linux-msdos-digest Tuesday, 2 February 1999 Volume 01 : Number 133
In this issue:
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From: SZABO Zsolt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 15:47:17 +0100 (CET)
Subject: virtual 8086 mode (???)
Hi,
now it's time to try dosemu (0.98.1) with an older version of cosmos
(1.65)... Unfortunately, I get the following error message:
N:\PROBA>modstar
N:\PROBA>echo off
The 386 chip is currently executing in virtual 8086 mode under the control
of another program. You must turn off this other program in order
to use 386�DOS-Extender to run in protected mode.
What should I do?
Btw, I try to run cosmos 1.71 and 1.75 too. Using cfig386 (a dos program
to set some PharLap switch) I could get to start the geostar part of 1.71
fine. However, when I tried to make computations it crashed with:
*ERR* MO-02 dynamic memory exhausted
With v_1.75 I haven't got even such `success', it only said:
not enough space available
May be the reason of both error is the same, but the later version of the
program checked it at first.
I have the following lines in dosemu.conf:
> $_xms = (16384)
> $_ems = (16384)
> $_ems_frame = (0xe000)
> $_dpmi = (16384)
> $_dosmem = (640)
> $_hardware_ram = ""
^^^ what's this?
Zsolt
finger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
"We all know Linux is great...it does infinite loops in 5 seconds."
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kragen Sitaker)
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:14:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: virtual 8086 mode (???)
On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, SZABO Zsolt wrote:
> now it's time to try dosemu (0.98.1) with an older version of cosmos
> (1.65)... Unfortunately, I get the following error message:
>
> N:\PROBA>modstar
>
> N:\PROBA>echo off
>
> The 386 chip is currently executing in virtual 8086 mode under the control
> of another program. You must turn off this other program in order
> to use 386�DOS-Extender to run in protected mode.
>
> What should I do?
Do what it says. The "other program" you need to "turn off" is Linux.
- --
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kragen Sitaker <http://www.pobox.com/~kragen/>
Computers are the tools of the devil. It is as simple as that. There is no
monotheism strong enough that it cannot be shaken by Unix or any Microsoft
product. The devil is real. He lives inside C programs. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Mattias Blomqvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:16:57 +0100
Subject: dosemu and ring 0
Hello
I have once in a while for the past years looked at dosemu and i must
say its very nice program.
However, there are dos-programs out there that wants ring 0 access which
isnt possible. Wouldnt it be possible to allow dosemu that kind of
access if you are running as root and you really want to?
Maybe something to activate at compile time that compiles a dosemu that
can do it. In my opinion its the one big thing missing...
Best regards
Mattias Blomqvist
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From: SZABO Zsolt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:19:19 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Re: virtual 8086 mode (???)
On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, Kragen Sitaker wrote:
> On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, SZABO Zsolt wrote:
> >
> > The 386 chip is currently executing in virtual 8086 mode under the control
> > of another program. You must turn off this other program in order
> > to use 386�DOS-Extender to run in protected mode.
> >
> > What should I do?
>
> Do what it says. The "other program" you need to "turn off" is Linux.
Is this true? What a pitty ... :-(
Thanks anyway,
Zsolt
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From: Stafford Goodsell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 02:03:51 +1130
Subject: Re: dosemu and ring 0
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mattias Blomqvist writes:
>Hello
>I have once in a while for the past years looked at dosemu and i must
>say its very nice program.
>However, there are dos-programs out there that wants ring 0 access which
>isnt possible. Wouldnt it be possible to allow dosemu that kind of
>access if you are running as root and you really want to?
>Maybe something to activate at compile time that compiles a dosemu that
>can do it. In my opinion its the one big thing missing...
>
ive been thinking about this too.
its probably not wise or even possible to allow ring 0 access to a
dos program, but im wondering if it can be faked. What kinds of
instructions are executed by progs that want to run in VCPI mode?
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From: "Jeffrey Hummel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 10:03:11 -0500
Subject: RE: DOSEMU control+F10
It does work on the console ( with raw on), but not in an xdos enviroment.
However, it does not work with a telnet session, using ansi, vt100, vt320.
Or with a terminal running any of these emulations. Is there a specific
emulation it does work with? I am trying to run our company program from
dosemu. I would rather use Linux than Winblows Terminal Server. Thanks.
- -----Original Message-----
From: Eric W. Biederman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 1:15 AM
To: Jeffrey Hummel
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: DOSEMU control+F10
>>>>> "JH" == Jeffrey Hummel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
JH> Hello,
JH> I recently installed dosemu 0.98 on a basic slakware system and cannot
get
JH> it to do CTRL+Function keys. I have gotten a foxpro program to run and
this
JH> is our main reason for using dosemu. Please e-mail any suggestions you
may
JH> have. Any help is much appreciated.
What environment are you running dosemu under?
xdos should certainly work.
under a terminal it might work.
Using raw scancodes on the console should work.
Eric
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From: John Elliott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 19:55:29 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: linux-msdos-digest V1 #132
: From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 21:55:08 -0500
: Subject: VDE on Dos EMU?
:
: Can you tell me if DOS emulation on Linux
: will run an assembly language programed - in memory functioning -
: Dos Word processor like VDE by Eric Meyers ?
VDE seems to work fine on my Dosemu (0.64).
If it's just VDE you want to run, though, there is at least one editor
that uses the same keys and runs natively under Linux. The one I'm
thinking of is joe; if you run it as 'jstar', it's a close match for
VDE.
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From: Alistair MacDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 00:13:54 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Re: dosemu and ring 0
On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Stafford Goodsell wrote:
> In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mattias Blomqvist writes:
> >Hello
> >I have once in a while for the past years looked at dosemu and i must
> >say its very nice program.
> >However, there are dos-programs out there that wants ring 0 access which
> >isnt possible. Wouldnt it be possible to allow dosemu that kind of
> >access if you are running as root and you really want to?
> >Maybe something to activate at compile time that compiles a dosemu that
> >can do it. In my opinion its the one big thing missing...
> ive been thinking about this too.
> its probably not wise or even possible to allow ring 0 access to a
> dos program, but im wondering if it can be faked. What kinds of
> instructions are executed by progs that want to run in VCPI mode?
The ring0 instructions or memory manipulation - there is no other need to
be in ring0 AFAIK. The other "problem" would be that granting DOSEMU this
access would require a kernel module/patch and would open the hole for ANY
application to gain access to ring0. (Say: Hello Virus, ByeBye system)
For those wanting to risk their sanity CPUEMU does
exist - in the development versions of DOSEMU. It does some emulation so
far, but the real expert is (currently) Alberto.
Alistair
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From: Alan Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:37:55 +1200
Subject: Re: Compiling Dosemu-0.98.4.tgz
Hi Eric,
Thanks for you info.
I've compiled & installed dosemu-0.98.4 but Ms Edit still don't work.
My target is to run Djgpp ( a Dos version of Gcc ) with an IDE which is called
rhide (of which I used to run in Dos/Win95 ). The reason is I am lazy enough not
to learn the command line compiler of gcc in Linux. Besides that the rhide supports
colour syntax, auto indent, integrated with gcc ( direct compile, link, build, debug
inside the rhide ) which is easy to use etc, etc.
Do you know anything about an ide something like this in Linux ?
I've tried Jed, Emacs, they are not easy to use and Nedit don't support
colour syntax and most of all they are not integrated with the compiler gcc.
So, I hope I can run Djgpp in Linux and continue to use the rhide for
programming in C/C++.
Thanks for your help.
Alan
"Eric W. Biederman" wrote:
> >>>>> "AT" == Alan Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> AT> Hi Hans & Sebastian,
> AT> Thanks for your information.
>
> AT> My Linux is Debian 2.0.34 Hamm version. It comes with Dosemu-0.66.7.
> AT> I couldn't get dosemu to work. It starts well when I type dos -C or dos.
> AT> C is that small drive for all the commands come from dosemu and D is the file
> AT> system in Linux which include the real C drive when running under Win95. When
> AT> I change directory to C:\win95\command and type edit, the Ms Editor starts but
> AT> all
> AT> the functions in the pull down menu are not functioning and I can't close the
> AT> editor window either.
>
> edit is likely a compiled qbasic those are known not to work under 0.66.7
> Under 0.98.x it should work fine.
>
> AT> Is there any thing to do with my boot manager ?
> If you have made it to the dos prompt (in dosemu) it's not an issue.
>
> AT> I am running System commander as the boot manager in the first drive (C:
> AT> and the whole drive contents Ms stuff) and Linux in the second dirve.
>
> AT> Therefore I think a compilation of the dosemu might suit my needs
>
> A newer version certianly.
>
> Eric
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kragen Sitaker)
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1999 20:18:04 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Compiling Dosemu-0.98.4.tgz
On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Alan Tam wrote:
> Do you know anything about an ide something like this in Linux ?
I believe RHIDE runs under Linux. See
<URL:http://ma.us.mirrors.freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/01/11/916086734.html>.
> I've tried Jed, Emacs, they are not easy to use
Emacs is not well documented, but with twenty or thirty minutes of
instruction from an emacs expert, it should become easy to use.
(Yes, I know emacs is *extensively* documented -- but it is not
*well*-documented from the POV of a newbie. It's hard to get up and
running.)
- --
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kragen Sitaker <http://www.pobox.com/~kragen/>
Computers are the tools of the devil. It is as simple as that. There is no
monotheism strong enough that it cannot be shaken by Unix or any Microsoft
product. The devil is real. He lives inside C programs. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: "reuven" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 01:42:41 PST
Subject: Re: mouse problems
On 26 Jan 1999 00:11:01 -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
> >>>>> "r" == reuven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
>
> r> Hi,
> r> I noticed that some dos software get stuck
> r> when I move the mouse pointer out from the xdos
> r> window. When I bring the pointer again to the
> r> xdos window, if I have luck, it starts reacting
> r> again and if not, it may start reacting even
> r> after 10 minutes.
>
> r> If I try the same thing not in X, i.e. with
> r> dos under tcsh, there is no problem.
>
> r> I have 2 questions:
>
> r> 1. I got the feeling that disabling the mouse
> r> under xdos, will solve the problem for this
> r> software. How can I disable it ? I use
>
> It's never been reported as problem before,
> so I don't believe we have a disable option.
>
> r> $_com1 = ""
> r> $_mouse = ""
> r> $_mouse_dev = ""
> r> and it is still detected.
>
> r> 2. What setup can be changed to make this
> r> problem disapear?
>
> Good question. Any description of the software you are running.
> Eric
Eric,
The software is a hebrew word processor, called
Q-TEXT. It runs under DOS, and supports the mouse,
but can run very well also without the mouse.
It has some features which react on the mouse
movements only, even without clicking it.
Regards, Reuven
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 99 16:45:22 MEZ
Subject: Re: hdimage accessible via loopfs?
My further tests with loop-mounting the hdimage appear to have exposed a
problem - just as we were about to use this technique at a customer site.
When i copy files from Linux to the loop-mounted image (no dosemu running),
there is a significant chance that the fs layer starts to complain :
end_request: I/O error, dev 07:00, sector 670
loop: block 424 not present
The hdimage will then automatically remount read-only. I had not seen
these before because i was more concerned with copying from the hdimage
then. Am i missing a mount option, do the mkdexe-generated hdimages have
holes in them by default, or is this another case of 'don't do it' ?
Martin
- --
Dr. Martin Kroeker, daVeg GmbH Darmstadt CAD/CAM/CAQ [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Remo Badii)
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 18:07:48 +0200
Subject: Dosemu 98.2-1 (Debian)
I have successfully installed verison 0.98.2 on my Debian 2.0 (kernel
2.0.36) system.
This has solved a problem I had with the mouse in a game (Bridge) using
graphics under 0.66.7.
My thanks to the Programmers.
A program that previously worked, however, now crashes the window
manager: this is Reflection 4, a communication program which uses just
plain ascii characters and no mouse. As soon as I call it, before doing
anything, the screen is split into alternating horizontal bands (either
containing the same as before the "crash" or black).
I am going to play with the configuration file (which, as far as I can
see, does not clash with the one I had in 0.66.7).
In the mean time, may I ask whether this problem is known?
Thank you,
Remo
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From: Reinhard Karcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 19:20:00 +0100
Subject: Re: Dosemu 98.2-1 (Debian)
Remo Badii wrote:
>
> I have successfully installed verison 0.98.2 on my Debian 2.0 (kernel
> 2.0.36) system.
> A program that previously worked, however, now crashes the window
> manager: this is Reflection 4, a communication program which uses just
> plain ascii characters and no mouse. As soon as I call it, before doing
> anything, the screen is split into alternating horizontal bands (either
> containing the same as before the "crash" or black).
> I am going to play with the configuration file (which, as far as I can
> see, does not clash with the one I had in 0.66.7).
>
Hi Remo,
I'am trying to use R 4 too and got a little further. Everythings works
well
before loggin on, but when the VMS asks R4 to identify, the escape
sequence
sent by dosemu is truncated. During the next days, I'have a look at the
debuglog and have to ask my son for help (he's got more experience on
the
PC-hardware than I have). But perhaps there is an expert on this subject
on
this list as well. The following is for the experts:
Dosemu: 0.98.5, linux 2.0.36 & 2.2.0 (no difference). After sending
2 character of the identifying escape sequence the following error is
logged:
[00039355] SER0: Interrupt Error: cancelled serial interrupt!
This message is generating in ser_irq.c
Reinhard
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From: Alan Tam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 12:07:24 +1200
Subject: Re: Compiling Dosemu-0.98.4.tgz
Hi Kragen,
Yes, your are right. I've tried the Linux version of rhide. I found it
is buggy.
It is not as stable as the Dos version which comes along with Djgpp.
If I run the dos version of rhide in Dosemu the same case happens as if
I was doing with the Ms Editor ( edit.com ) the pulldown menu doesn't work.
Is there anything to do with dpmi (there is a cwsdpmi.exe that comes
along
with djgpp) or do you have any ideas ?
Thank you.
Alan
Kragen Sitaker wrote:
> On Wed, 27 Jan 1999, Alan Tam wrote:
> > Do you know anything about an ide something like this in Linux ?
>
> I believe RHIDE runs under Linux. See
> <URL:http://ma.us.mirrors.freshmeat.net/appindex/1999/01/11/916086734.html>.
>
> > I've tried Jed, Emacs, they are not easy to use
>
> Emacs is not well documented, but with twenty or thirty minutes of
> instruction from an emacs expert, it should become easy to use.
>
> (Yes, I know emacs is *extensively* documented -- but it is not
> *well*-documented from the POV of a newbie. It's hard to get up and
> running.)
>
> --
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kragen Sitaker <http://www.pobox.com/~kragen/>
> Computers are the tools of the devil. It is as simple as that. There is no
> monotheism strong enough that it cannot be shaken by Unix or any Microsoft
> product. The devil is real. He lives inside C programs. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kragen Sitaker)
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 22:28:16 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: Compiling Dosemu-0.98.4.tgz
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Alan Tam wrote:
> Yes, your are right. I've tried the Linux version of rhide. I found it
> is buggy.
> It is not as stable as the Dos version which comes along with Djgpp.
Hmm, what a shame.
> If I run the dos version of rhide in Dosemu the same case happens
> as if I was doing with the Ms Editor ( edit.com ) the pulldown menu
> doesn't work.
I didn't read your original emails thoroughly; my apologies.
> Is there anything to do with dpmi (there is a cwsdpmi.exe that comes
> along with djgpp) or do you have any ideas ?
No clue. I haven't hacked the dosemu internals at all.
I still think it might be a good idea to spend twenty minutes with
someone who knows Emacs well. A friend of mine teaches a high-school
CS class; he said the whole class was productive with Emacs in less
than an hour. And Emacs can do everything RHIDE is described to do,
equally conveniently, and a great deal more besides.
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<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Kragen Sitaker <http://www.pobox.com/~kragen/>
Computers are the tools of the devil. It is as simple as that. There is no
monotheism strong enough that it cannot be shaken by Unix or any Microsoft
product. The devil is real. He lives inside C programs. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: akahori <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:30:49 +0900
Subject: how to get files?
Hello.
on the FTP site, I tried to get dosemu-0.98.2.tgz.
But the bellow message appeared.
- -------------------------------------------------------
530-
530- Acces denied. For security reasons no real users are
530- allowed to log onto this server.
530-
530- However if you have to access it, please contact
530- [EMAIL PROTECTED] to find a way for you to get
530- your work done...
530-
530- -------------------------------------------------------
And I tried to get dosemu file from website www.dosemu.org/ stable.
But clicking the item,dialog box which says "there are no data in
document"(in japanese) appeared,and
I Can't get file.
How can I get dosemu-0.98.2.tgz ?
Best regards.
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From: Hans Lermen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 14:40:55 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Re: how to get files?
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, akahori wrote:
> on the FTP site, I tried to get dosemu-0.98.2.tgz.
> But the bellow message appeared.
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 530-
> 530- Acces denied. For security reasons no real users are
> 530- allowed to log onto this server.
as it says, you can't FTP-login as real user.
Either login as 'ftp' or 'anonymous'.
Hans
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Bernhard Bialas)
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 20:19:53 -0500
Subject: Transfer stack overflow / mouse problems
hello,
I have a some problems with dosemu 0.98.5.
when I try to run the program Tascbase 2.1 (with a dos4gw extender) I
get in the followin configuration a break through a "Transfer stack
overflow on interrupt 1Ch".
The confi:
- -com2=cua1
$dev_mouse=com2
allow videoportaccess=1
I use a Logitech-Mouse.
In normal programs without the extender the mouse runs.
With the confi:
com2=/dev/modem
$dev_mouse=/dev/modem
the program runs, but without mouse: the mouse doesn't run.
The reason:the mouse is locked by X-window
Perhaps you know an answer for my problems, if not, at least you know
the dos4gw-problem.
Best regards
Bernhard Bialas
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From: Russell Poyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 16:15:13 -0600
Subject: dosemu + MSDOS 6 + Y2K ?
I need to upgrade the 486sx25 that runs my wife's veterinary clinic and I am
debating what the best OS combination is to use. She currently uses
OS/2 warp 3 to run a copy of the custom DOS based DB program and provide file
and print services to another machine running MSDOS 6.x At home the custom DB
app runs fine under dosemu and MSDOS 6.x on rh5.1. The question is what
happens to MSDOS 6.x next year, and will problems with the DOS affect the DB
app and the emulator. I was plannig to replace the 486 that OS/2 is running on
and I am debating between a linux + dosemu solution vs another OS/2 setup.
BTW, the vendor claims that the DB app is y2k compliant.
Thanks
-- Russell Poyner
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From: UNIXMAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 03:52:38 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: how to get files?
did you log in as anonymous?
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, akahori wrote:
> Hello.
>
> on the FTP site, I tried to get dosemu-0.98.2.tgz.
> But the bellow message appeared.
>
>
> -------------------------------------------------------
> 530-
> 530- Acces denied. For security reasons no real users are
> 530- allowed to log onto this server.
> 530-
> 530- However if you have to access it, please contact
> 530- [EMAIL PROTECTED] to find a way for you to get
> 530- your work done...
> 530-
> 530- -------------------------------------------------------
>
> And I tried to get dosemu file from website www.dosemu.org/ stable.
> But clicking the item,dialog box which says "there are no data in
> document"(in japanese) appeared,and
> I Can't get file.
>
> How can I get dosemu-0.98.2.tgz ?
>
> Best regards.
>
>
>
>
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From: UNIXMAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 04:06:56 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: dosemu + MSDOS 6 + Y2K ?
Could you use Caldera's DR-DOS 7.02? it's Y2K compliant.
On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Russell Poyner wrote:
> I need to upgrade the 486sx25 that runs my wife's veterinary clinic and I am
> debating what the best OS combination is to use. She currently uses
> OS/2 warp 3 to run a copy of the custom DOS based DB program and provide file
> and print services to another machine running MSDOS 6.x At home the custom DB
> app runs fine under dosemu and MSDOS 6.x on rh5.1. The question is what
> happens to MSDOS 6.x next year, and will problems with the DOS affect the DB
> app and the emulator. I was plannig to replace the 486 that OS/2 is running on
> and I am debating between a linux + dosemu solution vs another OS/2 setup.
>
> BTW, the vendor claims that the DB app is y2k compliant.
>
> Thanks
>
> -- Russell Poyner
>
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From: Russell Poyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 10:15:12 -0600
Subject: Re: dosemu + MSDOS 6 + Y2K ?
DR-DOS would probably work it's just that I don't have any experience using it.
Does it work with dosemu?
On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, you wrote:
>Could you use Caldera's DR-DOS 7.02? it's Y2K compliant.
>
>
>On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Russell Poyner wrote:
>
>> I need to upgrade the 486sx25 that runs my wife's veterinary clinic and I am
>> debating what the best OS combination is to use. She currently uses
>> OS/2 warp 3 to run a copy of the custom DOS based DB program and provide file
>> and print services to another machine running MSDOS 6.x At home the custom DB
>> app runs fine under dosemu and MSDOS 6.x on rh5.1. The question is what
>> happens to MSDOS 6.x next year, and will problems with the DOS affect the DB
>> app and the emulator. I was plannig to replace the 486 that OS/2 is running on
>> and I am debating between a linux + dosemu solution vs another OS/2 setup.
>>
>> BTW, the vendor claims that the DB app is y2k compliant.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> -- Russell Poyner
>>
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From: John Gotschall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 09:17:06 -0800
Subject: dosemu trouble
I may have earlier reported dbaseIII+ working under dosemu & MSDOS 5.0
oops!
after having developed many dbase apps for linux, dosemu & MSDOS 5.0, I
finally
tried to print something.. It won't print.
if I do <ctrl-P> at the dos prompt, everything is ok, the printer
prints, etc. but if I
try to print under dbaseIII+ using:
.SET PRINT ON
? printer not ready
no printer output.. this is with dosemu 0.66.7, or any of several
earlier releases. and MSDOS 5.0
I am a novice c programmer and a strong dbase programmer, trying to
build a real-world
dbase system for 20+ employees using linux.. If I can't fix this bug,
I'll have to go back
to PC-MOS, DR-DOS or other dos platform (yuck!) help?!?
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: Steven Freed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 10:23:10 -0700 (MST)
Subject: Re: dosemu + MSDOS 6 + Y2K ?
On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, Russell Poyner wrote:
> DR-DOS would probably work it's just that I don't have any experience using it.
> Does it work with dosemu?
yes.
- --
Steven.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kragen Sitaker)
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 12:28:41 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: dosemu + MSDOS 6 + Y2K ?
On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, Russell Poyner wrote:
> DR-DOS would probably work it's just that I don't have any experience using
> it. Does it work with dosemu?
OpenDOS 7.01 works nicely with dosemu 0.66.7 on my machine.
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From: UNIXMAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 18:28:50 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: dosemu + MSDOS 6 + Y2K ?
yes it does. If you have any experience with DOS, then why shouldn't you
be able to use DR-DOS?
On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, Russell Poyner wrote:
> DR-DOS would probably work it's just that I don't have any experience using it.
> Does it work with dosemu?
>
> On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, you wrote:
> >Could you use Caldera's DR-DOS 7.02? it's Y2K compliant.
> >
> >
> >On Fri, 29 Jan 1999, Russell Poyner wrote:
> >
> >> I need to upgrade the 486sx25 that runs my wife's veterinary clinic and I am
> >> debating what the best OS combination is to use. She currently uses
> >> OS/2 warp 3 to run a copy of the custom DOS based DB program and provide file
> >> and print services to another machine running MSDOS 6.x At home the custom DB
> >> app runs fine under dosemu and MSDOS 6.x on rh5.1. The question is what
> >> happens to MSDOS 6.x next year, and will problems with the DOS affect the DB
> >> app and the emulator. I was plannig to replace the 486 that OS/2 is running on
> >> and I am debating between a linux + dosemu solution vs another OS/2 setup.
> >>
> >> BTW, the vendor claims that the DB app is y2k compliant.
> >>
> >> Thanks
> >>
> >> -- Russell Poyner
> >>
>
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Frank Sergeant)
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 09:51:26 -0600
Subject: Re: dosemu + MSDOS 6 + Y2K ?
Russell Poyner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I need to upgrade the 486sx25 that runs my wife's veterinary clinic
> and I am debating what the best OS combination is to use.
...
> I was plannig to replace the 486 that OS/2 is running on
> and I am debating between a linux + dosemu solution vs another
> OS/2 setup.
I'll just toss out some thoughts.
First, it is probably impossible
to purchase a new harddrive that is too small to hold _both_
Linux and OS/2. It doesn't have to be an either-or situation.
Either the OS/2 boot manager or Lilo should work to choose
between the two operating systems. Second, if the business
is run with a single computer, i.e. no networking, then almost
any setup should be ok.
> BTW, the vendor claims that the DB app is y2k compliant.
I don't think such a claim means much. Does that mean the
vendor will guarantee the DB app will continue working even
when there is no electric power because the city utilites
are down due to a date-related problem? In other words,
"y2k compliant" needs to be very carefully defined before
any claim about it even has a meaning, nevermind whether
the claim is true or false.
I maintain a medical accounting package and _think_ I have
tended to all the date-related issues. My personal policy
on the matter is not to assert that it is y2k compliant.
I think way too big a deal is being made about y2k. If
I am dramatically wrong, the y2k compliancy of my product
or the one you use may be the least of our worries.
-- Frank
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From: Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 10:01:13 -0600
Subject: DOSEMU mouse support
I have DOSEMU 0.98.2 working pretty well. However, I am unable to enable
mouse support for my Logitech Mouseman 3-button mouse (PS/2). I have the
following lines in my /etc/dosemu.conf (yes, I have a link from
/dev/mouse to /dev/psaux):
$_com1 = "" # e.g. "/dev/mouse" or "/dev/cua0"
$_com2 = "" # e.g. "/dev/modem" or "/dev/cua1"
$_mouse = "ps2" # one of: microsoft, mousesystems, logitech,
mmseries
# mouseman, hitachi, busmouse, ps2
$_mouse_dev = "/dev/mouse" # one of: com1, com2 or /dev/mouse
$_mouse_flags = "emulate3buttons" # list of none or one or more of:
# "emulate3buttons cleardtr"
$_mouse_baud = (0) # baudrate, 0 == don't set
Now, when I run c:\emumouse.exe I get:
c:\>emumouse 2
ERROR! Internal driver option not set, enable internal driver
in /etc/dosemu.conf.
c:\>emumouse 3
ERROR! Internal driver option not set, enable internal driver
in /etc/dosemu.conf.
I then tried loading my Logitech mouse driver. It reported that it could
not find the mouse, even when I specified the PS/2 port. What do I need
to do to enable my mouse?
Regards, Dustin
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From: "George Norton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 09:52:13 -0000
Subject: Date: Thu, 29 Jan 1998 09:52:13 -0000
Hi im Match
And im new to linux and DOSEMU I have managed to boot DOSEMU from my
hardisk (HDA1) but if I try to run Windows it say's Starting Windows 95
then It is now safe to turn off your computer. Is this because of no 32bit
support? Thanks,
P.S DOSEMU is cool
Match
------------------------------
From: Markus Kossmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 11:44:49 +0100
Subject: dosemu-0.99.7
dosemu-0.99.7 fails to compile with
make[2]: Entering directory
/usr/local/home/mk/dosemu-0.99.7/src/base/misc'
gcc -c -D_GNU_SOURCE -O2 -fomit-frame-pointer -m486 -malign-loops=2
- -malign-jumps=2 -malign-functions=2 -MD -fno-gcse
- -DGCC_VERSION_CODE=2091
- -DASM_PEDANTIC -DGLIBC_VERSION_CODE=2000 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -pipe
- -DUSING_NET
- -Wall -I/usr/local/home/mk/dosemu-0.99.7/src/include
- -I/usr/local/home/mk/dosemu-0.99.7/src/dosext/dpmi
- -I/usr/local/home/mk/dosemu-0.99.7/src/include/slang
- -I/usr/X11R6/include
- -o utilities.o utilities.c
utilities.c: In function `vlog_printf':
utilities.c:213: `errno' undeclared (first use in this function)
utilities.c:213: (Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
utilities.c:213: for each function it appears in.)
utilities.c:213: `ENOSPC' undeclared (first use in this function)
Adding a #include <errno.h> in utilities.c solves the problem.
- --
Markus Kossmann
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kragen Sitaker)
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 08:30:45 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: your mail
On Thu, 29 Jan 1998, George Norton wrote:
> And im new to linux and DOSEMU I have managed to boot DOSEMU from my
> hardisk (HDA1) but if I try to run Windows it say's Starting Windows 95
> then It is now safe to turn off your computer. Is this because of no 32bit
> support? Thanks,
Yes.
- --
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Computers are the tools of the devil. It is as simple as that. There is no
monotheism strong enough that it cannot be shaken by Unix or any Microsoft
product. The devil is real. He lives inside C programs. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED]
------------------------------
From: "Niklas =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=E4llman" ?= <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 1999 18:55:17 +0100
Subject: keystrokes?
Hi!
Why doesnt dosemu 0.98.x accept the keystrokes like 0.66 did?
Ive tried with:
keystroke "\F8;" in dosemu.conf
$_keystroke="\F8;" in dosemu.conf
dos -D-a -I 'keystroke "\F8;"' on commandline
but it just tries to boot Win95 anyway..whats the matter????
Thanks!
/Niklas
------------------------------
From: Hans Lermen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 1999 23:56:01 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Re: keystrokes?
On Sat, 30 Jan 1999, Niklas =?ISO-8859-1?Q?K=E4llman ?= wrote:
> Why doesnt dosemu 0.98.x accept the keystrokes like 0.66 did?
> Ive tried with:
> keystroke "\F8;" in dosemu.conf
> $_keystroke="\F8;" in dosemu.conf
^^^^^^^^^^^
there is no such the config variable checked in /var/lib/global.conf,
hence this can't have any effect.
> dos -D-a -I 'keystroke "\F8;"' on commandline
this is the correct usage. However, just to avoid W95 starting the GUI
you may prefer to have 'BootGUI=0' in your c:\msdos.sys.
> but it just tries to boot Win95 anyway..whats the matter????
this is a bug in 0.98/99, try the below patch and report back wether
it breaks other keystroke stuff:
- --- dosemu-0.98.5/src/base/keyboard/prestroke.c Sat Jan 16 00:28:56 1999
+++ dosemu-0.98.5.1/src/base/keyboard/prestroke.c Sun Jan 31 23:31:56 1999
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@
o=out;
while (*o) {
int c = (*o >>8) & 0xff;
- - if (!c) c = ' ';
putkey((*o & 0x80)==0, (t_keysym)((*o & 0x7f) | ((*o >> 8) & 0xff00)), c);
o++;
}
>
> Thanks!
also thanks ;-)
> /Niklas
>
Hans
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When you submit your website to a search engine to be indexed in
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In order to counter the ever-changing search engine algorithms,
we create an entire series of "entry pages" that are optimized
for the search engines--one for every keyword (or keyword phrase)
that you provide.
Each entry page is optimized for a different set of algorithm
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In other words, instead of having only *one* page struggling to
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engine-specific entry pages for each keyword.
As a result, your pages rank well because they contain
information relevant to search queries that are related to your
industry.
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Put simply, they don't.
When creating entry pages we *do not* make any changes to the
existing structure, content, or functionality of your current
site.
The entry pages act as a welcome screen for your Web site when
people enter from your highly ranked link on the search engine.
The pages will say a few introductory words about your site,
which are keyword and/or keyword phrase rich, and then provide
a link that asks the visitor to "Click Here To Enter," which
moves them directly to your current homepage.
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HERE'S WHAT WE DON'T *EVER* DO TO HELP YOUR SEARCH ENGINE RANK
We *will not* build pages for irrelevant--yet
"popular"--keywords.
Also, we will *never* "spamdex" pages. "Spamdexing" is "stuffing"
a Web page full of words for the search engine's robots. You may
have seen spamdexing, which is placing many words in the same
text color as a background onto a Web page. Spamdexing will
actually get your pages "kicked" from search engine indexes.
What we *will* do is simply present very relevant keywords for
your site to the search engines in the way that they "like" to
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Then, once your new entry pages have been indexed, we'll send
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clients. (These examples are for competitive keywords--not just
obscure words on which no one is conducting searches.)
<> 6 top-10 rankings on Infoseek for different relevant keywords
<> 18 top-10 rankings across the major search engines
<> 3 top-10 rankings on Alta Vista for one keyword
<> 16 total *number one* rankings
<> 40 top-30 rankings, spread across the different engines.
<> 1 to 2 hits per week increased to 500 per day
<> 45,000 hits per month grew to 108,000.
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When you contact us, ask about other services we provide that
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calls/messages. . . So its a pleasant surprise to find that
someone at the other end is really operating as a business!!!"
- --Alan B.
"Incredible! Our site is now receiving more hits in a day than
we used to get in an entire month. [My boss] is still eating his
words." -- Bob W.
"I knew the search engines were a fantastic marketing tool, but
my company simply didn't have the time to devote to search engine
placement. It has proven to be the best money we've ever spent on
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"I worked for weeks to get good search engine placement, but I
could never crack the top 80 . . . my site was deserted. Within a
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in the last year. I wouldn't believe it if it hadn't happened to
me." -- Chris L.
- ------------
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We can't guarantee that better ranking will increase the number
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Some highly-ranked websites still don't get much traffic--much
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However, high rankings, in most cases, do mean increased Web
site traffic.
And, we have never failed to increase a client's ranking. Ever.
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(888)-248-2236, and we'll remove you from our list.
------------------------------
From: David Murn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 21:07:17 +1100 (EST)
Subject: Re: spam
On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Only $.05 Cents Per Minute 24 Hours 7 Days A Week With SUPER LOW
> International Rates starting at $.07 Cent Per Minute!!
I dunno about everyone else, but I read this as .05 cents. That's
possibly legally binding to claim they offered calls at 0.05 cents
per minute. :)
> Residents of Washington State Get "100% FREE Internet Service"
Wow, they just re-invented freenet. I wonder if this is the same as
Microsoft inventing TCP/IP.
[ Other crud deleted because I don't wanna read it, but is probably just
as stupid ]
Davey
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From: UNIXMAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Mon, 1 Feb 1999 17:27:53 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: spam
I don;t know how this kind of spam gets on these lists ...
On Mon, 1 Feb 1999, David Murn wrote:
> On Sun, 31 Jan 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > Only $.05 Cents Per Minute 24 Hours 7 Days A Week With SUPER LOW
> > International Rates starting at $.07 Cent Per Minute!!
>
> I dunno about everyone else, but I read this as .05 cents. That's
> possibly legally binding to claim they offered calls at 0.05 cents
> per minute. :)
>
> > Residents of Washington State Get "100% FREE Internet Service"
>
> Wow, they just re-invented freenet. I wonder if this is the same as
> Microsoft inventing TCP/IP.
>
> [ Other crud deleted because I don't wanna read it, but is probably just
> as stupid ]
>
>
> Davey
>
>
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From: "David M. Cook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 01:59:55 -0800
Subject: MASM 6.11
Has anyone got this to run? It crashes DOSEMU when I try to link:
DPMI: Unhandled Execption 0d - Terminating Client
It is likely that dosemu is unstable now and should be rebooted
Dave Cook
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Niklas Kallman)
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 12:12:36 +0100
Subject: Re: keystrokes?
Hans Lermen wrote:
> this is a bug in 0.98/99, try the below patch and report back wether
> it breaks other keystroke stuff:
>
> --- dosemu-0.98.5/src/base/keyboard/prestroke.c Sat Jan 16 00:28:56 1999
> +++ dosemu-0.98.5.1/src/base/keyboard/prestroke.c Sun Jan 31 23:31:56 1999
> @@ -169,7 +169,6 @@
> o=out;
> while (*o) {
> int c = (*o >>8) & 0xff;
> - if (!c) c = ' ';
> putkey((*o & 0x80)==0, (t_keysym)((*o & 0x7f) | ((*o >> 8) & 0xff00)), c);
> o++;
> }
Yes! this really works for me..great!
Thanks!
/Niklas
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From: John Wolter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 09:32:15 -0500
Subject: DOSEMU from Red Hat
To all DOSEMU:
I used the Red Hat 5.2 distribution to install their RPM
DOSEMU package. I have printed and read the
README(-tech).txt files and read them. I am a newbie to
LINUX/UNIX but have 20 years experience with many other
OS's. My attempt to run DOSEMU has partly succeeded I have
been able to run a DOSEMU session from my A: drive. I also
run OS/2 Warp [4|Server] which has a capability similar DOS
image disk boot like DOSEMU that works very well.
First, I can't seem to find the DOS *.com utilities, I tried
the now famous find command with negative results. I wonder
if the Red Hat package installs the utilities or if I just
don't know where to find them?
Second, I attempted to boot from my DOS C: drive and got an
error message about read_sector failure twice. I believe I
am close to getting it to work right, any suggestions?
Thank you for any help you may be able to give. Using GNOME
distributed object framework and DOSEMU make LINUX feel
almost like OS/2 but more flexible and better documented.
- --
John Wolter, President
Wolter Works
1-734-665-1263
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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From: UNIXMAN <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 2 Feb 1999 13:26:24 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Re: DOSEMU from Red Hat
I know what you mean, I tried to upgrade dosemu from .66 to .98 (or
whatever it is) and it didn't work with a simple RPM and most of the
configuration is different, etc. The howto and other docs are almost useless
unless you're setting up dosemu with a novell network or something like that,
and although I'd love to contribute to the documentation, i'll have to learn
how to use it properly first! I used Merge386 with SCO UNIX and it would run
on top of the unix shell so you could type DOS and UNIX commands and not
even know you were running an emulator. Dosemu is extremely well done
but the general public won't accept editing config files, trying to find
documentation, etc. That's why it really should be made to be as simple as
possible.
On Tue, 2 Feb 1999, John Wolter wrote:
> To all DOSEMU:
>
> I used the Red Hat 5.2 distribution to install their RPM
> DOSEMU package. I have printed and read the
> README(-tech).txt files and read them. I am a newbie to
> LINUX/UNIX but have 20 years experience with many other
> OS's. My attempt to run DOSEMU has partly succeeded I have
> been able to run a DOSEMU session from my A: drive. I also
> run OS/2 Warp [4|Server] which has a capability similar DOS
> image disk boot like DOSEMU that works very well.
>
> First, I can't seem to find the DOS *.com utilities, I tried
> the now famous find command with negative results. I wonder
> if the Red Hat package installs the utilities or if I just
> don't know where to find them?
>
> Second, I attempted to boot from my DOS C: drive and got an
> error message about read_sector failure twice. I believe I
> am close to getting it to work right, any suggestions?
>
> Thank you for any help you may be able to give. Using GNOME
> distributed object framework and DOSEMU make LINUX feel
> almost like OS/2 but more flexible and better documented.
>
> --
> John Wolter, President
> Wolter Works
> 1-734-665-1263
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
>
>
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