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#DPS Par Run Time Error

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#118493From: Robert A. WeilAug 16, 1994 5:24 AM
My DPS Par installed fine, and PARINIT and PARDRV install correctly with each boot. I was able to go through all the diagnostics for board and hard disk (Micropolis 2217A) with no problem. So far so good. HOWEVER, when I type "PAR" from the DPS_PAR directory, I get no further than the following message – "Run Time error R6003 – integer divide by 0". So far. the problem has both DPS and Micropolis stumped. At first they thought it was an old version of the PAR software, but I downloaded the new stuff from their BBS. No luck. Then they thought it might be due to a conflict with the firmware on some of the newer 2217A drives. My drive was not in that category, apparently. Last word was that "DPS was going to try to reach their DOS programmer." That was Monday. Anyone have any ideas? I tried stripping the boot process down to exclude as many device drivers as possible. I haven't tried to disable Netroom 3.02 (my memory manager) yet. TIA for any assistance. rw
#118542From: ALAN IGLESIASAug 16, 1994 9:41 AM
I have had excellent results using QEMM with the PAR software, Bob. It may be worth a try…See what Gus says. -Alan
#118590From: Robert A. WeilAug 16, 1994 12:57 PM
Thanks, Alan Netroom is a great memory manager (I have 633 k bytes of base memory), but it does wierd things like load the BIOS high and reposition the "hard-coded" video area that is part of the first meg. We'll see. In the meantime, I can dream of what my PAR and the 1.6 gig drive can do. 🙁 rw
#118674From: Aug 16, 1994 9:43 PM
Bob: Start with a stripped-down config.sys and autoexec.bat and see if it runs from there. Then add one line back in at a time until it crashes. I would definitely get rid of Netroom first. Greg Pyros