Date:	Fri, 24 Feb 1995 16:53:00 +0100 (MET)
From:	ZRS <roalz AT varano DOT ing DOT unico DOT it>
Subject:	Re: Some utilities crash under Windows.
To:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
Cc:	djgpp <djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu>

On Thu, 23 Feb 1995, Eli Zaretskii wrote:

> > info.exe (2.10-p1)	crashes windows on page scroll.
> > make.exe (3.71)		chashes windows on exec (or spawn, or ????
> >			just run, say, make --version (or the like).
> > v2-make-3.72.2.exe	This is claimed to run only in DPMI envir., in fact
> >			it won't run under dos, BUT crashes under windows!
> > find.exe		Say  DPMI: not enough memory.
> > mst.exe (gnu smalltalk 1.1.1, compiled by me)    DPMI: not enough memory.
> 
> Seems like you might have a tight memory budget.  Did you
>
I think so... :-(

> read the DJGPP FAQ list (question 2.8 gives advice about how
> to configure your system if it has less than the recommended
> amount of RAM, and Chapter 6 describes what to do when DJGPP
> programs crash)?  If so, please tell us what were the results
>
Well, ehm, ... no, BUT I promise that's the next thing I'll do!

> of your testing and post the necessary info about your machine
> so we could think about possible causes of your problems.
> 
Well the machine description (brief, indeed) is in my last posting,
the MotherBoard is an oldish AUVA with ISA bus (16 and 8 bit buses)
BIOS is AMI (1989 or near), no fancy memory options...
memory is 4Mb RAM 70ns


Ah, (forgotten...) I've set 512Kb for SMARTDRV when in Windog, but NOT 
when in MS-DOG!!! (Maybe this is the cause...)

OK, now I'm going home and trying without SMARTDRV (maybe...), in my next 
posting I'll give you the report of GO32 on my system, both in DOS and 
Windows!

I'm nearly sure this is a memory problem (at least for the "DPMI: not 
enough memory" error :-).

For the INFO error: couldn't it be related to the problem once was posted 
inherently its use by disabled people (sorry if this is not the right 
term, English is not my idiom, I'm Italian...)

Thanks again to everyone who answered!


ZRS  (roalz AT varano DOT ing DOT unico DOT it)

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