For months now, I have been struggling with getting Tradewars working againãunder linux. It was working but, sometime back in June, the EXTERN programãbegan crashing my DOS maintenance BAT. By "crashing," I mean it wasãclosing the dosemu window entirely, without a visible error message.ããI tried running EXTERN under dosbox, as well as BIGBANG, and get theãfollowing error:ããFile Error (1) - (filename).DAT : Invalid Functionããfilename = the name of the DAT file that the programs are presumablyãattempting to access at that moment (it varies, depending on the programãand function).ããI thought that upgrading to the latest version of debian caused this, asãthat version of dosemu did cause other issues with other programs. Iãdowngraded dosemu to the previous working version and, although all theãother BBS issues went away, the TW issue is still happening.ããI do not remember doing anything special to the dosemu settings to get thisãrunning... did any of you all that have tradewars working?ããSome other things I tried... I went back to the OS/2 box I migrated the BBSãfrom, and the EXTERN program runs fine there. I copied all of those files -ãDAT, EXE, and the whole directory structure - from the OS/2 box to theãlinux box and the problem immediately returned, as in first time I ranãEXTERN.ããAs stated, I tried BIGBANG-ing the universe over again, and that programãcrashes, too. I have NOT yet tried a fresh install... I need to locate myãregistration info before I do that.ããI even tried copying a fresh-from-OS/2-install copy over to a DOS-formattedãdevice (thinking maybe I was running into an upper/lower case issue),ãmounting that device to linux, and running TW from there. Same issue.ããTradewars was the one door I liked playing myself, so I would like to getãit running again. Thanks for any assistance.ããMikeããP.S. FWIW, I am running TW under a DOS BBS that is also running in dosemu,ãthe same one it ran under when it was on the OS/2 box, and not under SBBS orãMystic. However, any input may still be relevant. :)ãã---ã þ SLMR 2.1a þ "Mmmmmmmm.....doughnuts."ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * 1-502-875-8938ã

Re: Tradewars under linuxã By: Dumas Walker to ALL on Sat Sep 23 2017 07:49 amãã > For months now, I have been struggling with getting Tradewars working againã > under linux. It was working but, sometime back in June, the EXTERN programã > began crashing my DOS maintenance BAT. By "crashing," I mean it wasã > closing the dosemu window entirely, without a visible error message.ãã > I tried running EXTERN under dosbox, as well as BIGBANG, and get theã > following error:ãã > File Error (1) - (filename).DAT : Invalid Functionãã > filename = the name of the DAT file that the programs are presumablyã > attempting to access at that moment (it varies, depending on the programã > and function).ãã > I thought that upgrading to the latest version of debian caused this, asã > that version of dosemu did cause other issues with other programs. Iã > downgraded dosemu to the previous working version and, although all theã > other BBS issues went away, the TW issue is still happening.ãã > I do not remember doing anything special to the dosemu settings to get thisã > running... did any of you all that have tradewars working?ãã > Some other things I tried... I went back to the OS/2 box I migrated the BBSã > from, and the EXTERN program runs fine there. I copied all of those files -ã > DAT, EXE, and the whole directory structure - from the OS/2 box to theã > linux box and the problem immediately returned, as in first time I ranã > EXTERN.ãããare you using tw2002 and trying dpmi and non dpmi versions?ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

are you using tw2002 and trying dpmi and non dpmi versions?ããI am using tw2002. I did not realize there were dpmi and non-dpmi versionsãof EXTERN and BIGBANG, which are the components that are failing. Areãthere?ãã---ã þ SLMR 2.1a þ This message brought to you by JAMMITIN (tm)!!ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * 1-502-875-8938ã

Re: Tradewars under linuxã By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Sat Sep 23 2017 07:09 pmãã > > are you using tw2002 and trying dpmi and non dpmi versions?ãã > I am using tw2002. I did not realize there were dpmi and non-dpmi versionsã > of EXTERN and BIGBANG, which are the components that are failing. Areã > there?ãããdont know, you tell me. give it a try.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

are you using tw2002 and trying dpmi and non dpmi versions?ããTook a look at the TW2002 docs... it mentions the dpmi version, and talks aboutãwho should and should not use it, but it does not explain how you run whichãversion. So, to answer you question, I have no idea which version it is. :) ã> File Error (1) - (filename).DAT : Invalid FunctionããThe error I am getting is a TP error and means an invalid OS call. Found thatãinfo in a list of TP error codes on the interwebs.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * 1-502-875-8938ã

Re: Re: Tradewars under linuxã By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Sun Sep 24 2017 09:51 amãã > > are you using tw2002 and trying dpmi and non dpmi versions?ãã > Took a look at the TW2002 docs... it mentions the dpmi version, and talksã > about who should and should not use it, but it does not explain how you runã > which version. So, to answer you question, I have no idea which version itã > is. :) ããread the file_id.dizã > > File Error (1) - (filename).DAT : Invalid Functionããnever got error before.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

Re: Re: Tradewars under linuxã By: MRO to Dumas Walker on Sun Sep 24 2017 01:26 pmããSo I went to BBSES.info and all that's there is you trashing your BBS.ãã"... Computer programmers don't byte, they just nybble a bit."ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ the Outwest BBS - outwestbbs.com Telnet - outwestbbs.com:23ã

Re: Re: Tradewars under linuxã By: Roadhog to MRO on Mon Sep 25 2017 08:50 amãã > Re: Re: Tradewars under linuxã > By: MRO to Dumas Walker on Sun Sep 24 2017 01:26 pmãã > So I went to BBSES.info and all that's there is you trashing your BBS.ããthat's not me, that's from a tv showããi took down most of bbses.info's services months ago. [wish i did it sooner]ãi still provide hosting and honor the deals i made with providing peopleãservices.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

read the file_id.dizããThe file_id.diz does not mention dpmi so I guess I am running the non-dpmiãversion.ãã---ã þ SLMR 2.1a þ "Wanna give Honest Abe another term in the Oval Office?"ã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * 1-502-875-8938ã

Re: Re: Tradewars under linuxã By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Mon Sep 25 2017 06:16 pmãã > > read the file_id.dizãã > The file_id.diz does not mention dpmi so I guess I am running the non-dpmiã > version.ããããif it is a dpmi version you will have a D in the archive filename.ãi suggest doing a bigbang on a compatible system and then copy the files overãto your linux box.ããalso make sure you have everything setup correctly in the dos environment. ãyou could use dosbox to run it probably. dunno, i've only used dosbox to runãproblem doorgames in a windows environment.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

also make sure you have everything setup correctly in the dos environment.ããI was wondering if anyone had any special settings they used. It wasãrunning fine until I upgraded to the new release of debian linux. Iãdowngraded dosemu back to the previous version after a few programs gave meãgrief, though. Only TW kept behaving badly.ãã> you could use dosbox to run it probably. dunno, i've only used dosbox to runã> problem doorgames in a windows environment.ããActually, dosbox is where I am getting the error message that I posted theãother day. When it stops working in a dosemu session, it crashed theãsession (the session closes) and I do not see the error message.ããSince it is borked in both dosbox and dosemu, I wonder if it is not somethingãunderlying in how these dos emulators access the linux file system. Maybeãsomething in the upgrade of the linux OS "underneath" is causing it.ãã---ã þ SLMR 2.1a þ "Television! Teacher, Mother, Secret Lover..." - Homerã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * 1-502-875-8938ã

Re: Re: Tradewars under linuxã By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Tue Sep 26 2017 06:13 pmãã > > also make sure you have everything setup correctly in the dos environment.ãã > I was wondering if anyone had any special settings they used. It wasã > running fine until I upgraded to the new release of debian linux. Iã > downgraded dosemu back to the previous version after a few programs gave meã > grief, though. Only TW kept behaving badly.ãã > Since it is borked in both dosbox and dosemu, I wonder if it is notã > something underlying in how these dos emulators access the linux fileã > system. Maybe something in the upgrade of the linux OS "underneath" isã > causing it.ããããmaybe you just setup the game wrong. run it in a windows environment and see.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã

maybe you just setup the game wrong. run it in a windows environment and see.ããNo I had it set up and working properly for years. It quit working when Iãupgraded to the most-recent stable release of debian.ããThe same setup still runs under OS/2, which is where it was originally.ãã---ã þ SLMR 2.1a þ ÈÊÊÊʼ Hey Rocky, watch me pull a tagline outta my hatã þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * 1-502-875-8938ã

maybe you just setup the game wrong. run it in a windows environment andã > see.ã > ã > No I had it set up and working properly for years. It quit working when Iã > upgraded to the most-recent stable release of debian.ã > ã > The same setup still runs under OS/2, which is where it was originally.ã ãMaybe I'm lazy, I dreamed to make TWGS work on linux with wine or something.ãBut for now it's just running in it's individual windows XT vm where only theã2002 and 2003 port open. It takes little resources so i like it like that.ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ MtlGeek - Geeks in Montreal - http://mtlgeek.com/ -ã

Re: Re: Tradewars under linuxã > By: Roadhog to MRO on Mon Sep 25 2017 08:50 amãã > > Re: Re: Tradewars under linuxã > > By: MRO to Dumas Walker on Sun Sep 24 2017 01:26 pmãã > > So I went to BBSES.info and all that's there is you trashing your BBS.ãã > that's not me, that's from a tv showãã > i took down most of bbses.info's services months ago. [wish i did itã > sooner]ã > i still provide hosting and honor the deals i made with providing peopleã > services.ããIs the torrent seedbox still running? That was a pretty cool service. I grabbedãseveral torrents that looked useful at the time. ãã~KenDB3ãã---ã þ Synchronet þ KD3net-Rhode Island's only BBS about nothing. http://bbs.kd3.usã

Re: Re: Tradewars under linuxã By: KenDB3 to MRO on Sun Oct 29 2017 10:47 pmãã > Is the torrent seedbox still running? That was a pretty cool service. Iã > grabbed several torrents that looked useful at the time. ãããif you go to bbstorrents you will see that it's not up :Dãbeen down a long time.ã---ã þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::ã