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[Tiger-Heli]

I also posted this here - http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=43849.0, but since this is more of a gaming forum, I thought someone here might know.

Basically, I am running WinXP but have some old games that only send audio to the PC speaker. I would like to re-route this to my on-board sound.

I know there is a way to do it with wires and resistors, or with a different soundcard, but I was hoping there was a program or Windows setting that could accomplish the same thing through software.

Thanks in advance!!!

[The Fifth Horseman]

I don't think you can do it with software only.
DosBox works somewhat in this manner, though - everything PC Speaker would produce is re-routed through the main sound system.

[Nikson]

DosBox using the D-fend front-end has an option to emulate PC Speaker through your sound card. In fact it does it by default.

[Data]

in fact you can't even get the sound of your pc speaker even if you wanted to
it always goes to your soundcard.

[Tiger-Heli]

Thanks for the tips. That looks like exactly what I was looking for.

I have one quick question - The download page for DosBox also has a link for a program called VDMSound. Are you familiar with this? All the games I am having problems with have Adlib and Roland support, and run fine, just only play sound through the PC speaker rather than the soundcard.

I am think VDMSound seems like a simpler solution than installing an entire OS emulation and then a frontend to access it, unless you have both "been there, done that" and know some reason that I would want to steer clear of VDMSound.

Thanks again!!!

[Data]

adlib games that play through your pcspeaker

don't think that happends with a lot of people. let alone with somebody.
are you certain you are correct ?


vdmsound emulates a adlib/soundblaster card for you. no pc speaker.

[The Fifth Horseman]

VDMSound doesn't work for some of the games, but if you managed to run your stuff in pure XP, this gives them a high chance of working with VDMS.

Installation & running might be a b***h, but after you get them sorted out (using a batch file is a very convenient way to simplify operation and running your fave games, BTW), all the rest is pretty straightforward.

[Tiger-Heli]

Originally posted by Data@Nov 15 2005, 01:40 PM
adlib games that play through your pcspeaker

don't think that happends with a lot of people. let alone with somebody.
are you certain you are correct ?


vdmsound emulates a adlib/soundblaster card for you. no pc speaker.

I'm correct, but I worded it poorly.

The game supports (through different drivers) either the AdLib, Roland, or PC Speaker sound cards. The only one that currently works is the IBM sound driver which plays through the PC internal speaker, not the speakers attached to the sound card.

What I meant to ask was since VDMSound is supposed to emulate AdLib, and since the game supports Adlib, couldn't I just set it up to use VDMSound and have it play through the speakers attached to the soundcard, and is there some drawback to this over an install of DosBox and Dfend?

Also - slightly different question - Could I write a batch file to call DosBox and then the game, rather than launching through Dfend? (I saw something in the tutorial about DosBox only reading Autoexec.bat when launched from the start menu . . .)

Thanks again.

Also, really straying from the topic - These are basically all Microprose titles - F-19, F-117A, and Gunship, (and maybe Gunship 2000).

I have actual copies of F-19 and Gunship.

The technical supplement for F-19 says to use the /D1 /D2 or /D3 flags for detail adjust and the /AA /AI /AR or /AN flags for soundcard selection, but these flags don't work with F-117A and I have been unable to locate the F-117A Technical Supplement online. Does anyone know the appropriate settings for F-117A?

[Shrek]

Originally posted by Tiger-Heli@Nov 15 2005, 02:58 PM

Also - slightly different question - Could I write a batch file to call DosBox and then the game, rather than launching through Dfend?* (I saw something in the tutorial about DosBox only reading Autoexec.bat when launched from the start menu . . .)

Yes, you can... just copy the "dosbox.conf" located at the DOSBox instalation folder, and edit it; at the end there are lines saying:

[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.

there you can place the comand lines - example, if you have F-19 game in folder c:\games\f-19

mount c c:\games
c:
cd f-19
f-19.exe
exit

In this file you can also change CPU settings, fullscreen mode, etc...

Then you just create a .bat file with this command inside:
dosbox -conf c:\games\f-19\dosbox.conf

[Data]

vdmsound would/could work in that case. (it may go fast)


The game doesn't play adlib sound through your pc speaker.
it plays pcspeaker sound through your pcspeaker, but can support adlib as well.