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    Request : Help on Dos box

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    • mituM
      mitu Global Moderator @escc1986
      last edited by mitu

      @escc1986 Please don't post multiple topics for the same problem. I've merged your new topic with the previous one.
      When posting a support topic, please add the info requested in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first to your post.

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      • quicksilverQ
        quicksilver
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        You don't want to extract the files from the iso. We need to mount the .iso as if it's loaded in a CD ROM drive. Probably best to start over, what are the original files you are working with? Can you post a picture of the directories?

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          escc1986 @mitu
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          @mitu

          I do apologize for the repost , I felt I didn't explain myself well enough in the first post

          Thank you for the help to merge

          I do apologize for the mistake

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            escc1986 @quicksilver
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            @quicksilver

            Ok I'm kind of confused ...

            Don't know what or how to mount

            and not sure what you meant about the ISO

            Here is a picture of the directory of my willy folder now

            https://dropmefiles.com/G1JG3

            If you could explain step by step on what I should do would help me a lot

            Thank you for the replys to help

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              escc1986 @escc1986
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              @escc1986

              I guess you could say another BIG issue I'm having

              Is

              I don't know how to get to the command line of Dos box ?

              Or I don't know how to launch dos box to get the command line

              Because if i need to mount something I'm sure in need the command line in dos box

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              • mituM
                mitu Global Moderator @escc1986
                last edited by

                @escc1986 said in Request : Help on Dos box:

                Or I don't know how to launch dos box to get the command line

                The first entry in the pc system is +Start DOSbox - this is what you can run to get a DosBox command line.

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                  escc1986 @mitu
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                  @mitu

                  Alright from my Main Retropie screen

                  I pressed start then
                  "Quit Emulationstation"

                  I then was in command line

                  I typed : +Start DOSbox

                  and it said command it found

                  Here is picture (please let me know what I did wrong )

                  https://dropmefiles.com/bLsAE

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                  • mituM
                    mitu Global Moderator @escc1986
                    last edited by mitu

                    @escc1986 said in Request : Help on Dos box:

                    Alright from my Main Retropie screen
                    I pressed start then
                    "Quit Emulationstation"

                    Who said anything about quitting EmulationStation ? You go to the PC (or MSDOS) system in EmulationStation, where you have copied your game, and there you have the +Start DOSBox entry:

                    51270c38-2173-4078-a69f-22cce4694cd1-image.png

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                      escc1986 @mitu
                      last edited by

                      @mitu

                      My Apologias

                      Unfortunately I do not have that option when I see go into the PC Menu

                      https://dropmefiles.com/3wcfU

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                      • quicksilverQ
                        quicksilver @escc1986
                        last edited by

                        @escc1986 did you configure this image yourself? Or is this a pre-configured image that you downloaded with games already on it?

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                          escc1986 @quicksilver
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                          @quicksilver

                          This was an already made image

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                            escc1986
                            last edited by

                            Ok ... I found out how to start dosbox on my retropie

                            "Quit Emulationstation"

                            I then typed

                            cd /opt/retropie/emulators/dosbox/bin (enter)

                            Then I pressed : sudo ./dosbox (enter) To start dosbox

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                            • quicksilverQ
                              quicksilver @escc1986
                              last edited by

                              @escc1986 we can't support third party images. See: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

                              If you want troubleshooting help youll need to start with the official stock image. Otherwise you'll need to ask the that image's creator for help.

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                                escc1986
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                                think you could still help me , im just a noob at this and it shoulnt be that hard .

                                ok ... i encounter another issue

                                i entered Dosbox command

                                the keyboard is typing different keys ... so the keyboard is messed up

                                here is my config file for dosbox

                                https://dropmefiles.com/gvDUp

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                                  escc1986
                                  last edited by

                                  ok if i made a new image by myself ... and encounter this same problem ... would you help me ... when i get to that point

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                                  • quicksilverQ
                                    quicksilver @escc1986
                                    last edited by

                                    @escc1986 said in Request : Help on Dos box:

                                    think you could still help me , im just a noob at this and it shoulnt be that hard .

                                    ok ... i encounter another issue

                                    i entered Dosbox command

                                    the keyboard is typing different keys ... so the keyboard is messed up

                                    here is my config file for dosbox

                                    https://dropmefiles.com/gvDUp

                                    All of the issues you are having is because you are using a third party image. There is no way to know what settings the image creator messed with, which means we have no baseline for troubleshooting. I'm sorry but I don't want to spend all day trying to blindly troubleshoot your third party image.

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                                    • quicksilverQ
                                      quicksilver @escc1986
                                      last edited by

                                      @escc1986 if you start with a stock image I would gladly assist you

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                                        escc1986
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                                        Thank you ... appreciate that .. that ok let me create a new image and try

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                                          escc1986
                                          last edited by

                                          do i have to post a thread , so you guys can delete this one ?

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                                            escc1986
                                            last edited by

                                            please delete this thread as it was a waste of time , and im sorry .. just learned something new and i appreciate it

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