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From: tabaer@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Troy A Baer)
Subject: New Sound Events in Win3.1?
Summary: any way to do it?
Organization: The Ohio State University
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 23:11:49 GMT

I was fussing with system.ini and win.ini just now and noticed how Win3.1
defines events with sounds in win.ini.  The basic syntax is:

<event_name> = <sndfile.wav>, <event_title>

eg. SystemHand = C:\windows\sound\sorrydav.wav,Critical Stop
(from my own win.ini)

Does this mean that you can define you own events for Win3.1 to make even
more annoying noises at? :-)  If so, what would the syntax of such a
beastie look like as far as assigning <event_name> to a system event?

I'm sure there's probably some obscure chapter in the WRK about this, but
I haven't had the time, inclination, or finances to get it yet.

Any help is greatly appreciated.  Please respond via e-mail; I'll post a
summary if enough people express interest.

	--Troy
+--------------------+-----------------------------------------------------+
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|tabaer@magnus.acs.  | of the brain -- perhaps a tumor or a metabolic      |
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|   cwru.edu         | 	--Jeff Jahnke, _It Was a Dark and Stormy Night:    |
+--------------------+		the Final Conflict_                        |
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Note:  Most leading theologians claim this argument is a load of dingo's
	kidneys.
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From: lindemaj@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU (Andy Lindeman)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.windows.ms
Subject: 5 Tseng 4000 drivers found
Date: 31 Jul 92 16:41:37 GMT
Reply-To: lindemaj@HYDRA.ROSE-HULMAN.EDU
Organization: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

OK, I've found 5 drivers for the Tseng 4000 chipset.  I will start to test
them this weekend with PC Labs graphics benchmarks and will post a summary
of what I find.  These tests take about 20 minutes per driver.  I will mail
the complete output to all who ask (I've had about 10 people ask so far.)
One problem that I am having is that the Turbo drivers from Binar (WndSpeed)
don't work for me.  Someone previously posted that turning of DIPs 1 & 2 will
let them work (both of us have a Diamond SpeedStar w/ 1meg.)  I emailed him
to ask if he had any more suggestions but haven't recieved a reply.  Oh, I
will be testing the 800x600x256 mode only.  Here are the drivers I've found:

	et4-w31.zip	Tseng Labs (dated 3-1-92)
	et4cview.zip	Trident ColorView (dated 5-27-92)
	spdstar6.zip	Diamond Turbo Drivers (by Binar) some files 3-1 and 
			others 4-14
	sswin31.zip	Diamond SpeedStar regular drivers (dated 3-1-92)
	w31et4.zip	Microsoft drivers for Tseng 4000 (some files dated
			3-1 and others 3-10)

If anybody knows the location of other drivers for Windows 3.1 for Tseng 4000
based cards, please let me know.  And if you have more current versions
of any of these drivers please upload them to cica.  (If you don't know how,
let me know and I will be more than glad to give you instructions!)  I 
thought I read that a newer version fo the microsoft drivers was out (read
on comp.os.ms-windows.announce a few weeks ago.)    Are there drivers out for
any other Tseng 4000 cards (isn't there one by Orchid?  And if anybody has
any suggestions for the Diamond SpeedStar Turbo Drivers, let me know!  
Thanks, Andy



Andy Lindeman

lindemaj@rosevc.rose-hulman.edu  <- preferred address
ajlindem@ucs.indiana.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: mcmichel@ponder.csci.unt.edu (Lonny McMichael)
Subject: Re: Which HIMEM.SYS to use?
Organization: University of North Texas, Denton
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 15:18:26 GMT

In article <15503@star.cs.vu.nl> rmast@cs.vu.nl (Mast RN) writes:
>krishnan@ra.csc.ti.com (Srinivasan Krishnan) writes:
>
>
>>I have installed DOS 5.0, Windows 3.1, and C++ 7.0 (SDK 3.1) in my
>>machine.  All three of them have HIMEM.SYS. Which one do I use?
>>I suppose I should use the one in Windows 3.1.
>Last weekend I read the big DOS 5.0 book. In there is the answer...
>
>You have to use the DOS 5 version!

Untrue.  The DOS 5.0 manual says to use it's HIMEM.SYS driver because at
that time, Windows 3.1 was not out and the DOS 5.0 driver was a newer version
than the one from Windows 3.0.  The Windows 3.1 driver is newer than DOS 5's,
so you should definitely use that one instead.  (I'm not sure about the one
in C++ 7.0--since they were released about the same time they're probably
pretty much the same.)  I'd compare version numbers and use the newer one.

Lonny
-- 
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The University of North Texas        | done just how I say.
email:  mcmichel@ponder.csci.unt.edu |      Metallica, "Eye of the Beholder"
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From: kuh@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: Prob.Solved-(Sort-of) Speedstar 3.1 Driver Woes
Date: 20 Jul 92 23:08:52 -0500

In article <BrHLKt.G8L@apollo.hp.com>, nelson_p@apollo.hp.com (Peter Nelson) writes:
> In article <1992Jul10.230645.1272@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu> kuh@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu writes:
>>After many, many hours on the "horn" with Gateway and Diamond tech
>>support, I've finally got the Diamond Speedstar 3.1 drivers working
>>(sort of)!
>>
>>The only way to make the Turbo Windows (winspeed 256 colors) drivers
>>stable (at least on my system) is to turn of DIP's 1 and 2 on the
>>Speedstar card.
>>
>>The remaining problem is that this driver (800x600x256) is excruciatingly
>>sloooooow! The driver I used at the same res under 3.0 was bulletproof
>>and very quick. If it weren't for truetype and soundblaster support in
>>3.1, I'd go back to 3.0!
> 
> 
>    I may have arrived at this discussion late, but I'm curious about 
>    what the problem was you had.   (feel free to reply by email if this
>    was already covered in boring delatil on the net) --
>   
>    I have a Gateway 2000 486/33 with the Diamond Speedstar card.  When I 
>    upgraded to Windows 3.1 I got the new Diamond Speedstar Windows 3.1 
>    drivers from Gateway also.   I run it at 800X600, 256 colors, and 
>    1024X768, 256 colors, with no problems whatsoever.  Performance at
>    the higher resolution is a tad sluggish (but not bad considering all
>    the pixels that have to get moved).   Performance at 800X600 is quite
>    snappy; I've never found myself wishing for a accelerator card at 
>    that resolution.   
> 
The Situation:
	Gateway 386-25 w/ Diamond Speedstar - 1 meg
	Recent upgrade to Windows 3.1 using Diamond TurboWindows Drivers

The Problem:
	256 color drivers didn't work:
1024x768x256 = windows crash or system hang
800x600x256 = extraneous horiz. lines in display and general
		flakey display.
640x480x256 = seemed to be okay until adapter was pushed to certain limits
		and then, fizz, pop ... Waldo ... crash.

Offered solutions from:
Gateway:
	1 - Bad driver disk, but files from Gateway and Diamond were
		the same. - no help.
	2 - Bad Speedstar card ... they sent me a new one - no help.
	3 - Went through autoexec & config.sys with a fine tooth comb - no help
	4 - Told me to call Diamond (again).

Diamond:
	1 - Re-install the drivers - DUHH! - no help.
	2 - Exclude VGA memory statement in EMM386.exe - This caused even more
		problems even in 16 colors, i.e. halts, hangs, crashes and
		Waldos - Don't do this! - no help.
	3 - Finally got a tech rep who knew the fix. Turn off DIPs 1&2 on the
		Speedstar. - Success!

These switches apparently route memory access through the bios rather than
directly, hence the sacrifice in speed. The screen updates are noticably
slower than my old 3.0 drivers at the same res.

If you're running 3.1 Turbo Windows drivers with DIPs 1&2 on, I'd sure like
to compare notes. I went through 6 tech reps,  including a senior rep at 
Gateway, before I got this workaround. But,  alas, it is only a workaround.

Regards,

Kevin
kuh@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
From: sabre@microsupport.sas.upenn.edu (Andrew White)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Help! Win3.1 in 386/Enh mode corrupts hard drive
Summary: windows sucks big time
Keywords: nightmare windows
Date: 29 Jul 92 03:40:06 GMT
Followup-To: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Organization: University of Pennsylvania

Yes, that's right, folks... someone (me) has a problem with Windows!
(gasps of surprise and amazement are heard <snicker>)

Here's the scenario:

Hardware:
386DX/40, 64k cache, Forex chip set, running DOS 5.0 in high mem.
Flashcache 64 caching SCSI controller, 2 Maxtor LXT213S drives

Here's what happens:  when I click on the MS-DOS icon to shell to DOS,
various things happen:  the window appears, pauses, and closes by itself;
the window opens, and a message stating that this program has violated
the system's integrity appears; or (rarely) the window opens OK, but
the system (always!) locks up sooner or later.  I've tried all the
different settings in the dosprmpt.pif file, and also just using
File... Run to run C:\COMMAND.COM to no avail.

I then reboot my system (after exiting Windows, if possible) and
find that ANY file Windows has touched in the last session has been
corrupted; i.e., C:\command.com, clock.exe (loaded at startup), etc.

I would venture that since this ONLY happens in 386 Enhanced mode, 
that something with the permanent swap file is getting screwed up.
Does anyone have suggestions?  E-mail preferred (I will summarize);
post if you must.
-- 
Andrew White                  |  Dod #0584
sabre@quantum.sas.upenn.edu   |  '82 Honda Sabre v45
From: scdorcy@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (JAMES DORCEY)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: Which HIMEM.SYS to use?
Date: 23 Jul 92 17:23:00 GMT
Organization: NASA Lewis Research Center
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41

In article <92203.195204RBYAML@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com>, Aengus Lawlor 
<RBYAML@rohvm1.rohmhaas.com> writes...

>(The latest version of QEMM is always technically better than HIMEM.SYS,
>but I don't have any software that complains about my version of HIMEM.SYS.
>Do you?)

No.  But then again I use the updated DR DOS 6.0 with QEMM386 6.something.  
None of my software complains about this, either.

JD
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: peter@kentrox.uucp (Peter Uchytil)
Subject: Has anyone got 4 com ports working simultaneously?
Organization: ADC Kentrox, Portland OR
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 23:19:50 GMT

Just trying a sanity check here.  We're having some problems with 4 com
ports (gee, who hasn't?).  Win 3.1 supposedly fixed things, but I'm just a 
little paranoid.  Has anyone seen 4 coms working simultaneously?  Just a 
simple "yes" will do.  Thanks a lot.

Pete
-- 
Peter Uchytil       | Kentrox Industries | "Don't give up on desire
uunet!kentrox!peter | Portland, Oregon   |  And you will have your day"
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: pich@diogenes.uni-passau.de (Hans Pich)
Subject: mouse and com2
Keywords: mouse and com2
Organization: University of Passau, Germany
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1992 21:26:46 GMT


Hi
I tried to setup the ms mouse at com 2, but failed.
Is there someone, which can give me a tip?

gruss hans


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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: ketil@edb.tih.no (Ketil Albertsen,TIH)
Subject: Re: Smartdrv vs Built-In Cache
Organization: T I H / T I S I P 
Posting-Front-End: Winix Conference v 92.05.15  1.20 (running under MS-Windows)
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 12:14:27 GMT

One thing is for certain: Do not run *both* a software controlled cache and
a cache in the disk drive, hoping to get a double speedup! At least not
when buffering writes: When the software cache decides to throw out a
block because it is no longer being used, the drive cache will see this
as activity on this block, putting it at highest priority in its LRU list.
It may even have to throw out another, active block to make room for it,
and if the disk allows writes of smaller blocks than the physical disk page
or cache frame size, it may even have to read the page from disk (if it
was thrown out due to passiveness - remember that activity on the block
is invisible to the drive cache, it is hidden by the soft caching). Note
that the number of disk accesses *increase* due to the double caching!

With read caching only (write through), the major negative effect is the
waste of resources - the drive cache holds the same data as the software
cache, so the data is found in the software cache without reading the
drive cache. Well, this is a simplification, in particular if the drive
cache is much larger, but it gives the main idea. But it is easy to make
examples where adding a software cache actually slows down: The more 
frequently a block is read, the more likely the drive cache is to see it 
as passive (because it remains in the software cache, which hides all the 
accesses). If it is purged from the software cache due to temporary high
activity in many other blocks, the drive cache is not informed; for a page 
that is only read, there is no need to. Soon thereafter, the block is 
needed again, but it is then not found in the drive cache but must be 
read from disk. Removing the software cache lets the drive cache see all 
accesses, and give the frequently used block a proper priority. Note, by 
the way, that this anomaly essentially occurs when the drive cache is the 
larger one - if they are the same size (or the drive cache smaller), the
block will be out of the drive cache in any case.

All this really is obvious, and it applies to all sorts of multiple level
LRU caching, e.g. internal/external CPU caches. Yet, it seems like lots of 
people overlook it, expecting a performance increase where there is nothing
to gain or even something to loose.

(Finally: I dislike the term 'RAM cache', used in a couple of the previous
postings. The drive cache is just as much RAM as the smartdrv one. And 
'RAM cache' may be misinterpreted as a cache for data from RAM, on their 
way into the CPU registers.)
From: ctwomey@ccvax.ucd.ie
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Two Networks Together?
Date: 29 Jul 92 16:20:22 GMT
Organization: University College Dublin


My PC has two network cards which I use concurrently.  One is arcnet and
is connected to our Netware network and the other is ethernet and uses 
PC-NFS(4.0) to connect to our IP network.  Using DOS I have no problems
using both networks concurrently.  Using windows 3.1 I can  configure my 
machine to use either of these networks.  However I cannot get it working 
with both networks concurrently.

In the [boot] section of the SYSTEM.INI file I use either
     network.drv=pcnfs.drv
or   network.drv=netware.drv
depending on which network I want to use.  
Trying
     network.drv=pcnfs.drv,netware.drv
and similar didn't work.

Anyone know how I can get both to work concurrently?
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.os.msdos.programmer
From: mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539)
Subject: Re: COM3/4 problem.
Organization: Texas Instruments Inc
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 17:30:17 GMT

In <1992Jul26.223614.29859@ncsu.edu> tmcreek@eos.ncsu.edu (TOBIN MATTHEW CREEK) writes:
>In article <1992Jul26.210238.21921@mksol.dseg.ti.com>, mccall@mksol.dseg.ti.com (fred j mccall 575-3539) writes:
>>In <0095E0C5.50EBD660@FHYDRA.FYSEL.UNIT.NO> dahls@fhydra.dnet.unit.no (Joern Yngve Dahl-Stamnes) writes:
>>
>>>    ACE1 configurated as COM3: at address 3E8 with IRQ4.
>>>    ACE2 cinfigurated as COM4: at address 2E8 with IRQ3.
>>>    LPT configurated as LPT2: at address 278 with IRQ5.
>>
>>This won't work.  Put COM3 at IRQ2 and COM4 at IRQ5.  If COM4 doesn't
>>work correctly, DISABLE LPT2.

>Not true.  It will (read on).

Well, I had assumed that the only reason for wanting multiple serial
ports was so that multiple serial devices could be used
simultaneously.  Otherwise, a switchbox probably makes more sense than
multiple ports, since that way you avoid accidental device collisions.

-- 
"Insisting on perfect safety is for people who don't have the balls to live
 in the real world."   -- Mary Shafer, NASA Ames Dryden
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: rice@ttd.teradyne.com
Subject: Re: Help with Seagate "little" SCSI drives
Organization: Teradyne Inc., Telecommunications Division
Distribution: na
Date: Sun, 26 Jul 92 01:21:30 GMT

In article <1992Jul21.133940.6903@den.mmc.com>, schwartz@possum.den.mmc.com (Michael I Schwartz) writes:
> I have set up many Windows 3.1 packages, and have had problems only with
> this one:
> 	AT clone with AMI Bios
> 	4MB memory
> 	Stacker
> 	2 80MB Seagate SCSI drives with the "little" SCSI controller
> 	  (it seems to be specific for Seagate SCSI drives)
> 	Soundblaster
> While running setup, occasional "disk full" errors (erroneous) occur,
> and are successfully bypassed by clicking "Retry"
> 
> I have disabled smartdrv, since I don't trust the installation yet.
> 
> The only variations from other installations I've done under 3.1 are
> (a) Stacker (though this worked fine for 3.0)
> (b) the odd SCSI drive controller (also worked fine for 3.0)
> 
> Has anyone seen this problem, know what it means, or have a workaround?
> 

Make sure that 'virtual' memory is NOT on a Stacked drive. Also make sure that
virtual memory is not trying to use 32bit mode. 

You didn't say what you  were using for a memory manager, but there are
conflicts with SCSI devices and memory management. If you're using QEMM try
adding the DISKBUF=2 argument in your QEMM line in config.sys. 

-- 
   John Rice        K9IJ     |  "Did I say that ?" I must have, but It was
                             |   MY opinion only, no one else's...Especially
                             |   Not my Employer's....
   rice@ttd.teradyne.com     |   Purveyor of Miracles,Magic and Sleight-of-hand
From: johnt@pilot.njin.net (John Thiruvathukal)
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Orchid Prodesigner II
Keywords: Orchid
Date: 31 Jul 92 01:17:32 GMT
Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J.


I've noticed recently, that in some software, support for proprietary
video modes is based upon the video processor (ET4000,etc.), rather
than the specific vendor's board.  So I was wondering if anyone knew
the processor behind the Orchid ProDesigner II.

Please e-mail me a response if you know, as I am unlikely to watch for
a posted response.

Thank you,

George
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
Subject: Re: Which HIMEM.SYS to use?
From: BOB CONN <REC102@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1992 21:59:28 EDT
Organization: Penn State University

In article <XCGNB6K3@dri.com>, cmclark@dri.com (Chip Clark) says:
>
>Get DRDOS 6.0 - it will self install and configure your system perfect for
>Windows - and runs faster than either of the others.
>
>Not to mention it's just been released with the companion NWLite from Novell
>for an introductory offer of $79.
>
>For that price you can dump either of the products and still make out.
>
>Chip -
>
>"Don't look ahead, until you have your footing." - me.
>

Does anyone know where this bundle can be found?  I read about it
but no one that I've called has it yet.
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PENN STATE UNIVERSITY
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Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: aa330@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Neil Gould)
Subject: Win 3.1 KRNL386.EXE problems
Reply-To: aa330@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Neil Gould)
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 92 14:31:42 GMT


 
 
Windows 3.1 came installed on a notebook 386SXL with 4 megs of RAM. There is
about 2.1 megs of free RAM after WINDOWS is loaded. The unit has a Phoenix BIOS.
 
The config.sys has himem.sys and emm386.exe installed, with the latter
reserving only a minimum amount of EMS for other non-windows programs.
One program added STACKS=9,256, though I'm not sure why.
DOS 5.0 is loaded high. 
 
I frequently get these errors:
	<program> caused a General Protection Fault in 
		module KRNL386.EXE at 0001;01BA
and 
	<program> caused a Stack Fault in 
		module KRNL386.EXE at 0001;01BE
 
Sometimes, the location changes for the errors, but there doesn't seem to
be a pattern to the causes of the errors. Any ideas about what might be
going on?
 
 
-- 
		neil gould  +  aa330@cleveland.freenet.edu
		SysOp: Video Arts Department; Co-SIGop - Audio Arts SIG
		Opinions available at discount rates!
Newsgroups: comp.os.ms-windows.setup
From: GAYNOR@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu (Jim Gaynor)
Subject: WANTED: drivers for Orchid Designer800 VGA
Organization: The Ohio State University - OCES
Date: Wed, 22 Jul 1992 13:35:14 GMT
X-News-Reader: VMS NEWS 1.23

Well, I've checked back postings, manuals, and cica, and still can't
find drivers that do what -should- be possible.  (Like that should be
anything new to folks)

I've got a Orchid Designer800 VGA video card here, circa 1989. 
According to the docs, it should be able to support 800x600 in 16
colors.  However, all I can get it to do with the Win3.1-supplied
drivers is 640x480.  Tried the various Orchid-related files from cica,
but they're all drivers for later and greater video cards.

As a last resort I RTFMed and tried calling the number given as
Orchid's BBS - no answer.

So, does anyone either have drivers for this card, or a working phone
number for Orchid's BBS?

Reply via email, please.  If there is interest, I'll summarize any
info I receive back to the newsgroup.

Thanks!


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