From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from web21201.mail.yahoo.com (web21201.mail.yahoo.com [216.136.129.59]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with SMTP id 57DDA4844 for ; Mon, 27 May 2002 15:59:07 -0600 (MDT) Message-ID: <20020527215905.77842.qmail@web21201.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 14:59:05 -0700 (PDT) From: Zibing Yang Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Can I run popular Linux software on parisc-linux? To: Jeremy Drake Cc: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: --- Jeremy Drake wrote: > On Mon, 27 May 2002, Zibing Yang wrote: > > > > > I'm not aware of anyone trying to run an IA32 > > > emulator on parisc-linux. > > > > > > fyi, bochs compiled from CVS sources (with small > > > modifications) worked > > > for me. > > > > Helge, can you provide more information about your > > computer running Bochs? Are you able to run, for > > example, windows 98, install stardard > windows-based > > softwares? How's the speed compared to the same > > software run on PC+windows? Why didn't use wine? > > I am still heavily relying on windows-based > software > > everyday, so would love to install a > windows-emulator > > on my hp workstation. > > Thanks a lot. > > zibing > I also tried bochs on my parisc machine. It works > ok, although slow. I > installed NT 4 in it. I had a few problems, but I > was able to work around > them. > > The reason that wine won't work is that wine is just > a windows system call > emulator. The program executes on the cpu, and I'm > sure that none of your > windows programs will run on a parisc cpu :) > How about plex86? Plex 86, bochs and wine are all listed on http://packages.debian.org/testing/allpackages.html. I am confused because I thought all packages listed there ought to work with parisc. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com