Re: "EMS not available" problem

Posted on 2004-05-01, 21:14

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by MiniMax

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I bow to your immense knowledge about how EMS support can be added to VDMSound, nTT . I also bow to your knowledge about how VDMSound interacts with NTVDM and the underlying OS and the hardware, and how an emulator like DOSBox differs from running programs and application with a normal OS. I better …

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Re: "EMS not available" problem

Posted on 2004-04-29, 22:32

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by MiniMax

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Re: Cannot enable EMS under Win2K... EMS memory and XP

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Re: "EMS not available" problem

Posted on 2004-04-29, 22:31

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by MiniMax

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Sorry Ben, I don't think VDMSound or any other kind of 3rd party driver/utility can "magically" ad EMS to Microsoft' NTVDM.EXE. Have you tried disabling non-essential, on-board devices in your BIOS? Disabling the Ethernet controller on my nForce2 board gave me EMS back in WinXP. Btw. Battle Isle 2 …

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Re: Can't del or mod DOS exes

Posted on 2004-04-24, 12:52

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by MiniMax

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I came across this little shell extension - looks promising: What is WhoLockMe ? ( http://www.dr-hoiby.com/WhoLockMe/ ) Have you ever bored by this Windows message : "Error Deleting File or Folder, ... There has been a sharing violation. The source or destination file may be in use.", when you try …

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Re: Suspend/Restore patch

Posted on 2004-04-17, 12:29

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by MiniMax

in DOSBox Development

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It's an emulator for crying out load. It is software for G. sake. Everything is *possible* It is just a matter of decide *who* should make it possible.

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Re: Kilrathi Saga WC3 random crashes

Posted on 2004-04-16, 17:38

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by MiniMax

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Thanks THE_WUQKED, I have not started playing WC3 for real (playing a different game at the moment), so I think I will wait the patching, etc, until I am ready to tinker with WC3. Who knows, perhaps DOSBox and the dynamic core will be good enough by then?

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Re: Kilrathi Saga WC3 random crashes

Posted on 2004-04-16, 15:46

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by MiniMax

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Only a minor, but irritating, problem: Crackling sound in Wing Commander III with SB-16 emulation

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Re: VDMS dll's not registering

Posted on 2004-04-15, 21:20

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by MiniMax

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I have no specific idea on what is causing this, or how to solve it. My only advice is to boot into safe mode, de-install, reboot into safe mode again, and try to install 2.1.0 one more time.

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Re: Need some help setting up an INI file with my current sound card.

Posted on 2004-04-15, 21:17

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by MiniMax

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Lee, which version of VDMSound are you using? I recommend you get the 2.1.0 (beta), since it is much easier to set up using the built-in LaunchPad configurator.

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Re: Kilrathi Saga WC3 random crashes

Posted on 2004-04-15, 21:13

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by MiniMax

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in Windows

The original WC3 (not the Kilrathi Saga version) works for me (Windows XP, AMD Athlon XP CPU in an Shuttle FN41 nForce2 motherboard)

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Re: Can't del or mod DOS exes

Posted on 2004-04-15, 21:03

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by MiniMax

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Can you create a temporary folder (e.g. on the desktop), and drag the troublesome EXE's to that folder? If so, then you delete them after a reboot (I hope).

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Re: EMS memory and XP

Posted on 2004-04-15, 21:00

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by MiniMax

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Re: Cannot enable EMS under Win2K...

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Re: Program being used problem

Posted on 2004-04-06, 22:58

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by MiniMax

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It happens from time to time for me too - but not just with VDMSound, and not just .EXE's. My solutions was simply to create a "To Be Deleted Later" folder the desktop, and drag'n'drop the locked item into the TBDL folder. Then at a later time - after a reboot - you can delete the (now unlocked) …

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Re: Discussion of trap/fault conditions and why its NECESSARY to get them right

Posted on 2004-03-31, 22:50

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by MiniMax

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@zuzma + Kaminari: Please check the writing style of Guest & guest , paying special attention to the use/lack of proper capitalisation at start of a sentence. Also check the e-mail address supplied by guest in the thread here, and the one supplied by Guest here . Same person? -- MiniMax - "The truth …

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Re: Discussion of trap/fault conditions and why its NECESSARY to get them right

Posted on 2004-03-30, 20:18

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by MiniMax

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@Harekiet - Did you have a bad day at work? Mr. Guest found a couple of errors in the way DOSBox emulates/handles certain instructions and exceptions. As a good Net citizen he reported them. I did not hear him/her whinning about a fix tomorrow (except for not having received a confirmation mail with …

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Re: Wing Commander 3 Error when starting

Posted on 2004-03-29, 00:13

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by MiniMax

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MiniMax wrote: I wonder if fiddling with the hardware acceleration settings for my sound processor will change anything... I will report back later.... Later: No luck. Didn't change a thing 😢

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Re: SDL Lock Failed

Posted on 2004-03-27, 15:41

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by MiniMax

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in DOSBox Games/Apps

I think I read about problems when starting in fullscreen mode. Try to set fullscreen=false, and use ALT-ENTER to switch into full screen once the game is running.

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Re: Please Help Tex Walk

Posted on 2004-03-24, 15:00

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by MiniMax

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Take away the bootle, and pure him a lot of coofee 😉 Sounds like a typical case of too much alcohol 😀

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Re: DOSBOX requirements

Posted on 2004-03-23, 18:09

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by MiniMax

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Imran & comp804 - I think it is great that you have picked DOSBos as the subject of your study. I look forward the read the results :) I don't know which 'itch' that prompted the original developer(s?) to embark on the journey of creating DOSBox. If I was to venture a guess, I would say a …

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Re: Wing Commander 3 Error when starting

Posted on 2004-03-22, 17:20

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by MiniMax

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Nope - I have not found a fix. Your note about the Audigy got me thinking... I wonder if fiddling with the hardware acceleration settings for my sound processor will change anything... I will report back later....

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