loop for hdimage

loop for hdimage

[Jude DaShiell]

In order for mmount to mount hdimage it needs a loop which can be done 
with losetup.
Not only is this information missing from the DOSEMU-HOWTO, the losetup 
command
that would set up a workable loop for the mkfatimage16 command given in 
the DOSEMU-HOWTO is missing from the howto.
The mkdexe command mentioned in the HOWTO ought to have been removed when 
that setup script got removed from distribution and writing in the HOWTO 
ought to have made mkfatimage16 the canonical method for making an hdimage 
file.  My guess is the man page for mkfatimage16 is also less than correct 
in a couple respects too.
First the -k switch for each single unit of value makes how much space? 
The units mentioned in that man page are confusing to me and probably 
several other people.
Second, my guess is mkfatimage16 formats the disk so files can be put onto 
it and be useable this is undocumented in that man page.
Another command mkfatimage is available and it can make a named volume 
with size limitation of 2.88mb which I suspect is maximum size for a 
floppy.  Fortunately no man page is available for mkfatimage no man page, 
no mistakes possible writing the man page.
If dosemu could be made to work one advantage it has is an ability to run 
outside of sdl which is something dosbox is missing.  The sdl stuff and 
screen reader accessibility do not play nicely together.
More later as me and a couple friends figure things out on this end.

Re: loop for hdimage

[Tavis Ormandy]

On 2021-03-27, Jude DaShiell wrote:
> If dosemu could be made to work one advantage it has is an ability to run 
> outside of sdl which is something dosbox is missing.  The sdl stuff and 
> screen reader accessibility do not play nicely together.
> More later as me and a couple friends figure things out on this end.

Do I understand correctly that you're set on using dosemu, and not
interested in trying dosemu2? I really think it's going to be quite a
challenge, dosemu2 is actively maintained and getting started is a breeze.

You're right that dosemu2 can run in a terminal without SDL, that's how
I usually run it. It works really well for me.


Tavis.

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