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problems with adddev/deldev

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From: Earl H. Kinmonth
Date: Sat, 15 May 1993 00:50
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i have been experimenting with adddev/deldev ver 2.53 to load the
device drivers for drdosv.  apparently adddev does not properly
pass parameters to the device driver.

for example

adddev +c:\drdosv\setver.sys /p=c:\drdosv\

fails because setver cannot find c:\drdosv\setver.def.  the same
problem occurs with $font.sys /p=c:\drdosv\.  if the *.fnt files
are moved to the root directory (default) and the /p parameter
removed, $font.sys works properly.

this suggests that adddev is either a) not passing parameters
properly to the device driver or b) messing up the path names.

does anyone know of a version that works correctly in the
situation described above?  does anyone know of an alternative
programme?

i am looking for a method to load dosv or drdosv but do the
loading of the kanji display drivers and fep in the autoexec.bat
not in the config.sys (with appropriate unloading) so that i can
switch between english and japanese w/o a reboot (chev does NOT
unload device drivers specific to the japanese mode).
-- 
earl h. kinmonth, centre for japanese studies, university of sheffield,
sheffield, england s10 2tn  jp1ek@sunc.sheffield.ac.uk
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From: ucbked@athena (Earl H. Kinmonth)
Newsgroups: fj.os.msdos,fj.sys.ibmpc,sci.lang.japan
Subject: problems with adddev/deldev
Date: 15 May 1993 00:50:33 GMT
Organization: Centre for Japanese Studies, Univ. of Sheffield
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