I tried now IOCTL and ASPI support after writing searching for CD ROm
it takes a while and then he exits dos box 🙁
im using Boxer frontend v0.61.6 with these settings:
auto execute:
mount D r:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -aspi
mount c F:\mill\TAKE2\MILLENIA
c:
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# Config file created by Boxer Version 0.61.6
[sdl]
fullscreen=false
fulldouble=false
fullfixed=false
output=surface
hwscale=1.00
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true

[dosbox]
language=
machine=auto
memsize=16

[render]
frameskip=0
snapdir=C:\
aspect=false
scaler=normal2x

[cpu]
core=normal
cycles=2500
cycleup=500
cycledown=20

[mixer]
nosound=false
rate=22050
blocksize=2048
wavedir=C:\

[midi]
mpu401=true
device=default
config=

[sblaster]
sblaster=true
base=220
irq=7
dma=1
sbrate=22050
adlib=true
adlibrate=22050
adlibmode=adlib
cms=false

[gus]
gus=false

[speaker]
pcspeaker=true
pcrate=22050
tandy=true
tandyrate=22050
disney=true

[dos]
xms=true
ems=true

[modem]
modem=false

[autoexec]
mount D r:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -aspi
mount c F:\mill\TAKE2\MILLENIA
c:

I hope anzone of zou got an idea..
wbr Shin Gouki

ahm yes and i´m using DosBox 0.63 😀
wbr Shin Gouki

After switching IOCTL and ASPI on in now writes:
Searching for CD-ROm..
then 15 seconds nothing and then it exits.. so?
Still anyone got an idea how to use hits game with Dos Box? ^^
wbr Shin Gouki

are you certain r:\ is your first cdrom drive (as you give by -usecd 0) ?

yes i am certain, still nobody who got this game working under DosBox..?
wbr Shin Gouki

It seems you forgot to provide a valid LABEL. Try it on the cdrom statement.

mount D r:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -aspi -label <label>

Removed by poster.

disregard that comment of mine.

if you specify a label => this label will be kept at all times. even if you change disks.

I still haven't been able to get Millenia to properly detect the CD-ROM. I feel like I've tried every possible permutation of MOUNT settings. The label is correct, the drive letter is the same that the game was installed from... I give up.

see thats EXACTLY my problem 🙁 and its seems like thre is no solution, and i already thought my thread vanised 🤣
hm no not funny i hope someone will find a solution for this problem , especially interesting concerning this problem is that, is said that it should work?!:
Game details
Millenia: Altered Destinies - Take 2 Interactive (1995)
Tested By: rockfly

runable - playable - supported
100% (supported)
DOSBox version: 0.61 (supported)
should we contact this guy?
How he did get this working?
i´m looking forward to find a solution fot this problem.
2 More Things to add:
first: if the the CD rom label is necessary IMO it should be more pointed out in the WIKI DosBox FAQ
second: i tried to install the game on/with Win98 and got kinda the same error,
install worked!
when try to start the game PC hangs up 🙁 same like dosBox.... ?!

wbr Shin Gouki

Hmm, good to know.

How many different versions of the game are floating around out there? The version I'm using is an ISO ripped from the original game CD, which has long since gone on to Physical Media Heaven. The volume label I'm using in DOSBox is MILLENIA101, the same label the CD had.

I'm guessing Millenia uses some sort of funky way to detect the CD-ROM, and DOSBox might not know how to handle it properly.

I have no idea if this will help... but can you find that label (MELLENIA101) somewhere in the binaries (.EXE/.COM)?

I had a problem with Battle Isle II, where the game appearently(?) had the label in MixedCase in the binary, and the label returned by DOSBox was all uppercase = no match, no play.

I had to "repair" the EXE with a byte-editor, replacing the label-string with the UPPERCASE-only version in order to get Battle Isle II to play.

Maybe??

interesting approach i will check version and your suggestion MiniMAx 😀
wbr Shin Gouki

Here is discussion about editing the label:

Battle Isle2

Check out this litte label-checker program (runs inside DOSbox):

download.php?id=1116

And finally the QTam HexView Editor:

http://www.qtam-computer.com/product.shtml

Okay, this was clearly an issue with DOSBOX. I got Millenia from eBay, and by chance the very last CVC will let it detect the CD! No other DOSBOX version with the same config will do so.

Well it seems refering to this: http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/comp_list.php?s … D=2265&letter=M
using the newest CVS it should be possible, unlucky me i need to find again my CD but then im sure to check this out, i hope it works 😀
wbr Shin Gouki

What do you think I said in the post above yours and who was it that made that entry in the games list 😉 It works perfectly for me.

Hi, I have the same problem with this game. Is there allready a sollution. The only difference with my version is that the label is called: MILLENNIA_E

I tested Millen(n)ia with DosBOX 0.65, but I too get the error 'Unable to locate CD-ROM...' (the CD-ROM is mounted correctly). Is there a solution?

I tried this solution: Millennia but then NTVDM-CPU crashes. Help! 🙁