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Error running Screamer in VDMS

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First post, by Guest

Posted on 2005-10-14, 14:02

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I apologise for creating yet another Screamer thread, but no one seems to have had this sort of error that I was able to find. When I try to run Screamer (1) with VDMS, regardless of settings (it seems), I get the following error:
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Is there a known resolution to this sort of startup crash?
Sorry if this has been addressed before, but I am kinda stuck.
(Also, DOSBox crashes to desktop when I try to run it, same in WinXP w/ Win95 compatibility mode)

Reply 1 of 14, by Nebby_99

Posted on 2005-10-14, 14:03

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That was me posting there, sorry.
Confused myself with the account activation... 😅

Reply 2 of 14, by HunterZ

Posted on 2005-10-14, 14:26

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No idea, but you could try using DOS32A instead of DOS4GW to see if that helps.

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Posted on 2005-10-14, 14:29

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Where can I get DOS32A, sorry?
How lazy of me. My bad.
*Looks around places*

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Posted on 2005-10-14, 14:36

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Sorry, here: [ANN]: DOS/32A v9.1.2 has been released

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Posted on 2005-10-14, 14:52

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I get a similar looking error under DOS32A...
VDMS or DOSBox.

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Posted on 2005-10-14, 14:55

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I'm installing it again, this time to the default directory...
I'll see if that helps. I'll try VDMSound and DOSBox, without first running setup, just in case I messed something up last time.

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Posted on 2005-10-14, 14:58

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Make sure that you install it from inside of DOSBox using the same settings (mount and config-wise) that you intend to run it with.

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Posted on 2005-10-14, 15:21

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Okay shall do. I managed to get it running in VDMS but no CDROM support (even though I enabled it) so I can't get past the intro sequence.
I'm trying DOSBox (I'll mount drive-to-drive so it doesn't get confused, yes?)

If that's no good, I'll reinstall through DOSBox...

Thanks for the help.

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Reply 9 of 14, by Nebby_99

Posted on 2005-10-14, 15:29

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Well, I got it to run in DOSBox once I sorted out the paths, but unfrtonutely its horribly jerky, no matter how much I crank up the cycles and drop frames...
I'm using DOS32A aswell...
Any other ideas for speeding it up a little?
Ah... DOSBox is also asking for the CD... Hmm...
I'll check that I mounted it and then post again.

Reply 10 of 14, by HunterZ

Posted on 2005-10-14, 15:34

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Make sure you mount it with the -t cdrom and -ioctl options.

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Posted on 2005-10-14, 15:35

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Well, with the CDROM mounted I can get the music at the start, so it is reading the CD... but then it still asks me to insert the Screamer disk ^^'
Go figure. It still jerks like crazy too. 🙁

Oh, I didn't have that 2nd option on the CDROM mount. I'll give it a go, thanks.

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Posted on 2005-10-14, 16:00

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Okay, with the CDROM mounted with MSCDEX, I can get into the game, and if I set it to low detail and have it on 24000-26000 cycles with a frameskip of 5, it is playable. So w00t! That was worth it, even if only for the nostalgia (I got whooped good 😁).
Thanks for the help HunterZ.

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Posted on 2005-10-14, 16:07

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Be sure to try the dynamic core for a speed improvement.

There's an old thread on speeding up DOSBox here: How to speed up DOSBox (by robertmo and mirekluza)

Reply 14 of 14, by Nebby_99

Posted on 2005-10-14, 16:11

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Thanks, will do. 😀

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