I need a help with optimization and submenus in AUTOEXEC and CONFIG.SYS \ VOGONS

I need a help with optimization and submenus in AUTOEXEC and CONFIG.SYS

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First post, by Niezgodka

Posted on 2021-12-12, 07:41

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So I have two soundcards in my computer (SB and GUS, 486SX4 with DOS 6.22) and for a while now I was thinking about making config sys and autoexec option select, but it does not work.
Here are the files:

autoexec:

1@ECHO OFF
2  PROMPT $p$g
3SET PATH=C:\TEMP\GRAVIS\ULTRAS~1;C:\TOOLS\SOUND\ULTRAS;C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS;C:\TOOLS;C:\TOOLS\BAT
4    SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
5GoTo %config%
6
7	:EMS_SB
8	echo settings for SB
9	@SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T1
10	GOTO EXIT
11
12	:EMS_GUS
13	echo settings for GUS
14	@SET ULTRASND=220,3,3,3,5
15	@SET ULTRADIR=C:\TEMP\GRAVIS\ULTRAS~1
16	GOTO EXIT
17
18	:EMS_NO
19	echo settings no card
20	GOTO EXIT
21
22		:XMS_SB
23		echo settings for SB
24		@SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T1
25		GOTO EXIT
26
27		:EMS_GUS
28		echo settings for GUS
29		@SET ULTRASND=220,3,3,3,5
30		@SET ULTRADIR=C:\TEMP\GRAVIS\ULTRAS~1
31		GOTO EXIT
32
33		:XMS_NO
34		echo settings no card
35		GOTO EXIT
36
37:EXIT
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config:

1[COMMON]
2     DEVICEHIGH=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\setver.exe
3     DEVICEHIGH=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\ansi.sys
4COUNTRY=001,437,C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\country.sys
5
6    SHELL=COMMAND.COM /P /E:640
7      DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO
8     FCBS=4,0
9    FILES=40
10  BUFFERS=20,0
11LASTDRIVE=H
12   STACKS=9,256
13
14[MENU]
15menucolor=9,0
16submenu=EMS, EMS........Expanded Memory
17submenu=XMS, XMS... Conventional Memory
18menuitem=STANDARD, 640KB system memory
19rem menudefault=EMC_SB,15
20
21	[EMS]
22	menuitem=EMS_SB, Start with SoundBlaster (Default)
23	menuitem=EMS_GUS, Start with Gravis Ultra Sound
24	menuitem=EMS_NO, Start with no sound card drivers
25	submenu=MENU, Return to previous menu
26
27	[XMS]
28	menuitem=XMS_SB, Start with SoundBlaster (Default)
29	menuitem=XMS_GUS, Start with Gravis Ultra Sound
30	menuitem=XMS_NO, Start with no sound card drivers
31	submenu=MENU, Return to previous menu
32
33	[STANDARD]
34	DOS=HIGH,UMB
35
36		[EMC_SB]
37		DEVICE=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\himem.sys /TESTMEM:OFF
38		DEVICE=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\emm386.exe RAM
39
40		[EMC_GUS]
41		DEVICE=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\himem.sys /TESTMEM:OFF
42		DEVICE=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\emm386.exe RAM
43
44		[EMC_NO]
45		DEVICE=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\himem.sys /TESTMEM:OFF
46		DEVICE=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\emm386.exe RAM
47
48			[XMC_SB]
49			DEVICE=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\himem.sys /TESTMEM:OFF
50
51			[XMC_GUS]
52			DEVICE=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\himem.sys /TESTMEM:OFF
53
54			[XMC_NO]
55			DEVICE=C:\PROGRAMS\SYSTEM\DOS\himem.sys /TESTMEM:OFF
56

However, it shows me error, instead of submenus 🙁
How to make it right? Feel free to tell me if I should change anything in it (I was moding my old autoexec and config files)

Reply 1 of 1, by weedeewee

Posted on 2021-12-12, 09:03

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the one thing that jumps out to me is the EMS_... ,XMS_... and EMC_... ,XMC_... references.
Seems like those EMC and XMC should be EMS and XMS.

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