Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows & Linux)

Posted on 2019-03-18, 16:27

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Thank you very much, _Rob. This contributes a lot to my understanding of how compiling works. Sounds doable :-) It's not so easy to understand, if you are missing some basics. Or maybe all of the basics. Almost all of the literature and help files I found were expecting a much higher level of …

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2019-03-18, 15:19

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I will write the status, the machine is booted into, into a file during startup - status.txt. It will contain a simple string. NORMAL, XMS, EMS, NOEMS, and so on. In the launcher menu, for certain games that need special boot options, i will start a bash script, that checks the status and if it's …

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2019-03-18, 15:09

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I set up a Dos machine for my friends, in a private arcade room, with a couple of arcades and pinballs; the goal was to make it as easy as possible. So I went with a menu program as well. Because of all the different boot options, some games need, I used Dosbox - for the beginning. It's working very …

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Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows & Linux)

Posted on 2019-03-18, 14:35

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Thanks to all for the answers! :blush: My programming skills are limited to writing simple bash scripts, so compiling is not something, I completely understand in all its glamour - but I understood, what you were saying, with the dependencies :-) If I understood everything right: The binaries (that …

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Re: DOSBox ECE (for Windows & Linux)

Posted on 2019-03-18, 01:51

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Helloes, I tried both versions, the ECE version and the normal SVN on Linux Debian 9 right now, downloaded from the Yesterplay80 blog. I am getting an error... ./dosbox: error while loading shared libraries: libSDL_sound-1.0.so.1: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory. ... …

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Re: Detect best cycles/match recommended specs?

Posted on 2019-03-17, 22:26

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Attached: The Oldskool PC Benchmark Version 0.38a, 20140328

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Re: Detect best cycles/match recommended specs?

Posted on 2019-03-15, 15:36

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There is a benchmark program that allows you to see the emulated CPU speed in realtime. http://www.oldskool.org/pc/benchmark But I can't tell about the accuracy, maybe other benchmark programs are suited better for Dosbox.

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Re: dune 2 mouse issue

Posted on 2019-03-15, 13:48

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This thread made me revisit both, Dune 2 and Dune 2000. I really love the graphics of Dune 2 and prefer it over Dune 2000, but having to select every single unit is a little too old school, for my taste. :cool: It's not flawless, for example you can bomb the enemy base without a reaction of the CPU …

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Re: keyboard problem

Posted on 2019-01-22, 15:18

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Wrong language? https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/KEYB

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Re: What DOS games do you feel I'm missing?

Posted on 2019-01-19, 04:21

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quite a few: Blake Stone Blood Heretic Hexen Rise of the Triad Blood Money Cannon Fodder Duck Tales Dynablaster GTA Gauntlet Golden Axe Raptor Scorched Earth Worms Xenon 2 Beneath a Steel Sky Discworld Quest for Glory Heart of China Indiana Jones 3 & 4 Kings Quest 1 - 6 Legend of Kyrandia Laura Bow …

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Re: Problem connecting dosbox to arm robotic controller using usb serial adapter

Posted on 2019-01-18, 15:24

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Without mentioning the "DOSBox IS NOT SUITED TO RUN YOUR NON-GAMING DOS APPLICATION" thread, this looks interesting. :kiss: There is a game called the Settlers, which has a multiplayer with two mice, one has to be serial, and it seems like this worked for some people with the right adapter. Just …

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Re: Aces over Europe and Aces of the Pacific won't work on PCem and real hardware, memory issues

Posted on 2019-01-17, 14:51

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You can also create a boot menu, with settings for different games, by editing config.sys and autoexec.bat. As described in the second post: https://arstechnica.com/civis/viewtopic.php?t=815473

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Re: Theme Park's notorious speed issue... help?

Posted on 2018-12-06, 13:37

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There are other options for cycles on Dosbox as well. Theme Park is protected mode, so you could try % and limit. https://www.dosbox.com/wiki/Configuration:CPU#cycles_.3D_fixed_nnnn_.7C_max_.5Bdefault.25.5D_.5Blimit_cycle_limit.5D_.7C_auto_.5Brealmode_default.5D_.5Bprotected_mode_default.25.5D_. …

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Re: Program cannot find folders in directory

Posted on 2018-11-21, 15:00

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by Roger Wilco

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Maybe a slow down utility like CpuKiller would make the program work in XP.

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Re: New MS-DOS Games Launcher / Menu System App

Posted on 2018-10-26, 14:51

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Trying this a bit: - Would be nice to change colors, maybe perhaps via pushing some registers for VGA+ devices - Games that have separate binaries for multiple episodes could be handled by a submenu maybe I have been searching a menu capable of doing that for quite a long time...and ended up with …

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Re: Debian 9 and Albion

Posted on 2018-03-19, 13:52

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1. 64-bit is not guilty. Debian 8 has been run on my 64-bit Inspiron as well. 2. I am not, naturally. I only see the same version of DosBox (0.74) I have seen in Debian 8. [edit] added info The "core" command says "auto" Entering "core dynamic" crashes DosBox immediately. No complaints on possibly …

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Re: In debian stretch, dosbox crashes,

Posted on 2017-08-26, 22:05

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I found this bugreport on debian.org, there is a method explained, how to downgrade to the old version. With core=normal, Dosbox can get a little sloooooow, at times. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=857341 Not a real fix either, but nothing else to do, until the package gets …

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Re: Dosbox and midi, in and out, in Ubuntu

Posted on 2016-10-25, 14:40

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by Roger Wilco

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Yup, an MMT-8, but its modified.

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Re: DosBox with old hardware - closer to the real thing?

Posted on 2016-10-25, 14:39

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by Roger Wilco

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Yes. You may set surface mode, doubling and 640x400 screen. So VGA games will look 100% accurately. The serious problem may be with sound after reducing input delay (it's meh to play action games with default), but this issue may relate to concrete OS/sound chips/drivers. Also check my YMF guide. …

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Re: Dosbox and midi, in and out, in Ubuntu

Posted on 2016-10-21, 10:37

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by Roger Wilco

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I dont know that program. We use the Atari only for clock and some basic editing functions to record notes on an Alesis hardware sequenzer. Good hardware is always the best, when it comes to Midi...

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