Re: Dosemu stsrts only one time in Putty

[Tomasz Skorupa <tomasz@skorupa.info>]

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Hi Frantisek,

W dniu 2011-10-10 04:09, Frantisek Hanzlik pisze:
> Tomasz Skorupa wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> I new on the list so let me say that You do a great job!
>>
>> As I say in subject i observe strange behavior on Ubuntu Server 8.04 LTS with Dosemu installed.
>> After installation dosemu starts only one time with properly working screen on Putty terminal.
>> I see Dosemu welcome message when I invoke it via dosemu -t command.
>> When I exit to linux and start Dosemu again I see only black background with cursor block in
>> strange position, but program works ok because when I type exitemu I back to linux prompt.
>> Only machine restart let me run Dosemu again. Exit Putty and start new session not work.
>> Software used:
>> Linux Ubuntu server 8.04 LTS
>> Dosemu 1.4.0 from Ubuntu repository installed via aptitude with no tweeks in config files.
>> Putty for Windows version 0.60
>>
>> Could Yoy give me some direction what I can change to make it working?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Tomasz Skorupa
> You must restart Linux server, or Windows machine?

I must restart Linux server to make dosemu working again. Restarting 
Windows machine do nothing as logout from Linux and start new session 
with Putty.


> Running dosemu directly from Linux server is fine?
I need check this.

> What is Your dosemu.conf file?
As I sad in previous post I don't make changes to default creating by 
install script.

>
> I never met with something of that kind. From my experience, DOS
> applications often behaves weirdly when setting $_dosmem>640, but
> this usualy become evident in every session, not only in second+.
> I mostly access remote dosemu from other Linux box via "ssh -X" and
> thus I'm using xdosemu, but "dosemu -t" works for me too (just tested
> on Fedora 15 with dosemu i686 svn.2053 in vm86 mode) - only one thing
> seems interesting for me: "mode" command shows (in dependence on
> accessing PC window size) values as:
> C:\>mode
> *** PRINTER PORT 1 STATUS ***
> Port status: [  ]
> *** PRINTER PORT 2 STATUS ***
> Port status: [  ]
> *** PRINTER PORT 3 STATUS ***
> Port status: [  ]
> *** VIRTUAL PRINTER PORT 4 INFORMATION ***
> Free for redirection to serial ports.
> *** CONSOLE STATUS ***
> CON codepage support (FreeDOS DISPLAY) not loaded.
> Screen size: 110 columns, 39 rows, mode 3, font height 16.
> Switchar is '/'. Numlock is off. Scrolllock is off. Capslock is off.
>
> (110 columns and/or 39 rows are non-standard in DOS world, i'm not
> sure when it cannot break some dos apps).
>
> (and second thing, interesting for me, is line "*** VIRTUAL PRINTER ..".
> Isn't there in FreeDOS some support for virtual printers which is
> missing in DOSEMU? Printing to more than 3 (virtual) printers is
> important for me - know somebody about status in FreeDOS and dosemu?)
I include picture with result of mode command execution. You find there 
all informations You want

> What Your ~/.dosemu/boot.log ? Tried You compare this between first
> and second session? Eventually with fiddling with $_debug setting in
> "/etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf".
>
> Best, Franta
Because this is a working server I will do that tests tonight.

Regards, Tomasz.

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