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Messages - rdonnelly

#1
Emulators / Re: Sun xVM VirtualBox
2009.01.11, 01:25:02
Quote from: Fahrvenugen on 2009.01.11, 01:09:53
Have you even tried the OS/2 version of VirtualBox?  It actually works pretty well for what you're asking for.

http://www.smedley.info/os2ports/index.php?page=virtualbox



I did not realize it was available, thought it was just being developed, but it is good to know.
#2
Emulators / Re: Sun xVM VirtualBox
2009.01.10, 23:57:00
Well, my whole point was dual booting sucks.

Odin, wine, wape, codeweavers wine, etc. does not work with everything, and things can get glitchy.

It would be nice to run VMs on OS2, isnt that what we used to do back in the early 90s with Win OS2? Well it was,nt a VM but it was native windoze 3.1, and all was good.

I have an accounting app I have been using for almost 15 years. I used to use an older version on Win OS2. I have tried 10 or 20 alternatives, and I did not like them. If VM allows me to run this without dual booting. That is great for me.

Maybe Team OS2 should work on VM. It would have kept me around if they did.
#3
Emulators / Re: Sun xVM VirtualBox
2009.01.10, 11:32:11
Quote from: Saijin_Naib on 2009.01.10, 08:31:51
I disagree with you Rdonnely. VM is an overly cumbersome and slow process to get an app to run. The elegance of something like WINE or Odin is much appreciated. In any case, I don't use eCS anymore so it matters not to me.

I have wine installed as well, and I use it for simple apps that have no problem with it. The point I am making is, OS2 can not run windows, would any one really bitch if they could run native windoze in a VM with out spending several minutes dual booting back and forth? Once I start VM, I do not shut it down, there is nothing cumbersome about it at all. If OS2 was able to run VM I might be using it myself. It has always been my favorite OS and gui. Besides, what exactly do you use your PC for? Playing Games? Trolling the internet? What??? I use mine for business and must run certain specific apps, that are usually written for windoze.

Try to be a little more positive Saijin
#4
Emulators / Re: Sun xVM VirtualBox
2009.01.10, 11:21:01
Quote from: Paul Smedley on 2009.01.10, 07:39:49
Quote from: rdonnelly on 2009.01.09, 20:46:11
So for best results VM is the way to go, even Paul Smedley knows this.
Actually, no he doesn't.  I don't even use Virtualbox on any of my systems.  I just built a binary as a service to the community.

So, why dont you just pick up on Odin then instead?
#5
Emulators / Re: Sun xVM VirtualBox
2009.01.09, 20:46:11
That is good to hear that someone is trying to make a working version of vbox for OS2.

Did You ever try vbox? It only takes 36 seconds total time to start vbox, and  XP. So no big deal to start an entire OS, try that with your dual boot.

And just what apps can you run on Odin?? Vbox can run the apps of multiple OS's in their native OS, no bugs or glitches. I have tried Odin, Wine, and Codeweavers. They all work to an extent, and if these emulators worked so good, I would not even have posted this. And Odin is far behind the other 2. Why do you think Win-OS2 worked so well? Because it ran native windows.

So for best results VM is the way to go, even Paul Smedley knows this.

BTW, it also start windoze apps much faster XP on PC, no long waits for the HD to scramble. XP is my toy OS.
#6
Emulators / Sun xVM VirtualBox
2009.01.09, 18:35:51
I was wondering, has any one ever installed Sun xVM VirtualBox on an OS2 systems, is it possible? I assume being by Sun it is Java?

What does it do?

Answer it creates a virtual machine on a host computer. On this machine you can installed any OS, as if it were a PC. I just installed windoze XP, and it boots windows xp on top of my Linux destop. NO MORE DUAL BOOTING!! You can also install, Linux, Solaris, OS/2, BSD, Dos, etc. I tried to install Warp 4, but I got a trap before I really got any where.

http://www.virtualbox.org/

Could this be the replacement for ODIN?

Bob
#7
There actually is a way to run this from any OS, the only catch is it runs on Nola Pro's server for about $200.00 per year. No installation or maintenance on your part. Just connect with Firefox. So yes, OS2 finally has a full featured accounting program in a sense.
#8
Well, you surely know more about it then me joachim.  Sorry to get your hopes up, yes Zend is the deal breaker.
#9
I am using it on linux. Being it runs on a bunch of PHP files, I thought it could run on any browser with a little configuring. You need appache, mysql, and a few other things. Not sure, but most likely the differnce between the windoze and linux version is the way it is packaged? It does not actually get installed, just copy all files to a web enabled directory, then run it from firefox.
#10
I downloaded a Firefox based accounting program, it runs PHP files. This may be usable with eCS?

http://nolapro.com/index-5.html
#11
I have grub in my linux partition as well. I will have to reinstall BM and see if I can not boot linux. Just wondering if installing BM is going to be seen in linux as another partition before the linux partition?
#12
I originally tried to add the linux partition to BM, but it would not boot, that is why I tried Boot Magic. That did not boot linux either.
#13
Setup & Installation / Boot ECS from GRUB
2008.11.29, 22:09:54
I am having problems booting different OS's. I have Win XP, FreeDos, eCS, and Linux, on different partions. I can not boot Linux from boot manger or Boot Magic. If I let grub take the job, it adds Win XP and FreeDos to the boot menu, but not eCS. Also Linux is unable to mount my JFS partition. in the drives window these drive are displace as the name 0100 (binary) I added eCS to the grub menu, all is correct, but it will not boot, I get the following error.

Root (hd0,4) File System JFS Partition type 0x7
saveddefault
makeactive
error 12: Invalid device request

If any one is booting linux and ecs, could you please tell me your setup.

Thanks Bob
#14
Oki C5500 Hiper C. It was almost brainless to install this printer under mint. I did not have to open a web browser or any thing, I just selected new printer, mint detected it on USB and Network. Even in windoze you have to install driver and reboot, and OKI supports windoze. I know you are the printer guru, so if you want me to get more info, let me know, but you might have to coach me, as I am a newb at linux.

More info from printer configuration
URI: socket://192.168.15.103:9100
Make and Model Oki C5500 Foomatic/foo2hiperc (recommended)
#15
Well guys, I just installed Linux Mint, install took less then a 1/2 hour in a single phase. I do not even know Linux yet, and I easily set up my "Impossible to print from GDI WinPrinter" in less then 5 minutes and printed a test page! This OS went in easier and faster than any OS I ever installed besides Dos. It had no complaints about drivers, or HD partitioning. I always felt intimidated by Linux. But Mint is sweet, and free.

Any ways it gave me a choice of network or USB printing, It printed using cups v1.3.x.
Interpreter Information, Postscript: Level 3, Version: 3010 (861), Product: GPL Ghostscript, Serial #:42

Well, this means printing GDI in OS/2 is possible with cups and some configuring.