using vga fonts from later version in earlier version

using vga fonts from later version in earlier version

[Victor Warner]

I have successfully installed dosemu to run on the Asus eee pc 701 
(http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=24), but only the available 
version of 1.2.2.

I cannot install the deb file for dosemu 1.4, and to compile from source 
appears to require too much additional software some of which is not 
available from the repositories provided (or are the wrong version).

The reason for this post: Is it possible to add the larger range of vga 
fonts that come with 1.4 to 1.2.2 and to use them under 1.2.2 and what 
would be the correct steps to do (ie what files do I need to configure 
for them to be recognised by version 1.2.2 (other than adding the 
appropriate entry in .dosemurc), and where should they be placed?

I would be very grateful for help with this issue.

Victor Warner.

Re: using vga fonts from later version in earlier version

[Damyan Ivanov]

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-=| Victor Warner, Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 03:18:15PM +0000 |=-
> I have successfully installed dosemu to run on the Asus eee pc 701  
> (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=24), but only the available  
> version of 1.2.2.

I guess you're using Debian/stable.

> The reason for this post: Is it possible to add the larger range of vga  
> fonts that come with 1.4 to 1.2.2 and to use them under 1.2.2 and what  
> would be the correct steps to do (ie what files do I need to configure  
> for them to be recognised by version 1.2.2 (other than adding the  
> appropriate entry in .dosemurc), and where should they be placed?

See the list of files[1] in the dosemu package from unstable[2].

    [1] http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/dosemu/filelist
    [2] http://packages.debian.org/sid/dosemu

What you need are the font files from /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/dosemu/

If I was you, I'd try downloading[3] the unstable .deb, then opening it
with file-roller or mc and copying the fonts from the package to the
live system. Then run 'xset fp rehash; so that the fonts become
available to the current X session.

    [3] http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/dosemu/download


HTH,
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Re: using vga fonts from later version in earlier version

[Victor Warner]

Damyan,

Following your instructions I was able to install the extra fonts
recognised by Dosemu 1.2.2.

Thank you very much.

Victor Warner.

Damyan Ivanov wrote:
> -=| Victor Warner, Tue, Mar 25, 2008 at 03:18:15PM +0000 |=-
>   
>> I have successfully installed dosemu to run on the Asus eee pc 701  
>> (http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=24), but only the available  
>> version of 1.2.2.
>>     
>
> I guess you're using Debian/stable.
>
>   
>> The reason for this post: Is it possible to add the larger range of vga  
>> fonts that come with 1.4 to 1.2.2 and to use them under 1.2.2 and what  
>> would be the correct steps to do (ie what files do I need to configure  
>> for them to be recognised by version 1.2.2 (other than adding the  
>> appropriate entry in .dosemurc), and where should they be placed?
>>     
>
> See the list of files[1] in the dosemu package from unstable[2].
>
>     [1] http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/dosemu/filelist
>     [2] http://packages.debian.org/sid/dosemu
>
> What you need are the font files from /usr/share/fonts/X11/misc/dosemu/
>
> If I was you, I'd try downloading[3] the unstable .deb, then opening it
> with file-roller or mc and copying the fonts from the package to the
> live system. Then run 'xset fp rehash; so that the fonts become
> available to the current X session.
>
>     [3] http://packages.debian.org/sid/i386/dosemu/download
>
>
> HTH,
>