Re: No MIDI and DirectSound (Win 98SE)

Posted on Yesterday, 08:49

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by stanwebber

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have you tried cpuspd? CpuSpd - A Hardware Based CPU Speed Control Utility for DOS/Win9X Retro Gaming if i remember the -t switch is what you want. value should be 1-16 (slow-fast) for a via 686a/b southbridge. i think acpi should be enabled in the bios if it's not already on by default.

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Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows & Linux)

Posted on Yesterday, 07:00

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by stanwebber

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Well that's actually good news. And I have good news too. I got my Windows 98 box setup and ran into the same issues you did. I don't have an easy way to compile for Windows 98, but I know libglib has older binaries that do work on windows 98. I don't know the newest version that will work, but I …

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Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows & Linux)

Posted on Yesterday, 05:11

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by stanwebber

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so i haven't quite given up getting ece working under win9x. awhile back i tried compiling with mingw and got a working ece build, but could never get fluidsynth working. well, i found a libfluidsynth v1.1.6 dll with glib dependencies stripped out and it works under win98se! so if you take the last …

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Re: No MIDI and DirectSound (Win 98SE)

Posted on 2023-11-30, 19:07

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by stanwebber

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this page is a great resource for compatible directx versions: http://falconfly.3dfx.pl/directx.htm the kt133 should be a great candidate for acpi slowdown utilities under dos and windows. the 686 southbridge will give you 16 increments of very smooth slowdown. i can get my 1.7ghz athlon down to …

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Re: Advice on CD-Rom drive to read old CD-Rs

Posted on 2023-11-30, 13:02

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by stanwebber

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I have a Samsung sh-s223 that I'm using for old CDs. It reads everything and it's mile ahead of anything else I've tried when it comes to scratched discs. I've read online that you don't exactly need this specific model from Samsung, but in the SH-S2XX model range. ha, i read those same reviews and …

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Re: Advice on CD-Rom drive to read old CD-Rs

Posted on 2023-11-30, 12:50

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by stanwebber

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lg dvd burners as a group seem to have high readability performance, but i use every optical drive at my disposal to recover marginal discs with a piece of software called isopuzzle. allows the use of map files to build a single iso image from multiple drives. i think dvdisaster does the same thing, …

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Re: Where do you attach your CD-ROM?

Posted on 2023-11-30, 12:31

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by stanwebber

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i have 2 kt133a systems: system 1 primary master (no slave): udma100 compact flash secondary master (no slave): udma66 16x dvd tertiary master (no slave): udma100 7200rpm hdd raid quaternary master (no slave): udma100 7200rpm hdd raid system 2 primary master: udma66 16x dvd primary slave: udma100 …

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Re: No MIDI and DirectSound (Win 98SE)

Posted on 2023-11-30, 11:53

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by stanwebber

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i'm confused. what drivers do you have installed? wdm or vxd? check the driver details button of the primary soundcard entry in device manager. do the files have a .sys or .vxd extension?

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Re: how to convert .txm midi mapping file from moxmap version 5 to 4

Posted on 2023-11-29, 20:11

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by stanwebber

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ok, i figured it out on my own. the only difference between moxmap version 4 and 5 is that 5 adds a delay value after the clone entry. in my case simply doing a replace all of 'N,0' with 'N' converted it to the older format. the reason for doing this is that midiox v7 is simply incompatible with …

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how to convert .txm midi mapping file from moxmap version 5 to 4

Posted on 2023-11-29, 10:45

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by stanwebber

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i need to use midiox v6.5.1 which only supports moxmap version 4 txm mapping files. i want to use the mapping file attached below which is moxmap version 5. manually editing the version in a text editor is a no-go. i'm rather a notice with all of this. what tool can i use to perform the conversion? …

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Re: Abit KT7A (KT133A/VIA686B), Athlon XP Mobile 2500+

Posted on 2023-11-22, 17:03

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by stanwebber

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i acquired a couple athlon xp barton 2500+ cpus (AXDA2500DKV4D): 166mhz fsb, 11x multiplier, 1.65v. what are the chances of getting these to run on the abit or any other kt7a board with the rom.by bios patcher? what about a barton 2500+ with a 14x multiplier?

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Re: MS-DOS and sector-aligned partitioning of a SATA SSD

Posted on 2023-11-22, 15:23

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by stanwebber

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i remember having problems getting win9x or dos to recognize an extended partition/logical drive unless it was cylinder aligned. i dual-booted linux in a 2nd primary partition with shared data in the extended partition. in the end i had to abandon linux tools and use dos to do the partitioning (with …

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Re: Driver for generic Aztech FCC ID:I38-MMSN853

Posted on 2023-11-12, 19:23

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by stanwebber

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the entire aztec ftp site with drivers for all isa soundcards is archived on vogonsdrivers.com; however, if i remember correctly win98se ships with wdm drivers for the azt2320 that automatically install straight out of the box. if you go this route the windows kernel handles all the sb pro emulation …

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Re: Driver for generic Aztech FCC ID:I38-MMSN853

Posted on 2023-11-12, 15:28

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by stanwebber

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aztec azt2320 has excellent windows drivers. what os are you running? i ran vxd drivers under win98se, but i think wdm drivers were an option too. yes, unisound was a blessing in pure dos over the convoluted aztech drivers.

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Re: ESS Audiodrive "Eagle E688+968" driver issue

Posted on 2023-09-19, 23:39

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by stanwebber

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i prefer unisound for my es688. it's one of the few cards that works with the /nopnp switch. all you have to do is set a blaster environment variable before running unisound. the es968 pnp chip (missing on my card) may complicate things for you, but if you can disable pnp by jumper i don't see why …

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Re: Best sound card setup for Midi music in DOS games

Posted on 2023-09-17, 01:00

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by stanwebber

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the ess 1868 is only sb pro compatible just like the vast majority of non-creative cards out there (with very few exceptions supporting sb16). for that matter the awe64 isn't strictly sb pro compatible itself. ess chips are also not windows sound system compatible, but neither is the awe64. either …

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Re: Picking a sound card (or two ?) to use along with a SC-55

Posted on 2023-09-15, 07:54

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by stanwebber

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als100 non-plus with a yamaha or unlicensed clone is probably what you want...could replace the sb16 entirely if you find a quiet one. they're not too hard to find. this one is up for sale right now for $25 buy it now: s-l1600.jpg i run an ess688 with a yamaha opl3 which is similar to the als100 ( …

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Re: What sound card is it?

Posted on 2023-09-12, 07:12

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by stanwebber

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vogonsdrivers.com has the entire aztech ftp site archived: http://vogonsdrivers.com/getfile.php?fileid=788 dosdays.co.uk has a very comprehensive writeup of the entire aztech model lineup. azt2320 has excellent windows driver support and a yamaha opl3 licensed on-chip.

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Re: Have I killed a motherboard - no power up

Posted on 2023-09-12, 06:47

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by stanwebber

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in Marvin \ General Old Hardware

capacitor plague. recap. any other athlon xp motherboard will also be susceptible to same. nb is fine unless the heatsink actually fell off.

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Re: need help with incomplete soundscape opus win9x installation

Posted on 2023-08-11, 03:07

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by stanwebber

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i'm giving up on this card. i've tried every conceivable (and incompatible) driver to no avail. the error originates with configmg.vxd so i even restored the 4.10.2222 version from the win98se cab files over the updated 4.10.2225 and nothing. i also found out the missing entries in system.ini from …

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