I heard about these windows emulation things, but I
didn't believe it unti I saw win4lin running at
a KCLug meeting.


There are some hardware-related limitations to win4lin (e.g.
no USB support) but it's a pretty complete software solution.
Quicken runs just fine. Debian isn't officially
supported, but they have <a href="http://trelos.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/trelos.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=2GxiNR4g&p_lva=&p_refno=001215-000016&p_created=976910552&p_sp=cF9ncmlkc29ydD0mcF9yb3dfY250PTEmcF9zZWFyY2hfdGV4dD1kZWJpYW4mcF9zZWFyY2hfdHlwZT0zJnBfcHJvZF9sdmwxPX5hbnl_JnBfY2F0X2x2bDE9fmFueX4mcF9jYXRfbHZsMj1_YW55fiZwX3NvcnRfYnk9ZGZsdCZwX3BhZ2U9MQ**&p_li=">unnoficial support</a>.

<hr />**2004/06/19**: ran into authentication trouble reconciling my discover account... figured it was perhaps time to stop ignoring the "critical updates" dialogs. googled around until I found <a href="http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;319585">directions for cleaning up windows update</a>.
I think the <a href="http://download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/rtf/en/4702.htm">Root Certificates Update</a> did the trick.
All is well now.

<hr />**1Feb2004**: re-installed on new DirkMachine (ssh host key fingerprint 9c:52:14:e1:94:4f:b6:a3:d6:46:79:de:5b:59:06:0f). a little fidgety, but not bad, considering. see also details in email to self.

<hr />**2 Dec 2003**: noticed <a href="https://www.netraverse.com:9100/Lists/win4lin-users/Message/5758.html">Win4Lin 5.1 support for Linux kernel 2.6</a>; updated. Hmm... now where's the kernel patch? ah... <a href="http://www.netraverse.com/support/docs/kernel_patching.html">clues</a>


<hr />**25 Aug 2003**: ouch! following a 16Aug upgrade of DebianPackage:libc6, I get
<pre>
$ win
/bin/win: line 231:  2934 Segmentation fault      winconfig $USE_CONFIG list version >/dev/null 2>&1
/opt/win4lin/bin/win_probe: line 38:  2982 Segmentation fault      $STATICMERGE/publicbin/dosexec ++VLW $CONFIG 2>/dev/null
</pre>

I see from DebianBug:205328 that I'm not the only one. I guess I'll have to learn
<a href="http://norman.walsh.name/2003/08/22/chroot">this chroot magic</a>.

Nope... Netraverse sent a <a href="https://www.netraverse.com:9100/lists/win4lin-users/Message/5153.html">5.0.5 release announcement</a> on 19 August. Wow!


<hr />**30 Jun 2003** upgrading to version 5.

<blockquote>
As another laudable touch, NeTraverse has standardized on the same kernel module for Win4Lin 3.x, 4.x, and 5.x.

<address><a href="http://www.ofb.biz/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=243">Open for Business - Win4Lin 5: A Real Win for Linux Users</a>
By Timothy R. Butler
Editor-in-Chief, Open for Business
June 18, 2003, 16:35:54 EDT
via <a href="http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=03/06/19/1238213&mode=thread&tid=126&tid=163&tid=185&tid=190&tid=201">Win4Lin 5.0 Reviewed</a>
slashdot 19Jun.
</address>
</blockquote>

makde a CD backup of /usr/local/win using DebianPackage:xcdroast, with the rockridge backup option
rather than rockridge anonymous.

oops... ordered the $60 special; meant to order the <a href="http://www.netraverse.com/upgrade/">$30 upgrade</a>.
Called <a href="tel:+1-800-656-5426">customer support</a>... moderate hold time... they agreed to credit the
difference. cool.

Wow... that was easy. There were a few misleading messages during the install that
suggested it didn't detect my previous installation, but I just pressed on and
followed my nose and it worked just fine.

Cool! cut and paste from X! you just need to use shift-F12 to get the option visible; see <a href="http://www.netraverse.com/support/docs/guide/chap1.php#merge_control_window">win4lin control window docs</a>.

<hr />**10 Jan 2002**
re-installing win4lin... looking to use it with kernel 2.4.17...
starting at "netraverse":http://www.netraverse.com/

Here's a "success report":https://email.netraverse.com/lists/win4lin-users/Message/606.html
for win4lin with kernel 2.4.16.
grabbed Kernel-Win4Lin3-2.4.16.patch
from "kernel patches":https://www.netraverse.com/member/downloads/kernel_patch.php .
grabbed mki-adapter.patch . Let's see if DebianLinuxJustWorks for building
patched kernels... ok, building a patched kernel (with the netraverse mki
patch and their 2.4.16 patch) was very straightforward, once I stopped
trying to be clever.

Then I installed their debian package (from the customer download area),
did loadwindowsCD, and then copied my win directory from my former
install (instead of doing installwindows again). It's working
now.

<hr />**8 Sep 2001**
Original order for win4lin; that's when
they sent me the license key.