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Date:      Sat, 9 Aug 1997 16:10:02 -0500 (EST)
From:      "John S. Dyson" <toor@dyson.iquest.net>
To:        dmaddox@scsn.net
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: VM86?
Message-ID:  <199708092110.QAA08819@dyson.iquest.net>
In-Reply-To: <19970809163338.62258@scsn.net> from "Donald J. Maddox" at "Aug 9, 97 04:33:38 pm"

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> Ok, I added the following line to my kernel config:
> 
> options "VM86"
> 
> ran config, and recompiled.  I also built and installed the doscmd
> binary.
> 
> However, any attempt to execute a DOS binary (or to boot DOS from
> a floppy) results in:
> 
> Init: -1
> sigreturn failed : Invalid argument
> doscmd: fatal error vm86 returned (no kernel support?)
> 
> What else do I need to do to get VM86 to work?
> 
The vm86 module needs to be built/loaded...  Since the module is so small,
I am thinking about installing it permanently when the VM86 option is enabled.

John



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