Mail Archives: djgpp/1999/11/07/13:00:20
On Fri, 5 Nov 1999, robin wrote:
> I do the go32-v2, it only shows around 4Mb available.
This means your DOS box properties are not set correctly.
> I read the FAQ
> (Sections 3.9 - 3.10 of the most recent FAQ on the djgpp web site) and
> seemed to have found a contradiction. First of all I don't understand
> all of the discussion on memory managers but in Sec 3.8d there is a
> pitch to use a memory manager such as EMM386 or QEMM. However, in the
> next section 3.10 ("How to get the most RAM for djgpp programs") it
> states "Do *not* install any memory mangers: most of them will limit
> the amount of accessible memory to 64Mb (EMM386 usually liimits it to
> 32MB ....)".
There's no contradiction. The advice to not use memory managers is
for those who have more than 64MB of memory physically installed and
want to use all that memory. If you have 64MB or less, use a memory
manager because it has some advantages (described in section 3.9, near
its end).
> I am running Windows 95 and plan to use the ms-dos prompt window.
Section 15.6 explains how to set the DPMI memory amount available in
the Windows 9X DOS box. If you have 128MB of RAM, just set it to
"Auto", and you should have about 120MB available.
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