From owner-freebsd-emulation Fri Aug 8 15:44:10 1997 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) id PAA19624 for emulation-outgoing; Fri, 8 Aug 1997 15:44:10 -0700 (PDT) Received: from atlantis.ping.at (a013.static.Vienna.AT.EU.net [193.154.186.13]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.5/8.8.5) with ESMTP id PAA19615 for ; Fri, 8 Aug 1997 15:44:04 -0700 (PDT) Received: from atlantis (localhost.ping.at [127.0.0.1]) by atlantis.ping.at (8.8.6/8.6.12) with SMTP id AAA00274; Sat, 9 Aug 1997 00:43:37 +0200 (MEST) Message-ID: <33EBA119.41C67EA6@ping.at> Date: Sat, 09 Aug 1997 00:43:37 +0200 From: "Helmut F. Wirth" X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01Gold (X11; I; FreeBSD 2.2-STABLE i386) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jonathan Lemon CC: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fun with DOSCMD (was Re: modifying boot mgrs FROM FREEBSD) References: <19970806075054.63235@ct.picker.com> <199708061320.WAA08867@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> <19970806220031.07191@ct.picker.com> <33EA058A.42B9@fps.biblos.unal.edu.co> <19970808001728.40702@right.PCS> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-emulation@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Jonathan Lemon wrote: > > Note that this version of doscmd will not run on 2.2, as the kernel support > has changed slightly. I'll update the 2.2 kernel patches probably this > weekend. > -- > Jonathan Jonathan, I would be very interested to try the new doscmd with my 2.2-STABLE. I have played around with the version from 2.2-RELEASE some days now. I am going to look at the Linux doscmd code as well, it seems to be further developed. Some questions: * In the 2.2 sources a VGA bios is mentioned as being worked on. What is its status ? * Mouse support seems to be partially done, is this the current version or is work ongoing there ? * XMS support is started too, what is the status ? * Anybody thought about EMS (LIM EMS 4.0) emulation ? * Is it planned to have DPMI support, it would enable a wide variety of newer and powerful DOS programs to run ? * Graphics (VESA ?) support, I think this is connected to the first question about the VGA BIOS above ? * Graphics support inside the X11 Window is not planned, according to the TODO list. I realize it would be rather slow, but I think it could be done. Is there a place where to get actual sources, or some mechanism to send back changes/additions to the code ? Thanks Helmut -- Helmut F. Wirth Email: hfwirth@ping.at