Daxim on 2/12/2000 at 18:34
I try to install TN on my desktop computer:* Win 98SE
* iP3 500 MHz
* 64 MB RAM
* ATI Rage 128
* FortéMedia FM 801
Config.sys<pre>dos=high,umb
country=049,437,c:\windows\command\country.sys
device=c:\windows\himem.sys /testmem
Inline Image:
http://www.ttlg.com/forums/ubb/redface.gifff
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe ram highscan
devicehigh=c:\treiber\sscdrom.sys /d:cdrom-lw /v ;Samsung CD-driver
installhigh=c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /e /k /d:cdrom-lw /l:e /m:4
installhigh=c:\windows\smartdrv.exe 2048 0 ab-c+d+ef
installhigh=c:\treiber\a-four86.com /a9 ;Mouse
installhigh=c:\windows\command\keyb.com gr,437,c:\windows\command\keybrd2.sys</pre>
Autoexec.bat<pre>@echo off
set blaster=a220 i5 d1 t4
set classpath=.
set msdosdata=c:\windows\temp
set path=c:\batch;c:\java\bin;c:\perl\bin
set prompt=$d $t$h$h$h$h$h$h $p$g
set temp=c:\windows\temp
set tmp=c:\windows\temp
c:\cfg801.exe ;initialize SB-Pro emulation
c:\dos801.exe ;TSR for SB-Pro emulation</pre>
mem /c-dump<pre>Module mit Zugriff auf Arbeitsspeicher unter 1 MB:
Name Gesamt = Konventioneller + oberer Speicher
-------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
SYSTEM 17.488 (17K) 9.616 (9K) 7.872 (8K)
HIMEM 1.168 (1K) 1.168 (1K) 0 (0K)
EMM386 4.032 (4K) 4.032 (4K) 0 (0K)
DBLBUFF 2.976 (3K) 2.976 (3K) 0 (0K)
WIN 4.000 (4K) 4.000 (4K) 0 (0K)
vmm32 27.776 (27K) 12.240 (12K) 15.536 (15K)
SMARTDRV 30.480 (30K) 14.080 (14K) 16.400 (16K)
KEYB 6.944 (7K) 6.944 (7K) 0 (0K)
DOS801 2.336 (2K) 2.336 (2K) 0 (0K)
SSCDROM 28.944 (28K) 0 (0K) 28.944 (28K)
IFSHLP 2.864 (3K) 0 (0K) 2.864 (3K)
A-FOUR86 12.864 (13K) 0 (0K) 12.864 (13K)
MSCDEX 16.144 (16K) 0 (0K) 16.144 (16K)
COMMAND 7.168 (7K) 0 (0K) 7.168 (7K)
Frei 614.976 (601K) 597.568 (584K) 17.408 (17K)
Speicherbelegung im Überblick:
Speichertyp Gesamt = Belegt + Frei
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Konventionell 655.360 57.792 597.568
Oberer 125.200 107.792 17.408
Reserviert 0 0 0
XMS-Speicher 65.869.552 284.400 65.585.152
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Speicher gesamt 66.650.112 449.984 66.200.128
Ges. unter 1 MB 780.560 165.584 614.976
EMS-Speicher gesamt 66.306.048 (63M)
Freier EMS-Speicher 16.777.216 (16M)
Max. Größe für ausführbares Programm 597.552 (584K)
Größter freier oberer Speicherblock 12.288 (12K)
MS-DOS ist resident im hohen Speicherbereich (HMA).</pre>I have plenty of free hard-disk space available.
Symptom: After the UniVBE question the install program crashes with a page fault error and a dump of lots of processor registers. The computer stays in this videomode the install program selected (80*25, no text cursor), but is absolutely responsive.
What I have tried so far: installed from DOS and from within the Windows GUI (by hacking the .pif files), installed from CD and from HD, answered yes and no at the UniVBE question and the possible combination of the above. If I try to install in Windows, the install program tells me that I do not have a video card that supports 640*480 (which is not true) and aborts. I can play System Shock and Duke3D through the VESA extension hardcoded into the card's BIOS. ATI has therefore no VESA driver specific for this video card. The installation in DOS 7 produces the aforementioned page fault.
The workaround - I installed the game on my laptop computer:* Win98 SE
* iCeleron 366 MHz
* 64 MB RAM
* NeoMagic MagicMedia
* ESS Solo-1
(similar boot file setup and memory distribution, the game runs fine here)
Then I transferred the files to the HD of the desktop computer, and upon starting tn.bat the video mode changes to 40*25, a message "Crash Code: 4294967295" appears and the mentioned page fault happens again.
Conclusion & Questions: I cannot locate the cause of the crash. This is the first unruly DOS game I've encountered so far, and I played a lot of them. Who knows what the reason might be? Who has experienced a similar problem? What could be done to solve it?
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