Have you tried using the mscdex /L: switch ? It specifies the drive letter you want to assign the first CD-ROM drive.
Try: LH C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:OPTICAL /L:E

Horun wrote on Yesterday, 15:59:

Have you tried using the mscdex /L: switch ? It specifies the drive letter you want to assign the first CD-ROM drive.
Try: LH C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:OPTICAL /L:E

yes but didnt worked, weirdley when im in dos and manually type

mscdex /D:optical /E

it works perfectly but i cant make it work on the autoexec

get VIDECDD.SYS and place into c:\drivers folder
Add the following:

Config.sys:
===
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\VIDECDD.SYS /D:MSCD001

Autoexec.bat:
===
MSCDEX /D:MSCD001

This worked for me. From Philscomputerlab

gmaverick2k wrote on Yesterday, 16:45:

get VIDECDD.SYS and place into c:\drivers folder Add the following: […]
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get VIDECDD.SYS and place into c:\drivers folder
Add the following:

Config.sys:
===
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\VIDECDD.SYS /D:MSCD001

Autoexec.bat:
===
MSCDEX /D:MSCD001

This worked for me. From Philscomputerlab

weird, still didnt work,, still loads the VIDECDD.SYS but not the mscdex. if i type the command after start the dos it works but not in autoexec

Danilo_Dias wrote on Yesterday, 17:35:

gmaverick2k wrote on Yesterday, 16:45:

get VIDECDD.SYS and place into c:\drivers folder Add the following: […]
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get VIDECDD.SYS and place into c:\drivers folder
Add the following:

Config.sys:
===
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\VIDECDD.SYS /D:MSCD001

Autoexec.bat:
===
MSCDEX /D:MSCD001

This worked for me. From Philscomputerlab

weird, still didnt work,, still loads the VIDECDD.SYS but not the mscdex. if i type the command after start the dos it works but not in autoexec

These are my config files ran as *.pif in win98 under advanced tab, which reboots my pc in real dos mode as per philscomputerlab and a few tweaks:
NOTE: I know mouse driver isnt there, havent got that working yet but no need to atm as i use keyboard for the games i'm playing atm...

====
====

config.sys:
===
[COMMON]
DOS=HIGH,UMB,NOAUTO
FILES=40
BUFFERS=40
LASTDRIVE=H

[menu]
menuitem=EMC, Expanded memory + Mouse + CD-ROM
menuitem=XMC, Extended memory + Mouse + CD-ROM
menuitem=CMC, Conventional Memory only + Mouse + CD-ROM
menuitem=EM, Expanded memory + Mouse
menuitem=XM, Extended memory + Mouse
menuitem=CM, Conventional memory only + Mouse
menuitem=E, Expanded memory
menuitem=X, Extended memory
menuitem=C, Conventional memory only

menudefault=EMC,10

[EMC]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\VIDECDD.SYS /D:MSCD001

[XMC]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\VIDECDD.SYS /D:MSCD001

[CMC]
DEVICEHIGH=C:\DRIVERS\VIDECDD.SYS /D:MSCD001

[EM]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM

[XM]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF

[CM]

[E]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM

[X]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF

[C]

=====
=====

Autoexec.bat:
===
SET BLASTER = A220 I5 D1 T4 P330
LH C:\WINDOWS\AU30DOS.COM
CALL C:\NOLFB\NOLFB.COM
MSCDEX /D:MSCD001
LH C:\DRIVERS\CDBQ\CDBQ.EXE /P2 /Dm /S600

This line looks incorrect

1LH C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:OPTICAL

It should be

1LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:OPTICAL

If, aditionally you want to specify the drive letter you can add /L: at the end

1LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:OPTICAL /L:E

Danilo_Dias wrote on Yesterday, 16:39:

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Horun wrote on Yesterday, 15:59:

Have you tried using the mscdex /L: switch ? It specifies the drive letter you want to assign the first CD-ROM drive.
Try: LH C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:OPTICAL /L:E

yes but didnt worked, weirdley when im in dos and manually type

mscdex /D:optical /E

it works perfectly but i cant make it work on the autoexec

Never see such strange things but you can try to make one more .bat file something like cd-drive.bat

mscdex /D:optical /E

and run it from autoexec.bat with

call cd-drive.bat

I never had to "optical" - always worked with simple/basic optiong.

You could also try "SHSUCDX" - also worked well for me.

I see "Sound Blaster" lines in your config ... you're not by chance using an SB drive or the connector on an old SB card?

IIRC: The SB stuff looked like IDE but wasn't

Also any messeges when driver or CDX loads?

Danilo_Dias wrote on Yesterday, 16:39:

yes but didnt worked, weirdley when im in dos and manually type

mscdex /D:optical /E

it works perfectly but i cant make it work on the autoexec

Ensure your Autoexec.bat contains 0x0D/0x0A as line ends and not just 0x0A.

Is autoexec finding it...

Goto: C:\

Dir/s mscdex.exe

Note the full path

Put that in AITOEXEC line

DaveDDS wrote on Yesterday, 21:01:

I never had to "optical" - always worked with simple/basic optiong.

The /D variable is completely arbitrary, you can call it BANANA or anything else and it works just as well, so long as you use the same name in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT

dionb wrote on Today, 00:21:

DaveDDS wrote on Yesterday, 21:01:

I never had to "optical" - always worked with simple/basic optiong.

The /D variable is completely arbitrary, you can call it BANANA or anything else and it works just as well, so long as you use the same name in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT

completely arbitrary as long as you do not use any of the already reserved devicename words.

dionb wrote on Today, 00:21:

The /D variable is completely arbitrary, you can call it BANANA or anything else and it works just as well, so long as you use the same name in CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT

Ok, makes sense and seems vaguely familiar.

I was thinking you memt "optical" was a special keyword ... it really has been years.

I think I only have two DOS systems left with CD - and I've not had to configure them in a ... L O N G - T I M E ...

it looks like the cdrom is dieing to me maybe try see if it works in windows?
the executive bat is enjoying the attention here!
Anyhow I can say much I don't know enough about the hardware.

the cd-rom is beying detected the proble is mscdex.exe is not being loaded in the autoexec
the cdrom drive is working perfectly it works on windows, it workes when i manually put the command to initiate mscdex

zapbuzz wrote on Today, 02:30:

it looks like the cdrom is dieing to me maybe try see if it works in windows?
the executive bat is enjoying the attention here!
Anyhow I can say much I don't know enough about the hardware.

hahahaha amazing

Is there any output from mscdex saying no device found, or is there no indication that mscdex is running in the first place? Are there any "Bad command or file name" messages that appear during startup?

There is one error in autoexec, "PATH C:\WINDOWS" should be "SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS", unsure if it would cause the problem though

ok i rewrite the autoexec :

SET SOUND=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P300 E620 T6
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0
SET CTCM=C:\WINDOWS
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\AWEUTIL /S
LH C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX.EXE\ /D:MSCD001
LH C:\WINDOWS\CTMOUSE.EXE /R2:E

now im finally getting an error message.
weird thing is i even copy the mscdex to windows as well.