First post, by vmunix
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Ok guys I give up. I thought I could sort this out alone but I really don't know where I am failing.
System.
Soyo 5EHM (via mvp3) I know what you are thinking but trust me I have the same mobo since 1999 and it is rock solid stable.
AMD k6-III 450 (perhaps is too fast for very old games?)
Windows 98se, but I'm at real mode DOS
Diamond Monster Fusion (voodoo banshee).
Tried with 3 types of sound cards.
Crystal based Turtle Beach Tropez+ and a TB Tropez Lite
Yamaha SAx YMF719
Aureal 8830 (Montego 2 + XR385) PCI of course.
I'm using real mode DOS, a .pif which includes the following config
autoexec.bat
C:\TBEACH\DOSAPPS\SETUPSND.EXE C:\TBEACH\DOSAPPS\WFOS2001.MOT <-- this loads the wavetable synth
REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C:\TBEACH\DOSAPPS\TBSMIX.EXE /M=10 /F=15 /W=10 /L=12 /C=12
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
SET PROMPT=$p$g
SET PATH=C:\TBEACH\DOSAPPS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\DOS
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM This CD-Line is for most EIDE drives. See your CD manual for other CD-ROMS
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /S /D:MSCD001 /M:10
REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
LH c:\mouse\dos\gmouse.com
config.sys
Device=C:\WINDOWS\Himem.Sys
Device=C:\WINDOWS\Emm386.exe ram
Device=C:\TBEACH\DOSAPPS\TBS2001.EXE /O
DOS=HIGH,UMB
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM This CD-Line will work for most EIDE CD-ROM Drives
REM See your CD manual for other CD-ROMS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\TB-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001
REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
I get around 615 kb of base memory with this.
So what it does work.
X-Wing CE and Tie Fighter CE flawlessly; GMIDI + SB Pro
Dark Forces, Descent I etc.
Partial works
Sam&Max works only selecting 4op FM music, it locks hard the sound card configuration utility if I select GMIDI
Not acceptable working
Indiana Jones FoA only works GMIDI, no digital sound effects (voice) , not even if I select OPL synthesys, so it's totally the oposite scenario than S&M but at least it doesn't lockup, I get a garbled noise if I select soundblaster.
DOTT only GMIDI works, no voice
With the Montego2 (vortex) only in windows dos box some games sort of works but it's very unstable, and in real mode DOS I get the same lockups in Sam&Max when I try the XR385 MPU401 interface. Not a soundcard for DOS gaming
I thought the solution would be to install the Yamaha SAx and it's even WORSE!!
DOTT locks after the Lucas Arts logo with a hanging note, Indy never starts and S&M works like the TBeach, and guess what, it locks up the same way if I select Gmidi.
These are the DOS config files with the Yamaha:
CONFIG SYS 4.0
Device=C:\WINDOWS\Himem.Sys
Device=C:\WINDOWS\Emm386.exe ram
DOS=HIGH,UMB
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM This CD-Line will work for most EIDE CD-ROM Drives
REM See your CD manual for other CD-ROMS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\TB-IDE.SYS /D:MSCD001
REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
AUTOEXECBAT 4.0 ÿÿ QREM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
C:\PROGRA~1\YAMAHA\YAMAHA~1\SETUPSA.EXE /S
rem SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET WINBOOTDIR=C:\WINDOWS
SET PROMPT=$P$G
SET PATH=C:\TBEACH\DOSAPPS;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\DOS
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
REM ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
REM THIS CD-LINE IS FOR MOST EIDE DRIVES. SEE YOUR CD MANUAL FOR OTHER CD-ROMS
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /S /D:MSCD001 /M:10
REM -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
LH C:\MOUSE\DOS\GMOUSE.COM
REM
REM THE FOLLOWING LINES HAVE BEEN CREATED BY WINDOWS. DO NOT MODIFY THEM.
REM
C:
CD C:\WINDOWS\DESKTOP
CALL COMMAND.COM
C:\WINDOWS\WIN.COM /WX
I will upload videos when I have time.
the next sound card I'm going to try is the Turtle Beach Malibu (Crystal CS4237B) which I recalled worked fine with Indy FoA
Pics somewhat related.
Trailing edge computing.
