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Subject:	Re: FreeDOS and DJGPP
Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:39:42 -0800 (PST)
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Hey,

On Feb 25, 12:17 am, Jim Michaels <jmichae3REM DOT  DOT  DOT  AT THISPLEASEyahoo DOT com>
wrote:
> I noticed FreeDOS's EMM386 and DJGPP don't get along together.
>

Don't use the old, old 2.26 (from 2006). Use Japheth's new JEMMEX
(5.71, just updated today even).

http://www.japheth.de/Jemm.html

> I always get "Protected mode not available" when I try to run
> DJGPP-compiled programs.
>

Sounds like VCPI isn't available. What does your CONFIG.SYS' EMM386
line say? Are you running any other shells or TSRs or drivers?

> however, I was wondering why when I was trying to boot from a floppy it
> said it could not create cwsdpmi.swp - is it a large file?  I didn't
> allocate any memory except an int and so a software interrupt with some
> registers.

You apparently don't have a FAT partition on your hard drive. Ignore
the warning or turn off swapping: "cwsdpmi -s-" (or use CWSPARAM to
turn if off entirely).

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