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System Shock Crashes with Error in 0.73

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First post, by phanboy_iv

Posted on 2009-10-16, 18:36

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Hello,

I finally managed to snag a CD hard copy of System Shock on eBay.

I set it up this way (Dosbox 0.73 Win32):

1Z:\mount C *writeablegamesdrive*
2Z:\C:
3C:\ mount d F:\ -t cdrom
4C:\ D:
5D:\INSTALL.BAT ---> "Please run install directly from CD-ROM base directory"

I search the forums, and try:

1D:\ cd INST
2D:\INITIAL.EXE

This time I get the following error:

Also tried this with an ISO image of the disc. Same results.

EDIT: Okay, got mixed up here. Let's try this again.

Doing the above with the ISO image made from the actual CD-ROM gives this error.

Doing the above with the actual CD mounted does NOT give the error, and so far install is working.

I will try and make another image and see if that is the problem.

Last edited by phanboy_iv on 2009-10-16, 19:00. Edited 1 time in total.

Reply 1 of 9, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2009-10-16, 18:44

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Don't change folders with "CD INST", stay in the root of the CD and run "INST\INITIAL.EXE", just like the batch file does.

Reply 2 of 9, by phanboy_iv

Posted on 2009-10-16, 18:48

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Thanks, tried that. Same error.

Reply 3 of 9, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2009-10-16, 18:56

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Works for me with DOSBox 0.73. Try using a default config. If that doesn't help, please list all the commands you are using exactly as you type them.

Reply 4 of 9, by phanboy_iv

Posted on 2009-10-16, 19:18

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OK, False alarm, my bad.

Created another image with a different program and it worked this time. Must have been a bad image file.

Sorry guys.

Reply 5 of 9, by Qbix

Posted on 2009-10-16, 19:19

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can you compare the cue files ?

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Reply 6 of 9, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2009-10-16, 19:26

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Thanks for making it clear you were using an image from the beginning...

I finally managed to snag a CD hard copy of System Shock on eBay.

C:\ mount d F:\ -t cdrom

😒

@Qbix: A regular ISO would work fine for the game, as it has no audio tracks.

Reply 7 of 9, by phanboy_iv

Posted on 2009-10-16, 20:01

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ripsaw8080 wrote:
Thanks for making it clear you were using an image from the beginning... […]
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Thanks for making it clear you were using an image from the beginning...

I finally managed to snag a CD hard copy of System Shock on eBay.

C:\ mount d F:\ -t cdrom

😒

@Qbix: A regular ISO would work fine for the game, as it has no audio tracks.

Sorry about that. I was mounting the ISO in a virtual drive. I should have tried the original right off.

Reply 8 of 9, by SKARDAVNELNATE

Posted on 2009-10-16, 21:00

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There are 3 files which don't copy when making an ISO.
"INITIAL.EXE"
"INI-MT.XMI "
"INI-SC.XMI "

Also install.bat must be typed in lower case.

See this:
System Shock Batch file

Reply 9 of 9, by ripsaw8080

Posted on 2009-10-16, 21:52

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Typing "install.bat" all in lower-case worked in 0.72, but it no longer works in 0.73; that's why I don't tell people to do that now. For the %0 operator, DOSBox now includes the path of the batch file and drives it all into upper-case. AFAIK, there's no way to make System Shock's batch file happy with that. If you'd like to see the effect, create a batch file with the command "@echo %0" in it and try running it various ways.

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