DOS ain't dead - DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH

DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH (Users)

posted by Rugxulo , Usono, 16.02.2011, 18:04

> Try Moving DOSLFN's position in the CONFIG.SYS load order to an earlier
> position. It may be that the initalization size of DOSLFN is larger than
> the largest available upper memory block therefor DOSLFN is forced to load
> low. Try loading the drivers and TSR's that have the smallest footprint
> last. This may requirer mutiple reboots untill you get it right. The quick
> way to test this is if you "comment out" anything that is currently loading
> befor DOSLFN other than JEMM that create the UMB's and see if DOSLFN will
> then load. If it does then you can play around with the load order untill
> you get the optimal setup. Stephen

Now you got me thinking: maybe "DOS=HIGH,UMB" eats up too much? Also, I forget exactly, never tested, but MS-DOS vs. DR-DOS had a different way of doing things, one loaded everything in order as listed, the other not. Perhaps somebody here knows more specifics about that.

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DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 15.02.2011, 02:58 (Users)
- DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - Ninho, 15.02.2011, 11:50
  - DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 15.02.2011, 22:16
    - DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - Ninho, 15.02.2011, 22:40
      - DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - Rugxulo, 15.02.2011, 22:50
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 17.02.2011, 02:15
      - DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 17.02.2011, 02:14
    - DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - ecm, 15.02.2011, 23:46
      - DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - swf, 16.02.2011, 14:51
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - Rugxulo, 16.02.2011, 18:04
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - Ninho, 16.02.2011, 19:18
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 17.02.2011, 02:28
      - DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 17.02.2011, 02:17
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - ecm, 17.02.2011, 18:37
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 18.02.2011, 22:25
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 18.02.2011, 22:39
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - RayeR, 18.02.2011, 23:17
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 19.02.2011, 02:12
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - w3a537, 19.02.2011, 05:59
        DOSLFN LOW OR HIGH - RayeR, 19.02.2011, 14:20