First post, by goo3r
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I apologize if this is somewhere and I haven't found it, but I have been searching to no avail.
I have an older system I've come across and I've been trying to make my classic games PC. Run stuff from WinXP/WIn98/DOS.
I'm lucky that it has driver support for all these and have gotten it all to work.
I added a SB Live! 5.1 because of it's DOS compatibility and more importantly, gameport (the machine I have, a shuttle with a p4, does not have one).
I am using the MS-DOS Mode Super Easy from Phils Computer Lab to launch and configure DOS Mode from Win 98SE
https://www.philscomputerlab.com/ms-dos-mode-super-easy.html
I'm also using the DOS drivers from their website and running the batch file to load them.
https://www.philscomputerlab.com/sound-blaster-live.html
Descent loads OK in conventional, expanded, and extended mode when I don't load the sound drivers.
The sound drivers require a memory manager so I need to have one loaded.
I tried other games with the sound drivers. DOOM, Wolf3d, Keen, Duke1+2. All work well (except i can't get sound effects working, but that's another problem for another day). More importantly the joystick works, too.
Descent just hangs when I try to start it w/ the sound drivers. Even the setup does. I tried using DOS32A as a replacement, too and that doesn't work either.
Am I just barking up the wrong tree? Is there any combination of things I could try?
I'm admittedly very rusty with my DOS skills so there might be something really simple I'm overlooking.
Thank you for any help in advance.