Bart Oldeman wrote: > You are using the redirector: > "It is actually located in /var/lib/DOSEmu, which is its > own 2GB Ext2 (actually Ext3) filesystem. " > this means that DOS in DOSEMU sees it as a network drive > and uses the redirector.
Ahhh, my "newbie user" status gets me! Yes, I think I remember reading that somewhere in the docs. > If a DOS program does an open() via INT21/AH=3D then this > is translated by the DOS to INT2F/AX=1116 which is > intercepted by DOSEMU. DOSEMU then uses Linux open(2) to > open the file. > If you don't use the redirector you use an hdimage or > direct partition access (which you should not normally > need to use). Thanx for "clarifying" it for me. Is compatibility "improved" or "reduced" by using a real DOS partition? Sorry for all the " newbie action" here. -- Bryan -- Bryan J. Smith, Engineer mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] AbsoluteValue Systems, Inc. http://www.linux-wlan.org SmithConcepts, Inc. http://www.SmithConcepts.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
