[comp.os.msdos.programmer] Turbo Debugger and QEMM and stuff

jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) (02/03/91)

Howdy folks.  Seems here I gots me a little bitsy problem using that wonderful
thing known as Turbo Debugger.  Now, I got a 386-33 w/ 8MB of memory and 
want to use TD386 in Virtual 8086 mode so I don't trash my code everytime
I have wild pointer.  Unfortunately, I also use QEMM.  Now, as far as I
know, about 65% of the people who have a 386 w > 1MB of RAM installed use
QEMM or 386MAX.  The Borland docs say that I can use QEMM and TD286
no problem.

Here is the problem though.  If I try to run TD386, it erros out and says
that I need to remove QEMM since it isn't VCPI compliant.  Fine....although
as far as I know Quarterdeck was the company that INVENTED the VCPI 
protocol.

Problem #2:  I can't remove QEMM since I need it to loadhi all my device
drivers.  Otherwise I have 475K free.  Not good.

Okay, I can live with not using TD386....so I try using TD286...sorry, 
TD286 whines about my QEMM not being VCPI compliant.  Okay, so I run
TD286INS to install it.  Freezes the system.

Now, TD works just fine....but I didn't WANT TD!!!  I WANTED TD386!

So everything I paid for now doesn't work since all my wonderful utilities
can't seem to intermingle peacefully.

My configuration is as thus:

386-33 w/ C&T/Micronics Chipset
8MB RAM

device=qemm.sys NOSH NOEMS ROM RAM

These are the LATEST versions of both programs....any ideas?

Brian