Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!munnari.oz.au!csource!david
From: david@csource.OZ.AU (david nugent)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: DESQview 386 problem
Keywords: desqview,qemm
Message-ID: <548@csource.OZ.AU>
Date: 1 Jul 90 12:23:26 GMT
References: <268acbc5-65comp.sys.ibm.pc@oneb>
Organization: Unique Computing Pty Ltd, Melb, Aust.
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In <268acbc5-65comp.sys.ibm.pc@oneb> kmcvay@oneb (Ken McVay) writes:

 >I recently installed DV386 (2.26) on a 386/25MHz machine with a Quadtel
 >BIOS and 2048k of RAM - the top meg's extended in BIOS.
 >
 >DV's install seemed to work - ie DV's setup ran, and I configured it as I
 >wanted it - but when I added QEMM to the mix, DV locked up tighter'n a
 >witch's....aw, you  know....
 >
 >I eliminated everything that I didn't need - no ansi.sys, etc. and moved the
 >video and system from shadow RAM to ROM, in an attempt to eliminate sources
 >of address conflict - I loaded QEMM.SYS in a variety of ways:
 >
 >device=qemm.sys
 >device=qemm.sys RAM
 >etc...
 >
 >QEMM loads, but no matter how I set things up, DV won't run without locking
 >up - what would seem to be a clear sign of conflict.


There's unfortunately no real short-cut; it takes a *lot* of trial and error
on some machines.  Your best bet is trying to contact QuaterDeck to see if 
they know of anyone who's been there before.

I'm surprised it didn't work without the RAM statement in there though;
I've only ever come across one machine where QEMM just plain refused to
run.  It had a 1989 AMI BIOS, though I don't recall which revision off-
hand.  Never found out why, though 386^MAX from Qualitas worked fine.

BTW, if you run a VGA, try it with a CGA or EGA card.  If it works, then
it's pretty obvious where the conflict is.  QEMM seems to have problems
with some, particularly some Genoa cards.

david

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