VXMS.SYS: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 01:21, 8 November 2016

This driver loads XMS memory support for DOS sessions.

Supports Extended Memory in DOS and Windows applications. XMS allows DOS programs to access more than one MB of memory.

DEVICE=\OS2\MDOS\VXMS.SYS <parameter>

Parameters:

/UMB: Upper memory block support in DOS sessions.
/NOUMB: No upper memory block support.
/XXMLIMIT=m,n: Indicates the total system wide memory limit.
/HMAMIN=m: Sets the minimum request size for high memory, from 1k to 63k.
/NUMHANDLES=m: Sets the number of handles in each DOS session, from 1 to 128.

NOTE: The VXMS.SYS driver must be listed in CONFIG.SYS after VEMM.SYS.

Platform Support:
OS/2 2.x	OS/2 3.0	OS/2 4.0	OS/2 4.5x
Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

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 This driver loads XMS memory support for DOS sessions.
+==CONFIG.SYS==
+Supports Extended Memory in DOS and Windows applications. XMS allows DOS programs to access more than one MB of memory.
+ DEVICE=\OS2\MDOS\VXMS.SYS <parameter>
+'''Parameters:'''
+;/UMB :Upper memory block support in DOS sessions.
+;/NOUMB :No upper memory block support.
+;/XXMLIMIT=m,n :Indicates the total system wide memory limit.
+;/HMAMIN=m :Sets the minimum request size for high memory, from 1k to 63k.
+;/NUMHANDLES=m:Sets the number of handles in each DOS session, from 1 to 128.
+'''NOTE:''' The VXMS.SYS driver must be listed in CONFIG.SYS after [[VEMM.SYS]].
+{|class="wikitable"
+|+Platform Support:
+!OS/2 2.x
+!OS/2 3.0
+!OS/2 4.0
+!OS/2 4.5x
+|-
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|Yes
+|}
 ==Articles==
 * [[Communication between OS/2 and Windows Processes]]
-[[category:Virtual Device Drivers]]
+[[category:Virtual Device Drivers]][[Category:DEVICE Statements]]