>> On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 3:34 PM, Tony Cappellini <cappy2...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > I've installed Freedos on a USB stick and rebooted.
>> > When I select either of the first 2 boot options, Divide By Zero / Stack
>> > Overflow
>> > is displayed endlessly, and scrolls off of the screen.
[..]
> On 4 Aug 2017 23:01, "Jim Hall" <jh...@freedos.org> wrote:
>> Hi. When do you see this message? Right away when you boot the USB
>> stick, or later after you enter the boot menu, or when you start the
>> install?
On Fri, Aug 4, 2017 at 4:25 PM, Paolo Vincenzo Olivo
<paolovincenz...@gmail.com> wrote:
[..]
> I think the user is not speaking of a Fdos installer, it seems he has rather
> installed the system itself upon a usb pen drive, as he stated above.
>
> What I understood is that he encounters that error ('integer devided by
> zero' -that I experienced sometimes using jemm386 with certain programs
> whenever he tries to enter the system through either of the first 2 default
> menu entries specified in the fdconfig.sys.
> He should be therefore unable to use neither extended nor expanded memory
> which is what Tony appear to be complaining about ;).
>
> It would be interesting to see what happens if he tries to devload himemx/
> jemm,or himem/xmgr.
Ah thanks, I misread his email.
Yes, I recommend what Paolo recommends: boot without EMS/XMS to verify
things are otherwise working normally. Also try paring down the
CONFIG.SYS and load drivers one at a time to see what is blowing up.
Jim
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