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Title: SB DOS Driver Help
Post by: DYNAGOD on September 23, 2004, 09:56:40 am

 I downloaded the dos audigy drivers from
http://easymamecab.mameworld.net/html/snddosdr.htm (http://easymamecab.mameworld.net/html/snddosdr.htm)
for my dos 7.1 PC.

i got the one for the SB Audigy, which i have..

I then placed the folder in my C:/ directory and ran the install under dos.

when i rebooted i got the following errors.
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ERROR:
Memory manager is currently inactive.
try turning offthe AUTO switch in your memory manager
Config.Sys entry.
Creative SB16 emulation driver not loading

C:/>C:/Windows/smartdrive.exe bad command or filename

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i could find so such entry in my config.sys file

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DEVICE=ECHO.SYS W/e/l/c/o/m/e /t/o MS-DOS 7.10...
DEVICE=ECHO.SYS C/o/p/y/r/i/g/h/t M/i/c/r/o/s/o/f/t C/o/r/p. A/l/l /r/i/g/h/t/s /r/e/s/e/r/v/e/d.
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=EMM386.EMS NOEMS
DEVICEHIGH=SETVER.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=POWER.EXE
DEVICEHIGH=VIDE-CDD.SYS /D:IDE-CD
REM DEVICEHIGH=DISPLAY.SYS CON=(,,1)
REM COUNTRY=001,437,COUNTRY.SYS
SHELL=COMMAND.COM /P /E:640
DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO
FCBS=4,0
FILES=30
BUFFERS=20,0
LASTDRIVE=26
STACKS=9,256
=========================================

Should i have run the installer form my DOS folder not my C:/ as instructed? it doesnt appear to have modified my config.sys at all..
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Quote

C:/>C:/Windows/smartdrive.exe bad command or filename

where the hell is it getting windows from..this is a DOS driver? and as such there is certainly no such directory , or any such entry to correct in either my config.sys or autoexec.bat..

im lost HELP!!

heres a copy of the autoexec as well..

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@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $P$G
SET DIRCMD=/4
MODE CON RATE=32 DELAY=1
REM MODE CON CP PREPARE=((437)EGA.CPI)
REM MODE CON CP SELECT=437
REM KEYB US,,KEYBOARD.SYS
LH KILLER
LH DOSKEY
LH DOSLFN /Z:CP437UNI.TBL
LH MSCDEX /D:IDE-CD
LH SHARE /L:30
LH NLSFUNC
LH SMARTDRV
LH CTMOUSE
REM For compatiblity purpose:
LH CTMOUSE > NUL
ECHO
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any help would be GREATLy appreciated!!
im lost! ???

Title: Re:SB DOS Driver Help
Post by: daeven on September 23, 2004, 11:54:44 am

Maybe change the config.sys line

DOS=HIGH,UMB,AUTO

to

DOS=HIGH,UMB

Also, it's possible the directory path needs to be specified for  the EMM386.EXE file.  Find out which directory EMM386.EXE and HIMEM.SYS are in - should be in C:\WINDOWS or C:\DOS.  Then change their lines in config.sys to match:

DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE

You probably need to do do something similar with SMARTDRV.  SMARTDRV is optional, but will help your games load faster.