Hi Everybody,
has anybody got bre going on a linux base bbs
I am trying to run it here on my bbs and it just locks the screen black
system here
Debian 10, mystic latest

if you have any ideas for me to check I would be much appreciated.

Kind regards
Danny
VK7HDM
enjoying a day ;)

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/32)
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Hi Everybody,
has anybody got bre going on a linux base bbs
I am trying to run it here on my bbs and it just locks the screen black system here
Debian 10, mystic latest

Hi Danny - I've got it running under dosemu in Ubuntu 18.04 before. Are you using dosemu or is this a different native linux version of BRE?

Cheers,
Mike

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
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Hi Everybody,
has anybody got bre going on a linux base bbs
I am trying to run it here on my bbs and it just locks the screen black system here
Debian 10, mystic latest

Hit me up ryanfantus@gmail.com and I can assist.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
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has anybody got bre going on a linux base bbs
Debian 10, mystic latest

Hi Danny - I've got it running under dosemu in Ubuntu 18.04 before. Are you using dosemu or is this a different native linux version of BRE?

HI Mike,
Thank you for your reply,
I am running dosemu I have a few other doors running using dosemu but cannot seam to get BRE to run.
Bre is V0.987

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/32)
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I am trying to run it here on my bbs and it just locks the screen bla system here
Debian 10, mystic latest

Hit me up ryanfantus@gmail.com and I can assist.

HI Ryan,
thank you I have sent you and email

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/32)
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HI Mike,
Thank you for your reply,
I am running dosemu I have a few other doors running using dosemu but cannot seam to get BRE to run.
Bre is V0.987

That's strange - If I get some time I'll try to get it setup under dosemu and do some testing on my system.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
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Hi Mike,
here is some more informations for you

I am running dosemu I have a few other doors running using dosemu but cannot seam to get BRE to run.
Bre is V0.987

That's strange - If I get some time I'll try to get it setup under
dosemu and do some testing on my system.

I had to set my phone to video a message that comes up to fast to read.
first I show how I call bre in the menu
Command (DD) exec external program
hot key 3
Data stty cols 80 rows 25 && dosemu -I"serial { com 1 virtual }" "bre.bat"

now what pops on the screen so fast you cant read this interesting message

command -> 3
mkdir: cannot create directory rgy/rootrgu:
can't create local /root/.dosemu directory
can't create local /root/.dosemu/run directory
can't open "/root/.dosemu/boot.log" for writing

my directory for mystic is

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

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HI Mike,
hit wrong key and sent last message before i finish
my mystic directory is

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

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HI Mike,
sorry never finished last message wrong key stroke sent it before i finished
ok my mystic directorys
are /mystic owner is mystic the user
/mystic/doors/bre
/myatic/doors/lord2

dosemu lives in /doors/ as do the bat files.
I use almost the same Data: call to run lord2
lord2 runs well
hope this gives you more idea where i am going wrong
thank you

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

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command -> 3
mkdir: cannot create directory rgy/rootrgu:
can't create local /root/.dosemu directory
can't create local /root/.dosemu/run directory
can't open "/root/.dosemu/boot.log" for writing

This is the problem we discussed not long ago of starting mis as root. The
only way to fix this is to start it as the regular user. Don't start as root, it breaks many things, this included.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
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command -> 3
mkdir: cannot create directory rgy/rootrgu:
can't create local /root/.dosemu directory
can't create local /root/.dosemu/run directory
can't open "/root/.dosemu/boot.log" for writing

I had a similar problem when I first started using dosemu. In my case, the mystic directory is owned by a non-priv user called "bbs". If you launch the mis daemon as root initially (for TCP port binding), it subsequently runs as the user owning the mystic directory. I suspect mystic attempts to run dosemu as root, but the "bbs" user does not have access to the root user's home directory to write in the dosemu hidden directory (hence those messages regarding /root above).

I've since started launching the mis daemon as "bbs" instead of root, which seems to correct this problem, as well as some issues with environment variables. When I do this, it uses the dosemu c_drive folder and
user-specific configuration stored in the "bbs" user's home directory.

The only problem is that Linux won't allow you to do this if any of your mis services are using TCP ports lower than 1024. If you are using the default ports, you can use iptables to forward internally to a higher port. Alternatively you can use the set_cap command for mis that was discussed recently in this message area (can get more info on this if you want).

Sorry for the long-winded reply. I hope this is helpful.

Regards,
Mike

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HI Ryan,

Thank you for you answer yes I started running as root because I get this
other error and cannot seam to go any further

ERROR: unknow window size li=0, setting to 80x25
then it just kicks back to the menu.

I just a now ran it as mystic the user/owner again and I get rid of the error of all that root directory stuff but now I am back to
the first error
ERROR: unknow window size li=0, setting to 80x25

Then kicks back to the menu

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/32)
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HI Mike,
thank you for your reply

mkdir: cannot create directory rgy/rootrgu:
can't create local /root/.dosemu directory

I had a similar problem when I first started using dosemu. In my case,
the mystic directory is owned by a non-priv user called "bbs". If you

my user is mystic, I did start it up as root.
I started running as root because I get this other error and cannot seam to go any further

ERROR: unknow window size li=0, setting to 80x25
then it just kicks back to the menu.

The only problem is that Linux won't allow you to do this if any of your mis services are using TCP ports lower than 1024. If you are using the le>

default ports, you can use iptables to forward internally to a higher I am using port: 2323 so I am ok.

I just a now ran it as mystic again and I get rid of the error of all that
root directory stuff but now I am back to
the first error
ERROR: unknow window size li=0, setting to 80x25
Then kicks back to the menu.

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

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Hello vk7hdm!

09 Nov 19 10:45, you wrote to lemonlime:

ERROR: unknow window size li=0, setting to 80x25
then it just kicks back to the menu.

Put this in front of your dosemu command line.

stty rows 25 cols 80 && dosemu.....



Vorlon


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HI Vorlon,

Hello vk7hdm!

ERROR: unknow window size li=0, setting to 80x25
then it just kicks back to the menu.

Put this in front of your dosemu command line.

stty rows 25 cols 80 && dosemu.....

I thought I did have this infront of the it but you message made me check
not it was there but missed the s
so now I have no error as above .
but now it just staright kicks me back to the menu with out running.
thank you guys for all your help so far, its almost there.

my bre.bat
@ECHO OFF
D:
CD \DOORS\BRE
SRDOOR
BRE
D:
CD \DOORS\BRE
EXIT

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

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On 09 Nov 2019, vk7hdm said the following...

ERROR: unknow window size li=0, setting to 80x25
Then kicks back to the menu.

You can call stty before dosemu to set the console screen layout to something dosemu understands. That may not actually be what's causing it to exit, but it should at least prevent the error from popping up every time a door is run.
eg: stty cols 80 rows 25

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/64)
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Hi static,

Thank you
stty part is now sorted I no longer get that error

You can call stty before dosemu to set the console screen layout to
to exit, but it should at least prevent the error from popping up every time a door is run. eg: stty cols 80 rows 25

all I need now if for bre to run instead of just returning me to the menu thank you

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A43 2019/03/02 (Linux/32)
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Hello vk7hdm!

09 Nov 19 15:31, you wrote to me:

stty rows 25 cols 80 && dosemu.....

I thought I did have this infront of the it but you message made me
check not it was there but missed the s so now I have no error as
above . but now it just staright kicks me back to the menu with out running. thank you guys for all your help so far, its almost there.

I'm not running bre, but a couple of things.

1. Are you using freedos that comes with dosemu or real dos?
2. Have you tried running the bre.bat file by hand, or putting a pause in place.
3. Are you starting mis as root or your bbs user?



Vorlon


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That's strange - If I get some time I'll try to get it setup under
dosemu and do some testing on my system.

I have setup guides for various dos doors running under dosemu, including
BRE, in the SciNet Info pack. You can find it at https://scinet-ftn.org

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Hi Vorlon,

Hello vk7hdm!
I'm not running bre, but a couple of things.
3. Are you starting mis as root or your bbs user?

now starting as mystic the user.

Vorlon

I now have it working fine thank you for your help
very much appreciated.

Kind Regards
Danny
VK7HDM

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I have setup guides for various dos doors running under dosemu, including BRE, in the SciNet Info pack. You can find it at https://scinet-ftn.org

Thanks! I'll definitely check these out.

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