[juneau-lug] Re: problem with SuSE 7.2 kernel update
- From: Nels Pomlinson <nelstomlinson@xxxxxxx>
- To: juneau-lug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2003 10:20:04 -0900
Joe, if all you need is to be able to run Dos programs, you might try FreeDOS,
at www.freedos.org. It's just what it sounds like: a Libre version of DOS.
It's up to version 0.9Beta, and seems to be getting pretty good.
I've got it on an old^H^H^Hancient Thinkpad which is just a little too small
and awkward for Linux, and it deals with the 4M of RAM, MCI bus and ESDI
harddrive with no hassles.
A machine like that might be just right for programming handy-talkies.
Nels
----- Original Message -----
From: Joe Schmuck <sbodnar@xxxxxxx>
Date: Friday, November 21, 2003 9:31 am
Subject: [juneau-lug] Re: problem with SuSE 7.2 kernel update
> I finally found out what this error message relates to. DEXE
> and binfmt are used for handling DOS filesystems. So dosemu
> will open, but not run as it cannot access any real or virtual
> filesystems.
>
> Not much problem for the PowerPC crowd as they can't use it
> anyways (only works on x86 architecture) but I needed to run
> some old DOS programs and now have to find a workaround (there
> are no more DOS or windoze machines anywhere in the house
> anymore).
>
> I use the DOS programs for programming handheld radios and
> serial port communications. Most of the radio maufacturers
> software is supplied in DOS format. Interesting that any
> NT/2000/XP system can't handle these well because they don't
> give you direct access to any hardware. Linux allows it
> even if running through an emulator such as dosemu.
>
> Later,
> Stephen
>
> >I just performed a long overdue security upgrade to my trusty
> >crusty old SuSE 7.2 box, which consisted of a kernel upgrade
> >from the SuSE ftp site. I was lazy and used the RPM kernel
> >update, and (duh!) managed to nuke the existing kernel so
> >I can't go back.
> >
> >The system actually boots fine and everything seems to run well
> >except that I get an error message on boot:
> >
> >"Registering DEXE for binfmt/etc/init.d/boot:
> >/proc/sys/fs/binfmt_misc/register: No such file or directory"
> >
> >I searched the SuSE support database and found only the explanation
> >on this webpage:
> >
> >http://portal.suse.com/sdb/en/2001/10/ibcs_72.html
> >
> >which explains the problem as the iCBS emulator for SCO unix
> >programs(!!!) I don't think SCO is out to get us yet...I tried the
> >changes to modules.conf, did a mk_initrd, but the message persists.
> >SuSE has just dropped support for 7.2, and a google just finds more
> >folks with the same problem and no solution.
> >
> >Any ideas?
> >
> >And yes, I am going to retire 7.2 as soon as SuSE 9 is out and
> stable.>
> >Thanks,
> > Stephen
>
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