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DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! (Announce)

posted by CandyMan, 09.01.2023, 19:05
(edited by CandyMan on 09.01.2023, 22:46)

> Isn't that the mode that Fasm's DOS version uses?
>
> IIRC it also has the "little" restriction that you have to intercept all
> interrupt vectors that may be used while in that 32-bit mode ( including
> the IRQs ), switch to 16-bit, call the interrupt routine, and finally
> switch back to 32-bit mode.

Yes, this is the same mode that FASM uses.
I have several programs that run unreal 32-bit without any problems. QEMU or BOCHS support this mode, however, only one of them supports 32-bit stack greater than 64K.
I'm posting the test files (one with stack switching and one without).

https://megawrzuta.pl/download/e92992b7ecbb79ca6156b0f4ef6e9cf4.html
https://megawrzuta.pl/download/2316378c0e9263d43374732f733dafb7.html

Complete thread:

• DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Wengier, 02.08.2022, 01:50 (Announce)
  • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 03.08.2022, 17:31
    • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Wengier, 03.08.2022, 23:19
      • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 04.08.2022, 07:25
        • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Wengier, 04.08.2022, 08:20
          • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 04.08.2022, 11:21
            • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Wengier, 24.08.2022, 06:01
              • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 26.08.2022, 17:32
                • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Wengier, 27.08.2022, 06:24
                  • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 27.08.2022, 06:48
                    • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Wengier, 27.08.2022, 16:35
              • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 28.08.2022, 03:49
  • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - KormaX, 10.08.2022, 17:01
    • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Wengier, 11.08.2022, 22:08
      • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - KormaX, 11.08.2022, 23:22
        • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Wengier, 21.08.2022, 01:43
  • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - glennmcc, 30.12.2022, 07:01
    • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - glennmcc, 30.12.2022, 07:49
  • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - CandyMan, 09.01.2023, 13:00
    • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 09.01.2023, 16:38
      • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - CandyMan, 09.01.2023, 19:05
        • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 10.01.2023, 09:26
    • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - bretjohn, 10.01.2023, 18:09
      • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - ecm, 10.01.2023, 22:03
      • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 11.01.2023, 16:48
        • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - tkchia, 11.01.2023, 21:53
          • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - Japheth, 13.01.2023, 13:30
            • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - tom, 13.01.2023, 15:07
  • DOSBox-X 0.84.2 / 2022.08.0 released! - CandyMan, 24.02.2023, 12:50