Dosbox 0.65 Config

[RemX]

hey guys you doing a great job and thanks for answering

all right went trough everything to install dosbox from your tutorial..altough mine was the 0.65 version and the 0.63 as explain in your tutorial
So i installed it with all the files you said cdrive downloads..and the rest

I mounted everything just the way you shown
So i started dosbox..and my screen is not the same..instead of appearing C:\> its Z:\>
Tried to enter mkdir anyway..but it said ''unable to make .''


i have windows xp
Yes i saved the notepad once i change it and recheck to make sure it was properly written

Please help thank you!

[Data]

remove the last line
"cls"

and see what error it reports

[The Fifth Horseman]

Did you try to change to C: drive?

[RemX]

hi again

all right here's everything as it appeared when removing ''cls'' and starting dosbox


Z:\>mount C C:\DOS\CDrive
Directory C:\DOS\CDrive doesn't exist

Z:\>mount D D:\ -t cdrom
MSCDEX : Mounted subdirectory : limited support

Drive D is mounted as cdrom

Z:\>C:
Drive C does not exist
you must mount it first

There was some other giberish thing at the begginning concerning sound and other things but didnt seem important
if it is i'll write it to you!

thats it..and dont know if it as anything to do..but my game which is ''Gemfire'' is not on a cd... its in a file on my C:
fifth horseman sorry i dont get what you are asking

Thanks for answering keep the good work

[The Fifth Horseman]

Z:\>mount C C:\DOS\CDrive
Directory C:\DOS\CDrive doesn't exist[/b]
That's the source of your problems. You're trying to mount a nonexistent directory.

[RemX]

Thanks that was fast..

So what now..it doesnt exist?

What to do then? You have any idea

Thanks you

RemX

[The Fifth Horseman]

In what directory do you keep your DOS games? The best idea is to point Dosbox there.
Ex, if I want to mount directory "Dosgames" that is placed on partition labeled F as Dosbox' emulated drive C, I'd do the following:
mount C F:\Dosgames

Unless you prefer sticking to the tutorial, in which case you have to create a directory named "DOS" on your drive C and then inside that directory another, named "CDrive".

[RemX]

Its directly on my C: drive

When i open my C: its there with other programs

[The Fifth Horseman]

You mean you unpack your DOS games directly to your drive C: ?
Or do you have a dedicated subdirectory for them ?

If it's the first, then I strongly suggest you change that habit. When your games are in a single directory (which is not your drive C:), it's far easier to manage and run them in DosBox.

Once you have made a directory to put your games in, move the appropriate games there.

In DosBox:
mount C C:\[the name of your games directory]

[Guest]

Thanks for the tip..will do

all right so now in my C:\ i got a file name dosbox,in which i got CDrive - Downloads - Files - Dosbox 0.65(which is the actual program) and i got ''old games'' which i put the game i want to run in it

so in dosbox it would be : mount C C:\dosbox\old games ???

thanks again
Remx

[RemX]

Hey guys!

Iwas finally able to make C:\ appears at the dosbox prompt

Followed the tutorial now i am in the game directory..when it comes to type install as the tutorial is explaining

I get ''illegal command install''

The game is gemfire..so i get :

C:\GEMFIRE>install
illegal command : install .

Dont let me down guys we're almost there ;)

Thanks

[Eagle of Fire]

dir

Main article: Dir (DOS Command)

Displays contents of a directory.

Options :

* /w : Wide list format
* /p : Pause at every page
* /s : Also look in subdirectories
* /a : Display files with the specified attributes only
* /o[xx] : Modifies sort order
* /b : Uses bare format (no heading information or summary)

dir [options] [filespec]

Equivalent to the Unix command ls (the option -l is "long" list format, it works the opposite way from /w.)

more options:

DIR [filename] [/A[[:]attributes]] [/B] [/C] [/L] [/N]

[/O[[:]sortorder]] [/Q] [/S] [/T[[:]timefield]] [/W] [/4]

[drive:][path][filename] Specifies drive, directory, and/or files to list.

/A Displays files with specified attributes. attributes: D Directories R Read-only files

H Hidden files

A Files ready for archiving S System files - Prefix meaning not

/B Uses bare format (no heading information or summary).

/C Display the thousand separator in file sizes. This is the default. Use /-C to disable display of separator.

/D Same as wide but files are list sorted by column.

/L Uses lowercase.

/N New long list format where filenames are on the far right.

/O List by files in sorted order. sortorder: N By name (alphabetic) S By size (smallest first) E By extension (alphabetic) D By date/time (oldest first) G Group directories first - Prefix to reverse order

/P Pauses after each screenful of information.

/Q Display the owner of the file.

/S Displays files in specified directory and all subdirectories.

/T Controls which time field displayed or used for sorting. timefield C Creation A Last Access W Last Written

/W Uses wide list format.

/X This displays the short names generated for non-8dot3 file names. The format is that of /N with the short name inserted before the long name. If no short name is present, blanks are displayed in its place.

/4 Displays four-digit years[/b]

Tutorials are really overrated. I never even understood the point in them, for almost any subject. If you can't understand what you are doing, going blindly thru a tutorial will not help you at all.

Pause for a few minutes, look at the problem, try to solve it. The solution to your question is so obvious to me that I would solve it in 1 and a half seconds while blindfolded and a hand in my back. I'm not saying that you're stupid, simply that you need to focus on the problem and try to solve it by yourself instead of rushing to the troubleshooting forum because you forfeited. It may be a case of "it's so obvious, I could not find the answer even if it was lying in front of me"...

[Guest]

Thanks for replying eagle of fire

Im really trying a lot by myself dont take me wrong..not everybody is just as good as you are with computers..that includes me

All those commands you gave me is pretty good..still is chinese to me though
Would have been a lot easier to just tell me what i should try

to try to install the game in dosbox..thats my problem

But i know that you guys must be a little tired of answering the same questions all the time

So i might just try to go blindly writting some of the commands you gave me and see what happens

Thanks eh

[Eagle of Fire]

Would you beleive me if I tell you that's how I learned all the DOS commands when I was twelve? ;)

[The Fifth Horseman]

so in dosbox it would be : mount C C:\dosbox\old games ???[/b]
That's it. Except from what I know there are sometimes probles with paths that contain spaces, so if you encounter any issues just rename the directory to "oldgames" (without a space) and adjust the mount command accordingly.

If you really need some quick guide to the minimum neccesary commands:

dir [mask] /p
where [mask] can use portions of filenames and/or extensions to restrict your search results. * stands for wildcard, ie "any symbols". The /P thing is a switch that instructs the system to display only as much files as it can fit on the screen at a time - if there are more, it will wait for you to press a key before showing the next screen.

Examples of usage:
dir *.exe displays all files with EXE extension
dir main.* displays all files with filename MAIN regardless of extension
dir *g*.com /P displays all files with G in their name and a COM extension and waits for a key before showing next screen

CD [directory]
Moves you into given directory. Using .. (two dots) instead of a directory moves you out of that directory. Using \ instead of a directory moves you to the root of your drive - in DosBox that means to whatever you have mounted as the currently selected drive.

To launch a file, type in its filename. Runnable extensions are: EXE, COM and BAT.

[RemX]

Data,the fifth horseman,and Eagle of Fire..thanks a lot guys

Iwas finaly able to make the game work thanks to your help

And if it can help anybody out there with gemfire or uncharted waters 2 new horizon well

I gave all the memory possible to the file koei.exe didnt have to mess with the sound at all

Once you mounted C:\ in dosbox and are in the game directory

Type koei and enter..game should work fine


I beleive you now Eagle of fire when you saying that you learned by yourself..i just went up a step by myself and with some research and questions ;)

All right so keep your good work you're helping us a lot :brain: :kosta:

Remx