download the stable version of dosemu and type rpm -Uvh packagename --oldpackage --nodeps and then rpm -e xdosemu On Fri, 2 Jul 1999, Ken Wilson wrote: > My dosemu will still not access the floppy. > I just changed the wording in the /etc/dosemu.conf file from > "threeinch:/dev/fd0" to "/dev/fd0" as you suggest and dosemu gives me > config error. > > someone told me they fixed this problem with 0.98 but I am using 0.99-5 > which comes with the latest RH6 package. > > thanks for suggestion though > > > > > > > I THINK you're supposed to have only "threeinch" OR > > "/dev/fd0" in there. > > > > hope this helps... > > > > > > I have RH 6.0 and am trying to get my floppy to work from > > dos. All it > > > does is lock up the machine so I have to reboot it to > > regain control. > > > my dosemu version is 0.99.10-5mdk which came with RH6.0 > > > > > > In the /etc/dosemu.conf file, I set the line > > > > > > $_floppy_a="threeinch:/dev/fd0" > > > > > > as the comments in dosemu.conf suggest. My floppy works > > fine in Linux > > > and I have unmounted it before trying to run dos. > > > > > > when I type a: or dir a: or anything with an a: in it, the machine > > > keyboard locks up so I have to do a re-boot to get control again. > > > > > > It must be something simple, but I have read through every > > doc file and > > > HOWTO manual I can find and little is mentioned about the > > floppy drive > > > other than what I have done. > > > > > > any help or ideas would be appreciated. > > > > > > thanks > > > ken > > > > > > > > > >
