Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux?
Hello, On Sunday 12 November 2006 07:03, Walter Dnes wrote: On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 09:00:09AM +0100, Petric Frank wrote I made a test install on a VMware Server installation (Host: AMD64 + Gentoo 2006.1). I created a VM (OS type other). Then i exit the console, changed in the *.vmx file the key guestOS to guestOS=os2experimental and start the installation of OS/2 Warp 4 (german) from CD. Somewhere in between i got two SYS... messages. After a reboot the install completes and seems to be ok now. Before I go ahead, a few more questions... 1) I have to allow a couple of ~x86 packages in package.keywords first (yes, I did an emerge --sync). Is this expected? =app-emulation/vmware-server-1.0.1.29996-r4 ~x86 =app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 ~x86 Same to me (except the version numbers, it's running - so why upgrading). I have the package vmware-server-console also installed. This is needed to get the mnagement tool (i.e. the window like vmware workstation). 2) I notice that sys-libs/pam is loaded as a dependancy. I don't mind the file sitting there, being used by vmware. Does it just affect vmware? If pam kicks in for other programs, it's a showstopper for me. VMware server is a two-part application. A user interface (vmware server console) and the daemon (vmware server). They are communicating via the network. As i see it there must be an user authentication and this is done via pam. As feature you get now the ability to run the console on an other machine (which don't need much resources). This may be a Win or Linux PC. [m3000][root][~] emerge --ask vmware-server These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N] app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 [ebuild N] sys-apps/xinetd-2.3.14 USE=-perl -tcpd [ebuild N] sys-libs/pam-0.78-r3 USE=-berkdb -nis -pam_chroot -pam_console -pam_timestamp -pwdb (-selinux) [ebuild N] app-emulation/vmware-server-1.0.1.29996-r4 Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] no xinetd needed for the network communication, pam for the authentication. If you want to get the frontend (User I/O) you need to install vmware-server-console also. 3) My current OS/2 machine is an old PII with a 3.2 gig harddrive. Can I short-circuit the install by copying the working OS/2 system to an empty VM? Think of it as a stage 3 install for OS/2 g. Maybe, but you have to take care at least on the display driver. Here actually i have standard VGA 640x480 - if you get a better resolution let be know how. regards Petric -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux?
Hello, On Saturday 11 November 2006 01:26, Thierry de Coulon wrote: On Thursday 09 November 2006 21:25, Alan wrote: I'm not sure I tried to install OS/2 under VMWare a while back and at the time VMWare didn't support OS/2 (something about the memory management or something). Not sure if this has changed in the 5.x series or not, but it's something to check. No, VMWare does not support OS/2 (a beta version did, but they stopped the development long ago). However, Parallels does, and it's a lot less expensive. I have eComStation working in a Parallels VM here. I made a test install on a VMware Server installation (Host: AMD64 + Gentoo 2006.1). I created a VM (OS type other). Then i exit the console, changed in the *.vmx file the key guestOS to guestOS=os2experimental and start the installation of OS/2 Warp 4 (german) from CD. Somewhere in between i got two SYS... messages. After a reboot the install completes and seems to be ok now. Hope that helps. regards Petric -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux?
On Sat, Nov 11, 2006 at 09:00:09AM +0100, Petric Frank wrote I made a test install on a VMware Server installation (Host: AMD64 + Gentoo 2006.1). I created a VM (OS type other). Then i exit the console, changed in the *.vmx file the key guestOS to guestOS=os2experimental and start the installation of OS/2 Warp 4 (german) from CD. Somewhere in between i got two SYS... messages. After a reboot the install completes and seems to be ok now. Before I go ahead, a few more questions... 1) I have to allow a couple of ~x86 packages in package.keywords first (yes, I did an emerge --sync). Is this expected? =app-emulation/vmware-server-1.0.1.29996-r4 ~x86 =app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 ~x86 2) I notice that sys-libs/pam is loaded as a dependancy. I don't mind the file sitting there, being used by vmware. Does it just affect vmware? If pam kicks in for other programs, it's a showstopper for me. [m3000][root][~] emerge --ask vmware-server These are the packages that would be merged, in order: Calculating dependencies... done! [ebuild N] app-emulation/vmware-modules-1.0.0.15-r1 [ebuild N] sys-apps/xinetd-2.3.14 USE=-perl -tcpd [ebuild N] sys-libs/pam-0.78-r3 USE=-berkdb -nis -pam_chroot -pam_console -pam_timestamp -pwdb (-selinux) [ebuild N] app-emulation/vmware-server-1.0.1.29996-r4 Would you like to merge these packages? [Yes/No] no 3) My current OS/2 machine is an old PII with a 3.2 gig harddrive. Can I short-circuit the install by copying the working OS/2 system to an empty VM? Think of it as a stage 3 install for OS/2 g. -- Walter Dnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] In linux /sbin/init is Job #1 My musings on technology and security at http://techsec.blog.ca -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux?
On Thursday 09 November 2006 21:25, Alan wrote: I'm not sure I tried to install OS/2 under VMWare a while back and at the time VMWare didn't support OS/2 (something about the memory management or something). Not sure if this has changed in the 5.x series or not, but it's something to check. No, VMWare does not support OS/2 (a beta version did, but they stopped the development long ago). However, Parallels does, and it's a lot less expensive. I have eComStation working in a Parallels VM here. Thierry -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux?
On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 10:32:08PM -0800, Daevid Vincent wrote: Have you tried VMWare? The workstation version has a free 30 day trial (just emerge it). Then you can make a VM for OS/2 however you like it, and use the FREE VMWare Player to continue indefinitely. I suspect VMWare will work flawlessly for you -- it's pretty much the single best piece of software ever written. I'm not sure I tried to install OS/2 under VMWare a while back and at the time VMWare didn't support OS/2 (something about the memory management or something). Not sure if this has changed in the 5.x series or not, but it's something to check. Good luck though! -- Alan [EMAIL PROTECTED] - http://arcterex.net Backups are for people who don't pray. -- big Mike -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux?
On Wed, Nov 08, 2006 at 10:32:08PM -0800, Daevid Vincent wrote Have you tried VMWare? The workstation version has a free 30 day trial (just emerge it). Then you can make a VM for OS/2 however you like it, and use the FREE VMWare Player to continue indefinitely. I suspect VMWare will work flawlessly for you -- it's pretty much the single best piece of software ever written. Thanks for making me look deeper. I had originally looked at the list of supported guest OS's, didn't see OS/2 there, and assumed the worst. When I saw your email, I searched the vmware.com site for OS/2, looking for the official no such thing statement to include in my reply. I did find some discussions on their forums about people who had succeeded. OS/2 is apparently not officially supported, but there are undocumented parameters in the VMX file like... GuestOS = os2experimental It looks like it can be done, depending on the phase of the moon, etc. This could be interesting. -- Walter Dnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] In linux /sbin/init is Job #1 My musings on technology and security at http://techsec.blog.ca -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
[gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux?
I've got an old PII with a 3.2 gig drive (yes, the decimal point is for real) that runs one OS/2 video game (Galactic Civilizations 2.5). It's my only non-linux machine. I've tried qemu (no luck) and bochs (OS/2 boots 640x480, but Galciv crashes). Has anybody got OS/2 hosted and working on linux? If so, how did you do it? -- Walter Dnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] In linux /sbin/init is Job #1 My musings on technology and security at http://techsec.blog.ca -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
RE: [gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux?
Have you tried VMWare? The workstation version has a free 30 day trial (just emerge it). Then you can make a VM for OS/2 however you like it, and use the FREE VMWare Player to continue indefinitely. I suspect VMWare will work flawlessly for you -- it's pretty much the single best piece of software ever written. -Original Message- From: Walter Dnes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 8:00 PM To: Gentoo Users List Subject: [gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux? I've got an old PII with a 3.2 gig drive (yes, the decimal point is for real) that runs one OS/2 video game (Galactic Civilizations 2.5). It's my only non-linux machine. I've tried qemu (no luck) and bochs (OS/2 boots 640x480, but Galciv crashes). Has anybody got OS/2 hosted and working on linux? If so, how did you do it? -- Walter Dnes [EMAIL PROTECTED] In linux /sbin/init is Job #1 My musings on technology and security at http://techsec.blog.ca -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
Re: [gentoo-user] Anybody got OS/2 working under linux?
Daevid Vincent wrote: Have you tried VMWare? The workstation version has a free 30 day trial (just emerge it). Then you can make a VM for OS/2 however you like it, and use the FREE VMWare Player to continue indefinitely. I suspect VMWare will work flawlessly for you -- it's pretty much the single best piece of software ever written. There is also VMWare server, which is also free, and allows you to create new VMs. It also allows you to script things, and remotely control things (like starting/stopping/suspending VMs). http://www.vmware.com/products/server/ Steve -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
