The dosemu HOWTO

edited by Mike Deisher, `deisher@dspsun.eas.asu.edu`

v0.52.6, 2 Dec 1994

This is the `Frequently Asked Questions' (FAQ) / HOWTO document for dosemu. The most up-to-date version of the dosemu-HOWTO may be found in dspsun.eas.asu.edu:/pub/dosemu.

1. The preliminaries

1.1 What is dosemu, anyway?

1.2 What's the newest version of dosemu and where can I get it?

1.3 Where can I follow the development?

1.4 What documentation is available for dosemu?

1.5 How do I submit changes or additions to the HOWTO?

2. Compiling and installing dosemu

2.1 Where are the installation instructions?

2.2 Why won't dosemu 0.52 compile?

2.3 How can I be a bone-head when installing dosemu?

3. Hard disk setup

3.1 How do I use my hard disk with dosemu?

3.2 Can I use my stacked/double-spaced/super-stored disk?

3.3 I get an error message about my config.sys file but it looks fine.

3.4 Is it safe to use dosemu with DOUBLE?

4. Serial ports and mice

4.1 Where are the (microsoft compatible) mouse drivers?

4.2 Why doesn't the mouse driver work?

4.3 Why does dosemu clobber COM4?

4.4 How do I use dosemu over the serial ports?

4.5 How can I switch between dosemu and a shell over the serial line?

5. Multiple users and Non-interactive sessions

5.1 Can I use dosemu on a multi-user system?

5.2 How can I run dos commands non-interactively?

6. dosemu and Netware

6.1 How do I get Netware access from dosemu?

6.2 The Netware-HOWTO

7. dosemu and X-windows

7.1 Can I run dosemu in console mode while running X?

7.2 Is it possible to run dosemu in an xterm?

8. Video and sound

8.1 Exiting from dosemu gives me a screen full of garbage.

8.2 How do I get dosemu to work with my Trident/Actix/other video card?

8.3 Why doesn't my soundcard software work with dosemu?

9. Other Hardware

9.1 How do I get my xxxxx device working under dosemu?

10. Problems and fixes

10.1 Why does dosemu 0.52 fail under kernels newer than 1.1.30?

10.2 I've enabled EMS memory in dosemu.conf but it does not help.

10.3 How do I get rid of all those annoying "disk change" messages?

10.4 Why is the cursor position wrong?

10.5 Why does my busmouse act funny under dosemu 0.52?

10.6 Why won't dosemu run a second time after exiting in console mode?

10.7 Some dos applications still do not detect DPMI under dosemu0.52.

10.8 Why does dosemu give "divide overflow" errors after running for more than 24-hours?

10.9 Why will dosemu run in a term but not in the console?

10.10 How can I speed up dosemu?

10.11 My CDROM drive has problems reading some files under dosemu.

10.12 Where did the debugging output go?

10.13 Why does dosemu lock up after one keystroke?

10.14 Why are my keystrokes echoed ttwwiiccee??

10.15 Why are characters `<` 128 highlighted and blinking?

11. Contributing to the dosemu project

11.1 Who is responsible for dosemu?

11.2 I want to help. Who should I contact?