Hello,
im trying to make working AOPEN AW744L II Yamaha XG under real Dos 7.1 and modern Gigabyte Z97 board with PCI slots, i disable all what i could to make Dos a bit more compatible in Bios, im able to make run Win98 and XP with this board, so i why dont try also pure Dos.
a) I have tried original Yamaha vogons Y744 driver, results it was:
- music in games is working well - Doom2, Blood etc..
- sound is not working in games, setups cant find sound chip / DMA
- setup utility is able to play sounds (Native 16 bit and FM sound ), but D-DMA has not assign value
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pzw0knli70hejdw/Ori … tility.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/whneq6dxoqpp4lk/Ori … tSound.jpg?dl=0
Driver loader shows DMA - Disable, here is picture form boot:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/oe857sjljfxm2c6/Ori … Loader.jpg?dl=0
b) I tried modified driver from this post - Re: Yamaha YMF7x4 Guide
- DMA is still not working and IRQ value is strange - 127:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/gbxg57q8nz3b5mp/Mod … Driver.jpg?dl=0
- and difference is also, that my one sound test in setup utility is available and i got IRQ error when i select Sound test menu:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/pklu07jr4bmxbnp/Mod … QError.jpg?dl=0`
https://www.dropbox.com/s/z62ub5tknj3knd5/Mod … ndTest.jpg?dl=0
c) I also tried alternative driver form this post: Re: Yamaha YMF7x4 Guide - http://vsynchmame.mameworld.info/
Here is DMA channel listed in driver load ouput, but once again only music working, FX dont - DMA channel problem.
ymfirq 5 edge not working for me, output is:
YMF744 found
error
- SetupDs.exe - same IRQ error when i try sound test mane as modified driver, only 16bit native test is not available..
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ifn206oth7nlz67/Alt … Loader.jpg?dl=0
https://www.dropbox.com/s/214mq67oza751iu/Alt … ndTest.jpg?dl=0
Autoexec for original a modified driver:
@REM SB Type definition
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 P330
@REM Directory with this file should be in PATHS
C:\Drivers\Yamaha\SETUPDS.EXE /s
Autoexec for Alternative driver:
C:\Drivers\Yamaha\SETUPDS.EXE /s
C:\Drivers\Yamaha\ymfirq 5 edge
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 P330
I have tried EMS / NOEMS / Realmode mode (XMS only) boot setting, it seems to be same.
Question:
1) Does results means that this sound card and MB combination is dead end for pure Dos, or its something else to try?
2) In description is that card is AC97 compatible isnt there any universal or compabilite AC97 driver for Win 7/8/10 64bit?
3) TSR -i read guide, but i dont understand what TSR exactly is, its some external utility which i have to download and load in config files? Or its part of drivers?
Im old goal oriented goatman, i care about facts and freedom, not about egos+prejudices. Hoarding=sickness. If you want respect, gain it by your behavior. I hate stupid SW limits, SW=virtual world, everything should be possible if you have enough raw HW.