Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!bulus3!haugen From: haugen@bulus3.BMA.COM (John M. Haugen) Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386 Subject: Re: Windows 3.0 under vpix? Summary: Same problem here Keywords: vpix, windows 3.0 Message-ID: <721@bulus3.BMA.COM> Date: 2 Jun 90 16:48:19 GMT References: <202@abhg.UUCP> Distribution: na Organization: Bull Micral, Roseville, MN Lines: 34 In article <202@abhg.UUCP>, misko@abhg.UUCP (William Miskovetz) writes: > Has anyone installed Windows 3.0 under vpix? I attempted it, but > I get a "General protection violation, cannot emulate instruction" > when the Windows Setup program gets to the second floppy. You > use to be able to run Windows under vpix. Is this no longer true? Same problem here. I called ISC and was informed they are aware of the problem. The problem is Microsoft's setup program determines that it is running on a "286" class machine and attempts to use some of the 286 instruction set. The virtual mode of the 386 does not support those instructions and hence the error. Loading it onto a DOS partition from DOS and then running it under vpix in real mode may work. Unfortunately, I don't have a dos partition anymore. I suspect this problem will occur for both SCO and ISC since they are both using the same program for the DOS emulation. My understanding is Microsoft is not in a big hurry to correct this "problem" in that they don't have the problem with their DOS emulation package running on their version of Xenix. I sure hope enough customer pressure comes to bare since the write program that is included is a very nice document generater with its very simple to use commands and ability to output Postscript. If there were only a X based package for about the same price! > Bill Miskovetz. > {uunet!lll-winken, apple!mathworks}!abhg!misko > misko@mathworks.com > abhg!misko@lll-winken.llnl.gov John M. Haugen Domain: haugen@BMA.COM Bull Micral of America UUCP: ...!uunet!bulus3!haugen 900 Long Lake Road ATT: 612-633-5660