Ok, please excuse my confusion here.

I have tried to setup BRE988 under sbbs. I have not tried runnign it yet as I am a bit confused on the paths and how BRE's batch file should be setup.

here is the .BAT file with comments
----
@echo off
e: # the sbbs/xtrn directory
cd BREV988 # this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn
copy d:/doorfile.sr #copied from the node directory
BRE #execute door
d: # return to node dir
cd \ #not sure why this is here
exitemu #exit dosemu
----

This was built by the INSTALL.EXE program under the assumption (by me) that it should reside in the /sbbs/xtrn directory.

I have tried to test the emusetup.bat under dosemu but whenever I run it the console hangs after loading ansi.com.

I have hacked at setting up dosemu, it works but I'm not 100% sure everything is A-OK.


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Clifra wrote:

I have tried to test the emusetup.bat under dosemu but whenever I run it the console hangs after loading ansi.com.

ansi.com? Is that from the door you're trying to run? If you need an ansi driver did you try nansi.sys?

I don't think I use one at all and every door I have works perfectly fine.
I do recall saying a while ago that I had nothing but problems with DOSEMU under CentOS but I have it working perfectly under Ubuntu.

Now, if the door has an executable that needs to be run before you can
actually use it, this is what I do.

Look at the bottom of your external.bat file in one of your node dirs

REM For debugging: /usr/bin/env TERM=linux HOME=/sbbs/ctrl/ QUIET=1 DOSDRIVE_D=/sbbs/node1/ /usr/bin/dosemu.bin -I"video { none }" -I"keystroke \r"
-f/etc/dosemu/dosemu.
conf -ED:external.bat -o/sbbs/node1/dosemu.log 2> /sbbs/node1/dosemu_boot.log >> /sbbs/data/dosevent_binkd.log

From that you can do something like

TERM=linux HOME=/sbbs/ctrl/ DOSDRIVE_D=/sbbs/node1/ /usr/bin/dosemu.bin -f/etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf

The result would be something like this:
bbs@bbs:/sbbs/node1$ TERM=linux HOME=/sbbs/ctrl/ DOSDRIVE_D=/sbbs/node1/ /usr/bin/dosemu.bin -f/etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf
Kernel compatibility 7.10 - WATCOMC - 80386 CPU required - FAT32 support

(C) Copyright 1995-2006 Pasquale J. Villani and The FreeDOS Project.
All Rights Reserved. This is free software and comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the
GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation;
either version 2, or (at your option) any later version.
C: HD1, Pri[ 1], CHS= 0-1-1, start= 0 MB, size= 392 MB
D: HD2, Pri[ 1], CHS= 0-1-1, start= 0 MB, size= 392 MB
dosemu XMS 3.0 driver installed.
dosemu EMS driver rev 0.5 installed.
NANSI.sys 4.0b: New ANSI driver. Copyright 1986-2003 Daniel Kegel http://www.kegel.com/nansi/ <dank at kegel.com>
This is free software. It comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY.
You are welcome to redistribute it under the terms of the
GNU Public License; see http://www.gnu.org/ for details.
Kernel: allocated 41 Diskbuffers = 21812 Bytes in HMA
Z: = LINUX\FS\ attrib = READ ONLY

FreeCom version 0.84-pre2 XMS_Swap [Aug 28 2006 00:29:00]
Redirection for drive D: was deleted.
D: = LINUX\FS/SBBS/NODE1/ attrib = READ/WRITE
SHARE installed.


Once in the dosemu environemnt type can TYPE D:\EXTERNAL.BAT

type d:external.bat

@echo off
set DSZLOG=D:\PROTOCOL.LOG
set SBBSNODE=D:
set SBBSNNUM=1
set SBBSCTRL=F:
set SBBSDATA=G:
set SBBSEXEC=H:
set PCBNODE=1
lredir del E:
lredir del F:
lredir del G:
lredir del H:
lredir E: linux\fs\sbbs\xtrn
lredir F: linux\fs\sbbs\ctrl
lredir G: linux\fs\sbbs\data
lredir H: linux\fs\sbbs\exec
E:
cd stackem
call F:\emusetup.bat
stackem.exe stackem.cfg d:\door.sys
exitemu
REM For debugging: /usr/bin/env HOME=/sbbs/ctrl/ QUIET=1 DOSDRIVE_D=/sbbs/node1/ /usr/bin/dosemu.bin -I"video { none }" -I"keystroke \r"
-I"serial { virtual com 1 }" -f/
etc/dosemu/dosemu.conf -ED:external.bat -o/sbbs/node1/dosemu.log 2> /sbbs/node1/dosemu_boot.log

Basically the same file as before in your node directory.
Now, execute all the commands up to and including the E:

Now, CD into the directory where your door is and run the INSTALL.EXE file.

Once you are finished you can EXITEMU but for completeness you can check you can check your emusetup.bat. This is where I load my fossil driver, x00.exe

type f:emusetup.bat

set PATH=%PATH%;e:\dosutils
e:\dosutils\x00.exe eliminate


You could also try to run the door in local mode if it has one.

At this point you'll notice D: is your node directory which is where
your door.sys will live, or whatever drop file you're using, so if
it asks for the full path you can specify D:\door.sys.

I can let you have my drop-in dosmeu setup that works for Ubuntu and
you can see if it works in CentOS 7 if you wish. Let me know.

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Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Clifra Jones to All on Tue Jul 31 2018 03:57 pm

Ok, please excuse my confusion here.

I have tried to setup BRE988 under sbbs. I have not tried runnign it yet as I am a bit confused on the paths and how BRE's batch file should be setup.

here is the .BAT file with comments
----
@echo off
e: # the sbbs/xtrn directory
cd BREV988 # this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn

Synchronet already starts the process off with the current working directory of the "startup directory" as configured in SCFG.

copy d:/doorfile.sr #copied from the node directory

Shouldn't need to do that.

BRE #execute door
d: # return to node dir

Don't need that.

cd \ #not sure why this is here

Don't need that.

exitemu #exit dosemu

Is that necessary? I don't think you need this batch file at all.

digital man

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Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Clifra Jones to All on Tue Jul 31 2018 03:57 pm

cd BREV988 # this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn

I don't think that is a valid way to have a comment in a DOS batch file. Comments are normally on their own line and start with "REM". For instance: REM this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn

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Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Clifra Jones to All on Tue Jul 31 2018 03:57 pm

copy d:/doorfile.sr #copied from the node directory

DOS uses backslashes - It should be d:\, not d:/

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Nightfox wrote:

Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Clifra Jones to All on Tue Jul 31 2018 03:57 pm

cd BREV988 # this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn

I don't think that is a valid way to have a comment in a DOS batch file. Comments are normally on their own line and start with "REM". For instance: REM this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn

Ah, good catch.

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On 07-31-18 21:19, Nightfox wrote to Clifra Jones <=-

I don't think that is a valid way to have a comment in a DOS batch
file. Comments are normally on their own line and start with "REM".
For instance: REM this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn

Yep, only way I know of making comments in a DOS/Windows batch file is by starting a line with "rem " (case insensitive).


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Re: Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Nelgin to Clifra Jones on Tue Jul 31 2018 07:36 pm

driver did you try nansi.sys?

I don't think I use one at all and every door I have works perfectly fine.
I do recall saying a while ago that I had nothing but problems with DOSEMU under CentOS but I have it working perfectly under Ubuntu.

Now, if the door has an executable that needs to be run before you can actually use it, this is what I do.

Thanks, I will lok at all this.

Not needing ANSI driver is good to know as every time I try and load any ansi drive it just goes blank. I can blind type exitemu and get out.

Re: CentOS, yeah I am about there myself. CentOS is great for servers. I run several Web servers with it and they are rock solid but on other things it can be such a pain. I've stopped using it for desktop/laptops and use Fedora for all those and have far less struggles getting things to work.

I am just not as familiar with the Debian/Ubuntu flavor but I can pick it up. So I may jusy stop beating myself over the head and just do that.
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Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Digital Man to Clifra Jones on Tue Jul 31 2018 06:25 pm

Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Clifra Jones to All on Tue Jul 31 2018 03:57 pm

Ok, please excuse my confusion here.

I have tried to setup BRE988 under sbbs. I have not tried runnign it yet as I am a bit confused on the paths and how BRE's batch file should be setup.

here is the .BAT file with comments
----
@echo off
e: # the sbbs/xtrn directory
cd BREV988 # this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn

Synchronet already starts the process off with the current working directory of the "startup directory" as configured in SCFG.

copy d:/doorfile.sr #copied from the node directory

Shouldn't need to do that.

BRE #execute door
d: # return to node dir

Don't need that.

cd \ #not sure why this is here

Don't need that.

exitemu #exit dosemu

Is that necessary? I don't think you need this batch file at all.

digital man

This is what was created by the BRE install program when I ran it on my workstation under DOSBOX.

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Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Nightfox to Clifra Jones on Tue Jul 31 2018 09:19 pm

Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Clifra Jones to All on Tue Jul 31 2018 03:57 pm

cd BREV988 # this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn

I don't think that is a valid way to have a comment in a DOS batch file. Comments are normally on their own line and start with "REM". For instance: REM this folder exists under sbbs/xtrn

Nightfox

It is not I just did that for commenting sake in the post.

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Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Nightfox to Clifra Jones on Tue Jul 31 2018 09:20 pm

Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Clifra Jones to All on Tue Jul 31 2018 03:57 pm

copy d:/doorfile.sr #copied from the node directory

DOS uses backslashes - It should be d:\, not d:/

Yeah, I typed it not copied it. Used the wrong slash. it is right in the actual file.

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Clifra wrote:

I am just not as familiar with the Debian/Ubuntu flavor but I can pick it

up.

So I may jusy stop beating myself over the head and just do that.

The biggest difference is the package management system. Rather than doing
yum search you use apt-cache search or apt-get install to install a package. The locations of most files are the same and the names of most are easy to figure out. All the systemd stuff is the same. Really once sbbs is installed then there's very little difference.

Besides it's good to expand your horizons. I have a bit of a walkthrough of what I did to start with at http://wiki.nigelreed.net under the Linux stuff.
It goes only so far. If you do go for Ubuntu the DOSEMU will definitely work.

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Re: Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Nelgin to Clifra Jones on Wed Aug 01 2018 03:20 pm

Clifra wrote:

I am just not as familiar with the Debian/Ubuntu flavor but I can
pick it up. So I may jusy stop beating myself over the head and just
do that.

The biggest difference is the package management system. Rather than doing yum search you use apt-cache search or apt-get install to install a package. The locations of most files are the same and the names of most are easy to figure out. All the systemd stuff is the same. Really once sbbs is installed then there's very little difference.

Besides it's good to expand your horizons. I have a bit of a walkthrough of what I did to start with at http://wiki.nigelreed.net under the Linux stuff. It goes only so far. If you do go for Ubuntu the DOSEMU will definitely work.

Yeah, Ijust need to get used to it.

I have it up and running now. Like you said DOSEMU just works. I have not had time to hey my DOORS up yet (Work getting inthe way) but should soon. Thanks for the advice.

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On 08-07-18 15:41, Ray Quinn wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

Tony Langdon wrote to Nightfox <=-

... Book Title: Trails to the Outhouse - Will E. Makit

Illistrations by Betty Wont.

ROFLMAO!!! :D


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Re: Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Tony Langdon to Ray Quinn on Wed Aug 08 2018 07:25 pm

... Book Title: Trails to the Outhouse - Will E. Makit

Illistrations by Betty Wont.

ROFLMAO!!! :D

:P
Other book recommendations:
Under The Bleachers, by Seymour Butts
Under The Bridge, by I.P. Freely
Over The Cliff, by Hugo Furst

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On 08-08-18 09:47, Nightfox wrote to Tony Langdon <=-

:P

Other book recommendations:
Under The Bleachers, by Seymour Butts
Under The Bridge, by I.P. Freely
Over The Cliff, by Hugo Furst

Haha, I know a couple of others:

Rusty Springs by I. P. Nightly
Cat's Revenge by Claude Balls
Baby's Revenge by Nora Titoff

:)


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Re: Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Tony Langdon to Nightfox on Thu Aug 09 2018 07:22 am

Haha, I know a couple of others:

Rusty Springs by I. P. Nightly
Cat's Revenge by Claude Balls
Baby's Revenge by Nora Titoff

:)

Nightfox

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Re: Re: DOS Doors under Linux/DOSEMU
By: Tony Langdon to Ray Quinn on Wed Aug 08 2018 07:25 pm

... Book Title: Trails to the Outhouse - Will E. Makit

Illistrations by Betty Wont.

ROFLMAO!!! :D

:P

Other book recommendations:
Under The Bleachers, by Seymour Butts
Under The Bridge, by I.P. Freely
Over The Cliff, by Hugo Furst

Another one by I.P. Freely - Yellow River

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