The dosemu HOWTO
2002-12-27Rahul Sundaram
Original authoring by Mike Deisher.
Updated by Uwe Bonnes for dosemu-0.64.4, 15 March 1997
Updated by David Hodges davidhodges@altavista.net For dosemu-0.98.8,
This is the `Frequently Asked Questions' (FAQ) / HOWTO document for dosemu. The most up-to-date version of the dosemu-HOWTO may be found at http://www.dosemu.org.
1. The preliminaries
- 1.1 What is dosemu, anyway?
- 1.2 What operating systems does dosemu work under ?
- 1.3 What processors does dosemu work on ?
- 1.4 What if I have an Alpha/Sparc/Motorola/other non-Intel CPU ?
- 1.5 Do I need MS-DOS to use dosemu ?
- 1.6 Can I run Microsoft Windows programs under dosemu ?
- 1.7 I want to run something that won't run under DOSemu or Wine
- 1.8 Names and numbers
- 1.9 What version of Dosemu should I use?
- 1.10 What's the newest version of dosemu and where can I get it?
- 1.11 Where can I ask questions?
- 1.12 Where can I report bugs and ask questions?
- 1.13 What documentation is available for dosemu?
- 1.14 I have a program that fails, not listed in EMUfailure.txt
- 1.15 How do I submit changes or additions to the HOWTO?
- 1.16 Message from Greg...
2. Compiling and installing dosemu
- 2.1 Where are the installation instructions?
- 2.2 Top ten problems while compiling and installing dosemu.
- 2.3 How do I make aout binaries?
- 2.4 How do I compile dosemu on a machine with low memory?
- 2.5 Compilation fails with some strange error regarding "slang"
- 2.6 What configurable options are available ?
- 2.7 Do I need to run dosemu as root?
- 2.8 How do I patch dosemu ?
- 2.9 What versions of DOS are known to run with dosemu ?
3. Hard disk setup
- 3.1 How do I use my hard disk with dosemu?
- 3.2 How can I access the hdimage from Linux?
- 3.3 Can I use my stacked/double-spaced/super-stored disk?
- 3.4 Creating your own hdimage file.
4. Parallel ports, serial ports and mice
- 4.1 Port access worked with older version, but doesn't work now!
- 4.2 Port access was faster with older versions!
- 4.3 Where are the (microsoft compatible) mouse drivers?
- 4.4 Why doesn't the mouse driver work?
- 4.5 Why does dosemu clobber COM4?
- 4.6 How do I use dosemu over the serial ports?
- 4.7 How can I switch between dosemu and a shell over the serial line?
- 4.8 How can I get the parallel ports to work?
5. Multiple users and Non-interactive sessions
6. dosemu and Netware
7. dosemu and X-windows(97/2/9).
- 7.1 Can I run dosemu in console mode while running X?
- 7.2 Is it possible to run dosemu in a window in X-windows?
- 7.3 Xdos dosen't work on a remote X-display!
- 7.4 Xdos dosen't find the VGA font
- 7.5 The vga font is very small on my high resolution display
- 7.6 Dosemu compilation fails with some strange error regarding X!
- 7.7 Does ansi emulation work properly?
8. dosemu and MS-Windows 3.1
- 8.1 Is it possible to run MS-Windows 3.1 under dosemu?
- 8.2 Can I run 32bit stuff with winemu
- 8.3 Errormessage: Cannot find the vdtapi.386 file when starting dosemu
- 8.4 Windows 3.x in xdos:
- 8.5 Can I install windows from within dosemu?
- 8.6 Notes for the mouse under win31-in-xdos:
- 8.7 Why did my Icon disappear from the Program manager?
9. Video and sound
- 9.1 Can I run 32-bit video games under dosemu?
- 9.2 Exiting from dosemu gives me a screen full of garbage.
- 9.3 Why doesn't my soundcard software work with dosemu?
10. Games
11. Problems and fixes
- 11.1 Security issues
- 11.2 dosemu says "ERROR: general protection" and terminates when I run some program
- 11.3 Dosemu dies when booting. I have Win95 installed.
- 11.4 Dosemu hangs! How can I kill it?
- 11.5 Dosemu crashed and now I can't type anything.
- 11.6 I've enabled EMS memory in dosemu.conf but it does not help.
- 11.7 How do I get rid of all those annoying "disk change" messages?
- 11.8 Why won't dosemu run a second time after exiting in console mode?
- 11.9 Why will dosemu run in a term but not in the console?
- 11.10 How can I speed up dosemu?
- 11.11 My CDROM drive has problems reading some files under dosemu.
- 11.12 How do I see debugging output?
- 11.13 Why are my keystrokes echoed ttwwiiccee??
- 11.14 Dosemu scrambles my screen?
- 11.15 MS FoxPro 2.6 won't run
12. Contributing to the dosemu project
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