On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 03:57:43PM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Lars Bjørndal composed on 2014-10-25 15:32 (UTC+0200): > > > It's really important to me to get dosemu to work, if possible. Hope > > someone can help. I tried to start dosemu after booting the machine > > with the kernel parameters "console=tty0 nomodeset vga=normal" > > removed. Then dosemu starts, but on my braille display (I need it > > because I'm blind), I then get: Screen is not in text mode. For > > further details, look below. > > > On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 11:12:53PM +0200, Lars Bjørndal wrote: > > >> I've used dosemu for years, and it has worked perfectly. After some > >> upgrades and hardware replacements, I cannot get dosemu to work any more. > > Before you upgraded to Fedora 20, what were you using that was working? > Was that on the same machine you are trying to use now (same 965 Intel video)? Actually, I don't remember when I used dosemu the last time. It might be it was before I changed hardware. > You might get better help asking on a Fedora list, such as the one that can > be suscribed at: > > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users > > Have you considered switching to a distro targeted for use by the blind? > Knoppix features Adriane and works well from DVD boot so you can give it a > workout without installing first. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adriane > > >> As I always use console and never use GUI, I have the following kernel > >> command line: "console=tty0 nomodeset vga=normal". So I don't have any > >> framebuffer. > > >> I use Fedora 20, and have the package > >> dosemu-1.4.0.8-18.20131022git.fc20.x86_64 installed. When I run dosemu > >> with the -s flag, I get the following error messages: > > >> Running as root in full feature mode > >> ERROR: SDL: No available video device > >> ERROR: PORT: conflicting devices: VGAEmu VGA Controller & extra stuff > >> for port 0 > >> x3c0 > >> ERROR: PORT: conflicting devices: VGAEmu CRT Controller & video port io > >> for port > >> 0x3d4 > >> ERROR: PORT: conflicting devices: VGAEmu Input Status #1/Feature Control > >> & extra > >> stuff for port 0x3da > >> ERROR: PORT: conflicting devices: VGAEmu Mono/Hercules Card Range 0 & > >> video port > >> io for port 0x3b4 > >> ERROR: PORT: conflicting devices: VGAEmu Mono/Hercules Card Range 1 & > >> extra stuff for port 0x3bf > > >> Some output from lshw is: > > >> *-display:0 UNCLAIMED > >> description: VGA compatible controller > >> product: 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller > >> vendor: Intel Corporation > >> physical id: 2 > >> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.0 > >> version: 02 > >> width: 64 bits > >> clock: 33MHz > >> capabilities: msi pm vga_controller cap_list > >> configuration: latency=0 > >> resources: memory:fea00000-feafffff > >> memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport > >> :ecb8(size=8) > >> *-display:1 UNCLAIMED > >> description: Display controller > >> product: 82Q963/Q965 Integrated Graphics Controller > >> vendor: Intel Corporation > >> physical id: 2.1 > >> bus info: pci@0000:00:02.1 > >> version: 02 > >> width: 32 bits > >> clock: 33MHz > >> capabilities: pm bus_master cap_list > >> configuration: latency=0 > >> resources: memory:feb00000-febfffff > > I'm just speculating from seeing "UNCLAIMED" above that a required driver is > unavailable, possibly due to having been orphaned in the latest Fedora > version(s). Maybe it's easier to run dos inside a virtual machine? Thanks and regards, Lars -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-msdos" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
