On Fri, May 23, 2014 at 4:49 PM, Eric Auer <e.a...@jpberlin.de> wrote: > > Hi! > >> After a fresh install of FreeDos, I found turbo c 2.01 is terribly slow to >> run. > > That depends on what you mean by Turbo C. The IDE (editor) of it? > Compiler? Some program written in Turbo C? What kind of program?
I meant the Turbo C IDE was slow with FDAPM. > >> even the speed of scrolling the screen is unacceptable. However, >> when I unloaded FDAPM, turbo c became normal. >> >> Is there any work around? Is it a bug in Turbo C or in FDAPM? > > Which other drivers do you have loaded and what type of hardware > is this? Do you also use Do you also use the FreeDOS kernel power > saving function IDLEHALT at the same time? With which settings? I tested it with VirtualBox, qemu and a desktop PC, all have the same symptom. And I didn't know about IDLEHALT, after a quick web search, I think I didn't active it. > > If "FDAPM APMDOS" puts the CPU on idle too often, slowing down > your programs, try "FDAPM ADV:REG" or "FDAPM ADV:MIN" instead. > The default setting is equivalent to "FDAPM ADV:MAX" there. You > can see the current setting with "FDAPM STATS" :-) Of course in > the MIN setting, less energy is saved. REG is a good compromise. Thanks for all the information. "FDAPM ADV:REG" did the trick for me. maybe it's a better default setting than "FDAPM APMDOS". > > Regards, Eric > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE > Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. > Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available > Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." > http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ------------ Pluto ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Accelerate Dev Cycles with Automated Cross-Browser Testing - For FREE Instantly run your Selenium tests across 300+ browser/OS combos. Get unparalleled scalability from the best Selenium testing platform available Simple to use. Nothing to install. Get started now for free." http://p.sf.net/sfu/SauceLabs _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user