Date: Fri, 8 Aug 1997 18:06:11 -0500 From: Jonathan Lemon <jlemon@americantv.com> To: "Helmut F. Wirth" <hfwirth@ping.at> Cc: emulation@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fun with DOSCMD (was Re: modifying boot mgrs FROM FREEBSD) Message-ID: <19970808180611.34384@right.PCS> In-Reply-To: <33EBA119.41C67EA6@ping.at>; from Helmut F. Wirth on Aug 08, 1997 at 12:43:37AM %2B0200 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> <33EBA119.41C67EA6@ping.at>
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On Aug 08, 1997 at 12:43:37AM +0200, Helmut F. Wirth wrote: > 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. I think you mean the Linux dosemu project. Yes, they emulate much more of an AT machine, and as I stated earlier, I was considering attempting to port it to FreeBSD. However... well, their code gives me a headache. > 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. I think that some people have expressed interest in the VGA bios and XMS support, but I haven't seen any results yet. I'd be interested in getting DPMI working, but I think that it requires a 16/32 bit protected mode environment, which we don't have at the moment. I'm looking at this, but am still trying to really understand DMPI. TBH, I don't think that there's really been much work on doscmd for a while, it would be nice to start getting the ball rolling. > Is there a place where to get actual sources, or some mechanism to > send back changes/additions to the code ? Changes/additions would probably best be posted on this list, I think. -- Jonathan
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