Re: Wine question

["Bill Ricker-3" <user=46@nabble.blu.org>]

 what works if a Windows program needsto spawn a DOS program to handle 
sometuhing and get results back? 



On 9/30/07, Jerry Feldman <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> On Sun, 30 Sep 2007 20:35:21 -0400 
> "James Kramer" <[hidden email]> wrote: 
> 
> > I installed Wine on Ubuntu Fiesty.  I am trying to run a DOS program named 
> > FLAC.  When I issue the command 
> > $  wine FLAC 
> > I receive this message and the program hangs (It does not open a new 
> window) 
> > 
> > Warning: unprotecting memory to allow real-mode calls. 
> >          NULL pointer accesses will no longer be caught. 
> > 
> > I tried another dos based program with the same message.  I did not 
> install 
> > these programs. I loaded the .exe from the CD to a linux ext3 folder.  I 
> > have googled and went to the wine web site with not answers.  I tried 
> using 
> > Wine File and nothing happens when I click on the file.  I would 
> appreciate 
> > any suggestions. 
> 
> You should use either DOSEMU or DOSBOX for DOS programs. 
> 
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