On 2019 Mar 24 15:23:04, I wrote to you:

 ml> let me have some time to get something written up and posted somewhere...

i'm just going to post it here... it could probably go on the wiki but i'm not
sure where to place it...


==== Begin "sbbs-dosemu.txt"  ====

i run debian based systems so the process might be a  little different on
redhat based stuff...

my method does not need or use sbbs/ctrl/emusetup.bat at all...


1. make sure your sbbs is compiled to use DOSemu

2. install the dosemu package
      sudo aptitude install dosemu

3. run it as a normal user to make sure it works
   you should get a working DOS environment
   this is only a test at this point
   the default environment is not the same as what sbbs sets up
   exitemu to leave

4. set up an external door to command.com
                  DOSEmu command.com
   =============================================
   Name                       DOSEmu command.com
   Internal Code              DOSEMUCO
   Start-up Directory         ../xtrn
   Command Line               command.com
   Clean-up Command Line
   Execution Cost             None
   Access Requirements        SYSOP
   Execution Requirements
   Multiple Concurrent Users  Yes
   Intercept I/O              Standard
   Native Executable          No
   Use Shell to Execute       No
   Modify User Data           No
   Execute on Event           No
   Pause After Execution      No
   BBS Drop File Type         None
   Place Drop File In         Node Directory
   Time Options...

5. log into the bbs with your sysop account

6. execute the above ""door""
   this is only to set up the initial sbbs environment in DOSemu
   don't do anything
   just exitemu to quit back to the bbs

7. now from the *nix side:
   a. cd sbbs/ctrl/.dosemu/drive_c
   b. cp config.sys config.org
   c. edit config.sys to add the following line below
      the cdrom.sys line so ansi works on local terminal

      devicehigh=d:\bin\nansi.sys

   d. cp autoexec.bat autoexec.org
   e. edit autoexec.bat so it looks like the following

      @echo off
      rem autoexec.bat for DOSEMU + FreeDOS
      path z:\bin;z:\gnu;z:\dosemu
      set HELPPATH=z:\help
      set TEMP=c:\tmp
      rem blaster
      share
      rem *************************
      rem * load one of:          *
      rem *   dosemu's fossil.exe *
      rem *   bnu.com             *
      rem *   x00.exe             *
      rem *************************
      rem fossil
      bnu /P:1 /L:0=38400 /F+ /Z0 /M+ /T:4096 /R:4096
      rem x00 eliminate
      prompt $p $g
      unix -s DOSDRIVE_D
      if "%DOSDRIVE_D%" == "" goto nodrived
      lredir del d: > nul
      lredir d: linux\fs%DOSDRIVE_D%
      :nodrived
      rem uncomment to load another bitmap font
      rem loadhi display con=(vga,437,2)
      rem mode con codepage prepare850) z:\cpi\ega.cpx)
      rem mode con codepage select 850
      rem chcp 850
      lredir e: linux\fs/media/cdrom c
      unix -s DOSEMU_VERSION
      echo "Welcome to dosemu %DOSEMU_VERSION%!"
      unix -e

   f. put a copy of bnu.com and x00.exe in this directory
      so you can easily change the above autoexec.bat to
      use whichever one works best for you. bnu is currently
      loaded in the above autoexec.bat

that should do it for the initial setup... there may be an edit or two needed
in the dosemu config files... i generally have to make one change to use the
bottom of memory and i think another change to set the keyboard...

if there are questions, please ask...

==== End "sbbs-dosemu.txt" ====

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