> > Problem solved! > Well, not really. Damne ... kial ???
> There are obscure corner cases where you don't want DPMI loaded. Some WATCOM-like extenders like DOS32/A. ### HDPMI32 -u Problem solved! > Although to be fair, it is somewhat better than CWSDPMI > here because it supports those unofficial int 21h extensions (used by > e.g. OpenWatcom-compiled 32-bit stuff). Huh??? > But if at all possible, I stick to stock CWSDPMI. >From 1996 ??? > > programs. I had not realized that Arachne also needs DPMI. > I don't think it does. Most builds of Arachne have never been 32-bit. RTFW: http://www.xaver.me/drdoswiki/index.php?n=Main.Arachne#toc8 > I admit to not having used it much. Indeed. > But IIRC there are some apps included that were compiled by > DJGPP (perhaps PNG2BMP? I don't remember). Indeed. And it's indeed safer and more efficient to have HDPMI32 (or at worst CWSDPMI) installed residently / permanently rather than launch it again and again for ever single image decoded. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
