🚀 go-pugleaf

        I hope some DOS expert can tell me what is going on !

upgraded from the 286-12Mz system by adding an upgrade board to the 
386 system) plus 387 Co-pro. and 4Mb. added RAM,  the startup sequence
occasionally hangs up just prior to any system messages regarding the 
installation of the EMM386.exe . I get output from the HIMEM.SYS 
installation regarding handles and such and then nothing more happens.
After waiting several minutes I try to push it along by striking <cr> or 
<esc> or <ctrl-c> and even <ctrl-alt-del> but there is no responce to 
these any .The only way to get it to boot up is to cycle the power , 
and even then it sometimes takes a few tries.
        There does not seem to be a problem initializing either the hard
disk or the floppy drive ,and there is plenty of free disk ( 5Mb actual,
not "stacked" space), and the co-pro passed all the test routines.Also
there is no apparent problems running any software , including Windows 3.1,
which is all on a 'stacked' drive.
        In case it's not clear ,all the DEVICES are on the 'un-stacked'         
drive.Below are the system boot files for your perusal.I hope someone         
can tell me its just luck, and not something expensive - although
I have hopes to up the drive to 200 Mb size soon !
        

#####################   AOTOEXEC.BAT    #####################
C:\SMARTDRV.EXE
echo off
verify off
cls
path=c:\dos;c:\pctools;c:\sysutils\powerflx;c:\mouse;c:\stacker;E:\WINDOWS;c:\utils
SET TEMP=E:\WINDOWS\TEMP
prompt $p$g
ver
doskey
ECHO ******************************************************************
ECHO ****               CONFIGURATION                         *********
echo **** DOS5 / MSWindows 3.1 STACVOL.001 (E:)               *********
echo ****        Dos Games     STACVOL.000 (D:)               *********
echo ****        QUICKEN       STACVOL.002 (F:)               *********
ECHO ******************************************************************              
rem     *** init logitech mouse  ***
gomouse
c:\WIN.bat

########################    CONFIG.SYS    ####################

buffers=30
files=30
lastdrive=H
break=on
device=c:\stacker\stacker.com c:\stacvol.000 c:\stacvol.001 C:STACVOL.002
device=C:\HIMEM.SYS
device=C:\EMM386.EXE on 512
install=c:\dos\share.exe
device=c:\dos\setver.exe
device=c:\dos\ansi.sys
STACKS=9,256
devicehigh=c:\f-prot\virstop.exe
dos=high
##############################################################

Conventional Memory :

  Name                Size in Decimal       Size in Hex
-------------      ---------------------   -------------
  MSDOS              15552      ( 15.2K)       3CC0
  STACKER            45632      ( 44.6K)       B240
  HIMEM               1072      (  1.0K)        430
  EMM386              6848      (  6.7K)       1AC0
  SETVER               400      (  0.4K)        190
  ANSI                4192      (  4.1K)       1060
  VIRSTOP             8752      (  8.5K)       2230
  SHARE               6192      (  6.0K)       1830
  COMMAND             2624      (  2.6K)        A40
  SMARTDRV           26768      ( 26.1K)       6890
  MOUSE              14096      ( 13.8K)       3710
  DOSKEY              4128      (  4.0K)       1020
  CLICK              13744      ( 13.4K)       35B0
  LOGIMENU           13776      ( 13.5K)       35D0
  FREE                  96      (  0.1K)         60
  FREE                  64      (  0.1K)         40
  FREE                  64      (  0.1K)         40
  FREE              490912      (479.4K)      77DA0

Total  FREE :       491136      (479.6K) 

Total bytes available to programs :                           491136   (479.6K)
Largest executable program size :                             490720   (479.2K)

    917504 bytes total EMS memory
    524288 bytes free EMS memory

   4194304 bytes total contiguous extended memory
         0 bytes available contiguous extended memory
   2408448 bytes available XMS memory
           MS-DOS resident in High Memory Area
############################################################################

	I have run Norton's Disk Doctor  which found no problems, but
 with "Checkit" a 'Linear read failure' on one location.

E-mail Adresses : nlaffra@cue.bc.ca
	 or    NeilLaffra@Mindlink.bc.ca