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GVFM 2.65 | "A"-bug | FreeDOS "Sep. 15" kernel (Announce)

posted by jaybur  , UK, 26.12.2007, 17:16

> > No big danger, NO NEED FOR ALL UPPERCASE - maybe "VESAMTRR (or any
> > other product with same goal) won't work with Pentium 1 or older
> > processors.
>
> I'm not sure I understand you correctly, but if you're worried someone
> might accidentally run this on old PCs, just include a CPUID check.

I've just checked Japheths VESAMTRR source code, and it includes a CPU and CPUID check (of course!), so there is indeed no problem about running VESAMTRR.EXE on machines with old CPU's. The original all-uppercase warning was copied from the FastVid docs, so it probably didn't have a CPUID check.

Bottom line: DOS386 is right, there is no danger, so I've changed GVFM's README.TXT accordingly.

Complete thread:

• Graphic Vision File Manager 2.65 - jaybur, 22.12.2007, 19:21 (Announce)
  • Graphic Vision File Manager 2.65 | "A"-bug - DOS386, 22.12.2007, 20:52
    • Graphic Vision File Manager 2.65 | "A"-bug - jaybur, 22.12.2007, 21:18
      • Graphic Vision File Manager 2.65 | "A"-bug - DOS386, 22.12.2007, 21:41
        • Graphic Vision File Manager 2.65 | "A"-bug - jaybur, 22.12.2007, 21:56
    • Graphic Vision File Manager 2.65 | "A"-bug - Steve, 23.12.2007, 04:58
    • GVFM 2.65 | "A"-bug | FreeDOS "Sep. 15" kernel - Rugxulo, 24.12.2007, 14:32
      • GVFM 2.65 | "A"-bug | FreeDOS "Sep. 15" kernel - jaybur, 26.12.2007, 17:16
  • GVFM 2.66 beta /"Drive A" bug - jaybur, 26.12.2007, 17:42
    • GVFM 2.66 beta / "Drive A" bug / DEC CX LOOP @b - DOS386, 26.12.2007, 22:36
    • GVFM 2.66 beta /"Drive A" bug - Laaca, 27.12.2007, 23:04
      • GVFM 2.66 beta /"Drive A" bug - jaybur, 28.12.2007, 03:47
      • GVFM 2.66 beta /"Drive A" bug - jaybur, 28.12.2007, 05:27
        • GVFM 2.66 beta /"Drive A" bug - Laaca, 28.12.2007, 17:15
          • GVFM 2.66 beta /"Drive A" bug - jaybur, 28.12.2007, 18:56