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From: schacht@tgate.UUCP (Bryan Schacht)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Problems running various utilities under VP/ix
Message-ID: <17583@tgate.UUCP>
Date: 23 Feb 89 16:40:37 GMT
Reply-To: schacht@tgate.UUCP (Bryan Schacht)
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Organization: TransGate, Inc.
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We have VP/ix installed on Xenix 2.3.1 on a 386 system, and we've been
running MS-Windows quite successfully.  That is, until I installed a
Logitech mouse.  I can use the mouse with other programs like project
schedulers, etc., but when I use the mouse with MS-Windows, VP/ix crashes with
the message "General fault; cannot emulate instruction".  Note that it
crashes the instant one moves the mouse in any direction.  The one unique
thing I should mention is that I have the mouse connected via a serial port
on a Corollary multi-port unit.  They claim that it should be supported, etc.

Does anyone have experience with a similar configuration actually working?
I would appreciate any tips if you do...

Other VP/ix problems:

Modems:  Trying to run the Prodigy service  under  VP/ix  seems  to
always fail the dialing sequence.  The screens, etc., work fine, but
I can't contact the service.  Do modem's really work under  VP/ix
(e.g. are they fully redirected/emulated)?

Disk drives:  I have two floppy drives in my system, (5.25 1.2mb and a 3.5
720kb drive) and I would like to access them both from VP/ix for copying
diskettes, etc.  VP/ix only seems to allow me access to one or the other, but
never both from the same VP/ix session.  I actually have to go to vpixadmin
and change the default diskette type to access the desired diskette.  Again,
anyone else have luck with this configuration?


Thanks for the help!!!

Bryan@tgate
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Bryan Schacht, TransGate, Inc.
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