The README file says:
*************************************************************** * WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! * * * * Danger Will Robinson!!! This is not yet fully supported * * and there are many known bugs! Large programs will almost * * certainly NOT WORK!!! BE PREPARED FOR SYSTEM CRASHES IF * * YOU TRY THIS!!! * * * * WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! WARNING!!! * ***************************************************************
What, you're still reading? Okay, it is possible to boot WINOS2 (the modified version of Windows 3.1 that OS/2 uses) under dosemu. Many kudos to Lutz and Dong!
There are many known problems. Windows is prone to crash and could take data with it. Large programs will not load. The mouse may be painfully sluggish, etc., etc., etc. In other words, it is NOT ready for daily use. Many video cards are known to have problems (you may see a nice white screen.) Your program groups are all likely to disappear. Basically, it's a pain.
On the other hand, if you're dying to see the little Windows screen running under Linux and you have read this CAREFULLY and PROMISE NOT TO BOMBARD THE DOSEMU DEVELOPERS WITH "MS Word 6.0 doesn't run!!!" MESSAGES...
1. Get dosemu & the Linux source distributions.
2. Unpack dosemu.
3. Patch the linux kernel with the file kernel.diff in the dosemu ./dpmi
directory.
4. Recompile the kernel.
5. Compile dosemu.
6. Reboot the kernel.
7. Get the WINOS2.ZIP distribution from tsx-11.mit.edu
8. Unpack the WINOS2 files into your WINDOWS\SYSTEM directory.
9. Reboot linux, and startup dosemu (make certain that DPMI is "ON")
10. Copy the file winemu.bat to your c: drive.
11. Cross your fingers.
Good luck!
REMEMBER: THIS IS NOT AT ALL RECOMMENDED!!! THIS IS NOT RECOMMENDED!!!
WE DO NOT RECOMMEND YOU TRY THIS!!!