Some people think if you enable 'InDOSPolling=TRUE' in your Sysystem.ini
file and then run "Wndows\System\Dosx.exe" it will work but that gives
me an error along the lines of "Can't load display.drv". It happens even
if I use VGA. Anyone know anything about this?
What I said recently:
As
I am still running in Standard Mode
On 02/28/2018 05:06 AM, Eric Auer wrote:
Hi Jamie :-)
As a temporary work around I got SVGA(800x600 with 256 colors) by
patching the bult-in SVGA driver to work on more hardware (unoffically
patches are available online). I used the Sound Blaster Pro emulat
go.
I use FreeDOS for as much free as I can muster (except WordPerfect. I'm a lifer
with that software. :) )
Ella
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Even Wine has trouble running older software, as it is evolves I find it
starts having the same problems as newer Windows OS have. This might be
mean it's more closely copying the newer versions of Windows, which
would be a good thing. Windows 3.1 is also an interesting thing to run
for histori
Hi Jamie :-)
> As a temporary work around I got SVGA(800x600 with 256 colors) by
> patching the bult-in SVGA driver to work on more hardware (unoffically
> patches are available online). I used the Sound Blaster Pro emulator
> built into my sound card to load Sound Blaster Pro drivers and use tha
Hi Ella,
> I run Win 3.1 under DosBox. It's effortless. Just install and go.
>
> I use FreeDOS for as much free as I can muster (except
> WordPerfect. I'm a lifer with that software. :) )
>
> Ella
This is probably related to DosBox simulating a DOS and suitable
hardware instead of running a fu
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Subject: Re: [Freedos-user] Windows 3.1 in 386 mode
Hi,
On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 2:53 PM, jamie marchant
wrote:
>
> I can't seem to get Windows 3.1 to run in 386 mode, is this a limitation
> for FreeDos?
Please don't tak
Hi,
On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 2:53 PM, jamie marchant
wrote:
>
> I can't seem to get Windows 3.1 to run in 386 mode, is this a limitation
> for FreeDos?
Please don't take this the wrong way. I don't blame you for tinkering! ;-)
But I wonder why you want to use such ancient (unsupported!
proprie
Oopse! meant to send that to everyone. I'm new to the mail list thing.
On 02/20/2018 02:56 PM, jamie marchant wrote:
I have installed the drivers but this did not help. Still don't know
how to disable 32-bit disk on the machine level, but I can disable
this in Windows and it makes no difference.
Hi:
As a temporary work around I got SVGA(800x600 with 256 colors) by
patching the bult-in SVGA driver to work on more hardware(unoffically
patches are available online). I used the Sound Blaster Pro emulator
built into my sound card to load Sound Blaster Pro drivers and use that
for playback
I have installed the drivers but this did not help. Still don't know how
to disable 32-bit disk on the machine level, but I can disable this in
Windows and it makes no difference.
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Hmm maybe I was using the wrong driver. I'll give that a try but now I
have to go to bed.
On 02/19/2018 09:45 PM, Gregg Eshelman wrote:
Here's what you
need. http://ps-2.kev009.com/pcpartnerinfo/ctstips/76e6.htm
On Monday, February 19, 2018, 6:52:51 PM MST, jamie marchant
wrote:
I tried
> Windows 3.11 (OEM release between 3.1 and WFWG 3.11) has either 32bit
> disk or 32bit file access, I can never remember which. Either way
> it's useless because both are needed (which only WFWG 3.11 has) to do
> any speed improving. 32bit incompatible drivers in config.sys and
> autoexec.bat can
I tried running with no drivers and still does not work. I see feecom,
has an XMS swap, is that something I want to disable?
On 02/19/2018 08:40 PM, jamie marchant wrote:
I am using a I am using a Thick Pad 380Z.
On 02/19/2018 08:21 PM, Gregg Eshelman via Freedos-user wrote:
What hardware? That
I am using a I am using a Thick Pad 380Z.
On 02/19/2018 08:21 PM, Gregg Eshelman via Freedos-user wrote:
What hardware? That of course needs an 80386 or newer CPU.
Another thing is any drivers loaded in config.sys and autoexec.bat
have to be compatible with 386 enhanced mode. The OAK CD-ROM dri
Also when I use the video driver I go back to the dos prompt but the
resolution has changed.
On 02/19/2018 05:26 PM, Eric Auer wrote:
Hi list, forwarding some tech details from Jamie:
I am using a Thick Pad 380Z and the drivers here:
https://thinkpads.com/support/Thinkpad-Drivers/download.le
What hardware? That of course needs an 80386 or newer CPU.
Another thing is any drivers loaded in config.sys and autoexec.bat have to be
compatible with 386 enhanced mode. The OAK CD-ROM driver and later MS-DOS
MSCDEX should be compatible. IIRC old sound card drivers were pretty bad about
being
Hi list, forwarding some tech details from Jamie:
I am using a Thick Pad 380Z and the drivers here:
https://thinkpads.com/support/Thinkpad-Drivers/download.lenovo.com/lenovo/content/ddfm/380z.html.
This problem is present even with no special drivers loaded. I have
loaded the audio and video d
On Mon, Feb 19, 2018 at 2:53 PM, jamie marchant wrote:
> Hi:
>
> I can't seem to get Windows 3.1 to run in 386 mode, is this a limitation
> for FreeDos?
>
>
As Eric mentioned in his reply, Windows is very picky in what it runs
from. (That was the basis for the DR-DOS v Microsoft case, years ago
Hi Jamie,
> I can't seem to get Windows 3.1 to run in 386 mode,
> is this a limitation for FreeDos?
Windows 3.1 and even more so Windows for Workgroups
3.11 are very picky in where they want to run if in
386enh mode. People HAVE managed to do this as far
as I remember, but you have to get ALL se
Hi:
I can't seem to get Windows 3.1 to run in 386 mode, is this a
limitation for FreeDos?
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