VMDS

Linda · Post by **Linda** » Mon Dec 08, 2003 9:44 am

I am using VMDSound 2.0.4 in WinXP to play dosgame for sound support.

But it showed 'dosdrv' is not recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

I had unstalled it and re-installed it again but the problem remains.

Can someone suggest a solution for me?

Linda

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Dec 12, 2003 1:19 pm

Never used VMDS and do not recognize the file dosdrv.

However, I suggest you make sure that the file you want to use is indeed an exe-, com- or batfile if you're trying to run it from the command prompt. Once you've sorted that out, make sure it's accessible the way you treat it: i.e. if you give only the file name, make sure the path to its location is known. Type "set" at the command prompt and locate the line"Path=....." and see if it's there. Else add it
(set path = %path%;pathtoyourdosdrv) or specify the full path implicitly when you run the file.

If the file is not of the above mentioned file types, you may have to use it from a config file, such as config.nt, in which case you'd use something like "device = drive:\fullpath\dosdrv.extension" (or devicehigh instead of device) where drive, fullpath and extension of course should be exchanged for corresponding actual info on your system. Or, perhaps you should use it from something like autoexec.nt in which case you'd use something like "lh = drive:\path}dosdrv.ext"

Since I'm not familiar with this file, I may be completely off the track, but since noone else has answered, it's worth a shot... Keep me posted on progerss and I might be able to help more if you have further questions.

Linda · Post by **Linda** » Sun Dec 14, 2003 12:07 am

DOSDRV is an exe file.

It runs OK in cmd.exe. But when I run aladdin in cmd, it shows xms/ems allocation error.

When I r-click aladdin.exe to run with VDMS, it showed the following:
C:\progra~1\VDMSound\VDMSRun.pif
C:\Program files\VDMSound\Config.VDMS system file is not suitable to run MS-DOS & microsoft windows program.

So I run it in dosbox0.60. When a type SET, it showed Path = z:\command.com. I typed "SET PATH = %PATH%;C:\PROGRA~1\VDMSOUND\" to set the path. Then I type dosdrv, it still showed it is an illegal command.

I am not sure whether VDMS cannot be run in dosbox. But I can't solve the problem of EMS allocation error either.

Linda

Splodginator · Post by **Splodginator** » Sun Dec 14, 2003 12:30 am

Dosbox has its own sound drivers. And you have to mount harddrives on Dosbox first; try this:

MOUNT C:\ C; or
MOUNT C C:\

I forgot which one.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Sun Dec 14, 2003 5:31 am

The xms/ems allocation error is due to the configuration file config.nt. Standard one won't load himem.sys nor set system up with ems memory.

copy c:\windows\system32\config.nt to your alladin folder, r-click the alladin executable or pif-file, program tab, advanced, then change so this copy is used as config file.

Edit the copy of config.nt with some text editor, notepad would do fine and add the following lines:
dos = high,umb
device=%SystemRoot%\system32\himem.sys
EMM = RAM

Linda · Post by **Linda** » Mon Dec 15, 2003 9:52 am

It tried to mount c drive in dosbox. It is OK. I set the path, but it still cannot recognize the command "dosdrv".

I had also tried to modify the config file and r-click aladdin.exe to run with VDMS but it still showed EMS allocation error.

Linda

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Dec 18, 2003 12:17 am

Must be something you havn't got right. Either specify EACH AND EVERY changes made to the properties for aladdin, or give me ans MSN account or email and I'll be able to send you both a config.nt file and a pif-file that works. Sorry, but I'm too tired of spam etc, so I won't post my email address. My MSN account reflects my email address, so I'm not posting that in a public forum either. One other option if you want to get in touch with me is to go here: http://www.theeldergeek.com/forum/
Send me a message there (may have to register, but it's unharmful or I wouldn't have done it

My account there is johanm.

Splodginator · Post by **Splodginator** » Thu Dec 18, 2003 12:24 am

You don't need DOSDRV on dosbox.

Post by **Wally** » Thu Dec 18, 2003 4:53 pm

Linda wrote:DOSDRV is an exe file.

It runs OK in cmd.exe. But when I run aladdin in cmd, it shows xms/ems allocation error.

When I r-click aladdin.exe to run with VDMS, it showed the following:
C:\progra~1\VDMSound\VDMSRun.pif
C:\Program files\VDMSound\Config.VDMS system file is not suitable to run MS-DOS & microsoft windows program.

So I run it in dosbox0.60. When a type SET, it showed Path = z:\command.com. I typed "SET PATH = %PATH%;C:\PROGRA~1\VDMSOUND" to set the path. Then I type dosdrv, it still showed it is an illegal command.

I am not sure whether VDMS cannot be run in dosbox. But I can't solve the problem of EMS allocation error either.

Linda

C:\progra~1\VDMSound\VDMSRun.pif
C:\Program files\VDMSound\Config.VDMS

IT sounds like VDMsound is trying to run that program other than aladdin