Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-14, 17:56

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by ruthan

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gdjacobs wrote: Could you please also check if JEMM386 is compatible with DSDMA? I never used it, when you will give me download link and config line, i will test it.

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Re: X58 PC+ Yamaha744 sound card-pure Dos7.1- compatibility list and research, work in progress- gurus needed

Posted on 2018-07-14, 13:46

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by ruthan

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With help of dr_ST i managed to get working quite few of previously not working games.. because of change with EMS settings line, but there is problem in have less conventional memory and some games with worked with previous EMS settings are now not working. EMS line: DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386. …

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Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-14, 12:37

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by ruthan

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I managed to get - 590 KB with Dr_St, with NOTR parameter and with sound drivers with LH - and at least 2 games which werent working (even with more EMS but EMS boot error) now working.. I will keep investigating. Regarding of this page: https://www.legroom.net/howto/msdos notr disables searching …

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Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-13, 23:10

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by ruthan

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With last version of EMS, i have 570 KB of EMS and no warning.. but games were worked not working and have much more black screens during game starting.. doesnt it means that my black screen problems with other games could be memory related too, or we just hit bad memory area? Or its normal that …

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Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-13, 20:04

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by ruthan

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If you talking about upper memory you mean number 756,272 in this line of yours log? Total under 1 MB [b]756,272 [/b] 102,272 654,000 Because i have 709 KB with my previous config and 701 KB with your config? So there is something what influencing it on my setup, its not static number.. and its …

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Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-13, 19:43

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by ruthan

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Also, you should use MSCDEX with /E to let it load some stuff into EMS, and free some conventional RAM. Which you would have had already if you had started from my awesome Config/Autoexec and not from some crap you found online. Thanks, with that online config and manage way to get to work lots of …

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Re: Is there PCI-E soundcard with working DOS SB16 driver? Longshot, but..

Posted on 2018-07-13, 13:58

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by ruthan

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Here is lspci -v output form my Z97 Asrock Extreme 4 board - only PCI-E slots: Filename Z97lspci.txt File size 11.41 KiB Downloads 137 downloads There is also output from X58 HP O.E.M board where Yamaha 744 is working: https://www.dropbox.com/s/83h08f5yiz7etv5/LSPCIx58.txt?dl=0

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Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-13, 13:37

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by ruthan

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DEVICEHIGH=C:\DOSW\EMM386.EXE RAM I=B400-B7FF I=CA00-CBFF AUTO I tried it, no warning but only 550 KB of conventional memory, here are logs: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6jqme75vaerhv7y/MEMCP.TXT?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/43ymwajfgg14s1s/MEMDP.TXT?dl=0 Make sure PXE boot and USB legacy are turned …

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Re: X58 PC+ Yamaha744 sound card-pure Dos7.1- compatibility list and research, work in progress- gurus needed

Posted on 2018-07-13, 13:32

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Added lspci -v log.. - note because of debugging i used Geforce 210 card because of cooler shape (free slots) instead of Geforce 730 and ATI Mach 64 2 MB, maybe it out be interesting for someone: https://www.dropbox.com/s/83h08f5yiz7etv5/LSPCIx58.txt?dl=0 I also tried burnmem.sys, but i dont …

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Re: X58 PC+ Yamaha744 sound card-pure Dos7.1- compatibility list and research, work in progress- gurus needed

Posted on 2018-07-13, 01:41

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by ruthan

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I tested all problematic games without smartdrv.exe => 30 KB of more conventional memory.. It helped only for 2 games: Wing Commander 2 -no complaining about not enough memory for speech, but its stuck on speech load Ishar II - but SB sound is still not working.. I also tested few games with Adlib.. …

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Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-13, 01:25

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by ruthan

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Ok, thanks i will try it. Smartdrive was not loaded in upper memory because of /L switch, i dont know why orignal author used it: L - Prevents SMARTDrive from automatically loading into upper memory blocks (UMBs), even if there are UMBs available. You can use the /L switch if upper memory is enabled …

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Dosbox its possible mount local directory as emulated directory not only drive?

Posted on 2018-07-13, 00:59

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by ruthan

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Hello, i would like to have parity in pathes between my Dosbox (modern) and physical retro machine .. I have my games on my modern machine in D:\Games\1Dos folder, in whole games folders in have lots of other emulators and windows games, i dont want to mount whole D:\Games or D:\ into Dosbox and i …

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Re: Re:

Posted on 2018-07-12, 21:38

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by ruthan

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dr_st wrote: @gdjacobs P.S. I wonder if you can get AHCI mode and EMM386 functioning together by using a clever combination of I= and X= switches. Would you like to investigate? 😁 I still would like to try it..

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Re: X58 PC+ Yamaha744 sound card-pure Dos7.1- compatibility list and research, work in progress- gurus needed

Posted on 2018-07-12, 20:26

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by ruthan

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I updated Knowledge PIT => wisdom -solutions / discoveries parth with some more info about config branching, smartdrive and some very quick Win98 on such machine info just for start, for people whose could have problems with it and show that its not problem on such machine.

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Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-12, 18:13

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by ruthan

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Here are logs: MEM /C/P - https://www.dropbox.com/s/hsgcp8uebwdrdug/MEMCP.TXT?dl=0 MEM /D/P - https://www.dropbox.com/s/vbsnd5f2ki0wbxf/MEMDP.TXT?dl=0 It looks than most convential memory is eated by Smartdrive and MSCDex, im not really sure if i need smartdrive i was i some good Dos configs example …

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Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-12, 16:40

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by ruthan

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Try just: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM I=B000-B7FF Warning is gone, the sound is still working, but i have only 550 KB of conventional memory, with original parameters i have ~590 KB. What next?

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Re: EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM explanation, fix warning- Option ROM or RAM detected within page fram

Posted on 2018-07-12, 16:18

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by ruthan

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Thanks for reply. It's just that EMM386 found something occupied part of the specified page frame range within the upper memory area, where it should usually be free (unoccupied). I think it's due to some additional option ROMs (such as from external IDE and SATA RAID/AHCI controllers, or onboard …

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Re: X58 PC+ Yamaha744 sound card-pure Dos7.1- compatibility list and research, work in progress- gurus needed

Posted on 2018-07-12, 03:52

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I managed to add PCI ATI Mach64 2 MB videocard to machine for testing.. I tested all 30 problematic games with it, and results is interesting.. Exactly the same, no help, i expected at least something. Only Warcraft II get working, but it worked already with one of my videcards (Geforce 730). I …

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EMM386 explanation, warning-fix Option ROM or RAM detected within page frame / unable to set page frame + tuning

Posted on 2018-07-12, 01:48

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Hello, im trying to use Pure Dos 7.1 on X58 more about project: https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=61044 For load Yamaha 744 and SB emulation drivers (with is not working, but at least driver could be loaded) with HimemX, i had to use this line: DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME …

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Re: wing commander 3, wc armada, privateer

Posted on 2018-07-12, 00:40

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by ruthan

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Its 13 years later, but ems=false working fine for Dosbox, but what about real machine? Regarding of this article: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc722864.aspx I tried to add min=4096 parameters to my EMS386 line, but im still geting same error.

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