Try the GOSiERRA patch. http://www.QuestStudios.com/utilities/GOSiERRAv3.zip

I've been having the same error on my computer (Linux 1600 MHz)
I tried the the GOSIERRA but I could only find dacblast.drv comes with my game instead of an audblast.drv. When I try patching the dacblast.drv I get "Could not patch file. Sorry". If I try using an audblast.drv instead of dacblast the game hangs instead of starting. Is there are a newer version I am supposed to be using instead?

By the way shouldn't this thread or topic or whatever this is be more appropriate in Games and Apps instead of Development?

Well, I thought about putting it in Games and Apps, but decided on development instead because I've also tried compiling the CVS and running DOSBox, and get the same error. Thought someone might have some idea what was going on, however if this belongs in the other forum, feel free to move it over!

Sincerely,
Brian

Never mind, I believe I figured it out. If you disable DPMI memory in your dosbox.conf, the Error 29 disappears quite amazingly. I finally took the time to grab the Debug Enabled executable, and found the culprit in a hurry. Could someone move this thread to the appropriate forum? Thanks!

Brian

Thanks for the advice about turning off the DPMI. Only seems to work in the CVS as the 0.60 release just crashes when I try to run the game.
I don't know how to move threads (I assume only the moderators can do so) and I guess if they don't think it should be moved, it might as well stay here.

Oh? I thought it would work for 0.60, too. Perhaps there is more to it than just the DPMI memory. I've been compiling the CVS myself, so I have no clue why it didn't work in 0.60. Some other change perhaps?

Brian

By the way, in order to get Space Quest 6 to even load, I had to tweak the sq6dos.bat file that is used to load Space Quest 6 to avoid all the vesa checks and CD checks. What error message (if any) are you getting when you try to run Space Quest 6?

If you want to bypass the batch file entirely rather than edit it, you really only need the base command to launch SQ6: C:\SIERRA\SQ6DOS\sierra -o C:\SIERRA\SQ6DOS\resource.cfg. Give that a try, and see if you can run SQ6 directly and have it work. I'll go back and confirm my 0.60 tests explicitly to ensure it actually works for me under 0.60.

Brian

Actually I've been using "sierra -o resource.cfg" all the time as I had the same trouble with the .bat.
When trying to start the game using 0.60 with DPMI off the dosbox crashes with the error "Exit to error: Unhandled CPU opcode". I tried several other games - Gabriel Knight 1 (crashed) and QFG 2 (ran) so I wouldn't be suprised if it was an issue to do with protected-mode games. On the other hand it could just be a Linux-specific problem that was fixed after the release.

*clears throat*
Gabriel Knight 1 does work on dosbox.
the RESOURCE.CFG file just needs to be adjusted a tad.

Gabriel knight 1

What I meant was that with the DPMI turned off for 0.60 version, GK 1 crashes the dosbox. With the DPMI turned on I've had it running quite smoothly.

my bad... my bad.
*shuts up*

Oops... I guess the executable I thought was 0.60 wasn't 0.60 after all. I redownloaded the 0.60 source and recompiled it, and it died on SQ6 badly. So, I guess I'd best stop here, since I must've gotten it working on my own CVS compiles instead.

Brian

Do we post information on running games on self-compiled code from the CVS repository here? Or do you guys even want to know? Just trying to get the Rules of the Forum down.

Brian

If you've done code tweaks you should post them... generally we like to keep how-tos reserved for point releases only.