executable and source. > > These version corrects a problem with memory corruption in UMB's using > VCPI, particularly notable with

Re: [Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-17 Thread Adam Peart
I just tried out the new version, and I had the same problem as the previous version. If I go emm38664.exe /noems, I get the message "func 43, out 8800 0006 ". But if I use ems, then I get mapping UBM's (16k each) at: d800 dc00 umb block 0 at d800:000, size = 0x800 paragraphs (32kb)

[Freedos-devel] Another EMM386 release, bugfixes and enhancements

2004-03-16 Thread Michael Devore
Latest test version of EMM386 is at ftp://ftp.devoresoftware.com/downloads in the files EMM386.ZIP and EMMSRC.ZIP, as executable and source. These version corrects a problem with memory corruption in UMB's using VCPI, particularly notable with MCB panic errors.Non-DOS upper memory managemen