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    DOSBOX Trouble running "Under a Killing Moon"

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    • mediamogulM
      mediamogul Global Moderator @ChuckyP
      last edited by mediamogul

      @chuckyp

      I don't know your directory setup, but if you can, launch DOSBox without any game and then navigate to the game's directory through DOS and launch it from there. When executed this way, any errors should remain onscreen for you to take note of, as you're left at the DOS prompt rather than being dropped back to Emulation Station.

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        ChuckyP
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        Thanks for that. It is now stating that “No CD-ROM drive is available. Aborting Game”

        There are 4 folders named DISK1, DISK2, DISK3, DISK4. Each folder contains the contents of a CD, but they are not .img.

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        • mediamogulM
          mediamogul Global Moderator @ChuckyP
          last edited by

          @chuckyp

          @edmaul69 likely has the most experience around here with DOSBox and unique CD setups. Being from the eXoDOS Collection, I assume this is being launched from a .bat file, so it'll probably help to see its contents.

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            ChuckyP
            last edited by ChuckyP

            The command that the autoexec.bat is trying to run is

            MOUNT D /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/eXoDOS/KMOON/DISK1 -t iso -LABEL DISK1
            

            And I am getting an “illegal type iso” error. There are no iso’s in the KMOON folder. Only folders that contain the CD data.

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            • mediamogulM
              mediamogul Global Moderator @ChuckyP
              last edited by

              @chuckyp

              You might try changing it to:

              MOUNT D /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/eXoDOS/KMOON/DISK1 -t cdrom -LABEL DISK1
              

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                ChuckyP
                last edited by ChuckyP

                It launches from my "pc" folder under home/pi/retroPie/roms, using a kmoon.sh file.

                #!/bin/bash
                /opt/retropie/emulators/dosbox/bin/dosbox -conf /opt/retropie/configs/pc/dosbox-SVN.conf -conf /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/eXoDOS/KMOON/AUTOEXEC.BAT -exit
                

                then points to the eXoDOS folder under home/pi/RetroPie/roms/eXoDOS. and then launches the autoexec.bat posted above.

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                • edmaul69E
                  edmaul69 @ChuckyP
                  last edited by edmaul69

                  @chuckyp what mediamogul said. To use -t iso you would need to state imgmount instead of mount and it would have to be a .img, .cue or .iso file.

                  Edit: at any case i prefer to use “-t cdrom -iso” over “-t iso” as that doesnt specify a cd-rom drive and cant get a disc read error in some games.

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                    ChuckyP @edmaul69
                    last edited by

                    @edmaul69 Thanks, I did change it to IMGMOUNT previously, and it threw an error about that as well. I am trying the change just provided by mediamogul now.

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                      ChuckyP
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                      And with the change to "cdrom" in place of "iso" it is running well. Thanks for the super fast help. I will now be worthless for the next couple hours... For I am about to become Tex Murphy, and I have crimes to solve. :-)

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                      • mediamogulM
                        mediamogul Global Moderator @ChuckyP
                        last edited by

                        @chuckyp said in DOSBOX Trouble running "Under a Killing Moon":

                        For I am about to become Tex Murphy, and I have crimes to solve. :-)

                        God's speed Tex Murphy. They don't pay you boys enough.

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