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- STACKER NOTE Stac Electronics Technical Note
-
- Subject: QEMM386 Optimize and Stacker 2.0
-
- Tech030 - 3/06/92
- 2 Pages
- _______________________________________________________________________
- If you are a STACKER 2.0 user with an SSWAPped boot drive, you can now
- OPTIMIZE with a minimal amount of effort using an upgraded SSWAP.COM.
- This file is available on Compuserve, the STAC BBS, and by mail through
- STAC technical support.
-
- The upgraded SSWAP handles the many changes OPTIMIZE makes "on the fly".
- It works with QEMM 5.XX as well as the latest version of QEMM 6. Just
- copy SSWAP.COM to the STACKER directory in the C: drive as well as the
- STACKER directory on the SSWAPed host drive. You can determine the host
- drive letter by typing: STACKER at the command line. You must also use
- the /SYNC parameter on the SSWAP device line in Config.sys.
-
- For example: DEVICE=C:\STACKER\SSWAP.COM C:\STACVOL.DSK /SYNC
-
- *Stacker 2.0, /EMS, and the QEMM 6 STEALTH option:
- If Stacker is using EMS and you choose to use QEMM's STEALTH
- option, you must include the DBF=2 parameter on the QEMM device line
- in Config.sys. For example:
-
- DEVICE=C:\QEMM\QEMM386.SYS RAM ST:M DBF=2
-
- Note for QEMM 6.00 and 6.01 users:
-
- If you OPTIMIZE with the SSWAP upgrade and Stacker is using EMS,
- you will need to follow ONE of the simple procedure below. This is
- because a conflict occurs when ANY two or more programs, which OPTIMIZE
- attempts to load high, access EMS memory during the OPTIMIZE process.
-
- NOTE: Both procedures assume that SSWAP.COM has already been copied
- to both STACKER directories. These procedures are not required for
- QEMM 5.x, and 6.02 or later.
-
- Procedure 1:
-
- A) Run OPTIMIZE as you normally would. It will lock up during its
- final reboot.
-
- B) Power down the system, then power back up.
-
- C) Clean up by running QEMM's UNOPT.BAT which should be in the QEMM
- subdirectory on both the compressed and uncompressed drives.
-
- D) Run OPTIMIZE again. This time it should work without incident.
-
- Procedure 2:
-
- A) Create a text file (using SEDIT) called OPTIMIZE.EXC. (NOTE the
- EXC extension stands for "exceptions". This file lists those
- device drivers and programs which OPTIMIZE should not attempt to
- load high.) This file should be placed in the QEMM subdirectory
- on both the uncompressed and compressed drives. In most cases
- it's sole contents should be the following text:
-
- SSWAP.COM
-
- However, any other CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT device drivers and
- programs which access EMS memory (execpt for STACKER.COM) should
- also be listed in this file, each on its own line.
-
-
- B) Run OPTIMIZE.
-
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- 1992 STAC Electronics
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