Hi, On 7/18/11, Virii <emul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Well in Linux, I'm already using 2 sound outputs. The card, and the onboard > audio AC97. In Linux I just switch to the AC97 when I want to use the > headphones. What about DOS though? Can it handle having two > sound cards, plus onboard audio?
I don't think it would know the difference!! > I found a Sound Blaster detection app linked to from this page. It finds, > and sets, the blaster variable for the Yamaha I just plugged into this PC. > The problem is that when I take that variable, and add it to my autoexec, it > doesn't work. Bleh. Try another tool like NSSI, perhaps? it helps more? http://www.navsoft.cz/products.htm > I ended up setting the autoexec to call the BLASTER.EXE > detection app itself at startup. Several of the apps, and games with > auto-detection features now find the Yamaha card, but it still isn't > outputting sound. Yes, I've already tested it in Linux. Maybe it's this > Pentium 4, or MoBo BIOS causing issues? I noticed that it has some devices > assigned (possibly dynamically) to the same IRQs in the BIOS. It could be an IRQ conflict, dunno. >> At the risk of a horrible idea, why not just use DOSBox under Linux? > > It's fine for 386 games like DOOM, but games like Daggerfall/Quake have > major frame skipping/dropping. IIRC, Quake "almost" runs perfect, though the sound breaks up sometimes. Yeah, DOSBox = "fast 486" while Quake really needs a Pentium (FPU). You could try "core=dynamic", but that may? need to be directly tweaked in the config file (only). Also, of course, make sure "memsize=64" (also in config file only) so it doesn't swap to death. (Hexen2: HoT doesn't even seem to load in default memsize=16. And yes that gets choppy too, no surprise, it's Quake-based.) > I like the idea of a smooth 60fps, and also > like the idea of using the native environment OS. Then say goodbye to sound! :-( >> I would rather suggest dosemu, which is faster and runs real FreeDOS. > > I've installed FreeDOS to dosemu. All I can say is that it's waayyy choppy > slow, even without sound! DOSBox was better, but I already haveseveral > programs running in FreeDOS fullspeed. (although without sound) :-( Really? That's odd. DOSEMU should run Quake at native speed, even under x86-64! (Yes, I've tried!) No idea why that is, but try "dpmi -m 0xA000" to see if that helps (doubt it, but ...). Seriously, something is up if it runs *slower* than DOSBox!! > BTW - Could someone points me towards a place to learn FreeeDOS specific > syntax(es). This was one of the last files I edited when I used DOS last. It > was me putting Windows 98, ME, and 98Lite all on one disc with a 2.88MB boot > img. As you can see, the syntax I used is a little out of date. I guess you mean the menu items in CONFIG.SYS (etc). http://sourceforge.net/projects/freedos/files/Kernel/2040/ke2040_86f32.zip/download That file includes "docs/config.txt" (lists various CONFIG.SYS settings, including "menu"). Other general help: http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/micro/pc-stuff/freedos/files/dos/help/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ AppSumo Presents a FREE Video for the SourceForge Community by Eric Ries, the creator of the Lean Startup Methodology on "Lean Startup Secrets Revealed." This video shows you how to validate your ideas, optimize your ideas and identify your business strategy. http://p.sf.net/sfu/appsumosfdev2dev _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
