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[BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX (Developers)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 24.01.2008, 06:05

> DPMIST32.BIN has 512 bytes, but BlockCount=2, and LastBlockSize=0 ->
> should be 1024 bytes instead ? Even more: DPMIST32.BIN did
> change several times in HX history, and, HX 2.5 had DPMIST32.BIN with
> BlockCount=1, and LastBlockSize=0 - used to be correct ? Is this change
> intentional ? What is the reason ?
>
> Could this evil 2 get fixed back to 1 ?

IIRC DPMIST32.BIN was formerly named DPMIST32.EXE and if it was launched accidentally it caused a crash. So it was created as an INVALID binary (there are some remnants of this issue like the "-b" option in hx's shrmzhdr.exe) which makes the DOS loader complain about it.

Since it has no .EXE extension anymore, it could possibly be created as a VALID binary without any harm now. But since it works perfectly ... never change a running system ...

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Complete thread:

• [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - DOS386, 24.01.2008, 02:21 (Developers)
  • [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - Japheth, 24.01.2008, 06:05
    • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - DOS386, 19.02.2008, 01:41
      • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - Japheth, 19.02.2008, 19:21
        • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - DOS386, 20.02.2008, 01:45
          • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - Japheth, 20.02.2008, 08:16
          • since it works perfectly .. never change a running system ? - Japheth, 21.02.2008, 10:22
    • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - DOS386, 19.02.2008, 02:00
      • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - Japheth, 20.02.2008, 10:51
        • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - DOS386, 21.02.2008, 02:33
          • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - Japheth, 21.02.2008, 07:05
            • SnglFault ->DblFault ->TripleFault -> BOOM - unavoidable ? - DOS386, 22.02.2008, 03:09
  • [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - Laaca, 24.01.2008, 07:33
  • [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - rr, 24.01.2008, 08:18
    • [BUG] Criminal Mark-related bug | DPMIST32.BIN/PESTUB/ VALX - DOS386, 19.02.2008, 01:30