GUS Daily Digest            Wed, 25 Jan 95  9:37 PST     Volume 18: Issue  24 

Today's Topics:
               Doom gives me a Internal Stack Overflow
                         GUS-MAX parity error
                          Gus Max questions
                 Magic Carpet demo and ROTT troubles
                       Marcato.pat yet again :)
                           MAXSBOS problems
              Problems with installing gravis disks 3.57
                     Quick Time 2 VR for Windows
                      SBOS (or MegaEm) for OS/2
                                 TIM2
                             Win'95 & GUS

Standard Info:
- Meta-info about the GUS can be found at the end of the Digest.
- Before you ask a question, please READ THE FAQ.

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 20:42:59 GMT
From: clint@kheldar.demon.co.uk (Clint Redwood)
Subject: Doom gives me a Internal Stack Overflow

Help...

Ever since I installed my GUS, doom has crashed on startup. Whatever I
do, it still gives me the problem. I have tried changing IRQ's and DMA
channels to no avail. It also seems to be trying to run a network game. 
I don't understand...

HELP!
-- 
Clint Redwood

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 22:33:36 +0100
From: marcelwi@xs4all.nl (Marcel Wilders)
Subject: GUS-MAX parity error

Recently I bought the GUS-MAX with drivers v3.53.  After inserting the card
in a free slot I tried to install the drivers from the DOS-prompt. After
answering the question in which directory the files have to be installed,
and choosing the customize option I get the failure message:

        off board parity error
        addr (Hex)=(0000:0002)
        system halted

After this message the system is hanged and I have to restart. 
I can't figure out what the problem could be, even after reading the FAQ-list.

In case this is relevant information, some data of my hardware;
* PC-AT 486DX 33VLB
* CD-ROM Mitshumi double speed with own interface card (FX001D)
        DMA 5, IRQ 10
* Primax handscanner: DMA 3, IRQ 5
* COM 1 (mouse) on IRQ 4, COM 2 (modem) on IRQ 3
* Floppydrive on DMA 2

By the way, I was intending to set the GUS-MAX on DMA 1; Ultrasound IRQ at
11 and Soundblaster/MIDI IRQ at 7.

My last question is how to figure out whether base port address 220 is free?
The term base port address doesn't appear in my DOS-handbook. PCTools
(version 8) only gives information on HEX-addresses (hardware and software
interrupts) which are given like this: 0481:00CF.

Maybe these are very silly question, but I hope someone can help me out.
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Marcel Wilders       Netherlands Trade Union Confederation FNV
Dept Occupational Health & Safety / E-mail: marcelwi@xs4all.nl
P.O. Box 8456 / NL-1005 AL Amsterdam / fax +31.20.6844541
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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 21:17:52 -0800 (PST)
From: "\"h0mi\"" <homi@netcom.com>
Subject: Gus Max questions

I've got a Gus rev 2.2 card, and after reading some stuff on the net and 
having continued problems with my card suddenly no longer being found 
(any drivers I try to load don't work, as they can't find my card.) I'm 
considering strongly to getting a Gus Max. Thing is, I've never seen any 
Gravis card on sale anywhere here, and dont know how much it costs. Is a 
Max worth it? How much, and where do I find this beast?

Final question- I'd like to either use the Gus Max and emulate the 
SB/Sb16 for dos games, but I've no idea what SBOS et al do or how they 
work. Would I be better off just adding a SB 16 to my system in addition 
to the MAX? Will the 2 cards co-exist well? (Or a SB/Sbpro instead)

I appreciate any help I can get.

"I have no respect for the passion of equality, which seems to me merely 
idealizing envy." Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.homi@netcom.com
Don't like guns? Don't buy one.

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 18:50:22 -0330
From: Aaron Cameron <acameron@europa.cs.mun.ca>
Subject: Magic Carpet demo and ROTT troubles

> Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 00:02:42 +0200 (EET)
> From: Matti Toikkanen <mato@krksun.krk.fi>
> Subject: GUS with The Magic Carpet
> 
> Has anyone succeeded in getting any digisound out of this game?
> I've tried it with MAXSBOS (I've got regular GUS) and the fm-musics work ok.
> 
> The game seems to use older versions of HMI-drivers and its internal
> setup is 'hard-coded (doesn't allow you to select gus, even if you've
> copied newer versions of the HMI-drivers over the old ones).

I have been unable to get anything at all out of the demo version of the 
game.  I have a GUSMAX, and it is not supported (although I have yet to 
try maxsbos, once my other probem is solved).  I also put in my OLD ATI 
Stereo F/X card (8 bit SB compatible) and could not get the game to run 
even selecting SB or SB Compatible.  I have the blaster variable set 
correctly, at a240 i7 d1 t1 for the ati.  I can't even get into the game, 
as it locks after the initial setup screen.  Any idea if certain setups 
(ie mem managers, smartdrv etc) conflict with MC?

Also, does anybody know how to get ROTT to work with a 512k GUS?  When I 
select GUS for music, it says "no more mem on GUS" (in so many words).  
If I select GUS for sfx, and no music card selected, it still tries to 
load the patches, and I get a few random notes and then no sound at all 
(same as if i had selected the GUS for music AND sfx).  I use the ATI 
with that game, and even on FM the soudtrak sounds bloody awesome 
(absolutely NO reference to CL's new joke, the AWE32).  Ah well, 8 bit 
sound and FM beats no sound at all, but I sure would like a fix (for the 
game, not the vein! :-)

Cheers,
AC

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 21:20:14 -0800 (PST)
From: Thomas Ngo <tngo@netcom.com>
Subject: Marcato.pat yet again :)

Though all strings are being played for a marcato.pat,  on some 
instruments, notes just can't get that high...  like the bass compared 
to the violin.  a bass has a limit to how high it can be played(an vice 
versa).  SO... some sounds that are at higher octaves will be played by 
only the instruments like the violin and the viola.  The opposite goes 
for the cellos and basses.  And thus the sounds will be closer to one 
side; not to the full extent of right or left, mind you.(because then the 
music will sound fake. e.g. some mod players do that. :(  ).


Thomas
      I         I 
      I   I     I  
      I   I I   I
      I I I I I I 
      ===========
      1 2 3 5 6 7  <= CHANNELS
      L R L R L M  panning.  

MIDI's RULE!!! :) Mods(.S3M) are good though, I have to admit.

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 13:07:10 -0700 (MST)
From: Brian Eberwein <eb8148br@meteor.uscolo.edu>
Subject: MAXSBOS problems

OK, I am having a problem getting maxsbos to run on my system.
It keeps locking up because of a shared driver/(something else) problem.
I do not know what is causing it of course, and I'm not too good with 
computers so I don't know how to find out.
My system is a 486 with 386MAX, and kstack running, could this be part of 
the problem?
Thanks for any help.
Brian

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Date: Wed, 25 Jan 1995 8:57:30 GMT
From: "Mark.Carline BSc Elec Eng." <mark.carline@unn.ac.uk>
Subject: Problems with installing gravis disks 3.57

When I tried to install the disk set 3.57 from floppy the install program
after displaying a few "."'s and boxs bombed out giving me this error :

Error code 2025 line number 1550 - anyone any idea what this error is ?

I also got the error when I tried again :

Error code 2189 

Does anyone know what these errors are or does anyone have a list of the
error codes and what they mean ?

I then copied all the files on disks 1 to 6 into a temp directory and
installed it from there.  This time it did'nt bomb out but it installed
ok but there was one other problem.  It did'nt make any modifications to
my autoexec.bat or config.sys - it just made a backup to *.01

If it helps at all I pressed N when it asked me if I wanted to install the
windows software.

Does anyone know the difference between the diskset 3.57 and 3.59 ??

Mark.Carline

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 20:10:16 -0800
From: sarge923@uidaho.edu (David L. Sargent)
Subject: Quick Time 2 VR for Windows

    I seem to be having problems with Quicktime 2.0 VR for Windows and my GUS
I have a Gus MAX 1024, Software set 3.58, Mickysoft Windoze 3.11 for
Weakdudes, a Toshiba quad spin CD-Rom, and a DTC 3270 VL SCSI controller.
My problem is, taht when I go to play any QT movies off the CD-Rom I get
about 5 seconds of great sound and then it gets choppy, words are repeated
or skipped or broken.  When played off the HD everything is fine.  It's not
like my quad spin is having to try all that hard, the light barly go's on!
The Star Trek the Next Generation Tech Manual skips all over too (It uses QT
2.0) and it caused the Gus driver to GPF.  What's up?
  I don't think it's an IRQ prob, I've tryed changing them, no better
OH, and a particualer CD Disk player prog I have plays a song, then gives a
media error, check media device and go's on to the next song fine.  Does
this for every other song.
   Any suggestion would be great.  Thankes.
You, and only You, are responsable for your choices.
Choose wisely, for choosing now may prevent you from choosing later.
DLS

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 16:54:21 -0500 (EST)
From: rjm@dciem.dnd.ca (Robert Manley)
Subject: SBOS (or MegaEm) for OS/2

dave.stubbs@canrem.com (Dave Stubbs) wrote:

> Subject: OS/2 version of SBOS
> 
> It seems that OS/2 Warp provides a great environment under which
> DOS games can be run, when they wouldn't be possible under DOS.
> I have 2 IDE hard drives, 2 SCSI hard drives, a SCSI floptical,
> and a SCSI CD drive.  Obviously all the required drivers make it
> impossible to play many games under DOS.
> 
> Now here's the point.  Gravis should be working their hind ends off
> creating an SBOS-like SB emulator for OS/2.  In a setting where a
> TSR is needed to make a certain piece of hardware accessible, OS/2
> really shines.  They should call the driver SBOS/2.

You could use my driver instead of Gravis' which provides MegaEm like
MIDI emulation to DOS/Win sessions.  Not only does it work on all those
old games which don't support the GUS, but also all those new fangled
protect-mode didies that just blindly ignore the marketplace.  Oh, and
if that weren't enough, you also get music from your WinOS2 sessions!

You can ftp ultra06d.zip from hobbes.nmsu.edu.  Look in directory
os2/32bit/incoming.  Note that only registered users get the above
functionality without requiring an external synth.  On a side note,
registered users also get my new joystick driver for OS/2 FREE! :)

Registration can now be done either through mail or through the
CIS shareware registration service - search for filename gus06.zip.

Robert.
-- 
# Robert J. Manley,  NEW: rjm@dciem.dciem.dnd.ca  #
# NTT Systems Inc., Toronto, Ontario, CANADA      #
# OS/2:OSs :: 92,93 Blue Jays:MLB :: Canada:World #

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 1995 14:41:20 -0500
From: C Lacy <cblacy@novice.uwaterloo.ca>
Subject: TIM2

Has anyone had any success getting The Incredible Machine 2 
working with the GUS? I've tried both the 16 and 32 bit GUS patches from 
Sierra, but neither seem to work.

Also, where can I get an up to date copy of the glist? The latest 
version I've seen in the archive is dated from November 94 I believe.

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Date: Tue, 24 Jan 95 20:58 GMT
From: tbone@cix.compulink.co.uk (Chris Totten)
Subject: Re: Win'95 & GUS

> I do not know if this is a frequently aksed question but I am
> considering installing/trying WIN95 on my system. Because I am very
> pleased with my GUSMAX, I use it for games, music (MIDI & TRACKERS), I
> would like to know if I can still go on using my GUSMAX as I am
> used to.

> Are there allready drivers available for WIN95 or will the WIN3.x
> drivers do???

Hiya Roy, 

I'm running '95 here with a GUS MAX and most things are mostly fine, the 
GUS mixer won't load, but you can control volume with the supplied '95 
mixer. You'll continue to get all the pings'n'stuff, and smallish games 
like Jazz/Heretic/Pinball etc work fine from inside windows (full sound 
:) ). 

Some games (like Heretic), freeze up if you have sound selected - but you 
can kill them with the three finger salute (which brings up a "Killer 
Window"). If you play them without sound they work fine - even in a 
window!!! All the supplied programs (GUSMOD, Midi Session) work fine 
too...

The only weird things I've noticed are :

 o The Microsoft Mixer always starts off with the balance over to the 
left,    so it has to be adjusted.
 o The volume always starts off at full volume, it should remember the
   levels you last set.
 o If you adjust the volume of the wave output, you lose it!
 o MODUS seems to use 100% CPU time, while programs like MidiSoft Session
   only use 15% (doing nothing), 30-40% (Playing minimised) to 50-60% when
   maximised. This surprised me - I always thought one of the good things 
   about MODUS was that it did'nt use many cycles... This is no problem
   though, you can still multi-task, it just surprised me (I was playing
   about with the System Monitor).

The drivers are 16 bit, so I hope gravis are re-compiling/tweaking them 
for 32, but I was pretty impressed :)))) - I've sent EMail to AG at their 
AOL address about this, hope they reply.

The one thing you need to look out for is playing a game like Pinball 
inside windows with full sound, exiting, and starting a windows program 
that uses sound - somethimes screws up - probably not resetting the board 
or something...

I installed Win'95 from scratch after wipeing(sp?) Win 3.11, when '95 
boots you get a "Starting Windows '95..." - press F8 to get a menu and 
select "Start command prompt only...". This gives you a console screen 
that looks like DOS. Install your GUS stuff from here. When you next 
start Windows, you'll get the familar "Welcome new GUS user..." stuff, 
but instead of creating icons in your progman group, it creates a new 
sub-menu in your "Start"/"Programs"  button!
 
So go for it Roy, you won't lose *anything*, games + demos like Dark 
Forces will all continue to work, and if like me you run your GUS through 
an external amp, you won't be using the mixer for wave volume anyway... :>

By the way, does *anyone* know where to get the beta MAXSBOS, I've tried 
all the mirror sites with no joy :( I can get Dark Forces with crappy 
sound after a clean boot and "sbos -o4", but I'd like to play it again 
with *proper" sound, not soundblaster farts and squeeks ;)

Cheers then,

// tbone@home in Ireland

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