Hi,

2006/8/21, tom ehlert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> Hello Aitor,
>
> > For the rare cases in which this should not happen,
> > KEYB xx /9
> > does install such handler for int15h (as the rest of KEYB is also
> > based in the same principle).
> a) KEYB isn't always installed

Ok, let me rephrase: "if you are in such trouble (with a very low
probability) then you MUST install KEYB.

> b) I was referring to MKEYB anyway ;)

Yeah, I wasn't. :)

> > There would remain the problem of loading EMM AFTER KEYB,
> c) EMM386 can have the int15 first always - EMM386 is *the* BOSS
>   in a virtual environment (it call the real mode int's itself)

Yes, but in this case you have to (as KEYB does) write a new handler
for int9h to explicitely call int15h, so you are in the same trouble
;-)
Now that you mention it, I just wonder if

KEYB xx /9

will have troubles in VMWARE (probably).

> d) this would be a problem if emm386 is loaded *before* (m)keyb, and
>   keyb handles all keys

Actually few keys are handled by (M)KEYB itself, most are just chained.

> > but I've
> > always wondered why, at 0 cost, EMM386 cannot be loaded from
> > commandline.
> DOS won't see UMB's then

Yes, this means you don't get this benefit, but my point was: you
don't get any damage.
Ok, Michael's argument almost convinced me, but it would always be
interesting to see how it behaves: you only recommend/support to be
loaded as device driver, but you may learn a lot too :)

Aitor

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