I have a quick question. i'm running synchronet under windows
10 64 bit. I know you can't run most doors unless your running
32bit version
but i was wondering can you run 32bit doors though synchronet
useing something like dosbox?
Brokenmind wrote to All <=-
I have a quick question. i'm running synchronet under windows 10 64
bit. I know you can't run most doors unless your running 32bit version
but i was wondering can you run 32bit doors though synchronet useing something like dosbox?
I have a quick question. i'm running synchronet under windows 10 64 bit. I know you can't run most doors unless your running 32bit version but i was wondering can you run 32bit doors though synchronet useing something like dosbox?
32-bit Windows doors should run fine on Wnidows 10 64-bit. But if you're talking about DOS doors, those are 16 bit. I thought I heard there was a problem running DOS doors with DOSBox on Windows due to a communications handle or something?
32bit stuff should just run, shouldn't it? ;)
I don't think so; passing the door info and a hot comm port into DOSBOX would be tricky. There's been some effort to build a 3rd party 16-bit DOSVDM called NXVDM (I think) that looks promising.
32bit stuff should just run, shouldn't it? ;)
No they don't it talks about it in the wiki I was just wondering if anyone
a work around with dosbox or a vm. Thanks for responding
Most doors won't run on windows 10 64bit.... I forget the reasons but it tal about it on the wiki...I was just wondering if someone one had come up with work around with dosbox or the other vm that was listed. thanks for respondi
talking about DOS doors, those are 16 bit. I thought I heard there was a problem running DOS doors with DOSBox on Windows due to a communications handle or something?
No they don't it talks about it in the wiki I was just wondering if
anyone found a work around with dosbox or a vm. Thanks for responding
talking about DOS doors, those are 16 bit. I thought I heard there
was a problem running DOS doors with DOSBox on Windows due to a
communications handle or something?
As long as you use the right version of DosBOX (0.73) that's not a problem.
So did they break something in later versions (i.e. 0.74) where DOS doors ger work properly with DOSBox on Windows?
There are a few ways they can work, each with a unique level of complexity. A VM might be the best solution; just put an older version of Windows in there, prevent it from updating or talking to the external open internet (i.e., gate it to only be reachable from the host OS), and set up something like GameSrv.
One option which I've tested a bit is installing dosemu in WSL. It works in WSL2, but not original WSL. Networking is a bit tricky though...and I've only tested running 16 bit doors locally that way.
I will have to look into your suggestions. Thanks for responding!
On 03-09-20 16:38, ryan wrote to Nightfox <=-
So did they break something in later versions (i.e. 0.74) where DOS doors ger work properly with DOSBox on Windows?
Yes. I don't know exactly what but something broke.
That said, I recommend the doornode package - https://github.com/dinchak/doornode - this will get most folks up and running fast.
I don't think so; passing the door info and a hot comm port into DOSBOX would be tricky. There's been some effort to build a 3rd party 16-bit DOSVDM called NXVDM (I think) that looks promising.Since this was posterd I use NXVdm and it works great usualy but once in awhile it gets screwy and I have to uninstall and reinstall it but i'm running a ton of door mostly smoothly for the most part
I don't think so; passing the door info and a hot comm port into DOSBOX would be tricky. There's been some effort to build a 3rd party 16-bit DOSVDM called NXVDM (I think) that looks promising.Since this was posterd I use NXVdm and it works great usualy but once in awhile it gets screwy and I have to uninstall and reinstall it but i'm running a ton of door mostly smoothly for the most part
Re: Re: Doors and DosBox
By: Brokenmind to poindexter FORTRAN on Fri Feb 03 2023 11:18:55
I don't think so; passing the door info and a hot comm port into DOSBOX would be tricky. There's been some effort to build a 3rd party 16-bit DOSVDM called NXVDM (I think) that looks promising.Since this was posterd I use NXVdm and it works great usualy but once in awhile it gets screwy and I have to uninstall and reinstall it but i'm running a ton of door mostly smoothly for the most part
DosBox uses disk caching so you would likely run into all sorts of problems. There is a version that's been modified but I didn't really get it working.
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