Dos Memory Problems

[Delta_Strife]

I need more memory in Dos. I only have 500k i need 600k. Does anybody have any ideas on how I could get more memory. I am running Win 98 on a Pentium-233hz.

 

[Johnl12]

Is this for P1? Post your autoexec.bat and config.sys show we can see what you are doing.

 

[Starkey]

you will need to show us your autoexec.bat and config.sys first, then we will give you some upper memory and loadhigh all your memory resident stuff.

 

[Mystery muppet]

Or JohnI12 or TC will, unless I beat them to it.

 

[Delta_Strife]

Ok could a duel boot my machine instead

 

[Johnl12]

Originally posted by Delta_Strife
Ok could a duel boot my machine instead

What are you talking about? You can't still be trying to get P1 to play in XP? It can't, forget it. Discribe your system. OS, partitions, sound card. P1 has special needs. Post your config.sys and autoexec.bat.

 

[Delta_Strife]

My system is a Windows 98 computer with 128 ram with 3.2 gigs of memory and soundblast Pro Live and Rage II video card and i have no partions.

Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\setver.exe
device=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\display.sys con=(ega,,1)
Country=004,850,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\country.sys
DEVICEHIGH=C:WINDOWS\MOUSE.SYS
rem ---------------------- MTM ATAPI CD-ROM ----------------------
[COMMON]
LASTDRIVE=M
DEVICE=C:\MTM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01
rem ---------------------- MTM ATAPI CD-ROM ----------------------

Autoexec.bat
rem ---------------------- MTM ATAPI CD-ROM ----------------------
C:\windows\command\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MTMIDE01 /M:10
rem ---------------------- MTM ATAPI CD-ROM ----------------------
mode con codepage prepare=((850) C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\ega.cpi)
mode con codepage select=850

LH C:\WINDOWS\ASP4DOS.COM
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4
SET PATH=C:\MTMMOUSE;%PATH%
C:\MTMMOUSE\MOUSE

 

[Johnl12]

First question. Why are you using this line?
LH C:\WINDOWS\ASP4DOS.COM
This driver is not for the SBLive card. The SBLive use SBINIT.COM.

Second question. Why is the LASTDRIVE=M. M is a high letter. A little abit of memory is allocated for each driver letter enable. If you only have one partition like you said than your lastdrive should be more like D or E.

 

[Johnl12]

Here a config.sys and autoexec.bat for P1. As you may have notice this site cuts long lines with no space in half. You'll need to fix these lines. I added this line below. As you see it's broken in half, make it one line.
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\MTMMOUSE;

I change the LASTDRIVE=M to LASTDRIVE=F
The sound card settings I'm concern with since you said you have a SBLive card. The ASP4DOS.COM is not the correct driver for that card. But I left it there anyway. The SET BLASTER line is suppose go before the driver. I also add the J200 to the SET BLASTER line to enable a joystick port.

Since I live in the USA I am uncomfortible with those country codes and mode con codepage stuff. I'll leave them for you to deal with.



----CONFIG.SYS---------
[common]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 RAM FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,,1)
COUNTRY=004,850,C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\COUNTRY.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:WINDOWS\MOUSE.SYS
DOS=HIGH,UMB

REM ---------------------- MTM ATAPI CD-ROM ----------------------
DEVICE=C:\MTM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:MTMIDE01

STACKS=18,256
FILESHIGH=50
BUFFERSHIGH=35
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS /P
LASTDRIVE=F

---------AUTOEXEC.BAT--------
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\MTMMOUSE;
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\TEMP
PROMPT $P$G

REM ----SOUND CARD-----
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4 J200
LH C:\WINDOWS\ASP4DOS.COM

REM ---------------------- MTM ATAPI CD-ROM ----------------------
C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MTMIDE01 /M:10

MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((850) C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\EGA.CPI)
MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=850

REM --- MOUSE-----
C:\MTMMOUSE\MOUSE

SET COMSPEC=C:\windows\COMMAND.COM

 

[Delta_Strife]

ok i will give this a try

 

[Delta_Strife]

Ya i did some checking on the ASP4DOS.COM this enables my sound card to work in dos. Well whatever card i have i'm not to sure.

 

[Delta_Strife]

Well i tried it and it did not work!!!!!!!!!!! i have enough conventual memory 610K but its say i do not have enough memory! It may need more xms memory or ems

 

[Johnl12]

Are you trying to run P1? Whats the exact error message? Did you fix all those broken lines. You are using a bootdisk. Use this command while using the bootdisk.
mem /c > p1mem.txt
mem<space>/c<space>p1mem.txt
Make sure you get the spacing correct. Post the p1mem.txt.

 

[Delta_Strife]

I fixed the problem i just got rid of the cd-rom in dos it was eating up 70k. Now it works thanks for your help never could have done it other wise.