[HELP] DPMS

[Ove Kaaven]

On Sun, 20 May 2001 g.patel at wanadoo.fr wrote:

> On Fri, 18 May 2001 08:25:53 GMT, <yves-gablin at ifrance.com> wrote:
> 
> >Always, the dos program wants to access memory in
> >"real mode". There's something about the first 64Ko
> >of memory, then it always ends with a message about
> >there being no "DPMS".
> >With the last patch applied (20010418), I have an
> >additional hint, something like: "download file
> >dpms-xxx.zip", a message seemingly from Wine.
> 
> Surely not a Wine message. AFAIK no wine messages
> suggests to use zip files.
> It's probably a console message from the app.
> 
> Not that getting this file from wherever it is could
> do you good. If it's what I suspect (a memory manager
> to allow dos apps to access extended memory), it would
> never work successfully under Wine.

Memory manager? Isn't DPMS a VESA standard for monitor standby/suspend
("Display Power Management Signalling")? Are you confusing it with DPMI
("DOS Protected Mode Interface"), perchance? Those are not related...