I run Fedora Core 6. I do have VMWare, but I don't often boot DOS in it. Most of my FreeDOS work is done under Linux DOSEmu. I think you should be able to do it in Linux DOSEmu. At least, I believe it solves most of what you are looking for:
1. I haven't needed networking under DOS, so I haven't tried this. The dosemu.conf file does mention "tap" or "direct" networking, so you should be able to. I just don't need it, so haven't even tried. :-( 2. With DOSEmu, your C: drive is just a directory in your Linux $HOME, so you immediately have access to them under Linux. :-) 3. You won't be able to use telnet/ssh to run GUI DOS apps. And it looks like XDOSEmu assumes local X - there aren't options available to give it a remote X display. However, I regularly play Quake under XDOSEmu (in an X window) at 1024x768 resolution on my 1280x1024 monitor. So there shouldn't be a problem running at a res larger than 640x480. :-) 4. DOSEmu automatically maps LPT1: to your default printer, so you should be able to print. I just tried it as an example, and it works fine. :-) -jh On 3/23/07, Russell Button <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm running vmware server under Ubuntu Linux 6.06 (Dapper Drake). > > I've been able to create a vm to host freedos and to get it loaded and > running. > > So far, so good. > > The reason I'm interested in running freedos is that I have a couple of > old dos apps I want to run: > > Framework - from Aston-Tate > Geoworks 2.0 > > Here are the things I want to do next: > > 1. Get IP networking running on the freedos VM. > 2. Be able to transfer data in and out of it to my Linux environment - > ftp? scp? > 3. Be able to telnet in from an xterm of arbitrary size and run the > apps from a window larger than 640x480 > 4. It would be great if I could print to a networked HP Laserjet from > the VM as well. > > I have no idea how much of this can or cannot be done. > > Russ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
