Is linux version being worked on?

[salatiel]

Hi guys, i am really thankful for finding this project. pcem is a great emulator.
Unfortunately, despite having a linux version, pcem for linux isnt working.
I tried to install windows 98, it will crash right before trying to create a startup disk. If i use the /ie switch for the setup.exe, it will crash during copying files.
By crash i mean it will just close, there is no seg fault on terminal, nothing at all.
If i install the same image on windows, it will just fine, and i will boot this disk just fine on pcem for linux ( changing the cfg to point to the correctly image locations ) but randomly windows will close ( again with no message ).
Besides that, if i try to run 3dfx games ( tried resident evil 1 and extreme assault) , pcem will lock ( it wont close, it will hang )
I tried to compile using debug flags to try to gdb it, but it fails to compile when --enable-debug is set in configure script.
I dont see threads about pcem running in linux, so maybe this problems are not known at all.

Thanks for this great project !

[rliegh]

I'm using playonlinux to run it, myself. So far it seems to run alright.

[salatiel]

Were you able to install windows 98 on it without crashing ?

[rliegh]

Were you able to install windows 98 on it without crashing ?

Haven't tried; I'll give it a shot later and post my results.

[rliegh]

Were you able to install windows 98 on it without crashing ?

"without it crashing" is reletive, of course. I did have to do a hard reset immediately after install; that might have been my impatience, though. I didn't get a blue screen.

Apart from that, I was able to install it, run the visual basic 6 installer, compile a simple vb6 program. That's as far as I got, I have an i5 2400S cpu which makes pentium emulation painful.

Here's my config, for what it's worth. Also, I am running neozeed's compile from the network thread.

gameblaster = 0
gus = 0
ssi2001 = 0
voodoo = 0
model = 38
cpu_manufacturer = 0
cpu = 3
cpu_use_dynarec = 1
gfxcard = 5
video_speed = 3
sndcard = 7
cpu_speed = 13
has_fpu = 1
slow_video = 1
cache = 4
cga_composite = 0
disc_a =
disc_b =
mem_size = 32768
cdrom_drive = 200
cdrom_enabled = 1
cdrom_channel = 1
cdrom_path = Z:\home\smythe\iso\Old MS\Visual Studio 6\VSE600ENU1.iso
vid_resize = 1
vid_api = 0
video_fullscreen_scale = 0
video_fullscreen_first = 1
hdc_sectors = 63
hdc_heads = 16
hdc_cylinders = 4090
hdc_fn = C:\pcemV11Win-Aug2016-withROMs\drive_c.img
hdd_sectors = 0
hdd_heads = 0
hdd_cylinders = 0
hdd_fn =
hde_sectors = 0
hde_heads = 0
hde_cylinders = 0
hde_fn =
hdf_sectors = 0
hdf_heads = 0
hdf_cylinders = 0
hdf_fn =
drive_a_type = 5
drive_b_type = 5
window_w = 0
window_h = 0
window_x = 0
window_y = 0
window_remember = 0
netinterface = 1
netcard = 1
net_type = 1
pcap_device = \Device\NPF_{A132973D-DCE9-479E-A2C8-C7EBBEF5E00C}

[Novell NE2000]
addr = 0x300
irq = 10

[Sound Blaster v2.0]
addr = 544
irq = 7
dma = 1

[rliegh]

I just installed os/2 2.1 on an emulated ps/1 2121 with a 129 hd and 6m ram.
That was using the stock wine (1.6) which came from the mint 18 repositories.

The performance is what I'd expect, the UI is better than I remember -though I did have to toggle the "settings -> video -> resizeable screen" menu item a couple of times to get it to work.
About all I can say is "it works for me".

[salatiel]

Were you able to install windows 98 on it without crashing ?

"without it crashing" is reletive, of course. I did have to do a hard reset immediately after install; that might have been my impatience, though. I didn't get a blue screen.

Apart from that, I was able to install it, run the visual basic 6 installer, compile a simple vb6 program. That's as far as I got, I have an i5 2400S cpu which makes pentium emulation painful.

Here's my config, for what it's worth. Also, I am running neozeed's compile from the network thread.

gameblaster = 0
gus = 0
ssi2001 = 0
voodoo = 0
model = 38
cpu_manufacturer = 0
cpu = 3
cpu_use_dynarec = 1
gfxcard = 5
video_speed = 3
sndcard = 7
cpu_speed = 13
has_fpu = 1
slow_video = 1
cache = 4
cga_composite = 0
disc_a =
disc_b =
mem_size = 32768
cdrom_drive = 200
cdrom_enabled = 1
cdrom_channel = 1
cdrom_path = Z:\home\smythe\iso\Old MS\Visual Studio 6\VSE600ENU1.iso
vid_resize = 1
vid_api = 0
video_fullscreen_scale = 0
video_fullscreen_first = 1
hdc_sectors = 63
hdc_heads = 16
hdc_cylinders = 4090
hdc_fn = C:\pcemV11Win-Aug2016-withROMs\drive_c.img
hdd_sectors = 0
hdd_heads = 0
hdd_cylinders = 0
hdd_fn =
hde_sectors = 0
hde_heads = 0
hde_cylinders = 0
hde_fn =
hdf_sectors = 0
hdf_heads = 0
hdf_cylinders = 0
hdf_fn =
drive_a_type = 5
drive_b_type = 5
window_w = 0
window_h = 0
window_x = 0
window_y = 0
window_remember = 0
netinterface = 1
netcard = 1
net_type = 1
pcap_device = \Device\NPF_{A132973D-DCE9-479E-A2C8-C7EBBEF5E00C}

[Novell NE2000]
addr = 0x300
irq = 10

[Sound Blaster v2.0]
addr = 544
irq = 7
dma = 1

Your config appears to be from windows. Paths C:\pcemV11Win-Aug2016-withROMs\drive_c.img and Z:\home\smythe\iso\Old MS\Visual Studio 6\VSE600ENU1.iso

From windows i can install just fine. The problem is running the linux version!
Running in wine/playonlinux/crossover does not count =)
http://pcem-emulator.co.uk/files/PCemV11Linux.tar.gz

[salatiel]

I just installed os/2 2.1 on an emulated ps/1 2121 with a 129 hd and 6m ram.
That was using the stock wine (1.6) which came from the mint 18 repositories.

The performance is what I'd expect, the UI is better than I remember -though I did have to toggle the "settings -> video -> resizeable screen" menu item a couple of times to get it to work.
About all I can say is "it works for me".

From this screenshot, it appears you are using the windows version, not the linux one.

[rliegh]

I'm using playonlinux to run it, myself. So far it seems to run alright.

^I am using the playonlinux and wine to run the windows version of pcem on Linux. I'm sorry -I thought I made that clear earlier.

[salatiel]

I'm using playonlinux to run it, myself. So far it seems to run alright.

^I am using the playonlinux and wine to run the windows version of pcem on Linux. I'm sorry -I thought I made that clear earlier.

I took a while to see that. Sorry !
Anyway thanks for your help, unfortunately i would expect that if we have a linux version, it should work.
I will try to see if i can make it work in playonlinux. It will already be of great help.