Tuesday, 16 April 2013

Re: NetSurf on Virtual Acorn

In message <533d3d5a8btlsa@netsurf-browser.org>
Michael Drake <tlsa@netsurf-browser.org> wrote:

> In article <op.wrhukyovif396l@alansall>,
> Alan & Sally <jared.r@xtra.co.nz> wrote:

>> NetSurf 2.9 runs nicely on this set up but I have had no luck with any
>> of the later development versions. I have just downloaded 3.0 Dev #833
>> with the same result.

> It seems that since NetSurf 2.9 DNS doesn't work when running on
> VirtualRPC. It works on real hardware and, I believe, on RPCEmu (can
> anyone confirm?).

> None of the NetSurf developers have VirtualRPC so we aren't in a position
> to investigate this. Perhaps you could contact the VirtualRPC developers,
> if it's still being maintained?

FWIW I have run a great number of development versions of NetSurf
(currently 3.0 (Dev CI #1054)) on this VA - details in sig. I have had
no problems connecting to the Internet at all. I note the OP is using
VA on a Mac, perhaps this is relevant?


--

Brian Jordan
Virtual RPC-AdjustSA on Windows 8
RISC OS 6.20

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