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Jemm and Windows (Announce)

posted by Stephan, 20.12.2013, 13:01

> > Is there a way to use both jemmex and Windows at the same time?
>
> 1. don't load jemmex in config.sys, but dynamically via LOAD/UNLOAD.
> 2. run Windows in standard mode - there's a DOSX.EXE in HXRT\unsupp that
> may be used as "Windows Extender".

I have had not luck with (1) so far, and I don't understand what I need to do to test (2). Probably because I have not had a look at HXRT yet.

Experience with proposal (1):
I'm loading HimemX in the config.sys and then jemm386 through the autoexec.

First try: Using jemm386 with the same command line as jemmex before caused the system to freeze.

Second attempt: Simplified the jemm386 command line. Better, but now the system reboots whenever nwcache (DR "smartdrv" disk cache) is loaded.

Third attempt: No nwcache. Boots, but since the UMBs are now unused it leaves barly 500kB of conventional memory - and I haven't even installed a cd-driver yet.
Also, Windows still doesn't work. It now (with jemm386 not loaded/unloaded) complains about "a driver loaded in config.sys" preventing it from starting.

Complete thread:

• Jemm 5.75a - Japheth, 24.05.2012, 09:10 (Announce)
  • Jemm 5.76 - Japheth, 30.05.2012, 09:26
    • Jemm 5.76 - rr, 30.05.2012, 10:06
      • Jemm 5.76 - Japheth, 31.05.2012, 07:51
  • Jemm 5.77 - Japheth, 20.06.2012, 15:14
  • Jemm 5.78 (+jwasm 2.07) - Japheth, 15.07.2012, 12:57
    • Jemm 5.78 (+jwasm 2.07) - RayeR, 22.07.2012, 23:50
    • Jemm and Windows - Stephan, 30.11.2013, 10:18
      • Jemm and Windows - Japheth, 30.11.2013, 18:25
        • Jemm and Windows - Stephan, 20.12.2013, 13:01
          • Jemm and Windows - Rugxulo, 21.12.2013, 08:23
          • Jemm and Windows - Japheth, 21.12.2013, 15:36