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Re: ARGH! Win98SE Setup wants to swap floppies, and hangs...

Posted on 2019-08-21, 07:27

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

More annoyingly, on this particular version of setup, I can't make the /nf switch work, which, per ComputerHope, is supposed to disable that misfeature. IT GETS IGNORED. I've spent HOURS Googling this nonsense and gotten absolutely nothing and nowhere. Help me, Vogons[dot]org Community, you're my …

Re: KYRANDIA 2: Hand of Fate Speech Issue

Posted on 2019-08-14, 11:57

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

You are a genius! It works! Now, what I did was that I created a boot floppy diskette, copied my c: drive's config.sys and auto.exe bat to it, and THEN modified the config.sys! I am going to try other DOS games that I was unable to play, hopefully I can get them all to play! Thanks a million again! …

Re: KYRANDIA 2: Hand of Fate Speech Issue

Posted on 2019-08-11, 21:19

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

I just downloded himemx, how do I use it in DOS, just copy over the files, and run the .EXE? Copy himemx.exe to the root of your c: Edit config.sys Find the line DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS OR C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS Put the word REM before DEVICE= So you should have REM C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS Directly …

Re: KYRANDIA 2: Hand of Fate Speech Issue

Posted on 2019-08-10, 21:21

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

C0deHunter wrote: I just removed a stick of 256MB, so I am down to 256MB RAM total, the speech issue still remains. Still too high for dos! Use the himemx and force 8mb of ram, see if it works.

Re: KYRANDIA 2: Hand of Fate Speech Issue

Posted on 2019-08-10, 18:11

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Many times 512mb of memory is not handled well in dos. Try using DEVICE=c:\xxx\himemx.exe /max=8194 instead of himem.sys. You can find it in freedos or here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/himemx/

Re: Sam and Max Hit the Road (CD-ROM version): Can not play Roland MIDI on my SC55 MKII

Posted on 2019-08-10, 18:06

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Nice! The same applies to day of the tentacle and indy 4.

Re: Trying to get Redguard to run

Posted on 2019-08-08, 12:19

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

xDeathCon wrote: I already did that before. Have you tried running it on the windows 98 machine? In pure dos or in windows 98?

Re: Trying to get Redguard to run

Posted on 2019-08-08, 11:07

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Hi. Maybe there is a configuration file that is written when you install the game in windows 98. Try to install the game on another machine, copy the files from there, create the same directory in the pentium mmx pc and see if it works.

Re: 7th Guest & DOS

Posted on 2019-08-08, 09:49

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Hi, are you trying to run the game through windows or pure dos? Have you disabled the unneeded on board ports (serial - parallel)? What irq is assigned on the legacy settings of the card? Can you reserve in bios the common irq's used by sound cards (5,7)? Are you setting the SET BLASTER variables in …

Re: Sam and Max Hit the Road (CD-ROM version): Can not play Roland MIDI on my SC55 MKII

Posted on 2019-08-08, 09:30

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

Well the INTEL chipset, although very stable and compatible, does not work well with either setmul or throttle. I tried, a long time before, using a via chipset slot one motherboard and, while the slow down utilities worked, the system became VERY slow. The same applies to socket 370. The best thing …

Re: Sam and Max Hit the Road (CD-ROM version): Can not play Roland MIDI on my SC55 MKII

Posted on 2019-08-07, 13:01

in Marvin \ Software

in Marvin \ Software

This game is speed sensitive. You can try shutting down the cashe with setmul or using throttle to slow down.

Re: ps/2 header

Posted on 2019-07-19, 17:05

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

The 5-pin header I recently brought in use has yet another pinout. Again, there is no standard! Even posts that look identical can be completely different pinout. Find the GND and +5V posts (measure conductivity to the power supply connectors' 5V and GND pins). Find the not-connected pin (it should …

Re: ps/2 header

Posted on 2019-07-19, 17:02

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Thermalwrong wrote: Try this: Re: What retro activity did you get up to today? […] Show full quote Try this: Re: What retro activity did you get up to today? I had the same problem a few months ago 😁 Worked like a charm! Thank you.

Re: ps/2 header

Posted on 2019-07-19, 10:24

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

I can see that the pinout is different! I will try that. Thank you.

ps/2 header

Posted on 2019-07-18, 17:18

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

Hello guys, i got the lucky star 5MVP3 and the first thing i noticed is that th PS/2 mouse header i made for my older motherboard is not working. Does it need a different pinout? Does any of you have a schematic? A source of PS/2 brackets will be appreciated too. Thank you.

Re: sb 16 ct2230 problem

Posted on 2019-04-23, 11:07

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

rasz_pl wrote: it can be anything, grab multimeter and check Will do. I notice that it "booms" when i turn the PC on and off.

Re: sb 16 ct2230 problem

Posted on 2019-04-23, 06:54

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Can it be the voltage regulators or the oscillators? The capacitors all look fine.

Re: sb 16 ct2230 problem

Posted on 2019-04-23, 05:41

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

No i double checked them and used new jumpers too. I tried different addresses like 240 but still nothing.

sb 16 ct2230 problem

Posted on 2019-04-22, 12:17

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Hello, after years of use my sb16 ct2230 started giving me a "Wrong Base I/O Address or Audio Card is not detected at 220H" error. I tried everything i could regarding the software side of things. I tried using different motherboards but no luck. Do you have any suggestions on the hardware side? …

Re: Prometheus ARIA16

Posted on 2019-02-20, 14:04

in Marvin \ Sound

in Marvin \ Sound

Logistics wrote: Did you check the big, shrink-tubed fuse? F1? Yes! It was one of the first things i tested. It has continuity.

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