I run freedos in vmware. I've not tried it in virtualbox. I'm running mostly small apps, a forth compiler I wrote, the Microsoft Quick Pascal compiler, the Microsoft Quick C compiler.
No keyboard problems I'm aware of. I'm not sure I've tried the mouse. Let me give it a whirl. --- On Sat, 6/21/08, Mateusz Viste <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Mateusz Viste <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [Freedos-user] VirtualBox troubles > To: freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > Date: Saturday, June 21, 2008, 9:26 AM > Hi folks! > > I'm trying to get rid of my "DOS Machine" (I > have a PC which I use only for FreeDOS) by moving all my > FreeDOS files to a VirtualBox machine on my Linux computer. > Unfortunately, I'm experiencing some troubles... > > First of all, JemmEx weren't able to use XMS memory. I > resolved it by using the latest version, it works okay now. > The keyboard isn't working like I would expect. > It's okay for typing commands, but the arrow keys > aren't working at all. > The mouse is crazy: when I load ctmouse, it detects a mouse > on PS2 bus, but it is unusable - goes very quickly from the > left upper corner to left bottom corner of the screen (I > didn't tested it in graphic mode yet). > > I have still several tests to do (various graphic modes, > sound emulation, network...), but I need a fully working > keyboard/mouse for that... > > Has anybody tried to run FreeDOS in such environment? What > kind of troubles d'you got? Have you resolved any? How? > > bye! > Mateusz Viste > -- > You'll find my public OpenPGP key at > http://mateusz.viste.free.fr/pub_key------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. > It's the best place to buy or sell services for > just about anything Open Source. > http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php_______________________________________________ > Freedos-user mailing list > Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out the new SourceForge.net Marketplace. It's the best place to buy or sell services for just about anything Open Source. http://sourceforge.net/services/buy/index.php _______________________________________________ Freedos-user mailing list Freedos-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freedos-user
