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<H1>The dosemu HOWTO</H1>
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<H2></H2>2002-12-27
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<H2>Rahul Sundaram</H2><P>Original authoring by Mike Deisher.
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<P>Updated by Uwe Bonnes for dosemu-0.64.4, 15 March 1997
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<P>Updated by David Hodges davidhodges@altavista.net For dosemu-0.98.8,
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<P><B>
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<A HREF="mailto:rahulsundaram AT yahoo DOT co DOT in">rahulsundaram@yahoo.co.in</A></B>
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<P><HR>
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<EM>This is the `Frequently Asked Questions' (FAQ) / HOWTO document for
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dosemu. The most up-to-date version of the dosemu-HOWTO may be found
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at <B>
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<A HREF="http://www.dosemu.org">http://www.dosemu.org</A></B>.</EM>
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<H2><A NAME="toc1">1.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html">The preliminaries</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.1">1.1 What is dosemu, anyway?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.2">1.2 What operating systems does dosemu work under ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.3">1.3 What processors does dosemu work on ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.4">1.4 What if I have an Alpha/Sparc/Motorola/other non-Intel CPU ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.5">1.5 Do I need MS-DOS to use dosemu ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.6">1.6 Can I run Microsoft Windows programs under dosemu ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.7">1.7 I want to run something that won't run under DOSemu or Wine</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.8">1.8 Names and numbers</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.9">1.9 What version of Dosemu should I use?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.10">1.10 What's the newest version of dosemu and where can I get it?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.11">1.11 Where can I ask questions?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.12">1.12 Where can I report bugs and ask questions?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.13">1.13 What documentation is available for dosemu?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.14">1.14 I have a program that fails, not listed in EMUfailure.txt </A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.15">1.15 How do I submit changes or additions to the HOWTO?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-1.html#ss1.16">1.16 Message from Greg...</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc2">2.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html">Compiling and installing dosemu</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.1">2.1 Where are the installation instructions?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.2">2.2 Top ten problems while compiling and installing dosemu.</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.3">2.3 How do I make aout binaries?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.4">2.4 How do I compile dosemu on a machine with low memory?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.5">2.5 Compilation fails with some strange error regarding "slang"</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.6">2.6 What configurable options are available ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.7">2.7 Do I need to run dosemu as root?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.8">2.8 How do I patch dosemu ?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-2.html#ss2.9">2.9 What versions of DOS are known to run with dosemu ?</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc3">3.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-3.html">Hard disk setup</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.1">3.1 How do I use my hard disk with dosemu?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.2">3.2 How can I access the hdimage from Linux?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.3">3.3 Can I use my stacked/double-spaced/super-stored disk?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-3.html#ss3.4">3.4 Creating your own hdimage file.</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc4">4.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-4.html">Parallel ports, serial ports and mice</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.1">4.1 Port access worked with older version, but doesn't work now!</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.2">4.2 Port access was faster with older versions!</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.3">4.3 Where are the (microsoft compatible) mouse drivers?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.4">4.4 Why doesn't the mouse driver work?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.5">4.5 Why does dosemu clobber COM4?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.6">4.6 How do I use dosemu over the serial ports?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.7">4.7 How can I switch between dosemu and a shell over the serial line?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-4.html#ss4.8">4.8 How can I get the parallel ports to work?</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc5">5.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-5.html">Multiple users and Non-interactive sessions</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.1">5.1 Can I use dosemu on a multi-user system?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-5.html#ss5.2">5.2 How can I run dos commands non-interactively?</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc6">6.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-6.html">dosemu and Netware</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-6.html#ss6.1">6.1 How do I get Netware access from dosemu?</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc7">7.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-7.html">dosemu and X-windows(97/2/9).</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.1">7.1 Can I run dosemu in console mode while running X?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.2">7.2 Is it possible to run dosemu in a window in X-windows?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.3">7.3 Xdos dosen't work on a remote X-display!</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.4">7.4 Xdos dosen't find the VGA font</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.5">7.5 The vga font is very small on my high resolution display</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.6">7.6 Dosemu compilation fails with some strange error regarding X!</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-7.html#ss7.7">7.7 Does ansi emulation work properly?</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc8">8.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html">dosemu and MS-Windows 3.1</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.1">8.1 Is it possible to run MS-Windows 3.1 under dosemu?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.2">8.2 Can I run 32bit stuff with winemu</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.3">8.3 Errormessage: Cannot find the vdtapi.386 file when starting dosemu</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.4">8.4 Windows 3.x in xdos:</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.5">8.5 Can I install windows from within dosemu?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.6">8.6 Notes for the mouse under win31-in-xdos:</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-8.html#ss8.7">8.7 Why did my Icon disappear from the Program manager?</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc9">9.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-9.html">Video and sound</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-9.html#ss9.1">9.1 Can I run 32-bit video games under dosemu?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-9.html#ss9.2">9.2 Exiting from dosemu gives me a screen full of garbage.</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-9.html#ss9.3">9.3 Why doesn't my soundcard software work with dosemu?</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc10">10.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-10.html">Games</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-10.html#ss10.1">10.1 Duke3d dosen't work</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc11">11.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html">Problems and fixes</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.1">11.1 Security issues</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.2">11.2 dosemu says "ERROR: general protection" and terminates when I run some program</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.3">11.3 Dosemu dies when booting. I have Win95 installed.</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.4">11.4 Dosemu hangs! How can I kill it?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.5">11.5 Dosemu crashed and now I can't type anything.</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.6">11.6 I've enabled EMS memory in dosemu.conf but it does not help.</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.7">11.7 How do I get rid of all those annoying "disk change" messages?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.8">11.8 Why won't dosemu run a second time after exiting in console mode?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.9">11.9 Why will dosemu run in a term but not in the console?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.10">11.10 How can I speed up dosemu?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.11">11.11 My CDROM drive has problems reading some files under dosemu.</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.12">11.12 How do I see debugging output?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.13">11.13 Why are my keystrokes echoed ttwwiiccee??</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.14">11.14 Dosemu scrambles my screen?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-11.html#ss11.15">11.15 MS FoxPro 2.6 won't run</A>
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<H2><A NAME="toc12">12.</A> <A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-12.html">Contributing to the dosemu project</A></H2>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-12.html#ss12.1">12.1 Who is responsible for dosemu?</A>
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<LI><A HREF="DOSEMU-HOWTO-12.html#ss12.2">12.2 I want to help. Who should I contact?</A>
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