First post, by Wuhtzu
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Before reading (Added/edited after my problem was solved): The solution to my problem turned out to be very simple. I simply used some very weird drive letters (m:\ to contain the installation and h:\ as CD-Rom drive) which caused the problem. So the solution was to use C:\ and D:\ instead.... but feel free to read and enjoy my "stupidity" 😀
Hey
I can't get TRASH IT to run in DOSBox v0.70. It either fails at startup because it can't find the CD or during installation due to an unknown reason. Here are the two situations described in detail:
#1: Failure during startup
I'm mounting a folder containing a successful installation of the game, created by installing the game in Windows XP SP2, and the CD-Rom:
mount m g:\trashit
mount h h:\ -t cdrom
Then when I start the game m:\trashit.bat it loads for a few seconds before asking for the cd-rom to be inserted. I can't get any further.
#1: Failure during install
I'm mounting a folder for the game to be installed in and the CD-rom to install from:
mount m g:\dos
mount h h:\ -t cdrom
Then I launch the installer from h:\install.exe, select the install type (5MB, 19MB or 90MB) and install location (M:\TRASHIT) but it fails as soon as I press the big red button to start the install. It gives no error but an "error animation" where the screen flashes red and shows Jack (the ingame char) burrowing his head in his hands. When it returns to the promt it says "An error occurred during installation!"
*CD-Rom mounting note:
In both situations described above I have tried every single cd-rom mounting method I can think of and it yields exactly the same result every time:
#Where h:\ is a physical Plextor DVD-burner PX-712A
mount h h:\ -t cdrom
mount h h:\ -t cdrom -label TRASHIT
mount h h:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0
mount h h:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl
#Where i:\ is a physical Samsung CD-burner SW-252F
mount i i:\ -t cdrom
mount i i:\ -t cdrom -label TRASHIT
mount i i:\ -t cdrom -usecd 1
mount i i:\ -t cdrom -usecd 1 -ioctl
#Where j:\ is a virtual CD/DVD drive created by DAEMON Tools 4.09
mount j j:\ -t cdrom
mount j j:\ -t cdrom -label TRASHIT
mount j j:\ -t cdrom -usecd 2
mount j j:\ -t cdrom -usecd 2 -ioctl
The above methods/situations has been tried on both Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista 32bit on two different computers (AMD64, 2Gb RAM, GF7800GT, XP and Core Duo 2 E6600, 2Gb RAM, GF8800GT, Vista) and it gives the same result which leads me to believe it does not have anything to do with the hardware / physical computer, but in case it does have something to do with the physical computer here is details on the XP machine which I prefer to work on:
CPU: AMD64 3500+ @ 2216MHz
Motherboard: ASUS A8N-SLI (http://www.asus.com/products4.aspx?modelmenu= … =15&l3=148&l4=0)
RAM: 4x 512 Mb GeIL Value PC3200 DDR SDRAM (Running / set up in dual channel)
GFX: GeForce 7800 GT 256MB Ram
Sound: Onboard soundcard (ASUS A8N-SLI)
OS: Windows XP SP2 EN
Optical drives tried: Samsung SW-252F, Plextor PX712A and DEAMON tool virtual drive
Here is some pages of the TRASH IT manual describing the install process and some general troubleshoot in case it helps:
In case you don't remember the game: http://wuhtzu.dk/random/trashit/trashit_manual.jpg
Manual page 2-3: http://wuhtzu.dk/random/trashit/trashit_manual_p2-3.jpg
Manual page 4-5: http://wuhtzu.dk/random/trashit/trashit_manual_p4-5.jpg
Manual page 23: http://wuhtzu.dk/random/trashit/trashit_manual_p23.jpg
Manual page 24-25: http://wuhtzu.dk/random/trashit/trashit_manual_p24-25.jpg
Manual page 26: http://wuhtzu.dk/random/trashit/trashit_manual_p26.jpg
Worth noting in the manual:
Page 2: System requirements
Page 2-5: Install procedures
Page 24: Regarding MS-DOS, memory and smartdrive
Page 26, middle: "... Trash-it is a native MS-DOS product ..."
That's about all the information I can provide about my attempts to make TRASH IT run in DOSBox. One last thing which might settle some ongoing thoughts inside your head. Even though I can run TRASH IT perfectly in Windows XP I'm trying to make it work in DOSBox because a friend of mine can't run TRASH IT in Windows Vista (due to some 16bit / video driver vista stuff)
Thank you for reading my post and maybe helping me out
Best regards
Wuhtzu 😀[/b]
