http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=19752
Summary: Integrate support for v86-64? Product: Wine Version: 1.1.27 Platform: PC URL: http://sourceforge.net/projects/v86-64/ OS/Version: Linux Status: NEW Severity: enhancement Priority: P2 Component: ntdll AssignedTo: wine-bugs@winehq.org ReportedBy: dank@kegel.com
The error
wine: Cannot start DOS application "foo.exe" because vm86 mode is not supported on this platform.
pops up when trying to run 16 bit dos apps in wine on x86_64 systems (e.g. bug 16037, or trying to run win16test).
This is a kernel limitation for which a patch seems to be available: http://sourceforge.net/projects/v86-64/
That kernel patch also comes with a wine patch.
We may want to support it sometime.