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| This is the script as I have it working for me: | This is the script as I have it working for me: | ||
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| - | #!/bin/sh | + | #!/bin/sh |
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| ## Pass the parameters for the door and the node. | ## Pass the parameters for the door and the node. | ||
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| ;; | ;; | ||
| DOS) | DOS) | ||
| - | ;; | + | ;; |
| - | esac | + | esac |
| - | ## At the end of run.bat, we add this line to gracefully shutdown the VM. | + | ## At the end of run.bat, we add this line to gracefully shutdown the VM. |
| - | ## This will return the user back to the BBS. | + | ## This will return the user back to the BBS. |
| - | echo "C:\FDOS\BIN\FDAPM POWEROFF" >> ${gobat} | + | echo "C:\FDOS\BIN\FDAPM POWEROFF" >> ${gobat} |
| - | ## The batch file must be in dos format, or it will not run properly. | + | ## The batch file must be in dos format, or it will not run properly. |
| - | todos ${gobat} | + | todos ${gobat} |
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| - | ### The main QEMU call. | + | ### The main QEMU call. |
| - | ### 1) -localtime to pass the host clock to the VM | + | ### 1) -localtime to pass the host clock to the VM |
| - | ### 2) tell it to use the freedos.img | + | ### 2) tell it to use the freedos.img |
| - | ### 3) tell it to boot to the C: drive | + | ### 3) tell it to boot to the C: drive |
| - | ### 4) Turn off all displays. Otherwise it will give errors or skewed displays | + | ### 4) Turn off all displays. Otherwise it will give errors or skewed displays |
| - | ### 5) How many megabytes of memory to allow for the BM | + | ### 5) How many megabytes of memory to allow for the BM |
| - | ### 6) Define a serial modem connection and assign a computer port | + | ### 6) Define a serial modem connection and assign a computer port |
| - | ### 7) Mount the main BBS directory in RW mode | + | ### 7) Mount the main BBS directory in RW mode |
| - | ### The qemu call is loaded into the background. We do this so that we can | + | ### The qemu call is loaded into the background. We do this so that we can |
| - | ### spawn a concurrent socat process. | + | ### spawn a concurrent socat process. |
| - | qemu-system-i386 \ | + | qemu-system-i386 \ |
| - | -localtime \ | + | -localtime \ |
| - | /home/bbs/doors/qemu/freedos.img \ | + | /home/bbs/doors/qemu/freedos.img \ |
| - | -boot c \ | + | -boot c \ |
| - | -display none \ | + | -display none \ |
| - | -m 256 \ | + | -m 256 \ |
| - | -serial telnet::${portnum},server,nowait,nodelay \ | + | -serial telnet::${portnum},server,nowait,nodelay \ |
| - | -hdb fat:rw:/home/bbs > /dev/null 2>&1 & | + | -hdb fat:rw:/home/bbs > /dev/null 2>&1 & |
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| ### Inform the user that it will take several seconds before the game | ### Inform the user that it will take several seconds before the game | ||
| ### loads up. | ### loads up. | ||
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| - | Using the script: | + | === Using the script === |
| I use and have developed this method for Mystic BBS. You will need to make | I use and have developed this method for Mystic BBS. You will need to make | ||
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| The parameters for the script are: | The parameters for the script are: | ||
| - | doors.sh DOOR NODE# /DOS | + | doors.sh DOOR NODE# /DOS |
| The /DOS switch is used to create a DOS version of the drop file. That way | The /DOS switch is used to create a DOS version of the drop file. That way | ||
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| Data: /home/bbs/doors/qemu/doors.sh LORD %3 /DOS | Data: /home/bbs/doors/qemu/doors.sh LORD %3 /DOS | ||
| - | Conclusion: | + | === Conclusion === |
| That's all there is to it. Your milage may vary. | That's all there is to it. Your milage may vary. | ||
| - | Darryl Perry | ||
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