Windows 3.1 APM problem?
-
MichaelWeaser
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:43 pm
Windows 3.1 APM problem?
I am having a APM issue with wfw 3.11 , when I install it and enable "ms-dos with APM" in the installation when it gets to the part where you type in product key and your name that is were it freezes. Do I need a different APM driver? the laptop has a cyrix mediagxm processor and I think it implements APM differently than Intel,. Or the laptop needs a Bios upgrade,. Which I know I won't find. What I know is the APM driver with the installer was programmed by Intel. Can anyone help me with the issue, and possibly find me a APM driver, since I think APM is implemented in a different way. or tell me if I need a Bios upgrade.
Re: Windows 3.1 APM problem?
I'd be surprised you get APM working in that configuration.
Re: Windows 3.1 APM problem?
Are you sure it is wfw 3.11, not win 3.11 (or win 3.1 as the title mentions).MichaelWeaser wrote:I am having a APM issue with wfw 3.11
There is a known bug in POWER.DRV for win 3.1/3.11 when run in standard mode but not in enhanced mode; whereas as I recall wfw 3.11 only ran in enhanced mode.
See here.
-
MichaelWeaser
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:43 pm
Re: Windows 3.1 APM problem?
Yes its windows for workgroups 3.11, I know what I installed.dfawcus wrote:Are you sure it is wfw 3.11, not win 3.11 (or win 3.1 as the title mentions).MichaelWeaser wrote:I am having a APM issue with wfw 3.11
There is a known bug in POWER.DRV for win 3.1/3.11 when run in standard mode but not in enhanced mode; whereas as I recall wfw 3.11 only ran in enhanced mode.
See here.
-
MichaelWeaser
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:43 pm
Re: Windows 3.1 APM problem?
Yes If I don't select to enable APM it installs fine, I want to find away to enable APM when the computer is APM compatible.TuneableSumo876 wrote:Disable APM and try again...
Re: Windows 3.1 APM problem?
What is APM?
"You go love your enemies, don't go loving mine. My enemies are the theocratic fascists, I don't love them, I want to destroy them!" - Christopher Hitchens (1949-2011)
-
TheCollector1988
- Donator
- Posts: 3604
- Joined: Wed Feb 23, 2011 12:11 am
- Location: Italy
- Contact:
Re: Windows 3.1 APM problem?
Correct. It's the predecessor of ACPI.TheCollector1988 wrote:Advanced Power Management iirc.
All roads lead to Neptune™
KRNL386 - my site about retro computing | My site about Windows 1.0 | My blog | 86Box Manager | LeakDB - list of PC OS warez leaks
KRNL386 - my site about retro computing | My site about Windows 1.0 | My blog | 86Box Manager | LeakDB - list of PC OS warez leaks
Re: Windows 3.1 APM problem?
I wasn't suggesting you didn't.MichaelWeaser wrote:Yes its windows for workgroups 3.11, I know what I installed.
I was simply asking you to clarify given the ambiguity which resulted from mentioning windows 3.1 in the subject but wfw 3.11 in the message.
-
MichaelWeaser
- Posts: 19
- Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2017 9:43 pm
Re: Windows 3.1 APM problem?
Cyrix mediagxm processors are compatible with with any version of windows 3.1 , Because other computers that had the same processor, I have read in manuals for the computers that it says will run DOS, windows 3.1 , windows 95 , windows 98. I am wondering if Cyrix requires custom APM drivers. I believe that maybe Cyrix APM is implemented in a different way than the original Intel standard. Also It is possible that the laptop needs a BIOS upgrade, but what I know is a BIOS upgrade was never made available for the computer.