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Re: dosemu: general protection fault

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From: Uwe Bonnes
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 1997 00:00
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In maus.os.linux Alexander "Alfe" Fetke <alfebtcd@cs.tu-berlin.de> wrote:
: Hi ...

: I am trying to run a dos game under dosemu in linux. the game is virtual
: pool (CD-ROM). each time i try to start the game i just get an error message
: and the execution of the game (not of dosemu) is aborted.
: the error reads:

: INTERRUPT 0DH, GENERAL PROTECTION FAULT      possible illegal address
:...

: i am using dosemu 0.64.3 and linux 2.0.29 (slackware).

:...

First, dosemu 0.64.3 is really old. Try a recent one first, 0.66.6 is
actual. Tou may need to fetch the binary version. 

Second, your game may use an incompatible DOS expander. Does it run under
Win31/Win40/OS2 in the DOS-Box. If not, not chance with dosemu neither.
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From: Uwe Bonnes <bon@hertz.ikp.physik.th-darmstadt.de>
Subject: Re: dosemu: general protection fault
Date: 1997/06/23
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