don't use the frontend then ?
the mount path for C is totally different. No surprise it won't work if you didn't install it twice.

Thanks for the prompt reply.

don't use the frontend then ?

Obviously. However, I use all my other DOS games through the front-end, so its a tad annoying to go through a separate route to play just one game. I understand its not a major issue.

the mount path for C is totally different. No surprise it won't work if you didn't install it twice.

My fault. Posted the wrong configuration file (playing around with multiple variations of the config to see if I could correct the issue); edited first post to include the original.

mount D "C:\DOS\CDrive" -ioctl -t cdrom

Doesn't make much sense.
If you got the cdrom, specify the cdrom drive as path and leave the -ioctl in.
If not and you're using a directory where you copied the files to, remove the
-ioctl and add a -label (see the readme).
If the latter doesn't work create a cue/bin pair of the cdrom.

Doesn't make much sense. If you got the cdrom, specify the cdrom drive as path and leave the -ioctl in. If not and you're using […]
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Doesn't make much sense.
If you got the cdrom, specify the cdrom drive as path and leave the -ioctl in.
If not and you're using a directory where you copied the files to, remove the
-ioctl and add a -label (see the readme).
If the latter doesn't work create a cue/bin pair of the cdrom.

Thanks. It's a directory where the files are copied, so I'll try the those two suggestions.

Any idea as to why it would work fine in DOSBOX, and not D-Fend Reloaded (despite using the same configuration file?). How D-Fend Reloaded interprets the config, perhaps?

Thanks again for the reply.

First try to get it working without the frontend, if that's fine you have
some target (how the mountings should look like) which makes
troubleshooting what the frontend generates easier.

Got it to work. Seems to have been an issue with how D-Fend Reloaded set up the default profile (in that it truly wasn't "default", likely an error on my part I'm sure.)

Thanks WD for taking the time to answer my noob questions and getting me on the right track.

I wish that Alexander would use the official defaults with his frontend. When I try to help people with DOSBox, I always have them start with default settings. This saves a lot of confusion and starts off with a known state for DOSBox.

Seems to have been an issue with how D-Fend Reloaded set up the default profile

Can you track down one single setting that you need to change in DFR's default profile?
Or does it have to do with cdrom mounting in general?

I wish that Alexander would use the official defaults with his frontend. When I try to help people with DOSBox, I always have them start with default settings. This saves a lot of confusion and starts off with a known state for DOSBox.

In his defense, it was probably a screw up on my part. Whenever creating a profile for a game, I always use a default configuration and then tweak it based on its performance. In this instance, its possible I accidentally selected another profile.

Can you track down one single setting that you need to change in DFR's default profile? Or does it have to do with cdrom mounting in general?

I'll see if I can replicate the issue, but I think this one has my fingerprints all over it.

Thanks again.