I downloaded plex86-2000_0323a.tar.gz and tried to run it. It ends with
segmentation fault and the usecount on the kernel-module is increasing:
[dennis@merlin user]$ ./plex86
Processing command-line options
Processing configuration script plex86.conf
Opening VM
Allocating 4MB of physical memory in VM
Mapping virtualized physical memory into monitor
Zeroing virtualized physical memory
Loading guest code: ../guest/preemptive/kernel (0x480b bytes) (ELF)
Initializing plugins
bochs: ips = 1000000
bochs: font_width = 8
bochs: font_height = 16
bochs: default_depth = 16
bochs: waiting for MapNotify
bochs: MapNotify found.
bochs: vga: interval=10000
bochs: vga: io write: 3cf: reg 05: value = 10h
bochs: vga: io write: 3da: ignoring: feature ctrl & vert sync
bochs: *** io read 3c5 case 1: sequencer clocking mode
bochs: vga: io write 3c0: address mode reg=16
bochs: vga: io write 3c0: address mode reg=17
bochs: vga: io write 3c0: address mode reg=18
bochs: vga: io write 3c0: address mode reg=19
bochs: vga: io write 3c0: address mode reg=20
bochs: *** io read 3c5 case 1: sequencer clocking mode
bochs: vga: io write: 3cf: reg 05: value = 10h
bochs: *** io read 3c5 case 1: sequencer clocking mode
Running VM
Segmentation fault
A very small patch for the README also:
--- README.old Sat Apr 1 12:33:53 2000
+++ README Sat Apr 1 12:34:03 2000
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@
use plex86. You could load it in your rc.local, for
instance.
- 5. Have a look through user/fmw.conf. This configuration
+ 5. Have a look through user/plex86.conf. This configuration
file contains the configuration of the user-level
VM monitor. If you just want to test-run the VM,
the default settings should be okay.
/Dennis
