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Detecting a CD

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First post, by Darth Geek

Posted on 2009-01-11, 00:10

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"Drive D: doesn't exist."

I'm trying to run the DOS version of Descent 2, which requires the CD to be present to run. However, DOSBox isn't recognizing my DVD drive for some reason. I try to "MOUNT D D: -t cdrom", and with E: and a bunch of other letters in case DOSbox had some weird designation for it but it won't mount.

I also am trying to copy the cd contents into a folder in C: and mount that, but some files won't copy (old, scratched-up CD) and I've had no luck with that yet.

Reply 1 of 5, by h-a-l-9000

Posted on 2009-01-11, 00:19

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d:\ not d:

1+1=10

Reply 2 of 5, by wd

Posted on 2009-01-11, 00:23

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or k:\ if k is your cdrom drive 😀
So try something like "mount d x:\ -t cdrom" if x is your physical cdrom letter.

Reply 3 of 5, by DosFreak

Posted on 2009-01-11, 00:25

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and you can always type "mount -cd" in DOSBox to tell you what your CDROM host drive letters are.

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Reply 4 of 5, by Darth Geek

Posted on 2009-01-11, 21:37

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hmmm... I got DOSBox to recognize the CDs, but Descent 2 still won't recognize them. Interesting. Should I create a new thread in the games section, or can this thread be moved?

Reply 5 of 5, by wd

Posted on 2009-01-11, 22:04

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Could you please post the output of dosbox when you mounted the cd,
as well as the exact error message descent2 tells you.

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