Norman
Mon May 22 07:53:35 CDT 2006
Canon Multipass 5500. Pretty sure the setting was written there after I went
into device manager, direct memory access controller. Check mark in reserve
DMA buffer. Rolled the number up to max, 64K.
Norman
"Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@crashfixpc.com> wrote in message
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> IIRC - but I can find no authoritative links - the default DMABufferSize
> setting is 64K anyhow (it may even be dynamic) in Win9x
> What printer is this?? - a dot-matrix? :)
>
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> "Norman" <nthums1@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:OJC9VkZfGHA.1260@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >I do some gaming but its gone.
> > DMA buffer size comes in from a setting in device manager. My printer
uses
> > ECP port with DMA. Will the setting have no effect?
> > E: is a small partition on second drive. Fully accessible.
> > Norman
> >
> >
> >
> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@crashfixpc.com> wrote in message
> > news:u6#o3JZfGHA.4080@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> Hmmm
> >> ConservativeSwapfileUsage is a setting that I would generally
deprecate -
> >> it's intended for specific situations (usually in gaming) where taking
> > time
> >> out to write date to the swapfile would be likely to cause problems. In
> >> general use, it's NEVER a good idea to have that setting active.
> >>
> >> The DMABufferSize setting is present in Win9x only for backward
> >> compatibility with Win3.x - I'd lose it :)
> >>
> >> Other than that, there's none of the fluff I was expecting to see. I
> > assume
> >> that the E: drive actually exists and is visible??
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
> >>
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> >>
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> >> "Norman" <nthums1@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> news:%23PA7t9YfGHA.1456@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> > As recent as a couple of days before adding new cpu and ram I would
end
> > up
> >> > in safe mode sometimes.
> >> > Problems I was having were related to power, sleep functions and
> >> > intermittent locks and locks overnight.
> >> > Hardware changes seem to have eliminated the locking up situation.
> >> > I haven't investigated the power features fully yet.
> >> > Booted with startup and ran scandisk. no help.
> >> >
> >> > How would I do the dual file configuration and swapping? Would that
be
> > the
> >> > same as choosing from the prompts on a boot screen?
> >> > Here are those sections of the system.ini. Not sure how the REM's
got
> >> > added
> >> > but one was obviously done while I was changing the RAM availability.
> >> > [386Enh]
> >> > PagingDrive=E:
> >> > ;Rem TShoot: MaxPhysPage=3E6FF
> >> > MaxPhysPage=1F3FF
> >> > ;Rem TShoot:
> >> > ConservativeSwapfileUsage=1
> >> > ebios=*ebios
> >> > woafont=dosapp.fon
> >> > mouse=*vmouse, msmouse.vxd
> >> > device=*dynapage
> >> > device=*vcd
> >> > device=*vpd
> >> > device=*int13
> >> > device=*enable
> >> > display=*vdd,*vflatd
> >> > keyboard=*vkd
> >> > DMABufferSize=64
> >> > [vcache]
> >> > ;Rem TShoot:
> >> > MaxFileCache=256000
> >> >
> >> > Norman
> >> >
> >> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@crashfixpc.com> wrote in message
> >> > news:eoJLZLYfGHA.764@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> >> >> Did the system work OK with lower RAM levels?
> >> >> Has the system EVER run effectively in Win ME complete with Safe
Mode?
> >> >> Have you got any other settings in the 386Enh and vcache sections of
> >> > System
> >> >> .ini??
> >> >>
> >> >> You may be able to 'simulate' safe Mode by running ME in
> >> > Minimal/Diagnostic
> >> >> Boot mode - using MSCONFIG to disable all startup options/settings -
> >> > leaving
> >> >> system.ini to run (and having two copies, which you can swap
easily?)
> >> >>
> >> >> Boot to DOS and run Scandisk from there - see if that helps
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
> >> >>
> >> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >> >>
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> >> >>
> >> >>
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> >> >>
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> >> >> "Norman" <nthums1@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> >> news:el8qhuXfGHA.3456@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> >> > I've lowered the amount of RAM on the advanced tab of msconfig to
> > 500M
> >> >> > which
> >> >> > is the same as changing the setting for maxphyspage=1F3FF. I
lowered
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > Vcache, maxfilecache to 256M. Still the same.
> >> >> > This is exactly what happens. When I first put in the 2 1G sticks,
> > dual
> >> >> > channel, the system would boot as far as when windows should start
> >> >> > loading.
> >> >> > And then back to the beginning. Safe mode prompt, I'd choose 1,
> > normal,
> >> >> > and
> >> >> > again it would go to beginning. Once I had put the settings in
> >> > system.ini.
> >> >> > it booted fine.
> >> >> > I was going to defrag in safe mode and rebooted holding control to
> > get
> >> >> > prompt. Chose 3, enter and back to the beginning this time
stopping
> > at
> >> > the
> >> >> > safe mode prompt because windows didn't load. If I let it time out
> > I'd
> >> > be
> >> >> > in
> >> >> > an endless loop.
> >> >> > What am I missing?
> >> >> > Norman
> >> >> >
> >> >> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@crashfixpc.com> wrote in message
> >> >> > news:#Wi5RVSfGHA.1208@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> it does (or appears to at least, since Safe Mode should still
work
> >> >> >> with
> >> > a
> >> >> >> functional High RAM count) - but only at certain sections of it,
> >> > AFAIK -
> >> >> >> however, your numbers for MFC are as good as mine under most
> >> >> >> circumstances..... it *may* be worth trying with a lower number
> >> >> >> such
> >> >> >> as
> >> >> >> 374000 - these have been reported to work where higher numbers
> >> >> >> wouldn't
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >> >> >>
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> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
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> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Please read
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> >> >> >> "Norman" <nthums1@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> >> >> news:%23erj0OSfGHA.4304@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> > The number I had found was 524288. I had set that first.
> >> >> >> > I'm thinking safe mode doesn't look at system.ini??
> >> >> >> > Norman
> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> > "Noel Paton" <NoelDPspamless@crashfixpc.com> wrote in message
> >> >> >> > news:#rScEXQfGHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> >> Did you also set vCache limits??
> >> >> >> >> MaxFileCache=512000
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> should help
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> --
> >> >> >> >> Noel Paton (MS-MVP 2002-2006, Windows)
> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >> Nil Carborundum Illegitemi
> >> >> >> >>
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> >> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >>
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> >> >> >> >>
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> >> >> >> >> "Norman" <nthums1@comcast.net> wrote in message
> >> >> >> >> news:%23lDWRSQfGHA.1320@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> >> >> >> >> > OK, I goofed unless I upgrade to XP. Bought new RAM and
> >> >> >> >> > running
> >> > dual
> >> >> >> >> > channel. Had to set the maxphyspage to get it to boot with
> >> >> >> >> > both
> >> >> > sticks.
> >> >> >> >> > Currently set at 48000 which seems OK. But unable to boot
into
> >> > safe
> >> >> >> > mode.
> >> >> >> >> > What do I need to do?
> >> >> >> >> >
> >> >> >> >> > Norman
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