Re: win4lin howto

[glenn <gdavy@tpg.com.au>]

Hi Robert
Try this:
https://www.netraverse.com/member/downloads/misc.php
7th-11th from bottom

Glenn
On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 15:22, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 15:13:38 +1000
> glenn <gdavy@tpg.com.au> wrote:
> 
> > Makes sense. Well I never wrote a HOWTO, but I can give you vague
> > memories :-) 
> > I've installed win4lin on very old suse, rhat, mandrake and debian -
> > all by 'manually' applying kernel patches, which was a first for me -
> > thats the worst case scenario, and it works out well.
> > 
> > Debian isn't officially supported so there was no easier option for
> > quite a while with debian, but since kernel 2.2 there has been kernel
> > patches for the debian kernel specifically. Once you register with
> > their site  (which may or may not involve purchasing the product,
> > don't recall) you can get to the misc downloads section, where you can
> > download some .deb files. Be sure to get the correct ones for your
> > kernel. I never used it beyond kernel 2.4.18 so I don't know how it
> > goes on 2.6 kernels ( I use vmware now).
> > 
> > Debian uses some tricky kernel patch management thingy which makes
> > everything much easier and more orderly for applying special patches
> > (e.g if you install the nvidia patches with aptitude, you'll see an
> > example of what I mean). The .deb 2.4>5 patches on the win4lin site 
> > work with in this debian framework as I recall.
> > 
> > Its all quite feasible - give it a whirl
> > 
> > BTW did you give wine or crossover a try
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 13:18, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
> > > On Thu, 03 Jun 2004 13:07:20 +1000
> > > glenn <gdavy@tpg.com.au> wrote:
> > > 
> > > > How far have you got?
> > > > Have you got the debian win4lin patches from the misc downloads
> > > > section on the win4lin site?
> > > > Glenn
> > > > On Thu, 2004-06-03 at 12:23, Rodney D. Myers wrote:
> > > > > I've searched through the archives, and i don't see any mention
> > > > > of a how to.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Does anyone here, on the list, have a HOWTO written for getting
> > > > > Win4Lin patched into the kernel, and getting things installed?
> > > > > 
> > > > > I'm trying to dump my windos machine, but I need 7-10 programs
> > > > > (HAM radio programming software) that only run under windos.
> > > > > 
> > > > > Thanks
> > > 
> > > To be honest. I haven't grabbed any software. I was looking for
> > > someones else documentation to read through before I started
> > > grabbing stuff. On dialup, it's kind of slow. I want to make sure I
> > > know what I need, before I start downloading anything.
> > > 
> > > Hope that makes sense.
> > 
> > 
> 
> Been through the Netraverse web site, but have seen no *.deb files, and
> I have registered when I was running RH 7.3..
> 
> Wine won't work for some of the programs.
> 
> Thanks