Re: What retro activity did you get up to today?

Posted on 2017-01-31, 21:27

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by McDos

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Wow, how?! I'm struggling to get more that 550K in FreeDOS 1.2 with only minimal drivers installed. I came across this post as I am currently in the process of looking for the right version of QEMM to download along with a guide to using it. Any help would be gratefully received. Thanks Played …

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Re: Trying to install a SoundBlaster Live! in DOS

Posted on 2017-01-18, 07:51

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by McDos

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It is possible to use a PCI sound card with real DOS - I'm doing so with my P4 rig. Ive tested a SB16 and Turtle Beach Vortex 2 and both work, although the TB is by far the best. [quote="Jorpho". Unless your "DOS pc" is older than a Pentium 4, it will probably be impossible to use a PCI sound card …

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RAM question

Posted on 2017-01-17, 23:03

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by McDos

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Is there a way to get DOS (FreeDOS 1.2) to recognise more than 64MB of conventional memory? I have DOS, devices and drivers loaded HIGH but am still lacking enough conventional memory to play some games. My PC has 1GB of RAM installed.

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Re: Release -New Aureal DOS Mixer Util-

Posted on 2017-01-17, 23:00

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by McDos

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Sorry to hear that. Thanks for the reply. Hope everything works out for you. Sorry, I'm not available more, my life went all topsy-turvy and I'm still crawling out the hole I ended up in and can't offer any real help at this time. I suggest leaving the fader/rear setting at 15 since the TB Montego …

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Re: RAM issue..

Posted on 2017-01-06, 23:37

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by McDos

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Solved it by changing option 1 JEMMEX line to: 1?DEVICE=C:\FDOS\BIN\JEMMEX.EXE MIN=128000

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RAM issue..

Posted on 2017-01-06, 23:12

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by McDos

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Hi Been trying to get X-Wing to run without much success. I think it may be to do with having too much RAM or RAM incorrectly configured. My Setup: P4 FreeDOS 1.2 2GB RAM TB Vortex 2 FDCONFIG.SYS: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0LrPPmo9hqCOGExSjZqcXNNLVU/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/ …

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Re: Release -New Aureal DOS Mixer Util-

Posted on 2017-01-04, 18:54

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by McDos

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? McDos wrote: I can't make this work properly with my TB Vortex2 (AU30DOS driver) […] Show full quote I can't make this work properly with my TB Vortex2 (AU30DOS driver) AU30MIX gain front 0 AU30MIX gain rear 0 The above actually makes the audio quieter when playing mp3s in MXPLAY. Am I doing …

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Re: Release -New Aureal DOS Mixer Util-

Posted on 2016-12-29, 10:54

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by McDos

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I can't make this work properly with my TB Vortex2 (AU30DOS driver) AU30MIX gain front 0 AU30MIX gain rear 0 The above actually makes the audio quieter when playing mp3s in MXPLAY. Am I doing something wrong?

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Re: MIDI help needed!

Posted on 2016-12-25, 19:28

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by McDos

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Excellent, I'll swap out the SB for the Vortex 2 then gdjacobs wrote: McDos wrote: I also have a Turtle Beach Vortex 2 card - is that a better option for external midi under DOS? Yes, the Vortex 2 MIDI port is operational when booted from DOS.

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Re: MIDI help needed!

Posted on 2016-12-25, 10:06

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by McDos

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Why is this and is there a workaround? I also have a Turtle Beach Vortex 2 card - is that a better option for external midi under DOS? SRQ wrote: SB Live cannot use the MIDI port under DOS, it will only use the soundfont loaded internally for it's SB16/GM emulation.

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Re: MIDI help needed!

Posted on 2016-12-24, 23:46

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by McDos

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Thd SB works well for DOS games and ISA isn't an option. I understand Gods needs an LAPC-I for perfect sound but it's fine for testing the MT-32 setup. Its a settings issue I have, not a hardware one.

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MIDI help needed!

Posted on 2016-12-24, 22:54

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by McDos

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Hi I can't get any MIDI sounds in DOS from my MT-32 which is connected to a SBLive SB0220 via the gameport. I can get MIDI sounds when I boot into Win2K using this setup so I know the cable, MT-32 and card are good. I've been using GODS with the installer set to output sound to Roland LAPC-I to test …

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Re: Help needed please! No sound from Sound Blaster SB0220

Posted on 2016-12-24, 10:58

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by McDos

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UPDATE - I got it working by copying SBECORE.BIN to the live DIR from another set of DOS drivers I downloaded. Next step, getting sound from my MT-32...

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Re: Help needed please! No sound from Sound Blaster SB0220

Posted on 2016-12-24, 10:47

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by McDos

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Do you not see SBEINIT.COM starting up when your computer boots? You can also try to run it separately after DOS finishes booting. Note that it requires EMM386. (I suppose it should work with JEMM386 with that "/sb" switch.) I don't see SBEINIT.COM starting as PC boots. If I run it after DOS has …

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Re: Help needed please! No sound from Sound Blaster SB0220

Posted on 2016-12-24, 10:15

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by McDos

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When you say hardware specific requirements do you mean southbridge? If so, it is apparently present in this model. http://browser.primatelabs.com/geekbench2/2486062

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Help needed please! No sound from Sound Blaster SB0220

Posted on 2016-12-23, 19:10

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by McDos

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Hi all Just bought a Soundblaster Live SB0220 PCI and installed it in my P4 Dell 360 Precision. It works perfectly when I boot into Win2000 SP4 but I don't get any sound when booting into FreeDOS. I have pasted my Autoexec and FDConfig files below. BTW - when I run SBECFG.exe I get "SB Emulation …

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Re: Dual Booting DOS and Windows 95 with GRUB4DOS

Posted on 2016-12-21, 17:11

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by McDos

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GAG is an excellent graphical boot manager. I use it for my dual boot Win2k/DOS system. http://gag.sourceforge.net/

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Vortex 2 with P4

Posted on 2016-12-21, 16:48

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by McDos

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Hi After some research I have just bought a Vortex 2 PCI to use in my dual boot Win2k/FreeDOS PC - a Dell 360 Precision. Currently waiting on delivery. Was just wondering how easy it is to get this card up and running in (Free)DOS. I also have a Roland MT-32 which I intend to use with compatible …

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Re: PCI SB Card

Posted on 2016-12-20, 16:40

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by McDos

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How about the SB0220? I've read that others have got it working with DOS games and they are readily available for little money.

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Re: PCI SB Card

Posted on 2016-12-20, 15:52

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by McDos

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Thanks for that. Can I set SoftMPU to run automatically during boot to DOS?

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