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Hi 😀
I am currently trying to set up an easy-to-use installation to configure and play Exhumed with ease (like GOG's) but I encountered three problems:
1. I just realized setup.exe doesn't save screenheight properly in setup.cfg which makes screen resolution weird. I made sure setup.cfg wasn't read-only but still no luck.
2. When I try to run Exhumed from a conf file, DOS4GW is initialized and then DOSBox shuts down. Sometimes it closes instantly. I even could get it to run once. I think this is because of the imgmount command that somehow doesn't work.
3. Also, when I run setup.exe from a config file the colors are reversed which is convenient because you can't read anything in sub menus. I don't have this problem when running it from a config file to host a net game session. I noticed this problem affects the letterbox bars on both sides (upper and lower part) of my screen when I could get the game to run from a conf file.
Shared conf file:
# This is the configurationfile for DOSBox 0.74. (Please use the latest version of DOSBox)# Lines starting with a # are commentlines and are ignored by DOSBox.# They are used to (briefly) document the effect of each option.[sdl]# fullscreen: Start dosbox directly in fullscreen. (Press ALT-Enter to go back)# fulldouble: Use double buffering in fullscreen. It can reduce screen flickering, but it can also result in a slow DOSBox.# fullresolution: What resolution to use for fullscreen: original or fixed size (e.g. 1024x768).# Using your monitor's native resolution with aspect=true might give the best results.# If you end up with small window on a large screen, try an output different from surface.# windowresolution: Scale the window to this size IF the output device supports hardware scaling.# (output=surface does not!)# output: What video system to use for output.# Possible values: surface, overlay, opengl, openglnb, ddraw.# autolock: Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen. (Press CTRL-F10 to unlock)# sensitivity: Mouse sensitivity.# waitonerror: Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error.# priority: Priority levels for dosbox. Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized.# pause is only valid for the second entry.# Possible values: lowest, lower, normal, higher, highest, pause.# mapperfile: File used to load/save the key/event mappings from. Resetmapper only works with the defaul value.# usescancodes: Avoid usage of symkeys, might not work on all operating systems.fullscreen=truefulldouble=truefullresolution=originalwindowresolution=originaloutput=surfaceautolock=truesensitivity=100waitonerror=truepriority=higher,normalmapperfile=mapper-0.74.mapusescancodes=true[dosbox]# language: Select another language file.# machine: The type of machine tries to emulate.# Possible values: hercules, cga, tandy, pcjr, ega, vgaonly, svga_s3, svga_et3000, svga_et4000, svga_paradise, vesa_nolfb, vesa_oldvbe.# captures: Directory where things like wave, midi, screenshot get captured.# memsize: Amount of memory DOSBox has in megabytes.# This value is best left at its default to avoid problems with some games,# though few games might require a higher value.# There is generally no speed advantage when raising this value.#language=francais074.lngmachine=svga_s3captures=capturememsize=31[render]# frameskip: How many frames DOSBox skips before drawing one.# aspect: Do aspect correction, if your output method doesn't support scaling this can slow things down!.# scaler: Scaler used to enlarge/enhance low resolution modes.# If 'forced' is appended, then the scaler will be used even if the result might not be desired.# Possible values: none, normal2x, normal3x, advmame2x, advmame3x, advinterp2x, advinterp3x, hq2x, hq3x, 2xsai, super2xsai, supereagle, tv2x, tv3x, rgb2x, rgb3x, scan2x, scan3x.frameskip=0aspect=falsescaler=normal2x
[cpu]# core: CPU Core used in emulation. auto will switch to dynamic if available and appropriate.# Possible values: auto, dynamic, normal, simple.# cputype: CPU Type used in emulation. auto is the fastest choice.# Possible values: auto, 386, 386_slow, 486_slow, pentium_slow, 386_prefetch.# cycles: Amount of instructions DOSBox tries to emulate each millisecond.# Setting this value too high results in sound dropouts and lags.# Cycles can be set in 3 ways:# 'auto' tries to guess what a game needs.# It usually works, but can fail for certain games.# 'fixed #number' will set a fixed amount of cycles. This is what you usually need if 'auto' fails.# (Example: fixed 4000).# 'max' will allocate as much cycles as your computer is able to handle.## Possible values: auto, fixed, max.# cycleup: Amount of cycles to decrease/increase with keycombo.(CTRL-F11/CTRL-F12)# cycledown: Setting it lower than 100 will be a percentage.core=autocputype=autocycles=autocycleup=10cycledown=20[mixer]# nosound: Enable silent mode, sound is still emulated though.# rate: Mixer sample rate, setting any device's rate higher than this will probably lower their sound quality.# Possible values: 44100, 48000, 32000, 22050, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716.# blocksize: Mixer block size, larger blocks might help sound stuttering but sound will also be more lagged.# Possible values: 1024, 2048, 4096, 8192, 512, 256.# prebuffer: How many milliseconds of data to keep on top of the blocksize.nosound=falserate=44100blocksize=1024prebuffer=20[midi]# mpu401: Type of MPU-401 to emulate.# Possible values: intelligent, uart, none.# mididevice: Device that will receive the MIDI data from MPU-401.# Possible values: default, win32, alsa, oss, coreaudio, coremidi, none.# midiconfig: Special configuration options for the device driver. This is usually the id of the device you want to use.# See the README/Manual for more details.mpu401=intelligentmididevice=defaultmidiconfig=[sblaster]# sbtype: Type of Soundblaster to emulate. gb is Gameblaster.# Possible values: sb1, sb2, sbpro1, sbpro2, sb16, gb, none.# sbbase: The IO address of the soundblaster.# Possible values: 220, 240, 260, 280, 2a0, 2c0, 2e0, 300.# irq: The IRQ number of the soundblaster.# Possible values: 7, 5, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12.# dma: The DMA number of the soundblaster.# Possible values: 1, 5, 0, 3, 6, 7.# hdma: The High DMA number of the soundblaster.# Possible values: 1, 5, 0, 3, 6, 7.# sbmixer: Allow the soundblaster mixer to modify the DOSBox mixer.# oplmode: Type of OPL emulation. On 'auto' the mode is determined by sblaster type. All OPL modes are Adlib-compatible, except for 'cms'.# Possible values: auto, cms, opl2, dualopl2, opl3, none.# oplemu: Provider for the OPL emulation. compat might provide better quality (see oplrate as well).# Possible values: default, compat, fast.# oplrate: Sample rate of OPL music emulation. Use 49716 for highest quality (set the mixer rate accordingly).# Possible values: 44100, 49716, 48000, 32000, 22050, 16000, 11025, 8000.sbtype=sb16sbbase=220irq=7dma=1hdma=5sbmixer=trueoplmode=autooplemu=defaultoplrate=44100[gus]# gus: Enable the Gravis Ultrasound emulation.# gusrate: Sample rate of Ultrasound emulation.# Possible values: 44100, 48000, 32000, 22050, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716.# gusbase: The IO base address of the Gravis Ultrasound.# Possible values: 240, 220, 260, 280, 2a0, 2c0, 2e0, 300.# gusirq: The IRQ number of the Gravis Ultrasound.# Possible values: 5, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12.# gusdma: The DMA channel of the Gravis Ultrasound.# Possible values: 3, 0, 1, 5, 6, 7.# ultradir: Path to Ultrasound directory. In this directory# there should be a MIDI directory that contains# the patch files for GUS playback. Patch sets used# with Timidity should work fine.gus=falsegusrate=44100gusbase=240gusirq=5gusdma=3ultradir=C:\ULTRASND[speaker]# pcspeaker: Enable PC-Speaker emulation.# pcrate: Sample rate of the PC-Speaker sound generation.# Possible values: 44100, 48000, 32000, 22050, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716.# tandy: Enable Tandy Sound System emulation. For 'auto', emulation is present only if machine is set to 'tandy'.# Possible values: auto, on, off.# tandyrate: Sample rate of the Tandy 3-Voice generation.# Possible values: 44100, 48000, 32000, 22050, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716.# disney: Enable Disney Sound Source emulation. (Covox Voice Master and Speech Thing compatible).pcspeaker=truepcrate=44100tandy=autotandyrate=44100disney=true[joystick]# joysticktype: Type of joystick to emulate: auto (default), none,# 2axis (supports two joysticks),# 4axis (supports one joystick, first joystick used),# 4axis_2 (supports one joystick, second joystick used),# fcs (Thrustmaster), ch (CH Flightstick).# none disables joystick emulation.# auto chooses emulation depending on real joystick(s).# (Remember to reset dosbox's mapperfile if you saved it earlier)# Possible values: auto, 2axis, 4axis, 4axis_2, fcs, ch, none.# timed: enable timed intervals for axis. Experiment with this option, if your joystick drifts (away).# autofire: continuously fires as long as you keep the button pressed.# swap34: swap the 3rd and the 4th axis. can be useful for certain joysticks.# buttonwrap: enable button wrapping at the number of emulated buttons.joysticktype=autotimed=trueautofire=falseswap34=falsebuttonwrap=false[serial]# serial1: set type of device connected to com port.# Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial.# Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of# parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq (optional).# for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional).# (realport:COM1 realport:ttyS0).# for modem: listenport (optional).# for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr,# transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional).# Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000# Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.# serial2: see serial1# Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.# serial3: see serial1# Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.# serial4: see serial1# Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.serial1=dummyserial2=dummyserial3=disabledserial4=disabled[dos]# xms: Enable XMS support.# ems: Enable EMS support.# umb: Enable UMB support.# keyboardlayout: Language code of the keyboard layout (or none).xms=trueems=trueumb=truekeyboardlayout=auto[ipx]# ipx: Enable ipx over UDP/IP emulation.ipx=true
Any solutions would be greatly appreciated ! 😁
Edit: It seems like problem 2 occurs randomly. I just could get it to run several times in a row.
Last edited by Azatoth027 on 2012-06-15, 22:56. Edited 1 time in total.
