Re: DosBox folders continuously marked read only
Posted on 2005-10-23, 10:47
In that case you should probably tell more about what you are trying to install and what errors occur. I don't think it has to do with readonly setting.
Re: DOSBox GUI
Posted on 2005-10-21, 01:46
There are some proof-of-concept type thingies (I wrote one as a simple batch file), but as far as I understand, our esteemed dosbox fathers like the idea in general, but are totally undecided as to where to go from here (and underpowered - too much else to do). One important question would be: Is it …
Re: Using dosbox in black&white
Posted on 2005-10-21, 01:29
Back in the dos days, I used a little program called (surprisingly) int10.com (or .exe), it was able to change various settings of the video card, including the monochrome flag. I seem to have lost it, and google wasn't helpful either, but perhaps you have more ideas how to find it.
Re: Scan codes: DOSBOX vs DOS/XP
Posted on 2005-10-19, 07:30
fish wrote: I thought the winxp boot console was derived from win NT cmd rather than dos/win9x command.com/io.sys et al. The boot console (also known as recovery mode) is NT-based. Bootable _diskettes_ (as created by the disk formatting program) are good old DOS, and thus yield perfectly valid …
Re: no full screen with 9800pro
Posted on 2005-10-16, 23:38
Analog LCDs are generally limited in what they can accept, so that's one source of problems. Especially old, seldomly used video modes often don't work or work badly (the DOS popular 320x200 mode, for example). If these modes work depends highly on the particular LCD screen, the driver, and the …
Re: number of files in directory
Posted on 2005-10-16, 19:56
I took a look at the DOSBox source and ran away screaming. It's easy to compile but hard to understand (unless someone has added a lot of comments recently...). :) But honestly, DOSBox source is good in most parts. Comments are _not_ a good measurement for code quality, as they tend to be the first …
Re: number of files in directory
Posted on 2005-10-16, 14:48
You are free to find a programmer who makes these modifications for you, that's the joy of open source. It's perfectly legal to do so. DOSBox is not hard to modify - any C++ programmer should be able to work on it.
Re: Direct3D patch
Posted on 2005-10-16, 03:26
You must be joking, right? OpenGL + HQ2x filtering bring my computer to an utter crawl when used. As I saild, mine too. But: Speed is roughly like advmame2x, but there are still some sound-related issues (due to cache trashing, it seems). ( http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid= …
Re: Problem with display with fullfixed setting
Posted on 2005-10-16, 03:01
Well, with fullfixed=false, DOSBox tries to use the same video mode as the game requested, which is probably 320x200. Blurriness is usual for TFTs - there's exactly one output mode where a TFT is sharp, that is it's native resolution. Now, 320x200 is a lot different than 1280x1024, the timing is a …
Re: Need Help please
Posted on 2005-10-15, 03:26
About filenames: DOS only knows 8 characters plus 3 characters after the dot (the extension). Ever wondered why almost all files you see have exactly 3 chars after the dot? That's why. In theory, you can use longer filenames, but DOSBox needs to garble them in order to squeeze them into 8 chars. …
Re: Direct3D patch
Posted on 2005-10-15, 03:15
Noo idea about the rest, but: Another question: Is 2xSaI.fx supposed to be the same as hq2x? Not even close. Hq2x (and the hardware-accelerated variant OpenGL-HQ) is very different from all other well-known scalers. Look at screenshots of OpenGL-HQ ( http://www.garni.ch/dosbox/ ) to see how …
Re: Mouse axis sensitivity
Posted on 2005-10-14, 04:05
Due to pure coincidence, I noticed a change in the mouse code in today's CVS checkout. Someone (qbix, I guess) modified the Y-resolution for certain cases during the last few days. You should try a CVS build of today or the next one that's available. It might fix the issue.
Re: redirection of output creates wrong files, no append, no cr/lf.
Posted on 2005-10-13, 20:05
By the way, did you notice that dosbox has the choice command built-in? Feel free to contact me if something is wrong with it, as I implemented it. I noticed. I can't really see the advantage though, as DOS didn't have it, so games don't use it. Is/was inset a regular MS-DOS command? If not, how …
Re: Direct3D patch
Posted on 2005-10-13, 11:47
You know, the latest ATI cards are available starting at 80 euros for the low-budgte variant, I dare not guess how cheap a "old" but nice Radoen 9800 would be.
Re: redirection of output creates wrong files, no append, no cr/lf.
Posted on 2005-10-13, 11:45
By the way, did you notice that dosbox has the choice command built-in? Feel free to contact me if something is wrong with it, as I implemented it. Is/was inset a regular MS-DOS command? If not, how would you have done the same thing in MS-DOS?
Re: TWO MICE in DoxBox?!
Posted on 2005-10-12, 21:40
This is what it sounds like to me: - First you need the serial port working in Windows. - Then, you need to plug in a serial mouse but not tell Windows that it's there (and don't let Windows find out on it's own either). - Then, you should be able to pass the raw serial data coming from the mouse …
Re: Direct3D patch
Posted on 2005-10-12, 21:27
Since you mention it, it's not primarily the pixel shader language which limits OHQ to the opengl-equivalent of PS20, but the actual performance of the older cards, or rather, lack thereof. I think it just might be possible to port OHQ to the 8500 series, but it would be incredibly slow - too low …
Re: TWO MICE in DoxBox?!
Posted on 2005-10-11, 18:03
Windows itself can use multiple mice just by plugging them in (and installing the driver, if neccessary). You won't get two mouse pointers, both mice will move the windows mouse cursor. This is common with laptops, for example: built-in touchpad plus externally connected mouse. This is totally …
Re: [SDL patch version] Hq2x / Hardware OpenGL-HQ scaling
Posted on 2005-10-11, 17:50
Fixed that crash as well (it did affect dosbox sometimes). Unless anyone has any complaints, the current version is finished for now - I am satisfied, and there are no bugs I am aware of. Should someone build a DLL, I'll gladly distribute it 😉
Re: [SDL patch version] Hq2x / Hardware OpenGL-HQ scaling
Posted on 2005-10-11, 03:27
Yeah, mouse was a little fast for my taste, but in the end it is exactly like it is in other scalers, so I should either quit complaining or set sensitivity in dosbox.conf ;) Another update: I have optimized partial screen updates so that the mouse no longer laggs during fast movements in scummvm. …
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