Anyone have any thoughts on this? I miss playing that Castles 2 game; it was pretty fun.

I followed the directions on the link I provided earlier, so there's definitely possibility (read:likelihood) of error. Any other recommendations for ripping .cue/.bin?

It would be a definite possibility, but I checked for that. The files are in all lowercase, and so are the commands I've been running. If I change to uppercase, it does not recognize the file name at all. Very weird, all in all.

Minimax: The 'dir' command shows both 'c2cd' files, but the 'imgmount' command still says invalid path when I attempt to mount the .cue file. HunterZ: Thanks anyway for the suggestion.

The '~' is interpreted as pointing to the home folder (I tried it both ways). Also, I successfully installed TIE-Fighter into Dosbox from an old cd (not a copy), without all of this rigamarole. I tried using '-t iso' instead of '-t cdrom' with no change. It mounted the .bin file fine, but gives me …

I've attached a screenshot of the mounting procedure I used in DOSbox, and below is the text exactly from the .cue file. Oh, and in case you're wondering, the .cue/.bin files have the same name and are sitting right next to each other. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CD_ROM_XA // Track 1 TRACK MODE2_RAW NO COPY …

I edited the path in the .cue file as suggested, but I still get the "MSCDEX: path not valid" error when I try to imgmount the .cue file in Dosbox. Imgmounting the .bin file still works, though. Out of curiosity, how would mounting the .cue file prevent Dosbox from freezing? Thanks again.

Yes, the .cue file is in the same folder as the .bin file, and the path listed in the .cue file (below) is the actual location of both files on my home drive. ----------------- CD_ROM_XA // Track 1 TRACK MODE2_RAW NO COPY DATAFILE "~/Games/c2cd.bin" 69:22:34 // length in bytes: 734256768 …

My apologies, wd; I did not read your earlier replies very closely because I did not understand what you were talking about. If understand correctly now, here's what I tried in Dosbox: ------------------------------------- z:/>mount c ~/Games Drive C is mounted as local directory ~/Games z:/> …

Okay, it looks like cdrdao does it fine (I found a little guide here: http://miketeo.net/wp/index.php/2008/05/10/cr … s-on-linux.html). I mounted the .bin file in dosbox no problem, then installed the game again, but it still locked up as soon as I tried to play.

wd, please forgive my noobish ignorance. After about an hour of searching ubuntu/linux forums, I have been unable to find a program that will CREATE cue/bin files from a mixed-mode cd (but at least I understand why they are needed now). Do you have any suggestions for a poor linux user? Thanks again …

Thanks again. Once I have that, do I mount them in linux, or can I just mount them in Dosbox?

Thanks, wd. I have never done anything with cue/bin stuff ( just googled it to find out what they were). Do you have any resources that could help me get started with this?

I made an .iso of the Castles 2 cd and mounted that in Dosbox, but exactly the same thing happened: it installed without incident, then froze up Dosbox when I tried to play it. I installed TIE Fighter in Dosbox and it works fine. So I guess there could be something wrong with my CD. I'll try and …

Yeah, I also tried copying the cd to a folder on my computer and mounting that as the cdrom in dosbox. It installed everything without incident, but still just loads a black screen and freezes Dosbox when I try to play Castles 2.

I am having the same problem, running Ubuntu 8.10 and Dosbox 0.72. I also tried running Castles 2 under Dosbox 0.73, with the same result. I installed it with no problems whatsoever on my friend's Windows 7 machine. Anyone have any suggestions or questions? Thanks. stevo