Request : Help on Dos box

escc1986

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

mitu

@escc1986 said in Request : Help on Dos box:

so you guys can delete this one ?

We don't usually delete topics just because someone used an unsupported system, even if they seem like a waste of time/bits. Don't worry about it, just don't come back using another 'made' image - start with the image from retropie.org.uk/download and follow the docs to install and configure it.

quicksilver

@escc1986 once you get the official image set up feel free to continue using this thread to troubleshoot setting up your dos game.

escc1986

Thank you both , and yes i do apologize for any incovience i may have cause ... i will use a new image next time , i talk with you guy

thank you for the lesson learned

escc1986

Ok I'm back ... From the start

For some reason there isn't any news or Help on the Subject of Willy Bemish (CD) Talkie and in the Compatible list , it's not listed

When trying to install the game I get

"Error creating Configuration file"

Yes I mounted the ISO

By going into dosbox and typing

imgmount c "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/willy /willy.iso" -t iso -fs iso

It said mounted

And I typed

C:

C:install Willy.exe

It takes me to the install method

When I typed drive C and press install (in the install menu)

It says

Error creating configuration file (press any key to exit)

Is it possible for this game to work ?

Hope your able to help

Thank you

quicksilver

@escc1986 it should run on dosbox just fine. Let me see if I can get it running and then I'll report back to you

quicksilver

@escc1986 btw you can't install the game to drive C: because you already mounted your iso there. In other words you should imgmount to D: if you are going to install to C:

escc1986

Hi quicksilver

Nice to hear back from you

It should run fine , Thank you letting me know , I was having doubts

Yes , I would love to hear if you got it working , I would appreciate that a lot , thanks for for going to test it out

I having had luck

And ok I will follow your direction with installing it to the D drive instead of C

If you get it to work , hope you can make me a step by step guide

Thank you once again

quicksilver

@escc1986 so try installing the game by following the commands you used above but instead of

imgmount c "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/willy /willy.iso" -t iso -fs iso

do:

imgmount d "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/willy /willy.iso" -t iso -fs iso

Then when it asks for the install location, choose C:

once the game is installed the easiest way of running the game will be to make a .conf file for the game. Create a blank file named nameofgame.conf (name Willy or willy beamish or whatever as long as it is .conf extension). In the .conf file create a section that looks like this:

[autoexec]
# Lines in this section will be run at startup.
mount c "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/"
imgmount d "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/willy/willy.iso" -t iso
c:
cd willy
willy.exe

Obviously make sure that the file paths I listed above actually are the same as what is on your pi, if they arent the same then change what I wrote above so that they point to the right file correctly. Also make sure that you use upper/lower case exactly too.

escc1986

Wow you got it to work !!!! , that's amazing

I'm going to try to give it a go

Thanks for the simple instructions

If I get stuck I will inform you

Thank you once again for the instructions, means a lot

escc1986

@quicksilver

Hi quicksilver

Did you get the game working ?

I tried and I tried to follow your directions exactly how you instructed me

I'm not sure what I did wrong

The last try I attempted ,Froze my system

I would try to boot my Pi back up and it wouldn't get to the main retropie menu it hanged and froze at command

It made a dynamix folder in the Willy folder

Had to delete that folder with every other thing thing that had to do with Willy to get the main menu on boot

This games seems actually seems so weird to get running compared to other games

Any more advice you may share with me ?

quicksilver

@escc1986 are you using the stock pi image?

escc1986

Yes using the stock image

I guess I must be doIng something wrong

I must try again later today

Well let me ask you ...

When you start dosbox

Do you first

mount C

Then

Do the Imgmount

Because when I first did the imgmount , and tried to install it said that there was no C drive to install to

But when I did mount C first , then the imgmount it allowed me to install it on C

Please verfy what I should be doing first

I have the right steps but maby in doing them in a different order ?

escc1986

Wheni mentioned imgmount

You know I'm referring to

Imgmount D

quicksilver

@escc1986 yes sorry you should

mount c "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/"

First, then imgmount the iso to the d drive

escc1986

@quicksilver

Hi Quick Silver

It's been a long time and I must ask for your help once more ... I tried to follow your steps again but let's try to do it step by step

I have been out of the loop for a very long time and forgot everything

Please help me

So this time I'm trying to install Mad Dog

I have a Pi 3 B

Running a New Stock image

You can say I have been trying to follow your directions all day on this theard and haven't had luck with my game " Mad Dog "

Lets start at the beginning ....

escc1986

@quicksilver

First I downloaded the dos

PC folder pops up in my roms

I put a folder named "maddog"
( with Mad Dog McCree.iso) in there

I Start Dosbox from the menue +Dosbox+

First thing I notice it says

Drive C is mounted "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/"

So the first thing I write is

imgmount d "/home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc/maddog /Mad Dog McCree.iso" -t iso -fs iso

C:

Install Mad Dog McCree.iso

I get to the install page and it's says it's going to install is as

C:\maddog

So it completes

Note says to run press MADDOG

I'm back at dosbox

C:\MADDOG:

I type in MADDOG as show here

C:\MADDOG:MADDOG

The game runs

I followed your advice here as shown

About creating a .conf file with what you provided

So I restart emulation

I see 2 MADDOG files

I click them both

They both bring me to the command

I don't know what to do to run my game from here

The game only ran once , how come it won't start again , I thought I instlled it

Please help me , don't know what to do

Hope you could help

Thank you