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"Directory e dosen't exist"

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First post, by Dunnar

Posted on 2006-12-03, 14:10

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I've downloaded dosbox, and am trying to mount my cdrom drive (e) so far I've read the README-file it said I should write "mount d e:\ -t cdrom" But dosbox just yelled back at me "directory e dosen't exist"
Eventhough, if I write "mount -cd" it finds "CDROMs found:1 [new line] 0. E:\"
what can I do? I want to play civilization (I) I've got it, both on the cdrom (e) but also on c:\games I can't get either of them to work. I've uncheked the "read only" but whenever I leave the games folder, It cheks itself again.
oh and the dosbox letter remains z eventhough I've tried to write "mount C c:\GAMES" as the README suggests, but then directory c doesn't exist - pretty frustrating
Can someone please help me? Thanks

Reply 1 of 10, by wd

Posted on 2006-12-03, 14:15

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Is there a CD in your cdrom drive?? What happens if (there is a CD in the
drive and) you mount without the -t cdrom?

Reply 2 of 10, by Dunnar

Posted on 2006-12-03, 14:21

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"mount d e:\" with my civilization cdrom in gives the respons "Directory e dosen't exist" without the cdrom it gives the exact same output

Reply 3 of 10, by wd

Posted on 2006-12-03, 14:37

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Does it work with other cds?

Reply 4 of 10, by Dunnar

Posted on 2006-12-03, 14:41

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no, I've tried with "theme park" my only other computer game, It gives the same output. But my civilization cd works well, on an old computer I've got

Reply 5 of 10, by h-a-l-9000

Posted on 2006-12-03, 14:47

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Type a : not a |

Reply 6 of 10, by wd

Posted on 2006-12-03, 15:06

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Or use a frontend.

Reply 7 of 10, by Dunnar

Posted on 2006-12-03, 15:17

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what is a frontend? I haven't typed that long straight vertical line, and I can't even find it on my keyboard...
Aný other sugestions? I'm really lost here

Reply 8 of 10, by wd

Posted on 2006-12-03, 15:21

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Re: New DOSBox Frontend - DOSBox Game Launcher

Or see the dosbox homepage, it lists some frontends.
Or use the [autoexec] section of dosbox.conf

Reply 9 of 10, by h-a-l-9000

Posted on 2006-12-03, 15:40

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Here's the difference

Reply 10 of 10, by Dunnar

Posted on 2006-12-03, 16:11

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cool! Thanks, hadn't spotted the differece between | and :

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