Hi there, I have been playing with Dosemu/Freedos to get an old DOS/Novell application to work on a linux box.
Here's my setup: Novell 3.11 with 802.3 frametype (I know, it's ancient) Linux kernel 2.4.24 (Debian testing/unstable) Dosemu 1.2.0-2 from debian package Freedos b8p-3 (dosemu-freedos debian package) I can connect to the Novell server just fine through ncpmount; copy data off, etc. I've tried the Direct-IPX approach from the Novell HOWTO, which works - kind of. I can load EMSNETX or NETX just fine, and then the Novell share is accessible through the I drive. However, executing 'login' will crash dosemu after providing login/password. Here is the debug output from dosemu: ======================= using stderr for debug-output CONF: config variable parser_version_3 set CONF: config variable c_system set CONF: Parsing built-in dosemu.conf file. CONF: config variable version_3_style_used set CONF: Parsing built-in global.conf file. CONF: config variable version_3_style_used unset CONF: config variable version_3_style_used set CONF: opened include file /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf CONF: closed include file /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf debug flags: -a+cw CONF: Disabling use of pentium timer CONF: dosbanner on CONF: timer freq=18, update=54925 CONF: CPU set to 386 CONF: 16384k bytes XMS memory CONF: 8192k bytes EMS memory CONF: EMS-frame = 0xe000 CONF: DPMI-Server on CONF: dosemu running on _terminal SER: directory /var/lock namestub LCK.. binary No CONF: Keyboard-layout keyb-user CONF: Keyboard-layout auto device: /dev/fd0 type 2 h: 0 s: 0 t: 0 floppy A: CONF: fastfloppy = 1 CONF: IPX support on CONF(LPT0) f: (null) c: lpr o: -Plp t: 20 port: 0 CONF(LPT1) f: (null) c: lpr o: '' t: 20 port: 0 CONF: not allowing speaker port access CONF: Packet Driver disabled. device: /var/lib/dosemu/freedos type 4 h: -1 s: -1 t: -1 drive C: CONF: config variable c_system unset CONF: running exclusively as ROOT: uid=0 (cached 0) gid=0 (cached 0) DBG_FD already set DOSEMU-1.2.0.0 is coming up on Linux version 2.4.24 CONF: reserving 640Kb at 0x00000 for 'd' (Base DOS memory (first 640K)) CONF: reserving 64Kb at 0xF0000 for 'r' (Dosemu reserved area) major = 136 minor = 3 CONF: reserving 128Kb at 0xA0000 for 'v' (Video memory) SERIAL $Header: /cvsroot/dosemu/dosemu/src/base/serial/ser_init.c,v 1.1.2.3 2004/01/16 21:48:23 bartoldeman Exp $ Slang:S-Lang Error: Inconsistency in define key. Slang:S-Lang Error: Inconsistency in define key. CONF: reserving 64Kb at 0xE0000 for 'E' (EMS page frame) TIME: using 9154 usec for updating ALRM timer SIGILL while in vm86() ERROR: general protection at 0x603cf: 0 ERROR: general protection at 0x603cf: 0 Program=do_vm86.c, Line=348 EIP: 503d:0000ffff ESP: 192c:00009216 VFLAGS(b): 00000 00111000 00000111 EAX: 00000686 EBX: 00000000 ECX: 00000686 EDX: 0000192c VFLAGS(h): 00003807 ESI: 0000292d EDI: 00006320 EBP: 00001860 DS: 19e1 ES: 292d FS: 0000 GS: 0000 FLAGS: CF PF OF RF VM IOPL: 3 STACK: 69 0f 20 92 dd 3f 69 0f 00 00 -> a7 33 00 00 06 30 86 06 3a 3b OPS : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 -> 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000 503d:ffff add [bx+si],al 00| 0f69:0a76->010106 01| 5359:5300->058890 02| 4c4f:565f->051b4f 03| 5359:533d->0588cd 04| 5250:003a->05253a 05| 565f:474f->05ad3f 06| 503d:4c4f->05501f 07| 3a47:4f52->03f3c2 08| 4553:5500->04aa30 09| 4f56:5f52->0554b2 0a| 5355:3d4c->05729c 0b| 003a:5245->0055e5 0c| 445f:4f46->049536 0d| 4556:4952->049eb2 0e| 003a:473d->004add 0f| 5441:5045->059455 10| 3a47:3d48->03e1b8 11| 4449:465c->048aec 12| 4f49:4c45->0540d5 13| 5f4f:465c->063b4c 14| 4154:4144->045684 15| 4d4f:4800->051cf0 16| 5244:5f45->058385 17| 3d45:5649->042a99 18| 5300:3a48->056a48 19| 5244:5f43->058383 1a| 3d45:5649->042a99 1b| 4600:3a49->049a49 1c| 5244:5f42->058382 1d| 3d45:5649->042a99 1e| 4500:3a4a->048a4a 1f| 5244:5f4d->05838d 20| 3d45:5649->042a99 21| 0000:3a4b->003a4b 22| 0344:0382->0037c2 23| 0f69:2d1b->0123ab 24| 0344:0304->003744 25| 0070:001f->00071f 26| 0070:0027->000727 27| 0423:0cc3->004ef3 28| 0070:0000->000700 29| 0070:0166->000866 2a| 0070:0000->000700 2b| 0070:0000->000700 2c| 0070:0000->000700 2d| 0070:0000->000700 2e| 0070:0000->000700 2f| 0423:100b->00523b 30| 0070:0000->000700 31| 0070:0000->000700 32| 0070:0000->000700 33| f000:0330->0f0330 34| 0070:0000->000700 35| 0070:0000->000700 leavedos(4|0x4) called - shutting down SPEAKER: sound off calling SIG_close calling keyboard_close 00| 0f69:0a76->010106 01| 5359:5300->058890 02| 4c4f:565f->051b4f 03| 5359:533d->0588cd 04| 5250:003a->05253a 05| 565f:474f->05ad3f 06| 503d:4c4f->05501f 07| 3a47:4f52->03f3c2 08| 4553:5500->04aa30 09| 4f56:5f52->0554b2 0a| 5355:3d4c->05729c 0b| 003a:5245->0055e5 0c| 445f:4f46->049536 0d| 4556:4952->049eb2 0e| 003a:473d->004add 0f| 5441:5045->059455 10| 3a47:3d48->03e1b8 11| 4449:465c->048aec 12| 4f49:4c45->0540d5 13| 5f4f:465c->063b4c 14| 4154:4144->045684 15| 4d4f:4800->051cf0 16| 5244:5f45->058385 17| 3d45:5649->042a99 18| 5300:3a48->056a48 19| 5244:5f43->058383 1a| 3d45:5649->042a99 1b| 4600:3a49->049a49 1c| 5244:5f42->058382 1d| 3d45:5649->042a99 1e| 4500:3a4a->048a4a 1f| 5244:5f4d->05838d 20| 3d45:5649->042a99 21| 0000:3a4b->003a4b 22| 0344:0382->0037c2 23| 0f69:2d1b->0123ab 24| 0344:0304->003744 25| 0070:001f->00071f 26| 0070:0027->000727 27| 0423:0cc3->004ef3 28| 0070:0000->000700 29| 0070:0166->000866 2a| 0070:0000->000700 2b| 0070:0000->000700 2c| 0070:0000->000700 2d| 0070:0000->000700 2e| 0070:0000->000700 2f| 0423:100b->00523b 30| 0070:0000->000700 31| 0070:0000->000700 32| 0070:0000->000700 33| f000:0330->0f0330 34| 0070:0000->000700 35| 0070:0000->000700 calling disk_close_all calling video_close releasing ports and blocked devices calling shared memory exit calling HMA exit closing debugger pipes calling mapping_close() calling close_all_printers calling mouse_close ======================= These are all the non-default lines in the default dosemu.conf file: ======================= $_hdimage = "freedos" $_xms = (16384) $_ems = (8192) $_ipxsupport = (on) ======================= So then I thought I would try the Packet Driver approach (pdether 1.05). Using the packet driver, I can execute my startnet.bat script that looks like this: ======================= LOADHI C:\NWCLIENT\LSL /c=C:\NWCLIENT\net.cfg LOADHI C:\NWCLIENT\PDETHER.EXE LOADHI C:\NWCLIENT\IPXODI.COM VLM /MC /V4 > vlm_debug ======================= VLM crashes dosemu, with a very similar error as the 'login.exe' application above: ======================= using stderr for debug-output CONF: config variable parser_version_3 set CONF: config variable c_system set CONF: Parsing built-in dosemu.conf file. CONF: config variable version_3_style_used set CONF: Parsing built-in global.conf file. CONF: config variable version_3_style_used unset CONF: config variable version_3_style_used set CONF: opened include file /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf CONF: closed include file /etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf debug flags: -a+cw CONF: Disabling use of pentium timer CONF: dosbanner on CONF: timer freq=18, update=54925 CONF: CPU set to 386 CONF: 16384k bytes XMS memory CONF: 8192k bytes EMS memory CONF: EMS-frame = 0xe000 CONF: DPMI-Server on CONF: dosemu running on _terminal SER: directory /var/lock namestub LCK.. binary No CONF: Keyboard-layout keyb-user CONF: Keyboard-layout auto device: /dev/fd0 type 2 h: 0 s: 0 t: 0 floppy A: CONF: fastfloppy = 1 CONF: IPX support off CONF(LPT0) f: (null) c: lpr o: -Plp t: 20 port: 0 CONF(LPT1) f: (null) c: lpr o: '' t: 20 port: 0 CONF: not allowing speaker port access CONF: Packet Driver enabled. device: /var/lib/dosemu/freedos type 4 h: -1 s: -1 t: -1 drive C: CONF: config variable c_system unset CONF: running exclusively as ROOT: uid=0 (cached 0) gid=0 (cached 0) DBG_FD already set DOSEMU-1.2.0.0 is coming up on Linux version 2.4.24 CONF: reserving 640Kb at 0x00000 for 'd' (Base DOS memory (first 640K)) CONF: reserving 64Kb at 0xF0000 for 'r' (Dosemu reserved area) major = 136 minor = 3 CONF: reserving 128Kb at 0xA0000 for 'v' (Video memory) SERIAL $Header: /cvsroot/dosemu/dosemu/src/base/serial/ser_init.c,v 1.1.2.3 2004/01/16 21:48:23 bartoldeman Exp $ Slang:S-Lang Error: Inconsistency in define key. Slang:S-Lang Error: Inconsistency in define key. CONF: reserving 64Kb at 0xE0000 for 'E' (EMS page frame) TIME: using 9154 usec for updating ALRM timer ERROR: general protection at 0x242df: 0 ERROR: general protection at 0x242df: 0 Program=do_vm86.c, Line=348 EIP: 142e:0000ffff ESP: 8a73:0000355e VFLAGS(b): 00000 00110010 00010010 EAX: 0000000f EBX: 0000000e ECX: 0000cc17 EDX: 00000008 VFLAGS(h): 00003212 ESI: 000033e9 EDI: 00000417 EBP: 0000000f DS: 137b ES: 13e9 FS: 0000 GS: 0000 FLAGS: AF IF RF VM VIF IOPL: 3 STACK: 01 01 06 04 6e 35 46 32 da 33 -> 00 00 6e 35 73 8a 23 04 73 8a OPS : 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 -> 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0000 142e:ffff add [bx+si],al 00| 0070:0037->000737 01| 0070:0000->000700 02| f000:0020->0f0020 03| 0070:0000->000700 04| f000:0040->0f0040 05| f000:0050->0f0050 06| 0070:003f->00073f 07| f000:0070->0f0070 08| c01a:0cb9->0c0e59 09| 0070:01f2->0008f2 0a| 0070:01f8->0008f8 0b| 0070:01fe->0008fe 0c| 0070:0204->000904 0d| 0070:020a->00090a 0e| 0070:0210->000910 0f| 0070:0216->000916 10| 0ecb:0170->00ee20 11| f000:0110->0f0110 12| f000:0120->0f0120 13| f000:0130->0f0130 14| f000:0140->0f0140 15| f000:0150->0f0150 16| f800:3500->0fb500 17| f000:0170->0f0170 18| f000:0180->0f0180 19| f000:0190->0f0190 1a| f000:01a0->0f01a0 1b| 0070:028e->00098e 1c| f000:01c0->0f01c0 1d| f000:01d0->0f01d0 1e| 00db:0f59->001d09 1f| f000:01f0->0f01f0 20| 0070:000f->00070f 21| 0070:0017->000717 22| 0344:0382->0037c2 23| 8a73:074b->08ae7b 24| 0344:0304->003744 25| 0070:001f->00071f 26| 0070:0027->000727 27| 0070:002f->00072f 28| 0ecb:011a->00edca 29| 0070:0166->000866 2a| 0070:0000->000700 2b| 0070:0000->000700 2c| 0070:0000->000700 2d| 0070:0000->000700 2e| 0070:0000->000700 2f| 07ab:0000->007ab0 30| 0070:0000->000700 31| 0070:0000->000700 32| 0070:0000->000700 33| f000:0330->0f0330 34| 0070:0000->000700 35| 0070:0000->000700 leavedos(4|0x4) called - shutting down SPEAKER: sound off calling SIG_close calling keyboard_close 00| 0070:0037->000737 01| 0070:0000->000700 02| f000:0020->0f0020 03| 0070:0000->000700 04| f000:0040->0f0040 05| f000:0050->0f0050 06| 0070:003f->00073f 07| f000:0070->0f0070 08| c01a:0cb9->0c0e59 09| 0070:01f2->0008f2 0a| 0070:01f8->0008f8 0b| 0070:01fe->0008fe 0c| 0070:0204->000904 0d| 0070:020a->00090a 0e| 0070:0210->000910 0f| 0070:0216->000916 10| 0ecb:0170->00ee20 11| f000:0110->0f0110 12| f000:0120->0f0120 13| f000:0130->0f0130 14| f000:0140->0f0140 15| f000:0150->0f0150 16| f800:3500->0fb500 17| f000:0170->0f0170 18| f000:0180->0f0180 19| f000:0190->0f0190 1a| f000:01a0->0f01a0 1b| 0070:028e->00098e 1c| f000:01c0->0f01c0 1d| f000:01d0->0f01d0 1e| 00db:0f59->001d09 1f| f000:01f0->0f01f0 20| 0070:000f->00070f 21| 0070:0017->000717 22| 0344:0382->0037c2 23| 8a73:074b->08ae7b 24| 0344:0304->003744 25| 0070:001f->00071f 26| 0070:0027->000727 27| 0070:002f->00072f 28| 0ecb:011a->00edca 29| 0070:0166->000866 2a| 0070:0000->000700 2b| 0070:0000->000700 2c| 0070:0000->000700 2d| 0070:0000->000700 2e| 0070:0000->000700 2f| 07ab:0000->007ab0 30| 0070:0000->000700 31| 0070:0000->000700 32| 0070:0000->000700 33| f000:0330->0f0330 34| 0070:0000->000700 35| 0070:0000->000700 calling disk_close_all calling video_close releasing ports and blocked devices calling shared memory exit calling HMA exit closing debugger pipes calling mapping_close() calling close_all_printers calling mouse_close ======================= The VLM output is: ======================= VLM.EXE - NetWare virtual loadable module manager v1.21 (960514) (C) Copyright 1993 - 1996 Novell, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent pending. Patent No. 5,349,642. SET STATION TIME ON VLM AUTO.VLM The VLM.EXE file is pre-initializing the VLMs............... The VLM.EXE file is using conventional memory. CONN.VLM - NetWare connection table manager v1.21 (960514) IPXNCP.VLM - NetWare IPX transport module v1.21 (960514) TRAN.VLM - NetWare transport multiplexor module v1.21 (960514) SECURITY.VLM - NetWare security enhancement module v1.21 (960514) NDS.VLM - NetWare directory services protocol module v1.21 (960514) BIND.VLM - NetWare bindery protocol module v1.21 (960514) PREFERRED SERVER SERV1 PNW.VLM - Personal NetWare protocol module v1.21 (960514) NWP.VLM - NetWare DOS Requestor NetWare protocol module v1.21 (960514) FIO.VLM - NetWare file input-output module v1.21 (960514) GENERAL.VLM - NetWare general purpose function module v1.21 (960514) FIRST NETWORK DRIVE I ======================= My net.cfg file looks like this: ======================= Link Support Buffers 4 1514 MemPool 2048 Link Driver PDETHER Int 60 FRAME Ethernet_II USE DEFAULTS=OFF VLM=CONN.VLM VLM=IPXNCP.VLM VLM=TRAN.VLM VLM=SECURITY.VLM VLM=NDS.VLM VLM=NWP.VLM VLM=FIO.VLM VLM=BIND.VLM VLM=PRINT.VLM VLM=GENERAL.VLM VLM=REDIR.VLM VLM=NETX.VLM NetWare DOS Requester FIRST NETWORK DRIVE = I NETWORK PROTOCOL = BIND SHOW DOTS = ON SET STATION TIME = ON PREFERRED SERVER = SERV1 FILE HANDLES = 40 LOCAL PRINTERS = 1 VLM = AUTO.VLM ======================= And this are the non-default settings in dosemu.conf for this configuration: ======================= $_hdimage = "freedos" $_xms = (16384) $_ems = (8192) $_pktdriver = (on) $_novell_hack = (on) $_netdev = "eth1" $_vnet = "" ======================= I would be most grateful for any clues to solve my problem... 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