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22-01-2011, 04:27 AM | #1 | ||
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dosbox .74 shortcuts - what am I doing wrong
I can't seem to make game shortcuts any more in Dosbox .74 I'm using it on win 7 x64.
The default .conf seems to be hidden now. To get to it you have to go to Start > Dosbox > Options > dosbox options. But I copied the text out of the file anyway and tried to set up my game conf. # This is the configurationfile for Magic Candle 2 [sdl] fullscreen=true [dosbox] captures=d:\dosconf\mc2 [cpu] core=auto cputype=auto cycles=auto cycleup=10 cycledown=20 [autoexec] cd mc2 mc2 exit I have the mount c d:\dosgames\ and change to c: in the default options already. Then I created a short cut with the following lines: Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf "D:\DOSConf\mc2\mc2.conf" What am I doing wrong? |
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22-01-2011, 07:21 AM | #2 | ||
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Add "mount c d:\dosgames" in mc2.conf under the autoexec.
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22-01-2011, 07:29 AM | #3 | ||
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{system drive}:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\DOSBox\dosbox-{version}.conf The 'AppData' folder is hidden, so if you don't have show hidden files set up, you wouldn't see it. Quote:
[autoexec] # Lines in this section will be run at startup. # You can put your MOUNT lines here. So it would seem that might be a place to try to put your mount lines. Did you verify the program would start without the shortcut first? I've had trouble with shortcuts before and it was usually something with my config file, not the shortcut. In order to solve this, I usually take the "long way"; run DOSBox without any autoexec lines, type in the mount, change to c:...do everything manually to verify it works. Also, the Target setup looks okay. Is the Start in: field for the shortcut set to: "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74" Just some thoughts. I am not an expert by any means. Ohne
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22-01-2011, 01:46 PM | #4 | ||
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By using only that single config file, you are forcing DOSBox to fall back to its' backup config, which doesn't include your mount command.
Target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf <0.74 config file> -conf "D:\DOSConf\mc2\mc2.conf" Will work. |
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22-01-2011, 04:56 PM | #5 | ||
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Oh jeez, I'm an idiot. I finally got it. Thanks everyone.
Of course it's in Appdata. I thought I had indexed everything and when the default config didn't show up when I searched for it I thought it was somehow hidden in the program. And I didn't put the default .conf and then the mc2 conf to use the game settings in the shortcut. "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf "C:\Users\ |
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22-01-2011, 08:36 PM | #6 | ||
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In the newer versions, you can substitute
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-conf "C:\Users\\AppData\Local\DOSBox\dosbox-0.74.conf" Code:
-userconf
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23-01-2011, 10:11 PM | #7 | ||
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I wondered about that -userconf. I saw it in the default shortcut. Thanks for the tip!
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24-01-2011, 12:21 AM | #8 | ||
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NP. A little margin note:
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07-07-2011, 06:07 AM | #9 | ||
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hmm
hey there,
-I use win7 64bit edition- DOSBOx 074 gets .conf information from user folder in appdata folder. Is it possible to a) change that folder or b) delete these behaviour so, that dosbox dont grab standard .conf file? extra-information: i tried -userconf but doesnt work i use a .batch file to get .conf of my own but it doesnt work if the conf isnt in standard dosbox folder from dosbox 074. With svn build no prob Wink |
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07-07-2011, 07:33 AM | #10 | ||
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Because the -userconf parameter loads the default configuration file. You should use the -conf parameter instead.
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Change this: "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -userconf to this: "C:\Program Files (x86)\DOSBox-0.74\DOSBox.exe" -conf "x:\path\DOSBox-0.74.conf" Where "x:\path\" is the path to the conf file you want to use. |
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