#CHAOS in 3ds
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Hi, I'm new to the whole system and hope someone can help with how CHAOS
looks like when I load if from inside of 3D Studio..It's correcly written into
the 3ds.set file in 3DS and CHAOS does appear, however once the first screen
with the Autodesk logo leaves I get the menu selection for the different
sections..till then the writting is clean, but once inside any of the programs
except the last one, the menues and all text is grabbled, but if I then proceed
to the last program, it is always Ok and when I go back to the other sections
they are now clear.. what's going on.. I've even included CHAOS in the path
inside config.sys..
This is not a symptom that happens on my setup. Have you tried running exiting
3D Studio with the F10 (DOS SHELL) command, and then running CHAOS from the
command prompt? If so, do you get the same symptoms?
I assume that you're running 3DS 2, and that you're loading 3DS with the
3DSSHELL, rather than 3DS command.
I wouldn't be surprised if the amount of memory available for running CHAOS was
too low, causing this. Any experimenting you can do to create more available
memory (in the 640k range) before starting 3DS?
Let us know your memory manager settings, and if you have a large amount of
commands in your config.sys and autoexec.bat, you might try paring them down.
Nik
hi Nik, as for"Have you tried running exiting 3D Studio with the F10 (DOS
SHELL) command, and then running CHAOS from the command prompt? If so, do you
get the same symptoms?"..Yes exited with F10 and it reacts the same way..first
screen clean then all six others show garbled until I enter "toy universes"
which is always clean, then when I reenter the other programs they are clear of
the bargled instructions.. B:have also run CHAOS from Program pull down while
going thru a batch file.. no change.. 2.."you're running 3DS 2, and loading 3DS
with 3DSSHELL, rather than 3DS command."… Now in 3ds.2.01A but also had same
situation in 3DS 2..also am loading the 3DSSHELL. 3. Problem happened when I
was using HIMEM.SYS and EMM386, now I've gone over to QEMM and it still does
it, here is config.sys: device=c:\qem\qemm386.sys ram x=E000-EFFF x=B000-B7ff
diskbuf=2 DOS=high,umb DEVICE=C:\QEM\LOADHI.SYS /R:1 C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DEVICE=C:\VGAUTIL\MOUSE.SYS FILES=10 Buffers=1 stacks=0,0 shell=c:\command.com
/e:286 /p DEVICE=c:\tplus\targap.sys b0 i220 me r1 w1 s1 d4" and finally here
is the Autoexec.bat: c:\qem\loadhi /r:1 c:\qem\BUFFERS=1 c:\qem\loadhi /r:1
c:\qem\files=40 c:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE /L/Q/R PROMPT $P$G
PATH=C:\;C:\dos;C:\BAT;C:\ANI;c:\vgautil;C:\WINDOWS;C:\CHAOS;C:\TPLUS;
C:\TPLUS\WINAPP;c:\tplus\demo;C:\utility\pkzip VGA_INI SET TEMP=C:\PAAT SET
TARGA=37 set batchval=0
Frankly, I can't figure why it clears up when I go into
the Toy Universes directory.. Regards Bob Smith
Thanks for the detailed message. I can't help wondering if your problems could
be alleviated by a simple clean bootup. There is quite a large path, and I
haven't calculated the environment space you use up with it and the set
commands, but you find that you're out of environment space.
Try booting up clean. If it works, try amending the /e:286 to a higher value
(try /e:512) in the config.sys.
I'm hoping to hear again from you!
Nik
Nik, Should have mentioned that I had shortened the path down to:
"c:\;c:\dos;c:\bat" and that didn't change anything.. Also had been running the
"/e:512 line" much higher(at 1024 and 2048) until a friend suggested lowering
it.. Within my QEMM-386 V 6.02 (in manifest) it also suggested lowering it..
Even at 1024, CHAOS still doesnt load proper from 3DS.
…by the way, Was my config.sys and Autoexec.bat info all over your screen or
in neat rows? I looked at it in my .log file and apologize if it was downloaded
all bunched up.. tried for a clean look.. Also….. Do you know that the note I
forwarded to you on Feb 2 thru E-Mail just before you went away was never
answered by anyone…(the section about Mac .dxf files is solved) the other
questions are still relevant.. Finally, any 3DS users groups in Montreal? Would
love to share all the blood and sweat I'm still going thru with others who are
local .. (should this conversation have been held in the 3D studio section?
regards from defrosting Montreal…