Re: Start DOS application from linux

[Rick Knight <rick_knight@rlknight.com>]

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