Date: Mon, 13 Nov 1995 20:29:02 -0600 (CST)
From: Patrick Sullivan <psullivn AT intersurf DOT com>
To: juan j casero <jcaser01 AT fiu DOT edu>
Cc: Stan Lackey <slackey AT slackey-sun DOT lightstream DOT com>,
        djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu
Subject: Re: Help! I'm stuck in V86 mode and I can't get out



On Mon, 13 Nov 1995, juan j casero wrote:

> On 13 Nov 1995, Stan Lackey wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I posted a few weeks ago that I get the "need to run in REAL mode (not
> > V86)" message when I attempt to run GCC, GO32, etc.  I received the
> > suggestion to remove "noems" from my DEVICE=EMM386.SYS ... statement
> > in config.sys.  Which I did, and I still get the same message.
> > 
> > I am trying it under MSDOS, DRDOS, and a DOS window under Windows 3.11
> > and the result is always the same.  Hardware is a Packard Bell 486/25;
> > 8 meg RAM.
> > 
> > Any help would be greatly appreciated!
> > 
> > By the way, if you are able to compile with DJGPP, please tell me what
> > system you're running under.
> > 
> > Thanks!!  -Stan
> > 
> 
    Stan - Take this with some salt, but - I have had bad experience with 
Packard Bell machines. I'm a technician, and programmer. I installed 
voice ware hardware and software in someone's machine about 2 years ago, a
PB machine. Voice ware wouldn't work. Also, this same guy's computer had 
broken *under warranty*, ie., not old, and been replaced and broke again.
Ended up buying a new computer (generic AT machine) that ran the program. 
PB uses some non-standard interrupts and IRQ's, I believe.

I also have heard tales of woe from others, with PBell. I have installed
djgpp in my poor old 386sx 16mhz, 2meg ram, vga and it runs.

Patrick Sullivan psullivn AT intersurf DOT com

Best o luck!