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Date:	Mon, 4 Feb 2002 17:13:41 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: int 0x24 dos critical errors retry count ?
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On Mon, 4 Feb 2002, Richard wrote:

> Does anyone know what controls the number of retries DOS attempts when a dos
> critical error (int 0x24) returns a fail result (AL reg = 3)

Yes: it doesn't retry at all.

> When I attempt to open a file on a floppy drive without a floppy inserted, I
> have to press Fail two times before DOS (?) gives up.

These are not retries, these are two separate attempts to access the 
floppy.  When a DOS call is issued to open a file on a floppy, DOS breaks 
that into a series of accesses.  That's what you see, I think.

> Under DJGPP it appears
> to retry 30 times or so before giving up!!!

I don't think I see this, but I use CWSDPMI.  Did you try CWSDPMI 
(although I don't think it matters)?

Also, what, if any, memory manager do you have installed on that machine?
And what version of DOS?

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