Dosbox

James Feeney · 12-06-10, 03:23 PM

Hi all, I'm a newbie, years ago when I had a 386 computer using Dos 3.1. I had a game called Silent Service II which was great. Time moved on and a few weeks ago when I was clearing out my cupboard I came across the cd again. i tried to install on my windows 7 machine and it was rejected. Then a buddy told me about this site which I might be able run the games in a 'Dosbox'.
After trying to follow the instructions I get to setblaster and then' Mount c d:\dosprogs' I get
'Directory C doesn't exist'

Can anyone help please,
Jim

VipertheSniper · 12-06-10, 04:01 PM

hmmm I just tried it out on my machine, to see if the command is case sensitive and it's not. So maybe a typo on your side? The command as you've written it should work, if the folder is named dosprogs

James Feeney · 12-07-10, 03:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by VipertheSniper

hmmm I just tried it out on my machine, to see if the command is case sensitive and it's not. So maybe a typo on your side? The command as you've written it should work, if the folder is named dosprogs

Hi, thank you for your info but it still won't work and I have typed the correct address.
I'll keep trying.
Jim

Dowly · 12-07-10, 04:25 PM

You're mount command is wrong.

it should be 'mount d d:/dosprogs'

VipertheSniper · 12-08-10, 11:41 AM

Huh?? I can mount a c drive no problem, as far as I know the only drive that's default is z: so I don't see how that should be any trouble...

I got this in my dosbox.conf

mount c d:\dosbox-0.73\mount -freesize 2048

and that works

And I have to say I'm surprised that the command also works with a slash instead of a backslash, I just tried it

I'm using 0.73 just in case that matters...

James Feeney · 12-12-10, 10:07 AM

Hi Viper, thanks for your interest, however in my dosbox the last message says
Z:\> SET BLASTER= A220 17 D1 H5 T6
I then type in
Mount c d:\dosbox - 0.73 mount - freesize 2048
I press enter and I get
d:\dosbox - 0.73 mount - freesize 2048
doesn't exist
Do you think I should delete it all and start again,
Jim

VipertheSniper · 12-13-10, 01:38 PM

Just to be clear, you've created the folder named d:\dosbox-0.73\mount?

doesn't matter actually where it is, but I found it tidier to keep all the dos stuff in one place, so I just created a subfolder in the dosbox installation directory. The switch "-freesize 2048" was needed for one game that was complaining about insufficient diskspace when I installed it... basically it'll tell dosbox that the folder you mount as a drive has 2048 MB free

I'll try to walk you through this:

1. create a folder in Windows where you want to install your dos games to, like you written in your first post a folder named "dosprogs" on drive C: (c:\dosprogs)
2. make that folder your c drive in dosbox with the mount command: mount c c:\dosprogs

That's all there is to it... I'd recommend to put that mount command in the autoexec section (all the way down) in dosbox.conf, then save it.
Start Dosbox, now you should have a mounted c: drive

12-06-10, 03:23 PM	#1
James Feeney Nub Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Dosbox Hi all, I'm a newbie, years ago when I had a 386 computer using Dos 3.1. I had a game called Silent Service II which was great. Time moved on and a few weeks ago when I was clearing out my cupboard I came across the cd again. i tried to install on my windows 7 machine and it was rejected. Then a buddy told me about this site which I might be able run the games in a 'Dosbox'. After trying to follow the instructions I get to setblaster and then' Mount c d:\dosprogs' I get 'Directory C doesn't exist' Can anyone help please, Jim

12-06-10, 04:01 PM	#2
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,038 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	hmmm I just tried it out on my machine, to see if the command is case sensitive and it's not. So maybe a typo on your side? The command as you've written it should work, if the folder is named dosprogs

12-07-10, 04:25 PM	#4
Dowly Lucky Jack Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Finland Posts: 25,036 Downloads: 32 Uploads: 0	You're mount command is wrong. it should be 'mount d d:/dosprogs'

12-08-10, 11:41 AM	#5
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,038 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Huh?? I can mount a c drive no problem, as far as I know the only drive that's default is z: so I don't see how that should be any trouble... I got this in my dosbox.conf mount c d:\dosbox-0.73\mount -freesize 2048 and that works And I have to say I'm surprised that the command also works with a slash instead of a backslash, I just tried it I'm using 0.73 just in case that matters...

12-12-10, 10:07 AM	#6
James Feeney Nub Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Chelmsford, Essex, UK Posts: 3 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Hi Viper, thanks for your interest, however in my dosbox the last message says Z:\> SET BLASTER= A220 17 D1 H5 T6 I then type in Mount c d:\dosbox - 0.73 mount - freesize 2048 I press enter and I get d:\dosbox - 0.73 mount - freesize 2048 doesn't exist Do you think I should delete it all and start again, Jim

12-13-10, 01:38 PM	#7
VipertheSniper Ace of the Deep Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Austria Posts: 1,038 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Just to be clear, you've created the folder named d:\dosbox-0.73\mount? doesn't matter actually where it is, but I found it tidier to keep all the dos stuff in one place, so I just created a subfolder in the dosbox installation directory. The switch "-freesize 2048" was needed for one game that was complaining about insufficient diskspace when I installed it... basically it'll tell dosbox that the folder you mount as a drive has 2048 MB free I'll try to walk you through this: 1. create a folder in Windows where you want to install your dos games to, like you written in your first post a folder named "dosprogs" on drive C: (c:\dosprogs) 2. make that folder your c drive in dosbox with the mount command: mount c c:\dosprogs That's all there is to it... I'd recommend to put that mount command in the autoexec section (all the way down) in dosbox.conf, then save it. Start Dosbox, now you should have a mounted c: drive