config for mem on old x86 machine

[Guest]

Subj.
Having problems with it.
My main concern is that i get:

no EMS available...or emm386.sys is not installed or MUST RUN IN REAL MODE.

EMM386 is active though.
Himem.sys is loaded too.

should i use memaker? to autoprocess all this management?

p.s. how do i make sure i run in real dos mode?

CONFIG.SYS:
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DEVICE=C:\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\EMM386.EXE RAM
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=60

[hugo929]

Probably I dont understand you well. but what do you want to do next ?
What is your real contern ?

The emm386 has already provided functions or routines for you to use extended memory in real mode DOS.

[Guest]

i have a program that uses EMS, but in my configuration, if i run emm386.exe it says i have 0KB available and emm386 is Active.

what can i do to make EMS available?

[thomsonicus]

try
DEVICE=C:\EMM386.EXE AUTO RAM

[D.8080]

"old stuff is funny"

[jrmunro]

[max3]

so it was late night and...
have not noticed my both sessions got timed out )
AUTO RAM - did not work.
Himem and emm386 are in dos folder, tried to put 'em on root, nothing happens (of course i have changed path to files in config)
anyways, got MS-DOS 6.22 FRESH INSTALLED on my QUAD CORE! (yea, YO herd it right!) but still getting same problem.
Decided to get a few screens shots, i think it be better to see it once then to hear it many times, so screens:







my CONFIG.SYS now:
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DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE RAM
DOS=HIGH,UMB
COUNTRY=007,,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,,1)
INSTALL=C:\DOS\NLSFUNC.EXE C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
FILES=60
=======================================

My Autoexec now:
=======================================

C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\DOS
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((866) C:\DOS\EGA.CPI)
CHCP 866
KEYB RU,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS
C:\VC.COM

any suggestions?


P.S. will try memmaker now.

[hugo929]

i cannot see pics from imageshack.us

[jrmunro]

How did Memmaker work out?

Will DOS 6.22 work with the quad core and your ram?

As the only computer I have DOS/WIN3.11 on is AMD DX4-100 with 12megs ram.

[max3]

Memmaker did not work...
i read a few more posts on web, related to my issue, it is possible that, because my motherboard has many devices on board memory hole is used for mapping them and there is just no more space for additional maps...
One interesting suggestion was to use EMS MAGIC
(hxxp://www.emsmagic.com/) that allows to create that hole WHERE IT IS POSSIBLE even in conventional memory, so i just got it downloaded and will try using it. Will post results later.
As of RAM available - i got 65 megs - see 1 screenshot, but there is also patch or some sort of work around that, to get at least up to 128 megs, cant remember where it was posted -went through many pages already... but peepz say that worked around the issue. have not tried myself. no need so far.

[max3]

EMS MAGIC WORKED !
PROBLEM SOLVED.