Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-11, 12:12
How about if they mount a real CD-ROM? Maybe you could handle that in such a way it would work.
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 22:35
Yes.. I get that. Once you've lost the original order, you can't really get it back. So, you're sunk unless you provide additional information to DosBox. It's not complicated, but it would have to be done on a game-by-game basis to provide the file mapping. If it turns out that the method you …
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 21:47
The complication is that the disk cache currently relies on a 1:1 relationship between short and long names; duplicate short names mess up that relationship. Also, when you try to open a filename that has duplicates, DOS/MSCDEX will choose the "first" one, presumably in internal directory order, …
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 21:40
And it's just by luck or careful testing that the right duplicate file was opened? I wonder if the program attempts to open the filename with a long filename or if it's coded to use the truncated one. Well.. it's a challenge. If I come up with an implementation of ripsaw's suggestion that truncation …
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 21:25
Real DOS would not allow identical filenames in the same directory under "normal" conditions. One could edit a directory entry at the low level to create duplicates, but that is not a normal condition. AFAIK, the only situation where you can get duplicate/identical filenames in the same directory …
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 20:53
At least that what Win9x did. And that's exactly NOT what dos does. this thread came across more like, "That's not real DOS, so go away." No the attitude is "LFN is not supported in back-then-msdos" so no old game cares. Ok.. save me some time and tell me what DOS does do, then. When I load up a CD …
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 20:27
I don't think anyone expects people to avoid reporting such issues; rather, I think the devs like to hear them, as it could help in deciding whether enhancements are really needed... just my opinion. I don't think you'll find many reports for DOS7+ issues, though. That's the attitude I would prefer …
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 19:44
DOSBox targets DOS 5/6, which don't need LFN support; this is only a statement of fact, there is no "blame" for anything. Maybe DOSBox will be expanded at some point to support DOS 7+, but there's more to that than just LFN services. Hey... I can't read everything around here, but taking a quick …
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 18:33
Sorry... what then, exactly, does DosBox target? I thought it targeted running apps under DOS. Joe Consumer would, therefore, expect that a program that says "DOS" will run under DosBox. Hey... I agree that it may be more work than it's worth to fix this specific problem, but I am surprised that you …
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 17:57
I gather that thread's in some special, secret, guru-only forum? 'Cuz, my screen says it don't exist.
Re: LFN in dosbox
Posted on 2011-09-09, 15:21
Apparently, it worked. http://www.dosbox.com/comp_list.php?showID=3944&letter=T Here's the MobyGames listing for it: http://www.mobygames.com/game/dos/town-with-n … eCoverId,15704/ It was made in '93. I haven't been able to spot any requirements, other than 286 AT.
Re: Joystick Deadzone problem
Posted on 2011-09-09, 13:02
Thanks! That was an interesting read. I think I had already worked out most of what was discussed there. I found the final post interesting about the difference between timed=true and timed=false for the calibration. It occurs because the timed=false normalizes the joystick to a max of 128 loops, …
Re: Wing Commander 1 WINGCMDR.CFG
Posted on 2011-09-09, 12:52
Yeah.. I think it's me working on it. 😀
Re: Wing Commander 1 WINGCMDR.CFG
Posted on 2011-09-08, 22:01
Because I was working on some joystick code in DosBox and had conflicting information. I thought I might be able to resolve it with this information. However, I've since found other sources that show me my error.
Re: Joystick Deadzone problem
Posted on 2011-09-08, 20:48
Thanks. Good page to have! I checked out a copy of the 286 BIOS, and it looks like they used a timer, so the value should be independent of processor speed.
Re: Joystick Deadzone problem
Posted on 2011-09-08, 20:25
RBIL? Sorry.. I'm not familiar with that. Do you have a link? Not disagreeing, mind you.. just interested.
Re: Joystick Deadzone problem
Posted on 2011-09-08, 20:13
That would make sense, since the BIOS sits in a loop and then converts that value into a number. So faster machines take fewer loops, but the code stays the same. So, 256 was used as a compromise?
Re: Joystick Deadzone problem
Posted on 2011-09-08, 13:55
Wow.. talk about needing to check sources. I found two very nice pages (though one looked like it was based on the other) that specifically said that the joystick axis bit goes to zero when tagged then back to one when finished. But, I finally found some online source code for real apps, and it's …
Wing Commander 1 WINGCMDR.CFG
Posted on 2011-09-08, 13:43
Does anyone have the specifics of all the options in this file? Or, does anyone have the original config utility it came with that I could use? I'm specifically looking for whether it supported inverted joysticks or not. Thanks
Joystick Deadzone problem
Posted on 2011-09-08, 05:32
I've seen a lot of complaints about a large deadzone when playing some games, such as Privateer and Wing Commander. Those complaints tend to be worse when using some of the Saitek (e.g. x52) sticks and better when they're using a Sidewinder Force Feedback. That is, the actual joystick seems to …
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