16-bit support missing on amd64

[Jakson Alves de Aquino]

Binary package hint: wine

Wine was running 16 bit applications on Gutsy amd64, but on Hardy it no longer runs them. It outputs the following error message:

preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 00000000-60000000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 00000000-60000000
err:dosmem:setup_dos_mem Cannot use first megabyte for DOS address space, please report
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 00000000-60000000
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 00000000-60000000
err:dosmem:setup_dos_mem Cannot use first megabyte for DOS address space, please report
err:dosmem:setup_dos_mem Cannot use first megabyte for DOS address space, please report
preloader: Warning: failed to reserve range 00000000-60000000
err:dosmem:setup_dos_mem Cannot use first megabyte for DOS address space, please report
err:dosmem:load_winedos Could not load winedos.dll, DOS subsystem unavailable
winevdm: unable to exec '--app-name': 16-bit support missing

My system (uname -a):
2.6.24-16-generic #1 SMP Thu Apr 10 12:47:45 UTC 2008 x86_64 GNU/Linux

wine version: 0.9.59-0ubuntu4

[Scott Ritchie (scottritchie)]

Are you sure this is limited to amd64? The i386 version can't address that memory either due to the same kernel changes.

[Scott Ritchie (scottritchie)]

At any rate, please try the workaround in this bug: https://bugs.edge.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/wine/+bug/114025 it's probably the same issue.

[Jakson Alves de Aquino (jaksonaquino)]

I have only the amd64 system installed. But you are correct: certainly this is a duplicate of bug #114025 because the workaround worked (sudo sysctl -w vm.mmap_min_addr=0) and the 16 bit applications are running again.

Thank you!