From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "anon permutation" Subject: Re: Dos App hangs with DPMI / PIC problem Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 02:42:38 +0000 Sender: linux-msdos-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: nemesis-lists@icequake.net Cc: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org I have attached dosdebug to dosemu when it hangs, and I got the following: System state: running in real mode while in DPMI AX=0000 BX=800a CX=0000 DX=0003 SI=874c DI=023a SP=056c BP=c316 DS=c316 FS=0000 GS=0000 FL=3286 CS:IP=0522:0434 SS:SP=c316:05bc 0522:0434 53 push bx What should I do? Thanks. >From: Ryan Underwood >To: anon permutation >CC: linux-msdos@vger.kernel.org >Subject: Re: Dos App hangs with DPMI / PIC problem >Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2004 15:49:15 -0500 > > >On Wed, Sep 08, 2004 at 09:54:49AM +0000, anon permutation wrote: > > > > > > I am wondering, since this hanging problem is related to dosemu's dpmi > > implementation, is it possible for me to use another dpmi >implementation? > > Can I turn off dosemu's dpmi inside dosemu.conf and then run some other > > dpmi inside autoexec.bat? > > > > Is this feasible? What other DPMI implementation is compatible with >dosemu? > >No, that is not possible. DPMI server runs in protected mode, so it has >to be part of dosemu and a server cannot be installed from the v86 task. >It is the same reason why you can't use another 386 EMS manager under >dosemu, because the EMS manager runs in protected mode in order to use >the 386 paging unit. > >Also, usually DPMI servers that are not integrated into the EMS manager >will use VCPI to enter protected mode, since the EMS manager is already >running in protected mode and provides a VCPI interface in case another >program wants protected mode. Using VCPI is unfortunately also >impossible under dosemu, not a fault of dosemu but the fault/intent of >VCPI design. > >-- >Ryan Underwood, >- >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 _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! hthttp://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/