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JEMM(EX) and too much XMSHANDLES problem (Announce)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 09.03.2026, 12:54

> Any idea what can cause this?

> I lowered XMSHANDLES=56 and here's XMSSTAT output:
>
> XMS call address: e500:90
> XMS version: 3.0, driver version: 3.82
> HMA handled by XMS host, HMA is allocated
> v2 free memory largest/total (kB): 65535/65535
> v3 free memory largest/total (kB): 1833280/1833280, highest addr: 7ffcffff
> XMS handle table at e500:cc, handle cnt/size=56/10
> XMS handle array at e500:d4
>

segment e500 seems pretty high. Perhaps there's just not enough free address space above c000?

Run memstat.exe ( without loading Jemm ).
Loading Jemm with NORAM option may also give a hint...

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                              • JEMM(EX) and too much XMSHANDLES problem - Japheth, 14.03.2026, 03:57
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