----- Original Message ----- From: "Drew Northup" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2002 4:21 PM Subject: Re: [plex86] Re: Installing win95B or win98 under plex86
> Try the ./configure options. ./configure --help should help you here. > I'm going to have to put up an INSTALL file, since aparently nobody > anymore compiles their own software the good old fashioned way that all > of the gnu stuff is built. I know all about configure and such, but adding AC_SYS_LARGEFILE won't help if people are using int as file offsets (and they are in some places). Should win95 install? Sam > > Also, it has been said before on this mailinglist that W98 doesn't work in > plex86 quite yet..... > > On Thu, 14 Mar 2002, Samuel Liddicott wrote: > > > > > From: "Sam Liddicott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 9:25 PM > > Subject: Installing win95B or win98 under plex86 > > > > > > I thought I'd try and get win95 to install under plex86, but no joy, it > > bombed out shortly after copying the system files for both win98 and win95. > > > > Attached is the output on the xterm, and the win95 config file > > > > It boots and installs freedos fine. > > > > Also I wanted to look at adding large file support for large disk images > > and such. > > > > It should be no more than adding AC_SYS_LARGEFILE in configure.in and > > making sure we use off_t for all file offsets instead of int. > > > > I thought I'd mention it now incase any one wants to object or comment. > > > > Finally, what would it take to let the drive C emulation access the real > > block device of a real disk instead of a file image with c,h,s specified? > > > > Sam > > > > > > > > |^^^ | | |^^| |^^^ Drew Northup, N1XIM |^^| | |^^^ \ / /^^\ /^^~ > |__ | | | | | |__| | |___ \/ |__| |__ > | | | | | | www.plex86.org | | | /\ | | | \ > ___| |__| |__| |___ web.syr.edu/~suoc/ | |___ |___ / \ __/ __/ > > >
