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First post, by Goodmood Selectah

Posted on 2011-09-13, 14:18

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Hello!
I have a problem with Z.A.R. game.
The game needs a CD check to run, which can't be successful through DosBox!

Here's my [autoexec] part of DosBox configuration file.

mount c: F:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 mount d: C:\Games\ZAR d: zar.exe […]
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mount c: F:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0
mount d: C:\Games\ZAR
d:
zar.exe

Am I doing smth wrong, or is it a common problem?
Read several forums, found similar questions but no answers.
Hopefully, I'll get some answers here.

Reply 1 of 16, by Qbix

Posted on 2011-09-13, 14:26

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in DOS,
C is your normal drive and D your cdrom.
not the other way around.

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Reply 2 of 16, by Goodmood Selectah

Posted on 2011-09-13, 19:42

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Did not help!

and then

Reply 3 of 16, by DosFreak

Posted on 2011-09-13, 19:46

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Reinstall the game inside DOSBox
Do not mount the game directory as C:\. If you do then the game will be in the root of C:\ when it should be in C:\whatever

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Reply 4 of 16, by Dominus

Posted on 2011-09-13, 19:50

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Mount the games folder and not the zar folder and cd to that.

Also please use an image uploader that doesn't switch to porn sites.

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Reply 5 of 16, by Goodmood Selectah

Posted on 2011-09-13, 20:00

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Did successfully reinstall the game using DosBox from CD.
Changed configuration file:

mount d: F:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 mount c: C:\Games c: cd zar zar.exe […]
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mount d: F:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0
mount c: C:\Games
c:
cd zar
zar.exe

Still have the same problem.

Reply 6 of 16, by Gamecollector

Posted on 2011-09-13, 20:12

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Tested with my own "Z.A.R." cd. All is working perfectly.

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Reply 7 of 16, by Goodmood Selectah

Posted on 2011-09-13, 20:13

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2 Dominus
Sorry, didn't see the porn ad, I use AdBlock.

Reply 8 of 16, by Dominus

Posted on 2011-09-13, 20:14

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😀 I do too, but I was on a mobile device...

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Reply 9 of 16, by Goodmood Selectah

Posted on 2011-09-13, 20:15

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What's your DosBox version?
Could you post your exact steps to launch the game?

Reply 10 of 16, by Gamecollector

Posted on 2011-09-13, 21:02

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DOSBox 0.74.

Z:>mount c E:\dosbox -freesize 500
Z:>mount d j:\ -t cdrom
Z:>d:
D:>install.bat
C:\ZAR>go.bat

Later:
Z:>mount c e:\dosbox -freesize 500
Z:>mount d j:\ -t cdrom
Z:>c:
C:>cd zar
C:\ZAR>go

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Reply 11 of 16, by Goodmood Selectah

Posted on 2011-09-13, 21:23

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Weird, my steps are the same.

Reply 12 of 16, by Qbix

Posted on 2011-09-13, 21:24

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really ?
zar.exe is not go.

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Reply 13 of 16, by Goodmood Selectah

Posted on 2011-09-13, 21:27

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go.bat is a command file which opens zar.exe too.
tried them both anyway.

Reply 14 of 16, by Gamecollector

Posted on 2011-09-14, 03:47

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Test your cd with attached sfv.
Also the cd have 13 CDA tracks.

Reply 15 of 16, by Goodmood Selectah

Posted on 2011-09-14, 07:59

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Have no idea how to do that.
What utility should I use?

Reply 16 of 16, by Goodmood Selectah

Posted on 2011-09-14, 09:36

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I've found the other way! 😊
Just downloaded Z.A.R. with DirectX patch to run on Win7.

Thanks for trying to help me!

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