Working with overlays

[DevinW]

Dumb questions from someone new to the software.
But going in and editing the overlays in the pcdr.dpo file
What is the number after the ,'s purpose?

example
14=MEM&1,0          ; Fast Pattern

I'm guessing that 0 sets the test to off, but I've noticed some have a 1 some have a 15 and I couldn't find anywhere in the documentation about those numbers and what they represent.


Also is there a default variable that is set to the Dongle?

Purpose being I'm attempting to edit the autoexec.bat file to run a custom overlay, and print the log to the dongle with incremental log file numbers.

This is where I'm at

pcdr.exe /ba:9 /pr:?/logs/test1.log /an

I was hoping there was something similar to %root% to fill in my ? so it would always print the log to the dongle.


Thanks for any advice!!
 

[fwilson]

DevinW,

Great questions, I will be sending this to the documentation department.

The second number is the devices or columns to test.  Say you have 2 CPU's but only want to test the first one, the PDO entry would be CPU&1,1, to test them both CPU&1,2, to test them all CPU&1,15, PC-Doctor will only attempt to test enumerated devices so 15 will catch them all.  To not test any CPU&1,0.

insofar as the DOS logs there is no %systemroot% equivalent but in most cases the boot device will be a: so if you modify the autoexec on the dongle and boot from it pcdr.exe /ba:9 /pr:a:/logs/test1.log /an will get you where you want to go.

-Fred

[Vitaliy]

Hi,
why default setings in PDO file is:
38=VID&2,14         ; Video Pages
39=VID&3,15         ; VGA Controller Registers?
What is the difference in this case between 14 and 15?
I thought 15 means 00001111, so all four available devices would be tested
and 14 means 00001110 so all exept first device would be tested. To test two available devices I would expect 3=00000011.
According to your explanation my expectation is not correct.

[fwilson]

Vitaliy,

You are correct as is your expectation, My explanation was faulty.

The easiest way to set PDO files is to modify the screens as you want then press F2 and save the overlay in the slot you want.  You can then look at the resultant pcdr.pdo file.  I find this much easier than editing the file directly.

-Fred