On Fri, 4 Aug 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> foxpro 2.5 for DOS has two possible modes of operation, one is the common mode,
> and the other is the extended mode. The extended mode is somewhat faster, and
> boosts some limits. The extended mode requires the processor to run under
> protected mode. So, under dosemu+msdos5.0, when run, it exits saying that it has
> detected that the 80386 is running under virtual mode (we r under linux) and
> therefore it's impossible to switch to protected mode.
> Has this issue been discussed earlier? Is it possible to use protected mode apps
> under dosemu?
You can use DPMI if foxpro supports it -- you'll need to adjust the
settings in /etc/dosemu.conf for this to work.
The only way to get "real" protected mode is through emulation. "cpuemu"
might do it, but it would be slower than virtual mode!
Alistair
