Hi Rasp. Pi Mystic SysOps,

I want to run Door games for Mystic right off my Rasp Pi. I started
following the instructions on this site:
http://cyberiabbs.zapto.org/

However, I am getting confused on the qemu stuff. Does anyone have another step-by-step tutorial by any chance?

Thanks,
Lord Gareth

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On 27 May 2020, Lord Gareth said the following...

Hi Rasp. Pi Mystic SysOps,

I want to run Door games for Mystic right off my Rasp Pi. I started following the instructions on this site:
http://cyberiabbs.zapto.org/

However, I am getting confused on the qemu stuff. Does anyone have another step-by-step tutorial by any chance?

Someone else around here got it working with dosemu on Linux. It's probably about the same with a Pi.

https://www.arcadiabbs.com/ubuntu-20-04-64-bit-dosemu-setup/

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/05/16 (Linux/64)
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The problem is that DosEmu doesn't run on Raspberry Pi. I did try running QEMU. I installed QEMU via apt-get install but, when I try to use the QEMU command to create an image I get "command not found" as if the application wasn't installed. I tried removing and re-installing to no avail.

I mean, I could use DOOR Party or something like that but, I'd rather run
them natively if possible.

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On 27 May 2020, Lord Gareth said the following...

The problem is that DosEmu doesn't run on Raspberry Pi. I did try
running QEMU. I installed QEMU via apt-get install but, when I try to
use the QEMU command to create an image I get "command not found" as if the application wasn't installed. I tried removing and re-installing to no avail.

I mean, I could use DOOR Party or something like that but, I'd rather run them natively if possible.

You could, it'd be a ton easier. But, if you're set on doing it yourself:

https://opensource.com/article/18/3/can-you-run-dos-raspberry-pi

Uses qemu and FreeDOS, step-by-step instructions.

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On 27 May 2020, Lord Gareth said the following...

The problem is that DosEmu doesn't run on Raspberry Pi. I did try
running QEMU. I installed QEMU via apt-get install but, when I try to
use the QEMU command to create an image I get "command not found" as if the application wasn't installed. I tried removing and re-installing to

You probably know this already, but there's no 'qemu' binary, you must always run qemu-system-*, like for instance qemu-system-x86_64 or any other architecture.

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Maybe I'll just use DoorParty then. I don't like the idea of being dependant upon another system but, I can't get the qemu command to load on my Raspberry Pi for some reason.

Also, good to see yet another CT BBSer on here!

Thanks,
Lord Gareth

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A45 2020/02/18 (Raspberry Pi/32)
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Actually, since you're creating an image the binary is qemu-img.

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Vasco Costa AKA Gluon

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Someone else around here got it working with dosemu on Linux. It's probably about the same with a Pi.

I'm late to the party and this is probably addressed later on, but dosemu
won't work on arm chipsets.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/05/22 (Linux/64)
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Re: Re: Raspberry Pi Door Setup
By: Lord Gareth to maskreet on Wed May 27 2020 03:34 pm

dependant upon another system but, I can't get the qemu command to load on my Raspberry Pi for some reason.

Hmm, I've run qemu on the pi - was kinda slow but it worked...

deon@p-1-1:~ $ dpkg -l|grep qemu
ii ipxe-qemu 1.0.0+git-20161027.b991c67-1 all PXE boot firmware - ROM images for qemu
ii qemu-system-common 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u8 armhf QEMU full system emulation binaries (common files)
ii qemu-system-x86 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u8 armhf QEMU full system emulation binaries (x86)
ii qemu-utils 1:2.8+dfsg-6+deb9u8 armhf QEMU utilities

And then I used qemu-system-i386 to run MSDOS6.22. (I also tried desqview on it, but I had challenges from memory...)

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On 27 May 2020, Lord Gareth said the following...

Maybe I'll just use DoorParty then. I don't like the idea of being dependant upon another system but, I can't get the qemu command to load
on my Raspberry Pi for some reason.

Also, good to see yet another CT BBSer on here!

It's really not as bad as all that. Takes door management out of your hands
so you can focus on other things with your BBS. And, it's been running 24/7
for about 7 years straight, so not too shabby if I do say so myself. =)

Where in CT are you? I see on ipinthereforeiam.com that he's able to have
found exactly 11 telnet accessible BBSes in CT, two of them being mine. =)

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Maybe I'll just use DoorParty then. I don't like the idea of being dependant upon another system but, I can't get the qemu command to load
on my Raspberry Pi for some reason.

DoorParty, BBSLink, etc. and other gameservers are def. a great way to go! It was hard for me to give up the Golden Dream of DOS games on my PI (I spent a lot of time on trying to run my own game server), but once the
external services are up and running, it makes so much sense. And the support from the owners are pretty stellar :)


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On 27 May 2020, Alpha said the following...

Maybe I'll just use DoorParty then. I don't like the idea of being dependant upon another system but, I can't get the qemu command to lo on my Raspberry Pi for some reason.

DoorParty, BBSLink, etc. and other gameservers are def. a great way to
go! It was hard for me to give up the Golden Dream of DOS games on my PI (I spent a lot of time on trying to run my own game server), but once the external services are up and running, it makes so much sense. And the support from the owners are pretty stellar :)

I appreciate the compliments. =) Yeah, I know DoorParty's not going anywhere anytime soon, and I doubt BBS Link is taking a dive either. We've both been around continuously for about 7+ years now, so I don't think longevity is an issue.

It really does make sense, but I can understand if not everyone wants to do
it. There's the issue of loss of control of the doors, and the "what if" if
the servers just disappear one day. But the pros are ease-of-use, and pretty much "set it and forget it", which is always nice. And both of us are willing to add whichever doors you'd like. Mark seems a little more selective, I
don't care as long as it's registered, or at least not crippled.

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I'm in Manchester, CT and yes, I decided to go with Door Party. BTW your BBS is amazing in terms of the animated ANSI art scroll on login and such!

I don't know that I'll ever want my theme to be that complex but, very cool!

-Lord Gareth

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On 28 May 2020, Lord Gareth said the following...

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I'm in Manchester, CT and yes, I decided to go with Door Party. BTW
your BBS is amazing in terms of the animated ANSI art scroll on login
and such!

I don't know that I'll ever want my theme to be that complex but, very cool!

haha Thanks man, I appreciate it. I got your email about problems with
getting direct door working, btw, and replying to it now. We'll get it sorted out for ya!

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