VOGONS


First post, by Varus

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hi there
first time i couldnt figure out how to get a game working with dosbox.
when trying to start the game via pre set .cfg game crashes after intro screen "Illegal address has caused a page fault". trying to set video via microprose installer "cant enter video mode". this happens each time.

Processors
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Number of processors 1
Number of threads 4

Timers
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ACPI timer 3.580 MHz
HPET timer 14.318 MHz
Perf timer 3.039 MHz
Sys timer 1.000 KHz
BCLK timer 8197842.50 MHz

Processors Information
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Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 4 (max 4)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550
Codename Yorkfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4)
CPUID 6.7.A
Extended CPUID 6.17
Core Stepping E0
Technology 45 nm
TDP Limit 95 Watts
Core Speed 3115.2 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 8.5 x 366.5 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1466.0 MHz
Stock frequency 2833 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T, VT-x
L1 Data cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 6144 KBytes, 24-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 6.0x - 8.5x
Max VID 1.238 V

Chipset
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Northbridge Intel G41 rev. A3
Southbridge Intel 82801GB (ICH7/R) rev. A1
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR3
Memory Size 8192 MBytes
Channels Dual, (Symmetric)
Memory Frequency 733.0 MHz (1:2)
CAS# latency (CL) 9.0
RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 9
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9
Cycle Time (tRAS) 24
Row Refresh Cycle Time (tRFC) 107
Command Rate (CR) 2T
MCHBAR I/O Base address 0x0FED14000
MCHBAR I/O Size 4096

Memory SPD
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DIMM # 1
SMBus address 0x50
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Patriot Memory (7F7F7F7F7F020000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number 1333EL Series
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
AMP no

DIMM # 2
SMBus address 0x52
Memory type DDR3
Module format UDIMM
Manufacturer (ID) Patriot Memory (7F7F7F7F7F020000)
Size 4096 MBytes
Max bandwidth PC3-10700 (667 MHz)
Part number 1333EL Series
Number of banks 8
Nominal Voltage 1.50 Volts
EPP no
XMP yes
XMP revision 1.2
AMP no

Monitoring
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Mainboard Model P5G41T-M LX (0x000002C3 - 0x5FB45380)

Graphics
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Number of adapters 1

Graphic APIs
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API NVIDIA I/O

Display Adapters
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Display adapter 0
Name NVIDIA GeForce GTX 760
Revision A2
Codename GK104
Technology 28 nm
Memory size 2048 MB
PCI device bus 1 (0x1), device 0 (0x0), function 0 (0x0)
Vendor ID 0x10DE (0x196E)
Model ID 0x1187 (0x0984)
Performance Level 0

Win32_VideoController AdapterRAM = 0x80000000 (2147483648)

Software
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Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Enterprise Edition 64-bit Service Pack 1 (Build 7601)
DirectX Version 11.0

Reply 1 of 7, by Dominus

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Install the game fully from the original media and keep the mountings in between installing and playing. Best follow the 60seconds guide.
A preset cfg sounds like the beginning of your problems.

Windows 3.1x guide for DOSBox
60 seconds guide to DOSBox
DOSBox SVN snapshot for macOS (10.4-11.x ppc/intel 32/64bit) notarized for gatekeeper

Reply 2 of 7, by Varus

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i doubt that this is the problem.
when deleting the cfg the game is still stuck on the detecting video issue.
is there some trouble about nvidia gtx 760 and dosbox 0.74 ?

Reply 3 of 7, by Dominus

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Your actual video card does not matter in this regard. Please humor me and follow the 60seconds guide with the original media.

Windows 3.1x guide for DOSBox
60 seconds guide to DOSBox
DOSBox SVN snapshot for macOS (10.4-11.x ppc/intel 32/64bit) notarized for gatekeeper

Reply 4 of 7, by Varus

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Dominus wrote:

Please humor me

i wont amuse anyone willingly Ösi 😠

besides i solved the problem. dosbox setting was svga_et4000 before. i set it to svga_s3 and voila game works. should have stuck to testing different settings a while longer before posting.

Reply 5 of 7, by Dominus

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First of all I'm not Austrian and if I were I would take offense at that Ösi.
Second that's a saying, not meant to amuse me.
Third, always use default settings before crying wolf.

Windows 3.1x guide for DOSBox
60 seconds guide to DOSBox
DOSBox SVN snapshot for macOS (10.4-11.x ppc/intel 32/64bit) notarized for gatekeeper

Reply 6 of 7, by Varus

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Dominus wrote:

First of all I'm not Austrian and if I were I would take offense at that Ösi.
Second that's a saying, not meant to amuse me.

i didnt start with the insults. you said i should amuse you which means im a clown meant to jump around for you.
but lets leave it like that.

Reply 7 of 7, by Dominus

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Varus, seriously, "humor me" is not an insult, it's a common phrase asking people to do what they were asked to regardless of what they think about it.
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Humor%20me
Auf deutsch "Tu mir den Gefallen".
Geez....
Please, before thinking you are getting insulted look up the meaning of phrases.

Windows 3.1x guide for DOSBox
60 seconds guide to DOSBox
DOSBox SVN snapshot for macOS (10.4-11.x ppc/intel 32/64bit) notarized for gatekeeper