Hi Greg,
I don't need anything complicated for DOS, just configuring the 128 meg RAM for as much EMS as possible because the old software I want to run uses EMS not XMS, and USB support for reading files from flash drives. Getting the Realtek AC97 sound and Realtek LAN working would be nice, but not required.
This depends on what you want to do with the sound. IF the old software has the possibility to change drivers, you could make it use AC97. IF if can only support soundblaster: Well, AC97 is not soundblaster, so only special tools which simulate a sb16 and then send the sound to ac97 in the background would help. Regarding realtek LAN, rtl8139 and similar were classics, so DOS drivers are available for those. Assuming that you want a packet driver, that is. If your software involves something like Win3, things are different, also regarding the sound. For EMS, you can try JEMMEX, JEMM386 and other free drivers or the classic drivers from microsoft, ibm, quarterdeck etc. In all cases, you will have to read the docs and carefully select the right command line options to get a stable system with much EMS but without conflicts in the UMB range or similar problems. One aspect often is selecting the right A20 mechanism and the right mechanism to get memory area listings from the BIOS. Everything theoretically autodetectable, but incompatible surprises exist. Regards, Eric ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
