Thank you. On Wed, Aug 21, 2024 at 10:22:41PM -0400, Jerome Shidel via Freedos-user wrote: > JEMM has been updated since FreeDOS 1.3 was released. > > I recommend updating that program. Or, try using the monthly interim test > build of FreeDOS. The interim test build contains the latest versions we have > of the programs provided with the OS. > > > > On Aug 21, 2024, at 5:05 PM, Nicholas Bernhard via Freedos-user > > <freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net> wrote: > > > > I recently pulled a Dell Inspiron 1150 from my local landfill. This is > > a Windows XP-era laptop. It has an Intel Celeron 2.6 GHz, and I installed 2 > > GB of RAM. > > I was able to install FreeDOS on it, but it will only run in safe mode. > > The other options (JEMMEX, JEMM386, etc.) freeze on their loading screens. > > Specifically, I'll get the message 'JemmEx v5.79 [02/02/20]', and then a > > blinking cursor indefinitely. > > Not sure if this has to do with safe mode, but I can only get sound from > > the 'bell', I can't play MP3s. > > One additional bit of information: I have tried installing 32-bit Haiku > > OS on the laptop, and that has not worked, either. > > > > My question: is this a) something wrong in the hardware, b) something > > wrong in FreeDOS, or c) expected behavior? I remember installing FreeDOS on > > a 701C, and even that was able to play an MP3, albeit verrrry slowly. > > > > As it stands, I can run Vim, I can run games, and I can read AMB-format > > e-books, so it is usable for me. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Nicholas > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Freedos-user mailing list > > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > > > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
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