DOS ain't dead - Comments.

Comments. (Announce)

posted by Jack, 30.09.2007, 00:43

> It would be nice to include some details here, like what is average file
> size, ...

Ask those who still use FreeDOS. I do not.

> It's intended to allocate as much HMA space for buffers ... BUT there is
> indeed a problem here.

Glad to hear you concur.

> Using HMA buffers should be fine when UDMA is loaded by "devload
> UDMA.SYS" (or by running a hypothetical UDMA.EXE)

Just FIX your problem. Few use "devload", and UDMA.EXE is otherwise not
needed, as it has NO "run-time" user options.

> I tested UDMA/UDVD 9-23-07 on an NFORCE4 motherboard, with S-ATA disk,
> and S-ATA DVD; both work 'as advertised', disk with ~60 MB/sec, DVD with
> ~11 MB/sec. Thanks, great work again.

A Bloody MIRACLE, seeing such words by YOU after "past events" that I hope
I need NOT remind you about! Tell "friend" Grech a good SATA DVD test is
now completed, as he seemed to want to hear.

> if UDMA is loaded twice (may happen if playing with config files), it just
> loads a second time. maybe better to just abort with 'already loaded'

Costs init code, and I have an obligation to Lucho's full "boot" diskettes
that UDMA does not go over 4.5K in size. The first copy of UDMA shall be
ignored after the 2nd "hooks" Int 13h. Tell your people "Don't DO this!"

> AFAIK all XMS managers register a device name 'XMSXXXX0'

That feature was deleted, when I eliminated all "baggage" and went back to
"personal" drivers, after OTHER problems with your countrymen! NEVER was
my intent to have public drivers again, until I simply felt sorry for many
"Good Guys" who use DOS. Now, you can test for XMGR2$ or XMGRB2$ (boot).

> last and least, when UDMA and UDVD are loaded, the list of IDE adapters
> is shown twice.

Some people do run UDVD without UDMA, and UDVD must display its own list.
UDVD must also save init logic, since sooner-or-later the drivers will be
REQUIRED to deal with ADMA/AHCI, like they had to begin running SATA now!
Go "have some coffee" while the second controller list is displayed.

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Complete thread:

UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! Hex-boot diskette image - lucho, 16.09.2007, 18:30 (Announce)
- UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! Hex-boot diskette image - Rugxulo, 16.09.2007, 21:32
  - thanks - lucho, 18.09.2007, 09:38
  - UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! - lucho, 25.09.2007, 09:38
    - UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! - Rugxulo, 25.09.2007, 19:05
      - UDMA and UDVD with SATA support! - Rugxulo, 27.09.2007, 01:22
        UDVD and SATA drives - lucho, 27.09.2007, 08:14
        Please post SATA DVD test results here! - Japheth, 27.09.2007, 10:37
        UDMA/XMGR makes XDMA/XCDROM completely obsolete - lucho, 27.09.2007, 15:59
        No - Japheth, 27.09.2007, 17:55
        Source code of Jack's drivers IS free, but Japheth fears it - lucho, 27.09.2007, 18:27
        No - Japheth, 27.09.2007, 19:46
        NOT My Words! - Jack R. Ellis, 27.09.2007, 20:58
        NOT My Words! - Rugxulo, 27.09.2007, 23:35
        NOT My Words! - Japheth, 28.09.2007, 08:44
        Who is the liar? - lucho, 28.09.2007, 09:44
        Do you know what a "Winkeladvokat" is? - Japheth, 28.09.2007, 11:57
        Personal insults from/to Andreas Grech - lucho, 28.09.2007, 19:00
        and there again... - Aspi, 28.09.2007, 20:05
        You have asked, so please don't complain now - Japheth, 29.09.2007, 08:46
        I did nothing to be ashamed about so stop your flames please - lucho, 30.09.2007, 15:51
        Oh no, you are the source of all this - Japheth, 30.09.2007, 16:32
        Insulting personal qualifications from Andreas Grech - lucho, 30.09.2007, 16:52
        Ok, final comment - Japheth, 30.09.2007, 17:07
        I did nothing to be ashamed about so stop your flames please - Steve, 30.09.2007, 17:31
        "Targets" - Jack R. Ellis, 29.09.2007, 09:55
        "Targets" - Tom, 29.09.2007, 23:26
        Comments. - Jack, 30.09.2007, 00:43
        Comments. - Steve, 30.09.2007, 02:37
        Hitting The Road. - Jack, 30.09.2007, 09:16
        Hitting The Road. - Steve, 30.09.2007, 10:22
        Comments. - Tom, 30.09.2007, 16:14
        No Need, Tom -- I Will Leave. - Jack, 30.09.2007, 17:09
        WARNING: a response from one of the "bad guys"! - Japheth, 30.09.2007, 18:40
        Comments. - Steve, 30.09.2007, 17:43
        Who is the liar? - Steve, 28.09.2007, 12:26
        Software cannot be stolen - lucho, 28.09.2007, 18:53
        Software cannot be stolen - Steve, 30.09.2007, 10:48
        Software cannot be stolen - lucho, 30.09.2007, 16:36
        Software cannot be stolen - Steve, 30.09.2007, 17:16
        Source code of Jack's drivers IS free, but Japheth fears it - Steve, 28.09.2007, 12:05
        "Enlightenment" - Jack R. Ellis, 28.09.2007, 15:31
        Source code of Jack's drivers is really free! - lucho, 28.09.2007, 18:43
        UDMA/XMGR makes XDMA/XCDROM completely obsolete - Steve, 28.09.2007, 12:09
        Mixing incompatible old and new existing code is a bad idea - lucho, 28.09.2007, 18:22
        Mixing incompatible old and new existing code is a bad idea - Steve, 28.09.2007, 23:04
        An END To All This!! - Jack R. Ellis, 28.09.2007, 21:08
        No - Japheth, 29.09.2007, 09:02
        "No" To YOURSELF, FOOL!! - Jack R. Ellis, 29.09.2007, 10:50
        Yes - Japheth, 29.09.2007, 11:26
        Wrong AGAIN, FOOL!! - Jack, 29.09.2007, 17:42
        No AGAIN, friend! - Japheth, 30.09.2007, 15:48
        Lessons From YOU?? - Jack, 30.09.2007, 18:00