Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-29, 05:50

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by infiniteclouds

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Wow -- that is a LOT of different configurations you have in there. Also I didn't realize "SET CTCM=" was a command and have been using "LH C:\SB16\CTCM" which seems to work. Yours is yet another config that I've seen with STACKS= which I don't have. Also the SET BLASTER=%SB16% and SET SB16=%BLASTER …

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-29, 04:45

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by infiniteclouds

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Curious why COMMAND.COM is being loaded twice. Not sure. Also not sure why MS-DOS reads 'SYSTEM' now. Also, IFSHLP and DBLBUF can potentially be excluded depending on what programs you run from command line. To do so, you would need HIMEM.SYS loaded prior to DOS=HIGH,UMB, then you can include …

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-29, 04:12

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by infiniteclouds

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I haven't tried it yet -- where/which version should I download? Some of them say a replacement for MSCDEX which I don't want since I'll need that for my real CDs (audio CD), yes? Also I don't see mention of UIDE.SYS here... is it on the UMBPCI page?

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-29, 01:38

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by infiniteclouds

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I made some changes -- MSDOS doesn't even show in my memory list anymore but instead shows as "SYSTEM" .. I GUESS this is the same? Not sure why this happened. Here's my new MEM read-out: Name Total Conventional Upper Memory -------- ---------------- ---------------- ---------------- SYSTEM 29,264 ( …

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-28, 08:16

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by infiniteclouds

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I must be doing something wrong because my access/load times in Arena are noticeably longer than before I did any tinkering from my original config/autoexec which didn't even have smartdrv going -- I'll post my updated exec/config later after I experiment some more.

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-28, 00:57

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by infiniteclouds

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Good catch, it looks like you still need emm386, but you load it after umbpci. Search for 'If you DO need EMS' on this page. http://www.mdgx.com/umb.htm He provides the relevant chunk of config.sys. As for logging all of autoexec.bat, probably not - however you could redirect relevant commands one …

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Re: Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-28, 00:13

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by infiniteclouds

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Thansk Konc -- that was a quick fix. Krcroft, I looked into that guide and will try out UMBPCI -- it seems appealing to me because I'd like to try to use SMARTDRV since ARENA has to constantly read from the CD during play However UMBPCI can't replace EMM386 for me since I still need the EMS.

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Freeing enough Conv. Mem for TES:Arena? (Logs included)

Posted on 2017-05-27, 01:13

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by infiniteclouds

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System is WIN98SE / K6 / AWE64 Gold / SB Pro 2 ARENA CD version The troubleshooting guide that comes with the game says that Arena requires a whopping 603K of Conventional Memory. Currently I have 597K and while the game loads and plays I suspect that this might have something to do with the lock …

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Re: DOS Boot Disk - Go-Tek Floppy Emulator

Posted on 2017-05-26, 10:22

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by infiniteclouds

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Yeah I don't get it. I can load floppy disks that I've configured with the utility but I cannot use 'blank disks' for boot disks. Trying to create a boot disk from a game's install.exe yields a blank 'ERROR' as well. It seems like this might only be an issue from DOS. I was able to create a Win 98 …

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Re: DOS Boot Disk - Go-Tek Floppy Emulator

Posted on 2017-05-25, 06:37

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by infiniteclouds

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Can Gotek be used to create a Windows 98 Start Up Disk? When prompted during the Win98 installation I put a prep'd and formatted USB stick in there (having followed Phil's tutorial and using UsbFloppyManager1.40i) and select a blank floppy # but I get the following error: "Disk Initialization Error …

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Re: Can no longer exit MS-DOS Mode (to Win98)

Posted on 2017-05-25, 00:43

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by infiniteclouds

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Indeed - BOOTGUI was already = 1, however. Thanks for all of the suggestions though, I do appreciate it.

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Re: Can no longer exit MS-DOS Mode (to Win98)

Posted on 2017-05-24, 19:29

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by infiniteclouds

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Yes, those are typos. Also, I remarked out those lines of the Autoexec.bat again and it makes no difference - there's still no escape. I'm going to just reformat and reinstall Win98. I was just hoping to figure out what happened for learning purposes.

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Re: Can no longer exit MS-DOS Mode (to Win98)

Posted on 2017-05-24, 06:04

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by infiniteclouds

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I do have a CONFIG.SYS. I did try editing the HIMEM file but I just broke things further -- despite restoring a back up of it. I can't select any Extended or Expanded memory load-outs now or the system hangs. I think my method of backing up/restoring my Autoexec is what screwed things up to begin …

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Re: Can no longer exit MS-DOS Mode (to Win98)

Posted on 2017-05-24, 04:36

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by infiniteclouds

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D: http://i.imgur.com/wo0skyT.jpg First I tried remarking just those two lines and it still booted into DOS... when I remarked all of the lines from the link you sent me it yielded the above error. Also interesting is that if I select SHIFT+F5 to go to straight command prompt and type WIN from there …

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Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today

Posted on 2017-05-24, 03:31

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by infiniteclouds

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Picked up this brand new Gravis for cheap - I had yet to play any of my 3D Realms Anthology outside of Duke3D -- time to see how PC platformers measured up against NES/SNES/Genesis. http://i.imgur.com/xPqEaRk.jpg?1 Also still in the shrinkwrap -- http://i.imgur.com/Gb5rHFD.jpg?2 http://i.imgur.com/ …

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Re: Can no longer exit MS-DOS Mode (to Win98)

Posted on 2017-05-24, 03:11

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by infiniteclouds

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@ECHO OFF REM Added by SetBlaster on Sat Jan 01 23:24:03 2000 [[My BIOS settings and clock reset every time I disconnect the power -- I've replaced the CMOS battery and re-seated it several times but it never saves if I have to unplug it]] SET BLASTER=A240 I5 D0 H5 P330 E640 T6 SOUND=C:\DOSAWE C:\ …

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Can no longer exit MS-DOS Mode (to Win98)

Posted on 2017-05-23, 04:01

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by infiniteclouds

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For some reason I can no longer exit DOS and return to Windows. I've been using Phil's .pif to load into DOS but now whenever I execute WIN or EXIT while it will still ask me if I want to leave MS-DOS mode to return to Windows if I input yes it just brings me back to Phil's Start Up menu for …

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SB Pro 2.0 has no Line Out...?

Posted on 2017-05-22, 19:38

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by infiniteclouds

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It has Line In, Mic In, SPEAKER Out... How do I cable this to mix it with my AWE64 Gold, SC-55... or a mixer? From what I've read connecting a SPEAKER out to a LINE in can cause damage to the equipment. Right now I have the AWE64G, SB Pro 2, an SC-55, a UR22 Steinberg Audio Interface connected to my …

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Re: Might & Magic III: Isles of Terra running too fast

Posted on 2017-05-22, 01:46

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by infiniteclouds

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Yeah -- I don't want to be swapping out hardware. Unfortunately 3dfx tools doesn't let me bring the clockspeed any lower than 120mhz. Another very interesting thing I've noticed... If you enter an inn and observe that the innkeeper is turning the pages of his ledger too quickly and then proceed to …

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Re: BenQ XL2730 (1440p) -- The perfect retro gaming LCD

Posted on 2017-05-20, 00:49

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by infiniteclouds

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falloutboy wrote: What I've always wondered: can it do 640x480 with high refresh rates on the D-Sub port with out skipping frames? What might be a game to test? Usually the monitors that cannot do this are ones that can't really do more than 60 refresh. This monitor can go up to 144 and does true …

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