graphical dos programs need xdos to display also.
On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Jim Hartley wrote: > Turned out to be real simple, and worked OK with 1.0.2. Using "xdosemu" > opened its own xterm window, "DOS in a Box", and Sherlock ran quite well ... > drag and drop on the clues was a little slow, and my "virtual full screen" > looked like it was only 640x480 (my screen is set to 800x600) so the > resolution was a little rough in spots ... but it was PLAYABLE and that's > what counts. > > I guess the reason I didn't try xdosemu was just sloppy thinking - "x" means > it runs in a window and this program runs full-screen NOT in a window so we > shouldn't use "x"... definitely a brain-fart! > > Jim Hartley > > Stas Sergeev wrote: > > > Hello. > > > > Jim Hartley wrote: > > > So what's the trick? You say "xdos" ... does that mean I use "xdosemu" > > > to run it? > > Yes. "xdosemu" is a link to a startup script > > called "dosemu", but it makes sense which one > > to start. > > xdos is a link to a binary called "dos", which > > was used in older dosemu versions and still > > works for me (you probably don't have it, so use > > xdosemu). > > > > > And you mention 1.1.13 > > I think I mentioned 1.1.3 :) > > > > > that's a development version, not a > > > "stable" version, right? > > Right, but it is hard to say which one is really > > stable. They both have some known bugs, but my > > personal opinion is that 1.1.3 is more stable > > than 1.0.2.1 in many cases except DPMI support. > > Atleast it closes many known bugs from 1.0 branch. > > > > > But I guess I can get it and try it if it will > > > help > > If you have graphics at least in a single game > > but not in sherlock, then yes, go ahead and try > > 1.1.3. > > But if you can't get any graphics at all, then > > better focus on some docs to find out what are > > you doing incorrectly. > > In general x-dos must open a separate window > > called something like "DOS in X Box". If your > > dos starts up directly in xterm instead, then > > you have problems. > > > > > I assume I'll have to build it from a source tarball? > > Yep. > > - > > 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 > > - > 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 > - 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
