From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Lars =?iso-8859-1?Q?Bj=F8rndal?= Subject: Re: A video problem Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 12:30:52 +0100 Message-ID: <20141026113052.GL1862@lamasti.net> References: <20141025133243.GI1862@lamasti.net> <544C00B7.7000605@earthlink.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <544C00B7.7000605@earthlink.net> Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" To: Felix Miata Cc: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 03:57:43PM -0400, Felix Miata wrote: > Lars Bj=F8rndal composed on 2014-10-25 15:32 (UTC+0200): >=20 > > It's really important to me to get dosemu to work, if possible. Hop= e > > someone can help. I tried to start dosemu after booting the machine > > with the kernel parameters "console=3Dtty0 nomodeset vga=3Dnormal" > > 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. >=20 > > On Sat, Jul 12, 2014 at 11:12:53PM +0200, Lars Bj=F8rndal wrote: >=20 > >> I've used dosemu for years, and it has worked perfectly. After som= e > >> upgrades and hardware replacements, I cannot get dosemu to work an= y more. >=20 > Before you upgraded to Fedora 20, what were you using that was workin= g? > Was that on the same machine you are trying to use now (same 965 Inte= l video)? Actually, I don't remember when I used dosemu the last time. It might b= e it was before I changed hardware. > You might get better help asking on a Fedora list, such as the one th= at can > be suscribed at: >=20 > https://lists.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users >=20 > Have you considered switching to a distro targeted for use by the bli= nd? > Knoppix features Adriane and works well from DVD boot so you can give= it a > workout without installing first. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian= e >=20 > >> As I always use console and never use GUI, I have the following ke= rnel > >> command line: "console=3Dtty0 nomodeset vga=3Dnormal". So I don't = have any > >> framebuffer. >=20 > >> I use Fedora 20, and have the package > >> dosemu-1.4.0.8-18.20131022git.fc20.x86_64 installed. When I run do= semu > >> with the -s flag, I get the following error messages: >=20 > >> Running as root in full feature mode > >> ERROR: SDL: No available video device > >> ERROR: PORT: conflicting devices: VGAEmu VGA Controller & extra st= uff > >> for port 0 > >> x3c0 > >> ERROR: PORT: conflicting devices: VGAEmu CRT Controller & video po= rt io > >> for port > >> 0x3d4 > >> ERROR: PORT: conflicting devices: VGAEmu Input Status #1/Feature C= ontrol > >> & 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 >=20 > >> Some output from lshw is: >=20 > >> *-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=3D0 > >> resources: memory:fea00000-feafffff > >> memory:d0000000-dfffffff ioport > >> :ecb8(size=3D8) > >> *-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=3D0 > >> resources: memory:feb00000-febfffff >=20 > I'm just speculating from seeing "UNCLAIMED" above that a required dr= iver is > unavailable, possibly due to having been orphaned in the latest Fedor= a > 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@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html