Re: PC-DOS 7.1 and WfW 3.11
Posted on 2019-05-26, 15:23
I turned on 32-bit file access and have no problems reading FAT32 and copying files. I also tried Instant File Access. Everything I clicked caused a GPF error. Lol
Re: PC-DOS 7.1 and WfW 3.11
Posted on 2019-05-26, 13:51
Grzyb is right, an unmodded file manager can still browse a FAT32 drive, same as in DOS. Without lfn support it just displays the filenames truncated to 8.3 form. I checked my current settings. Both C: and D: are using 16-bit disk access, and the checkbox for 32-bit disk access is greyed out. My …
Re: PC-DOS 7.1 and WfW 3.11
Posted on 2019-05-26, 03:15
Thanks for the quick replies. My WfW 3.11 is already patched for FAT32, and has the custom vesa-compatible svga. I forgot to mention that both MS-DOS and PC-DOS C: drives are FAT16. The only FAT32 disk is D: This was mostly an experiment. I use CF cards to boot which makes it easy to swap, make …
PC-DOS 7.1 and WfW 3.11
Posted on 2019-05-25, 18:44
Hi guys, I just installed PC-DOS 2000 to a new disk hoping to compare performance and compatibility with my MS-DOS 7.1 setup. I need FAT32 support to access my D: drive where the majority of my programs are installed, so I found a procedure to "upgrade" PC-DOS 7.01 to 7.1 which adds FAT32. https:// …
Re: Combining two Sound Blasters in MS-DOS
Posted on 2019-05-24, 03:07
Today Abuse MIDI is working properly. 😒 Also today I solved the problem with Tyrian and it works also.
Re: Combining two Sound Blasters in MS-DOS
Posted on 2019-05-23, 12:13
Last night I tried some games and here's what I find so far: This setup works with Doom, Heretic, Hexen, Duke3D, Blood, Wacky Wheels, Raptor: Call of the Shadows. Wolf3D and Blake Stone also work, but when I disconnect the link cable I lose the music as well as item pickup sounds. Epic Pinball …
Re: Combining two Sound Blasters in MS-DOS
Posted on 2019-05-22, 19:22
Thanks for those links, mil. I agree, such a list might be helpful to users planning multiple sound card configurations. I'll check a few more games this evening. So far I've only tested OPL in Doom. In my setup, specifically the AWE64's PnP settings are port 220, irq 5, ldma 1, hdma 5; later edited …
Re: Combining two Sound Blasters in MS-DOS
Posted on 2019-05-20, 18:24
dr_st, true it can be restored by doing so, but still a minor annoyance having to leave the game to run that command and then relaunch the game. mil, that is an interesting thought and something to keep in mind. If it only affects a few old titles I can live with that. :) I mostly play the Wolf3D, …
Re: Combining two Sound Blasters in MS-DOS
Posted on 2019-05-20, 03:35
Thanks, guys, it's working nicely. I never tried multiple sound cards back in the day, and this dual card setup also mitigates the hanging note bug in the 2260 😀
Re: Combining two Sound Blasters in MS-DOS
Posted on 2019-05-19, 17:48
Thanks for the quick reply. Why not? :) One reason is compatibility since the AWE64's MIDI/FM emulation is not great in DOS. Sometimes it gets lost when switching games. Another is the 2260 has the real OPL chip that the AWE64 lacks, and GM through the Dreamblaster is better than the AWE64 Value's …
Combining two Sound Blasters in MS-DOS
Posted on 2019-05-19, 17:26
Hi guys, I've read some existing threads on this concept but didn't find a clear answer to my idea. I want to use two Creative cards together - a PnP AWE64 Value for sound and a non-PnP CT2260 for GM/OPL. The 2260 also has a Dreamblaster daughterboard attached. The AWE64 is currently installed and …
Re: PnP Sound Blasters not detected on i430TX
Posted on 2019-05-19, 11:36
Thanks, canthearu. The biggest hdd in this box is 16GB so I really don't need a modded bios. In the past I probably was trying to use a 160GB or bigger. You're right, I don't have an EEPROM programmer, or spare socket7 boards, so I don't want to take unnecessary risks. 😀
Re: No beeps from internal speaker but computer works
Posted on 2019-05-18, 17:54
Hi, Jo22, thanks for the reply. Yes, testing is the main purpose of the new piezo...to get a response. The 4-pin header has three labeled pins, and I got no sound until GND was connected. Two known good 2-wire speakers do not work on any combination of two pins.
Re: No beeps from internal speaker but computer works
Posted on 2019-05-18, 14:07
Sorry for reviving an old thread, but after solving a PnP detection problem by reflashing the BIOS I decided to take another shot at this speaker in case it was somehow related. I tried with the speaker on pins 1-4 and 1-3 but still no luck. Between 6/15/2018 and yesterday I had been using a jumper …
Re: Bought these (retro) hardware today
Posted on 2019-05-18, 00:27
Not really purchased, but after helping my mom clean her house this morning we found a box with some computer parts and she let me keep them. I scored the following: * HP CD-Writer Plus from 1998 * HL CD-RW from 2004 * ADS 2-port USB PCI card * Diamond Monster Fusion (16MB AGP Voodoo Banshee) * 16MB …
Re: PnP Sound Blasters not detected on i430TX
Posted on 2019-05-18, 00:16
So I tracked down a copy of the unmodded 1.3 bios and used AWDFLASH with /CC /CP and /CD, and that solved the problem. The bios version still shows as 1.3S but now during the post memory check it shows "Award Plug and Play Extensions version 1.0", and after the disk drives list there is a (very) …
Re: PnP Sound Blasters not detected on i430TX
Posted on 2019-05-16, 21:09
Hi, folks. Forgive the necroposting, but I am the OP of this thread and I'd rather bump this as opposed to starting a new. I have been thinking on this issue again, possibly making another attempt soon to use my AWE64 on this board. I have been wondering about my bios version 1.3S. I try searching …
Re: WfW 3.11 + Matrox Millennium II driver freezes
Posted on 2019-05-13, 11:57
It seems that the arrangement of the cards was the cause. A big clue was when I booted OS/2 Warp attempting to install the driver. Any video mode higher than basic VGA 640x480 would cause it to hang during boot when loading the nic driver. If I disabled the nic driver then SVGA modes would work. So …
Re: WfW 3.11 + Matrox Millennium II driver freezes
Posted on 2019-05-12, 12:02
Last night I got into the MGA Control Panel utility and set a mode for 1024x768 8bpp with small fonts and it is working now. I just don't understand why 16bpp is not working. Does the Mystique 220/Millennium II not support 16? How about 24 or 32?
WfW 3.11 + Matrox Millennium II driver freezes
Posted on 2019-05-11, 15:56
Hi, folks, I have a K-6/233 with 128MB SDRAM build that multiboots via swapping CF cards in a CF-IDE adapter. My original problem was that in OS/2 Warp and Linux, when switching from a graphic desktop to fullscreen text mode the screen was corrupted. This was while using a Paradise 4MB Virge/GX at …
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