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Jemm v5.7 ... (Announce)

posted by Japheth , Germany (South), 08.02.2008, 12:32

> Interestingly, all among Jemmex 5.65-5.69 did work OK for me (am
> using 5.69 now), but 5.70 crashes (stops dead) as soon as it finishes
> installation.
> My computer: 486 DX-50, 16MB RAM, ISA bus. OS: DR-DOS 5.0 .
> I install Jemmex in config.sys, with the line (no changes from 5.69):
> C:\DEVS\JEMMEX.EXE NORAM NOE801 NOE802 VERBOSE /D=0 NOVME VCPI
> A20METHOD=FAST
> I use a real mode UMB provider installed before Jemmex, whence NORAM.

I just did a brief test on my 80486 with v5.70 and reached the command prompt. So it's not a general problem.

What is the last line Jemm displays? Is it "total/available EMS pages..."?

Btw, what is the /D=0 parameter good for? AFAIK Jemm won't accept it.

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Complete thread:

• Jemm v5.7 ... - Japheth, 30.01.2008, 12:55 (Announce)
  • Jemm v5.7 ... - Steve, 30.01.2008, 15:38
    • Jemm v5.7 ... - Japheth, 30.01.2008, 16:52
      • Jemm v5.7 ... - sol, 31.01.2008, 02:38
        • Jemm v5.7 ... - Japheth, 31.01.2008, 11:19
          • Jemm v5.7 ... - jassenna, 08.02.2008, 04:36
            • Jemm v5.7 ... - rr, 08.02.2008, 09:53
            • Jemm v5.7 ... - Japheth, 08.02.2008, 12:32
              • Jemm v5.7 ... - jassenna, 09.02.2008, 04:37
                • Jemm v5.7 (HIRAM) - Rugxulo, 13.02.2008, 01:54
                  • Jemm v5.7 (HIRAM) - jassenna, 13.02.2008, 07:03
              • Jemm v5.7 ... - jassenna, 10.02.2008, 22:05
                • DMA buffer size 0 causes trouble in v5.70 - Japheth, 11.02.2008, 09:10
                  • DMA buffer size 0 causes trouble in v5.70 - jassenna, 13.02.2008, 07:09
                    • DMA buffer size 0 causes trouble in v5.70 - Japheth, 13.02.2008, 08:40
  • Jemm v5.71 ... - Japheth, 25.02.2008, 08:31