On Wed, Jun 07, 2006 at 01:24:45PM -0400, Adam Skutt wrote: > Lennart Sorensen wrote: > >On Sun, Jun 04, 2006 at 07:42:46PM +1000, Alexander Samad wrote: > >>I have need to run a text only dos application on my debian box, does > >>dosemu not exist on amd64 ? But I found dosbox - any one use this > >>successfully > >> > >>Its a old pabx configuration program 8) > > > >dosemu uses native cpu, so it probably can't be run as amd64 (since dos > >isn't amd64). > Neither is protected-mode Linux (32-bits and all), but that doesn't have > anything to do with it. dosemu used the virtual-8088 mode of IA-32 > processors, which is removed in x86-64 (long mode) operation. > > That means if you're running a 64-bit kernel, you will never be able to run > dosemu or any other application that relies on virtual-8088 mode. > > This is why the DOS emulation is removed in 64-bit versions of Windows: > because the hardware no longer supports it. so how does dosbox work ? > > Adam > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-amd64-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > listmaster@lists.debian.org > >
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