Symantec Ghost Console Client under Dosemu
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Quoted 1 line · Per von Zweigbergk
Dosemu monopolising the network card as well as the hard drive will not be a problem, since the only thing needing those resources would be Ghost itself, which runs under Dosemu.
Wouldn't it be better to just stop using linux and install only DOS then? Why do you need linux and dosemu that is monopolizing everything and merely turn yours linux box into a DOS box?
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So, as I see it there are no theoretical reasons why this won't work.
I wouldn't take that lightly what Bart said. Dosemu allows the progs to use protected mode only via DPMI, which can't be expected from Ghost. Now the question is: does the Ghost use protected mode? If the answer is "yes", then you are in a deep troubles.
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First of all, where can I find the DOS side of the packet driver? As I've understood it, there needs to be a EXE on the DOS side containing a packet driver for the particular network card.
No. $_pktdriver=(on) does everything for you.
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Is this a specialized driver that the Dosemu project provides
Yes, and you don't need to care about launching it - it is built-in.
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Second, is there simple way to detect if a BAT file is running under Dosemu?
Dosemu have the set of helper commands. You have to study these as they are providing some very usefull functionality.
Use "isemu" command for detecting dosemu. Though if your dosemu is not recent CVS, its helper commands may lock up your machine if started not under dosemu. If that's the problem, you'll have to upgrade your dosemu and all its commands from CVS.
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Quoted 3 lines · Per von Zweigbergk
Dosemu monopolising the network card as well as the hard drive will not be a problem, since the only thing needing those resources would be Ghost itself, which runs under Dosemu.
Wouldn't it be better to just stop using linux and install only DOS then? Why do you need linux and dosemu that is monopolizing everything and merely turn yours linux box into a DOS box?
Except the network card I have doesn't have Linux drivers. That's the main reason I'm going to be trying this experiment.
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So, as I see it there are no
theoretical reasons why this won't work.I wouldn't take that lightly what Bart said. Dosemu allows the progs to use protected mode only via DPMI, which can't be expected from Ghost. Now the question is: does the Ghost use protected mode? If the answer is "yes", then you are in a deep troubles.
I don't know yet, but I will check as soon as I find the time.
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Per von Zweigbergk <[email protected]>
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Quoted 3 lines · Per von Zweigbergk
Dosemu monopolising the network card as well as the hard drive will not be a problem, since the only thing needing those resources would be Ghost itself, which runs under Dosemu.
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Wouldn't it be better to just stop using linux and install only DOS then? Why do you need linux and dosemu that is monopolizing everything and merely turn yours linux box into a DOS box?
Except the network card I have doesn't have Linux drivers. That's the main reason I'm going to be trying this experiment.
Correction: I meant the card doesn't have DOS drivers. Sorry for the confusion. (I should proofread my e-mails better.)
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Per von Zweigbergk <[email protected]>
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Wouldn't it be better to just stop using
linux and install only DOS then?Except the network card I have doesn't have Linux drivers. That's the main reason I'm going to be trying this experiment.
Looks like the reversed logic to me, grrr. If you don't have the linux drivers, then you are of no hopes running it under Linux, no matter whether you use dosemu or not. So, you have the DOS drivers, but no linux drivers, and that makes your argument for trying it under linux instead of the DOS?