Little big adventure 2 problem

espegael

Hello, recently i buy this game from gog and i wanted to play it on retropie.. but it did not work..
I recently manage to play it on recalbox but not on retropie and i dont understand why

I looked on the forum, i found some topic on it but it s not very clear to me. Moreover i use a usb drive to put my rom.. so i dont know if i have to change the directory on the conf file

If somebody can help me since the begining..
Lba1 is running but i found it on rom package so dosbox is well configured.. the problem is on the game

Sorry for my english im french.

ByteThis

@espegael There is a post in here that explains how to extract the " rom " out of GOG files. I believe it was made by @Clyde .

EDIT : It is here with a link to his guide : https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/19421/neo-geo-setup-and-installation/13

grant2258

i loved lba2 and grim fandango man thats going back a good while though

espegael

The topic ya sent me is for neo geo games. LBA 2 run on msdos..

mitu

@espegael What is the error you're getting ? What files have you copied and how are you running the game ? Dosbox games have now support for running from a .conf file and I noticed some games from GOG that run through Dosbox have a .conf file also, maybe you could just custom the .conf file from the PC and adjust some paths to make it work in RetroPie.

espegael

ok so with recalbox, i created lba2.pc folder where i put all the data from gog. Then i created a dosbox.dat where it was write LBA2.EXE
finally i copy the dosbox.cfg config file and edit it

[sdl] section
change
mapperfile=lba1.map
[autoexec] section
add
imgmount d "/recalbox/share/roms/dos/lba1.pc/LBA.DAT" -t iso

and it worked

what i have to change in order that it worked on my retropie system?

mitu

@espegael Create a folder where you copy all the game's data (lba2.pc), then copy the dosbox configuration file from it (for sure it has one) to the pc folder, rename it to whatever name you'd like to have (but keep the extension). Open the configration file you just copied and then make sure the [autoexec] section (at the end) contains the proper path to the files that you copied ( in the lba2.pc folder).

espegael

OK so i start all over

I copy all the data on the lba2.pc from the gog folder (all the data but not the dosbox folder with dosbox.exe, dosbox.0.74.tar.gz, GOGDOSconfig.exe, SDL.dll, SDL_net.dll and stdout.txt)

i found 3 conf file
dosboxLBA2.conf

# Lines starting with a # are commentlines.
# They are used to (briefly) document the effect of each option.

[sdl]
# fullscreen -- Start dosbox directly in fullscreen.
# fulldouble -- Use double buffering in fullscreen.
# fullresolution -- What resolution to use for fullscreen: original or fixed size (e.g. 1024x768).
# windowresolution -- Scale the window to this size IF the output device supports hardware scaling.
# output -- What to use for output: surface,overlay,opengl,openglnb,ddraw.
# autolock -- Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen.
# sensitiviy -- Mouse sensitivity.
# waitonerror -- Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error.
# priority -- Priority levels for dosbox: lowest,lower,normal,higher,highest,pause (when not focussed).
#             Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized.
# mapperfile -- File used to load/save the key/event mappings from.
# usescancodes -- Avoid usage of symkeys, might not work on all operating systems.

fullscreen=true
fulldouble=false
fullresolution=original
windowresolution=original
output=overlay
autolock=true
sensitivity=100
waitonerror=true
priority=higher,normal
mapperfile=mapper.txt
usescancodes=true

[dosbox]
# language -- Select another language file.
# memsize -- Amount of memory DOSBox has in megabytes.
# machine -- The type of machine tries to emulate:hercules,cga,tandy,pcjr,vga.
# captures -- Directory where things like wave,midi,screenshot get captured.

language=
machine=svga_s3
captures=capture
memsize=30

[render]
# frameskip -- How many frames DOSBox skips before drawing one.
# aspect -- Do aspect correction, if your output method doesn't support scaling this can slow things down!.
# scaler -- Scaler used to enlarge/enhance low resolution modes.
#           Supported are none,normal2x,normal3x,advmame2x,advmame3x,hq2x,hq3x,
#                         2xsai,super2xsai,supereagle,advinterp2x,advinterp3x,
#                         tv2x,tv3x,rgb2x,rgb3x,scan2x,scan3x.
#           If forced is appended (like scaler=hq2x forced), the scaler will be used
#           even if the result might not be desired.

frameskip=0
aspect=false
scaler=normal2x

[cpu]
# core -- CPU Core used in emulation: normal,simple,dynamic,auto.
#         auto switches from normal to dynamic if appropriate.
# cycles -- Amount of instructions DOSBox tries to emulate each millisecond.
#           Setting this value too high results in sound dropouts and lags.
#           You can also let DOSBox guess the correct value by setting it to max.
#           The default setting (auto) switches to max if appropriate.
# cycleup   -- Amount of cycles to increase/decrease with keycombo.
# cycledown    Setting it lower than 100 will be a percentage.

core=auto
cputype=auto
cycles=max
cycleup=5000
cycledown=5000

[mixer]
# nosound -- Enable silent mode, sound is still emulated though.
# rate -- Mixer sample rate, setting any devices higher than this will
#         probably lower their sound quality.
# blocksize -- Mixer block size, larger blocks might help sound stuttering
#              but sound will also be more lagged.
# prebuffer -- How many milliseconds of data to keep on top of the blocksize.

nosound=false
rate=22050
blocksize=2048
prebuffer=80

[midi]
# mpu401      -- Type of MPU-401 to emulate: none, uart or intelligent.
# device      -- Device that will receive the MIDI data from MPU-401.
#                This can be default,alsa,oss,win32,coreaudio,none.
# config      -- Special configuration options for the device. In Windows put
#                the id of the device you want to use. See README for details.

mpu401=intelligent
device=default
config=

[sblaster]
# sbtype -- Type of sblaster to emulate:none,sb1,sb2,sbpro1,sbpro2,sb16.
# sbbase,irq,dma,hdma -- The IO/IRQ/DMA/High DMA address of the soundblaster.
# mixer -- Allow the soundblaster mixer to modify the DOSBox mixer.
# oplmode -- Type of OPL emulation: auto,cms,opl2,dualopl2,opl3.
#            On auto the mode is determined by sblaster type.
#            All OPL modes are 'Adlib', except for CMS.
# oplrate -- Sample rate of OPL music emulation.

type=sb16
base=220
irq=5
dma=1
hdma=5
mixer=true
oplmode=auto
oplrate=22050

[gus]
# gus -- Enable the Gravis Ultrasound emulation.
# gusbase,irq1,irq2,dma1,dma2 -- The IO/IRQ/DMA addresses of the 
#            Gravis Ultrasound. (Same IRQ's and DMA's are OK.)
# gusrate -- Sample rate of Ultrasound emulation.
# ultradir -- Path to Ultrasound directory.  In this directory
#             there should be a MIDI directory that contains
#             the patch files for GUS playback.  Patch sets used
#             with Timidity should work fine.

gus=false

[speaker]
# pcspeaker -- Enable PC-Speaker emulation.
# pcrate -- Sample rate of the PC-Speaker sound generation.
# tandy -- Enable Tandy Sound System emulation (off,on,auto).
#          For auto Tandysound emulation is present only if machine is set to tandy.
# tandyrate -- Sample rate of the Tandy 3-Voice generation.
# disney -- Enable Disney Sound Source emulation. Covox Voice Master and Speech Thing compatible.

pcspeaker=true
pcrate=22050
tandy=auto
tandyrate=22050
disney=true

[joystick]
# joysticktype -- Type of joystick to emulate: auto (default), none,
#                 2axis (supports two joysticks,
#                 4axis (supports one joystick, first joystick used),
#                 4axis_2 (supports one joystick, second joystick used),
#                 fcs (Thrustmaster), ch (CH Flightstick).
#                 none disables joystick emulation.
#                 auto chooses emulation depending on real joystick(s).
# timed -- enable timed intervals for axis. (false is old style behaviour).
# autofire -- continuously fires as long as you keep the button pressed.
# swap34 -- swap the 3rd and the 4th axis. can be useful for certain joysticks.
# buttonwrap -- enable button wrapping at the number of emulated buttons.

joysticktype=auto
timed=true
autofire=false
swap34=false
buttonwrap=true

[serial]
# serial1-4 -- set type of device connected to com port.
#              Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial.
#              Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of
#              parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq.
#              for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional).
#              for modem: listenport (optional).
#              for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr,
#                             transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional).
#              Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000

serial1=dummy
serial2=dummy
serial3=disabled
serial4=disabled

[dos]
# xms -- Enable XMS support.
# ems -- Enable EMS support.
# umb -- Enable UMB support.
# keyboardlayout -- Language code of the keyboard layout (or none).

xms=true
ems=true
umb=true
keyboardlayout=none

the second one is
**dosboxLBA2_settings.conf**

[IPX]
Enable=0
Connection=0
ipx=false


[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
@echo off
mount C ..
imgmount d "..\LBA2.DAT" -t iso
c:
cls
setup.EXE
exit

and the third one is
**dosboxLBA2_single.conf**
[IPX]
Enable=0
Connection=0
ipx=false


[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
@echo off
mount C ..
imgmount d "..\LBA2.DAT" -t iso
c:
cls
lba2.EXE
exit

the path are wrong on the 2 last files? but what path do i write... im using a usb drive to put my rom on it

mitu

@espegael (moderator note) I've edited your post to be more readable, but large text files should be uploaded to somewhere like pastebin.com, they're too large for a topic.

If you have an USB to run the ROMs from it, its path will be /home/pi/RetroPie/roms. So if you copied the game in the retropie-mount/roms/pc/lba2 folder on the USB drive, the last lines (in the [autoexec] section) should be

[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
@echo off
mount c /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/lba2
imgmount d "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/lba2/LBA2.DAT" -t iso
c:
cls
lba2.EXE
exit

I hope this gives you an idea of how this should work. Basically retropie-mount on the USB will be replaced by /home/pi/RetroPie/roms in the file.

espegael

@mitu ok thanks for moderate me it was unreadable even for me

so i had 3 conf files
dosboxLBA2.conf
dosboxLBA2_settings.conf
dosboxLBA2_single.conf

you don't see that on my post because the first one is very long but i have these 3 conf files

in witch file i have to copy the path?
i have auto exec on the dosboxlba2setting and th dosboxlba2single

mitu

@espegael Use the 1st one and add the section with [autoexec] to it at the end.

espegael

ok i'll try it tomorrow, just a last question before leaving. Do i have to copied and renamed the conf file like you said at the begining or do i have to modify this one adding the auto exec part at the end?

mitu

@espegael Copy the file first on the USB, then open it there and add the lines with the [autoexec] section.

espegael

Ok i tried it and it disnt work... maybe i dont know with file i have to exzcute on retropie to have the game

mitu

@espegael You should be 'executing' the .conf file you created. Do you get any errors ?

espegael

@mitu i see the artictle online but i dont understand all..

http://dosonthepi.blogspot.com/2015/01/run-dos-games-in-retropie_15.html?m=1#add-dosgames

It says to create a script to aut mount the exe

mitu

@espegael You don't need to follow that page, it should work with the .conf file from the GOG installation. In the interest of science, I've experimented with it and got it to start, ~~but asks for the CD~~. Here's what I've done

Copied the game folder (from the GOG installation) in ~/RetroPie/roms/pc-data/lba2/lba2. For some reason LBA doesn't like to start from *C:* directly.
Added a lba2.conf file at ~/RetroPie/roms/pc/lba2.conf, copying the Dosbox configuration file from the GOG installation and modifying the [autoexec] section to read

[autoexec]
@echo off
mount c /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc-data/lba2
imgmount d "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc-data/lba2/lba2/LBA2.DAT" -t iso
c:
cls
cd \LBA2
LBA2.EXE
exit

A link to the complete .conf file is here.

I start the game from the PC system, running the LBA2 entry that corresponds to the .conf file I created. It gets to the game menu, but since I don't have a keyboard, I can't say how it runs.

espegael

Ok thanks a lot! I do exactly what ypu said and it worked

I tried to play but the keypad is going wrong.. the down button is enter

2 is to go up

7 is f1

Well any idea to fix it?

espegael

I tried to play another msdos game and it worked pefectly with my jey pad so it s not my keypad the problem

Another think im french and im using my keypad on azerty mode not qwerty

mitu

@espegael said in Little big adventure 2 problem:

Well any idea to fix it?

Can't say I have, I don't play any dos games with the gamepad. Maybe you can start the DOSBOX mapper and re-map the keyboard for the game.