hmmm it seems like a copy right protection thingie.
try mounting it wit -ioctl

but I think you should keep trying it with otherways as I think this game will run real slow if it runs at all

Thanks for the fast reply... I've been trudging through the threads and found that other people have had this identical error message too. One solution was replacing the "Dos4GW" file from the CD with one with an older game... anyone know where I could download such a file?

bing. 😀

Thanks a lot folks... that's that hurdle overcome... however, solve one problem, and another takes its place... 😒

This time, it tells me there is an error while switching to the colour mode... help, please? 😖

i'm not sure if 16 bit graphics mode are supported by 0.60

probably not as the game reports.

Does there mean that there is a DosBox version that does? If so, can I have a link, If not, any other suggestions?

Oh yeh sure let's add 16-bit mode to see games crawl at a nice 1 fps, great waste of time

It's possible then? I hope to see this function released in a later version, thanks for letting me know. 😀

It seems more like a VESA problem to me. Try using NOLFB in a batch file before launching the game.

Harekiet wrote:

Oh yeh sure let's add 16-bit mode to see games crawl at a nice 1 fps, great waste of time

I think it would depend on the type of application. For example: adventure Ark of Time needs 15 bpp mode but its hardware demands are pretty low and this game would probably perform better in DOSBox than some 3D shooters running in 8 bpp. Just my opinion, of course, the 15 bpp mode is not present so it is impossible to run the game and test it. But you can add those modes just to prove that programers are always right and we users are wrong with our requests 😊 😊

eL_PuSHeR wrote:

Try using NOLFB in a batch file before launching the game.

Uhm, could you explain that in more detail please... what exactly is NOLFB?

SEARCH FORUM FEATURE AND GOOGLE SEARCH ARE YOUR FRIENDS. *sigh*

NOLFB (No Linear Framebuffer for short) is a nifty little app that "fools" your video card VESA support into thinking all video modes are "banked-only" (and old method of addressing video modes in VESA, slower than newer Linear with framebuffer but more compatible). YOU HAVE TO RUN NOLFB.COM BEFORE LAUNCHING THE GAME OR MAKE A BATCH FILE FOR IT.

To get NOLFB.COM, search this forum. I think there's a place where you could get all these apps.

Rob Muller had a freeware utility for 15 bpp mode. Unofrtunately it seems as if his page is down...

Do you mean this? 😁

hello im use xp and dosbox0.63
im mount earth 2140 and install but dosbox say
checking cdrom.this will take 10 to 25 second depending on your cd drive...

and its not install its broke what happened?

sry my english

Hello, Donnyx, Welcome to the forum.

First of all, you should upgrade DOSBox to latest version 0.65

Get it HERE.

And then I advise you to read the readme file that comes with it, as well as typing INTRO at the DOSBox Z:> prompt.

In addition, you should keep in mind that there are several available command-line parameters when mounting CD-ROM drives, specially -t cdrom.

ok im use this parameter:

mount d I:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl

my cd prompt (I) and its succes to mount.

next step i try to install and
im prompt d:\install and its say checked cd but not run only say checked cd.
i think its game characteristic.and dosbox is freeze.
what made me now?
i miss earth 2140 🙁

thx for attend

Try to use a lower CD letter (like D).

Also, right click on the CD from Windows Explorer > Properties
to see its label name. And then, inside DOSBox provide that same label. E.g. mount d d:\ -t -cdrom -label EARTH2140

Ehh - I think donnyx has his real CD as drive I:, so that part of the mount command looks ok.

donnyx, did you also mount a C drive inside DOSBox? Something like

mount c H:\Path\To\Some\Directory