Re: Start DOS application from linux

[Jamie <mailtojamie@yahoo.ca>]

Hi Frank and Rick,

The line will (likely) work as Rick wants it to, as long as the "-dumb" 
is removed. (It worked for me.)

Try using:   /usr/bin/dosemu -input 'c:\\mybat.bat\r'

jamie



Rick Knight wrote:
> Frank Cox wrote:
>> On Sun, 23 Nov 2008 13:30:42 -0800
>> Rick Knight <rick_knight@rlknight.com> wrote:
>>
>>  
>>> I've done this before, but I've forgotten how. I want to start a DOS 
>>> application from a linux shell script. I want the script to start 
>>> xdosemu and then start the application (blood.exe) and then when I 
>>> exit the application I want the script to exit xdosemu. I have done 
>>> this before, but it's been a while and I've forgotten how I did it. 
>>> Can someone refresh my memory?
>>>     
>>
>> /usr/bin/dosemu -dumb -input 'c:\\mybat.bat\r'
>>
>> Put "exitemu" as the last line in mybat.bat.
>>
>>   
> Frank,
>
> I've tried this. The game starts and I can hear the sounds, but I 
> don't get a window or full screen game image. Just sounds.
>
> Thanks,
> Rick
>
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