Recently I’ve been playing around in 86Box (build 3.7.1 for MacOS to be precise!) with 1997’s Red Hat Linux 4.2. After a little fiddling I seem to have got it mostly working – with one major caveat; I have had real issues with getting X/FVWM to work with any other display resolution than 640*480. Should I come up with a solution I shall, of course, update this page.
![](https://www.chrisrcook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/RH4.2.png)
Config File
Anyway, here’s my config file.
[Machine]
machine = thor
cpu_family = pentium_p54c
cpu_speed = 90000000
cpu_multi = 1.5
cpu_use_dynarec = 1
time_sync = local
fpu_type = internal
cpu = 2
mem_size = 16384
[Video]
gfxcard = stealthse_pci
[Input devices]
mouse_type = ps2
[Sound]
fm_driver = nuked
sndcard = sb16_pnp
[Storage controllers]
hdc = ide_pci
cassette_mode = load
[S3 Trio32 PCI (Diamond Stealth SE)]
memory = 2
[Novell NE2000]
base = 0300
irq = 10
bios_addr = 00000
mac = 19:b3:35
[Network]
net_type = slirp
net_card = ne2k
[Hard disks]
hdd_01_parameters = 63, 16, 1054, 0, ide
hdd_01_fn = /Path/To/Drive.IMG
hdd_01_speed = ramdisk
hdd_01_ide_channel = 0:0
[Floppy and CD-ROM drives]
Config UI Settings
And those those using the x86Box UI to set up your PC…
![](https://www.chrisrcook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-21.09.01.png)
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And the Finished Product!
And here we have it; an 86Box instance running Red Hat Linux 4.2 with the RedBarron Browser connecting and displaying Google’s homepage!
![](https://www.chrisrcook.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screenshot-2022-11-08-at-21.22.10.png)
And then?
And then? Well, the next step is to sellotape enough bits and bobs together so that I can add ‘Redhat Linux 4.2/RedBaron’ to Period Sites in Period Browsers.