Formatting DVD-ram into FAT16 2Gb?

Posted on 2023-10-21, 04:18

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I wasn't sure where this question should go, but how can I format DVD-ram disc into FAT16 with small cluster size making it into 2Gb? In Win10 or WinXP I can format it into FAT16 but it always forces 4,4Gb size and when I try to use override command /A:32K it only gives me an error of "The specified …

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Re: Soleau's Balloon challenge won't run on EGA system

Posted on 2023-02-06, 23:28

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Okay, nevermind I solved it. Every single Soleau game I have played before in EGA, it auto switches from low res to hi-res EGA when starting the game but this one can't do it but expects the system to be already in hi-res EGA mode when starting. BTW: On the other hand, I wonder why the speaker sound …

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Soleau's Balloon challenge won't run on EGA system

Posted on 2023-02-06, 22:15

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I have been trying to play Balloon challenge in real EGA environment but each time it just gives me "Illegal function call" error. I have tested it two different EGA computers and with newer dos as well but it just doesn't seem to work. Soleau's games are supposed to work always either in EGA or VGA …

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Pre-Win98 gamepads

Posted on 2021-08-03, 02:38

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I was wondering, besides Gravis gamepad pro (1995) and Logitech Thunderpad (1996-97), what were the gamepads available before Win98 era? I know there are some but finding actual manufacturing date for them is surprisingly difficult.

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Sudden speed-ups when playing 3DFX games?

Posted on 2021-07-25, 16:50

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Is it normal behaviour that when playing games with glide that I get momentarily very fast frame rate spikes? For example when playing Pandemonium with Voodoo1 it gives me rapid speed-ups every now and then and at times it makes it rather difficult to react to them and getting hit by enemies. For …

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Is it possible to adjust gamma on Banshee and Voodoo3 for dos games?

Posted on 2021-07-25, 00:38

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It seems that Banshee and Voodoo3 are only using windows drivers for all the adjustments so even if old glide games are working fine, there's still this issue that the default gamma is too dark but I can't find any alternative solution be able to adjust it for these older games (that are responding …

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Toshiba CD-rom drive hijacks entire computer when listening cd-audio

Posted on 2021-07-23, 12:25

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I have this weird issues that I never noticed until I tested my Toshiba 4X cd-rom drive in my older computer. In the current one (pentium 166Mhz MMX, Win95) it plays just fine, no issue, but as soon as I tested it in my 486 computer, first it crashed a dos game I was trying but then I realized that …

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Can't adjust gamma on older glide game in Voodoo3 (Elder scrolls adventure: Redguard)

Posted on 2021-07-16, 07:02

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I managed to find the fix to get Redguard actually working properly on my Voodoo3 but then discovered that this damn issue can't be fixed: the default gamma in the game is too dark to be enjoyable and I can't find any way to adjust it brighter. Voodoo3 doesn't handle old direct commands and neither …

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Re: How to get more conventional memory from this setup?

Posted on 2019-05-09, 00:40

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Deksor wrote: Can you run mem /c /p and mem /f /p and show the results to us ? This will be helpful ^^ Here they are: Filename IMG_2273.JPG File size 1.66 MiB Views 2066 views Filename IMG_2274.JPG File size 1.69 MiB Views 2066 views Filename IMG_2275.JPG File size 1.27 MiB Views 2066 views

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How to get more conventional memory from this setup?

Posted on 2019-05-08, 23:43

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My 486 computer is already having 20mb ram but still it's nightmare trying to get enough free conventional memory. I already ran memmaker and put things into high but still I am getting only 509K of free conventional memory while there's at least one game requiring 570K. The computer is equipped …

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Re: How to get AWE32's wavetable working in DOS?

Posted on 2019-03-02, 21:11

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also your is missing the EMU8k port. like E620, but you'd need to verify it yours is 620 or not. SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6 If you didn't read my post, I omitted it for a reason because my favourite game says ""invalid parameter in blaster environment variable" if E620 is there. So far …

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Re: How to get AWE32's wavetable working in DOS?

Posted on 2019-03-02, 01:51

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I would also suggest not using the .SYS DOS files from Creative as well, as they consume a lot of conventional DOS memory, and are only used by a proprietary Creative player utility. Under DOS, the SET BLASTER variable and the AWEUTIL /S command should be sufficient to initialize the card. Also, is …

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Re: How to get AWE32's wavetable working in DOS?

Posted on 2019-03-02, 01:26

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Sooo... this have been so confusing but I made success eventually. Basically in Win95 everything works just fine. I can play all the general midi supporting games perfectly from windows. Both real-mode and protected mode games works just fine with general midi in windows! The only issue was that my …

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Re: How to get AWE32's wavetable working in DOS?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 21:39

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why are you running diagnose AND aweutil? usually you only need one. I'd also say you probably dont need CTSB16.SYS or CTMMSYS.SYS either. I did now some testing: If CTSB16.SYS and CTMMSYS.SYS are not included, there's no OPL/adlib sound in any game, while in diagnose it plays correctly. Funnily …

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Re: How to get AWE32's wavetable working in DOS?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 20:31

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BloodyCactus wrote: why are you running diagnose AND aweutil? usually you only need one. I'd also say you probably dont need CTSB16.SYS or CTMMSYS.SYS either. It's all what the installation procedure created automatically without asking me so I didn't know if something is not needed.

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Re: How to get AWE32's wavetable working in DOS?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 18:53

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This is so damn frustrating. I simply wanted a sound card with both OPL and wave ROM for generalmidi/waveblaster music. I really don't want to pay 100€ for a waveblaster card.

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Re: How to get AWE32's wavetable working in DOS?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 18:29

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Post your Autoexec.bat & Config.sys files. What version of DOS are you running? System specifications? If you want General MIDI for games, load Aweutil with the /EM:GM parameter. For FM synthesis or protected mode games, use the /S parameter. Also, in your Autoexec.bat file, ensure that your SET …

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Re: How to get AWE32's wavetable working in DOS?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 17:25

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bregolin wrote: This only works on real-mode games. Any game with a DOS extender (like DOS4gw) will crash as soon as it tries to playback music. So that brings the question why even real-mode games crashes too?

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Re: Help me set up SB32/AWE32 card

Posted on 2019-03-01, 17:17

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How can I get wavetable working via general midi? Everytime after setting /EM:GM command and going into game setup, either when changing into general midi or at least when starting the game it goes apeshit and totally tilts or glitches instantly, either protected mode or non-protected mode games. …

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Re: How to get AWE32's wavetable working in DOS?

Posted on 2019-03-01, 17:07

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I think I finally found something. "The AWE32 didn't use its MPU-401 port to access the EMU8000—Creative decided to expose the EMU8000's registers directly, through three sets of non-standard ports, and interpret MIDI commands in software on the host CPU. " Then I found this AWEUTIL command: …

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