Re: HWiNFO support of vintage hardware

Posted on 2022-05-18, 19:29

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vorob wrote on 2022-05-18, 18:48: Here you go. Thanks. Thanks. I verified the GPU clock calculation and it should be correct. Have you looked in sensors and under GPU load how/if the clock reported changes?

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Re: HWiNFO support of vintage hardware

Posted on 2022-05-17, 20:43

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vorob wrote on 2022-05-17, 20:14: FYI. According to this site GeForce 2go should have 143mhz, https://www.techpowerup.com/gpu-specs/geforce2-go.c1554 but hwinfo report wrong value. B541A0D4-4C6F-4967-BB16-512B4923166F.jpeg Please attach the HWiNFO Debug File so I can analyze the details.

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-04-29, 15:56

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Tested this on an original IBM PC/AT. Was pleased with how well it worked. Enumerated the RAM from my third party expansion card correctly, even. It did not like trying to inspect my video card, however. Caused the whole system to glitch out. It's some generic EGA card, I'll have to check the model …

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2022-04-27, 16:06

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Posting version 6.21 (which fixes Nx586 detection) into initial post for anyone willing to test.

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2022-04-25, 05:49

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mt777 wrote on 2022-04-25, 01:29: Nx586 PCI throws Fatal Error (real mode) Please run with -d switch and attach the HWINFO.DBG file it generated.

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2022-03-03, 08:52

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Will you be needing any further testing done with this CPU/FPU combination, e.g. for FPU type, speed, incorrect VLB determination, etc...? Is there a means to have the HWiNFO automatically alter the CPU reset method (1, 2, or 3) based on the type of CPU that is installed? If not, the user will need …

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2022-02-26, 14:18

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Well the problem here is that I'm not aware of any software method that would allow precise distinguish between some of the Cyrix FPU models, maybe it's not possible at all. And if one doesn't know the exact model and how many clocks execution of certain FPU instructions take, it's not possible to …

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2022-02-26, 08:18

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Thanks, this is interesting. It seems that the crash happening when Method 1 or 2 is enabled happens during normal floating-point math. So I assume when HWiNFO performs a soft-reset, some BIOS bug workarounds don't get applied or the FPU isn't re-initialized properly. FPU clock is determined by …

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2022-02-25, 13:34

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Here's the debug file. I ran hwinfo.exe -d -r -v Thank you! I'm looking into this, but not 100% sure yet why this happens. Can you please run HWiNFO manual (without switches) and post a screenshot if it crashes on the main screen? You could also try to disable Reset CPU Methods 1-3 if that will …

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2022-02-25, 12:25

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OK, got it 😀 I'll need to see the DBG file, that might give me some clues..

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Re: HWiNFO for DOS resurrected !

Posted on 2022-02-25, 11:42

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I recently finished a "286 build" based on a VLSI 200-series 286 chipset and am using an Evergreen 486 SuperChip upgrade unit, shown here https://www.vogons.org/viewtopic.php?p=1040659#p1040659 The upgrade unit contains a Cyrix 486SLC2-50MP running at 66.6 MHz and a Cyrix 87SLC-33QP running at 33.3 …

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-02-23, 06:56

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Susanin79 wrote on 2022-02-22, 23:12: Thank you! Now it is much better. FDD is OK and it does not crash while detecting videoadapter see debug attached Perfect 😀 Thanks for the feedback!

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-02-22, 22:21

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Susanin79 wrote on 2022-02-22, 21:35: Original canonical IBM EGA with 64 KB of video RAM Please try this version 2.21: Filename HWI16_22.ZIP File size 116.77 KiB Downloads 16 downloads

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-02-22, 21:27

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Greetings! My 5160 was out of work for some time due to the HDD failure. I bought a new one so can continue with the tests. I have past some releases but the latest version still crashes on video test, now it crashes after the checking Compaq, see screen attached as well a debug info. Another issue …

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-02-20, 21:59

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Finally 😀 It's perfect now. Thanks for all testing!

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-02-20, 20:04

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I attached the results for v21 . I alos reviewed and noticed that I attached the wrong files for the prodata on v19. I have attached those files here. Thank you for the results and patience! I think I have finally found the bug(s), it was not obvious. Posting a new version that I'm quite confident …

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-02-19, 22:56

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douglar wrote on 2022-02-19, 22:35: Not as good this time Thanks for the results. Please try again with Filename HWI16_21.ZIP File size 116.73 KiB Downloads 12 downloads

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-02-19, 09:14

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Looking better-- MDA detected correctly. For the Hercules cards, maybe you could default to 64KBytes memory size º Video Chipset: Hercules Graphics º Video Card: Unknown º Video Memory Size: 4 KBytes Thanks. Yes, that will work, but it looks like the Hercules detection didn't work properly in v1.9. …

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-02-18, 19:33

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Thanks. I will adjust this to report MDA instead, however on such really retro systems it's not possible to detect the exact adapter as it doesn't feature any registers that could be used for differentiation. I'm also not aware how to properly detect display memory size in this case. Can you use …

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Re: Introducing HWiNFO16 (for 8086/88/186/188/286)

Posted on 2022-02-18, 18:59

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Thanks. I will adjust this to report MDA instead, however on such really retro systems it's not possible to detect the exact adapter as it doesn't feature any registers that could be used for differentiation. I'm also not aware how to properly detect display memory size in this case. Can you use …

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