First post, by dura-zell
Hi
I'm actually not 100% sure if I have a hardware issue or a configuration issue, but currently I think it's a software / configuration issue, so I'm posting here.
I'm currently trying to move some software to my new Retrocomputer.
My way to go would be to load achived files via network and unpack them to the local harddisk. For this I set up a small ftp server and use the ftp client from mTCP to load .7z files to the local harddisk. Unfortunately I have issues with unpacking these.
I'm using the 7z executable from 7-Zip Benchmark, DOS Edition here which should run on the machine. I also tried various versions of pkunzip et al I found on the net. All of these yield similar results:
When running the .exe, the computer either locks up, hanging with a blinking cursor, just freezes completely or simply reboots.
This happens when I start the computer normally, with all drivers loaded but also when the computer is started without any driver loaded (hit F8 on boot, press "n" on every question) or when started from a MS-DOS bootdisk. I tried numerous amounts of configurations in config.sys / autoexec.bat with no success.
Additionally I tried a memorytest to rule out a bad memorystick.
- Checkit: immediatly reboots when the computer is started normally but runs fine when started with the bootdisk
- memtest86: runs fine and reports no issues
Now I'm a bit stumped and running out of ideas - hopefully someone here has an idea wheat & where else to check.
The machine itself:
- FIC PA-2002 with Pentium @133MHz
- 8 MB Memory
- ATI Rage II + Diamond Monster 3D
- Soundblaster AWE64
- SN2000 NIC
- 8 GB Harddisk
Following the systemfiles,mostly as memmaker wrote them with some minor tweaks
Config.sys:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS HIGHSCAN I=B000-B7FF
BUFFERS=11,0
FILES=30
DOS=UMB
LASTDRIVE=H
FCBS=4,0
DOS=HIGH
DEVICE=C:\DRIVERS\CTCM\CTCM.EXE
COUNTRY=049,850,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,15792 =C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,,1)
DEVICEHIGH /L:2,22928 =C:\DRIVERS\CDROM\D011V200.SYS /D:CDROM
DEVICEHIGH /L:2,32592 =C:\DRIVERS\SB16\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:5
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,10160 =C:\DRIVERS\SB16\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS
Autoexec.bat:
@ECHO OFF
SET MTCPCFG=C:\DRIVERS\MTCP\MTCP.CFG
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\DOS;C:\DT;F:\SCRIPTS;C:\DRIVERS\MTCP
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
LH /L:0;2,45456 /S C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
LH /L:2,27952 C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CDROM
LH /L:1,6384 C:\DOS\DOSKEY.COM
LH /L:1,5472 C:\DRIVERS\PMOUSE\MOUSE.COM
SET SOUND=C:\DRIVERS\SB16
REM SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
SET CTCM=C:\DRIVERS\CTCM
C:\DRIVERS\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S
C:\DRIVERS\CTCM\CTCU /S
C:\DRIVERS\SB16\MIXERSET /P
MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((850) C:\DOS\EGA.CPI)
MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=850
LH /L:2,17120 KEYB GR,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS
I'm open for any idea why no archiver runs here. I can provide the files I tested with of course, or any other Info I might have forgotten.
Greetings,
Dura-Zell