Re: legacy: EMM = RAM, bug?
- From: "Mister Scary" <daniel_newhouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 21 May 2005 12:52:08 -0400
I found a problem; it still qualifies as a bug. I had added the line
"ECHOCONFIG," which I had not done before. This is a legal line and Windoze
did not complain about its existence. But it made EMM unusable, and it
didn't actually cause any configuration information to be displayed either.
"Mister Scary" <daniel_newhouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:0pJje.11715$CR5.5543@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>A DOS boot disk is useless on an NTFS file system. I am well aware of
>DOSbox, and it is THE choice for playing the most primitive DOS titles.
>But last I checked it doesn't implement some advanced features, like POV
>hat (joystick feature) or Soundblaster 16. To do these things there is a
>wonderful utility called SoundFX 2000, but it rides piggy back to the NTVDM
>and therefore needs it to operate optimally. DOSbox also has the advantage
>of being able to run protected mode DOS titles.
>
> "Jimmy S." <nosp@xxxxx> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Mister Scary" <daniel_newhouse@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:etNEyYdXFHA.160@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> |I am currently finishing up a computer I just put together. I have
>> edited
>> | config.NT in Windows XP several times before, with other computers.
>> Only
>> | this time when I add EMM = RAM to config.NT I get the following error
>> | message when I start the DOS prompt:
>> |
>> | "Unrecognized command in CONFIG.SYS
>> | Error in CONFIG.SYS line 56"
>> |
>> | I have never had this happen before. If you want to get the more
>> advanced
>> | DOS games working in the NTVDM, the EMM = RAM line is imperative.
>> |
>> | I figure this is probably some bug introduced by Microsoft's updates.
>> I
>> | have had a similar situation before, when I complained on these boards
>> that
>> | a Toshiba SD-M1502 DVD ROM wasn't working with either cmd.exe or
>> command.com
>> | I discovered after the next critical update to Windows that it was
>> working
>> | in the command prompts.
>> |
>> |
>>
>> Hi Mister,
>>
>> When a game is a DOS game, it could work using the Multiboot
>> bootdisk from: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~lpcd/downloads.html
>> and always check at fileplanet.com to see if there's a patch available.
>>
>> With DOSBOX you can emulate a DOS computer on your XP desktop:
>> http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/information.php Or try MS Virtual PC:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/virtualpc/downloads/trial.asp
>> which allows you to install DOS or to run any operating system inside XP.
>>
>> If you prefer to explore other advanced methods, here are two excellent
>> tutorials I've found on the subject: http://www.dosgames.com/faq.php and
>> http://home.earthlink.net/~angeldancer27/XpGameList.htm For sound
>> issues use: http://www.ece.mcgill.ca/~vromas/vdmsound Good Luck! :-)
>>
>> --
>> Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
>> Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com
>>
>>
>> Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
>> Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call /
>> Contact
>> MS Support at:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
>> My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any
>> rights.
>> _________________________________________________________
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