HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE Are Not Verbose by Default |
The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft MS-DOS operating system versions 6.0, 6.2, 6.21, 6.22
SUMMARY
In Microsoft MS-DOS version 6.0 and 6.2, HIMEM.SYS and EMM386.EXE do not
display any initialization information by default. When you start your
computer, no information is displayed by either device driver as CONFIG.SYS
is processed. To show data such as A20 handling switches and upper memory
area (UMA) information, you must add the /VERBOSE (/V) switch to each
device driver statement in the CONFIG.SYS file. For example:
DEVICE=C:\DOS\HIMEM.SYS /V
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS X=D000-D7FF /V
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You can also display startup information by pressing the ALT key while
your computer is starting. This is useful for a one-time status check
of these drivers.
If either device driver finds an error during initialization, it
automatically switches to verbose mode, displaying both the error and
its normal startup information.
HIMEM.SYS requires a forward slash before the word VERBOSE (or V);
EMM386.EXE does not. Omitting the forward slash on HIMEM.SYS causes
the following message (although the verbose information is displayed):
Warning: Invalid parameter ignored: V
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6.22 6.00 6.20
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Version : MS-DOS:6.0,6.2,6.21,6.22
Platform : MS-DOS
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