Re: [coLinux-users] floating point exsception trouble.

[Henry N. <Hen...@ar...>]

z0d wrote:
> hello.
> i use some scientific modeling software on my linux box, and need allow 
> my boss use
> results visualization software on his windows laptop. But this software 
> running only on linux. i use colinux for running it but in some cases 
> have "floating point exception" error. After that xdm, xfs, and all X 
> programs die, and can not running again. After colinux reboot all work 
> but floating point exception may be again and may be not about 50/50. 
> All our scientific software compiled for IntEl pentium III. My boss 
> laptop have IntEl pentium 4 mobile. I do not know, may be mobile p4 
> processor have not some fpu instructions, but in some cases all software 
> fully work on it.
> 
> coLinux 6.1 with slackware 9.1 distribution.

Please update to new version 0.6.2, this has fix for floating point.
	http://www.colinux.org/snapshots/coLinux-20040710.exe

> When i use vmware i have not any troubles, but vmware extreme slow. May 
> be i can use XEN VM monitor, but my boss want native windows.
> 
> Second question about memory for coLinux:
> 
> I can change coLinux memory usage in its config file, and start coLinux. 
> Can i config coLinux for dynamic usage windows memory, as a windows 
> application?

Not directly.
Please create a swap-file for coLinux. This will save some memory for 
your Windows. Windows hold this file in Chache so it's "dynamic" for 
coLinux.

Henry