Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Some people think if you enable 'InDOSPolling=TRUE' in your Sysystem.ini file and then run "Wndows\System\Dosx.exe" it will work but that gives me an error along the lines of "Can't load display.drv". It happens even if I use VGA. Anyone know anything about this? What I said recently:    

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

I am still running in Standard Mode On 02/28/2018 05:06 AM, Eric Auer wrote: Hi Jamie :-)  As a temporary work around I got SVGA(800x600 with 256 colors) by patching the bult-in SVGA driver to work on more hardware (unoffically patches are available online). I used the Sound Blaster Pro

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

s much free as I can muster (except WordPerfect. I'm a lifer with that software. :) ) Ella   Original Message From: rugx...@gmail.com Sent: February 27, 2018 9:51 PM To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Reply to: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Even Wine has trouble running older software, as it is evolves I find it starts having the same problems as newer Windows OS have. This might be mean it's more closely copying the newer versions of Windows, which would be a good thing. Windows 3.1 is also an interesting thing to run for

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Hi Jamie :-) >  As a temporary work around I got SVGA(800x600 with 256 colors) by > patching the bult-in SVGA driver to work on more hardware (unoffically > patches are available online). I used the Sound Blaster Pro emulator > built into my sound card to load Sound Blaster Pro drivers and use

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Hi Ella, > I run Win 3.1 under DosBox. It's effortless. Just install and go. > > I use FreeDOS for as much free as I can muster (except > WordPerfect. I'm a lifer with that software. :) ) > > Ella This is probably related to DosBox simulating a DOS and suitable hardware instead of running a

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Reply to: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode Hi, On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 2:53 PM, jamie marchant <jamie.march...@sympatico.ca> wrote: > >  I can't seem to get Windows 3.1 to run in 386 mode, is this a limitation > for FreeDos? Pl

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Oopse! meant to send that to everyone. I'm new to the mail list thing. On 02/20/2018 02:56 PM, jamie marchant wrote: I have installed the drivers but this did not help. Still don't know how to disable 32-bit disk on the machine level, but I can disable this in Windows and it makes no

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Hi:  As a temporary work around I got SVGA(800x600 with 256 colors) by patching the bult-in SVGA driver to work on more hardware(unoffically patches are available online). I used the Sound Blaster Pro emulator built into my sound card to load Sound Blaster Pro drivers and use that for

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

I have installed the drivers but this did not help. Still don't know how to disable 32-bit disk on the machine level, but I can disable this in Windows and it makes no difference. -- Check out the vibrant tech

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Oh and for some reason dos crashes if I try and run a dos program inside Windows. -- -Jamie Marchant -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org!

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Hmm maybe I was using the wrong driver. I'll give that a try but now I have to go to bed. On 02/19/2018 09:45 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote: Here's what you need. http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/76e6.htm On Monday, February 19, 2018, 6:52:51 PM MST, jamie marchant

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

> Windows 3.11 (OEM release between 3.1 and WFWG 3.11) has either 32bit > disk or 32bit file access, I can never remember which. Either way > it's useless because both are needed (which only WFWG 3.11 has) to do > any speed improving. 32bit incompatible drivers in config.sys and > autoexec.bat

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Also when I use the video driver I go back to the dos prompt but the resolution has changed. On 02/19/2018 05:26 PM, Eric Auer wrote: Hi list, forwarding some tech details from Jamie: I am using a Thick Pad 380Z and the drivers here:

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

What hardware? That of course needs an 80386 or newer CPU. Another thing is any drivers loaded in config.sys and autoexec.bat have to be compatible with 386 enhanced mode. The OAK CD-ROM driver and later MS-DOS MSCDEX should be compatible. IIRC old sound card drivers were pretty bad about being

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Hi list, forwarding some tech details from Jamie: I am using a Thick Pad 380Z and the drivers here: https://thinkpads.com/support/Thinkpad-Drivers/download.lenovo.com/lenovo/content/ddfm/380z.html. This problem is present even with no special drivers loaded. I have loaded the audio and video

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 2:53 PM, jamie marchant wrote: > Hi: > > I can't seem to get Windows 3.1 to run in 386 mode, is this a limitation > for FreeDos? > > ​As Eric mentioned in his reply, Windows is very picky in what it runs from. (That was the basis for the

Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Hi Jamie, > I can't seem to get Windows 3.1 to run in 386 mode, > is this a limitation for FreeDos? Windows 3.1 and even more so Windows for Workgroups 3.11 are very picky in where they want to run if in 386enh mode. People HAVE managed to do this as far as I remember, but you have to get ALL

[Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode

Hi:  I can't seem to get Windows 3.1 to run in 386 mode, is this a limitation for FreeDos? -- -Jamie Marchant -- Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org!