On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 11:52 AM, hbar<wineforum-user@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > felix wrote: >> On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 03:27:37PM -0500, hbar wrote: >> >> > fixme:shell:DllCanUnloadNow stub >> > wine: configuration in '/home/cnelson/.wine' has been updated. >> > wine: Cannot start DOS application "E:\\home\\cnelson\\Desktop\\plsqldev715.exe" >> > because vm86 mode is not supported on this platform. >> > >> > >> >> That last line is the problem, app may be windows 32bit, but the >> installer is a DOS executable which requires vm86 mode to be present >> in the kernel. >> > > > Well you had to know this question was coming: how do I get that vm86 mode in my kernel? Is it even possible on a 64bit OS? > No you can not get vm86 in your 64 bit kernel. But you can install your application in a 32 bit linux under virtualbox if you have to and then copy your wine prefix to your 64 bit machine. That is if only the installer is a dos application. John
