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    • denisuuD
      denisuu
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      Thanks Spiky it's working! I updated the first post with your instructions.

      As soon as I turn the resolution or screen size up it's unplayable though, I guess I'll try overclocking.

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        Spiky @denisuu
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        @denisuu good to hear that, I am happy I could help. I am also gonna overclock today, I will post results once I am done :)

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        • denisuuD
          denisuu @Spiky
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          @Spiky

          I updated the first post again, I used IMG burn to make the ISO easy as pi :p

          I overlocked using these settings for the PI3: https://github.com/retropie/retropie-setup/wiki/Overclocking

          arm_freq=1300
          gpu_freq=500
          core_freq=500
          sdram_freq=500
          sdram_schmoo=0x02000020
          over_voltage=2
          sdram_over_voltage=2

          Now I can run the screensize on medium without any hickups. still can't higher the resolution though.

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            Spiky @denisuu
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            @denisuu So I overclocked it to the same values, but honestly, I see almost no difference

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            • edmaul69E
              edmaul69 @Spiky
              last edited by edmaul69

              @Spiky since i moved and my stuff hasnt arrived yet, can you try the -t cdrom with -c "exit"? The manual says with imgmount use cdrom with -t for iso. It says when you use -fs to use iso. So for whatever reason the manual and the wiki contradict each other.

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              • hooperreH
                hooperre
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                Is this a DOS game or a Win 3.1 game? Would Civ 2 run on DosBox for example or would I have to install Win 3.1?

                4B ~ RPi PSU 5.1V / 3.0A ~ 32GB SanDisk microSD ~ 128GB USB

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                • edmaul69E
                  edmaul69 @hooperre
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                  @hooperre it is both dos and windows. It has 3dfx files on the disc so my guess is it probably runs its best on windows 98 with a voodoo card.

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                    Spiky @edmaul69
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                    @edmaul69 I will try tomorrow and let you know

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                    • edmaul69E
                      edmaul69 @Spiky
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                      @Spiky cool. Thank you. Im just curious if we can find a more universal method since i know the -c "exit" works great on c: drive games and using real cd's. I also put my disc drive and floppy drive before the c: drive.

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                      • edmaul69E
                        edmaul69 @Spiky
                        last edited by edmaul69

                        @Spiky another thing i do is set c to the pc folder and use cd to change to the games directory's.reason why is some games need physically installed soundblaster files and some games can have a better video quality with the s3 drivers installed. the first time you install them they create their folders so no need to reinstall again. that way when you run setup.exe for the game it will find these options. you have to remove the -c "exit" to be able to exit the game to get to the command line to run setup.exe. once everything is set up then you can add -c "exit" back into the .sh file. here is an example of how i setup my .sh files:

                        -c "mount c /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/pc" -c "c:" -c "cd\Dune" -c "dune.bat" -c "exit" 
                        
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                          Spiky @edmaul69
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                          @edmaul69 how does the rest of your script look like? I mean, you surely call dosbox in the beginning, right? I am just wondering if you have any name parameter defined in there.

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                          • edmaul69E
                            edmaul69 @Spiky
                            last edited by edmaul69

                            @Spiky yes i do have the dosbox stuff at the beginning. I was just posting the part pertinant to my post. Its 2:00 in the morning so if i see this message again i will post the full thing.

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                              Spiky @edmaul69
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                              @edmaul69 as expected, cdrom with -t did not work with my iso file. it makes sense imho. good thing is that everything works now, so we don't have to worry about it anymore :)

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                                edmaul69 @Spiky
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                                @Spiky thats so weird how the manual says to use cdrom and not iso. I would have thought the manual would have been accurate with at least another method that would work. But that is good to know that we have a way to fix it.

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                                • edmaul69E
                                  edmaul69 @Spiky
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                                  @Spiky i cant test with a pi but on a pc the ignition.iso i made with magic iso maker works with -t cdrom.

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                                    Spiky @edmaul69
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                                    @edmaul69 I have only tested it on Pi3 and all I did was replacing -t iso with t- cdrom. all I can say is that it did not get through it

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                                      edmaul69 @Spiky
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                                      @Spiky are you running ign_bat from the cd or the file on the c: drive?

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                                        Spiky @edmaul69
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                                        @edmaul69 from C: drive, the file definetely was there

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                                        • edmaul69E
                                          edmaul69 @Spiky
                                          last edited by edmaul69

                                          @Spiky ok. Just checking if you were doing it the same way as me. I will test on mine once i get it fixed. My pi modded apple iie i had shipped from where i was living and it arrived shattered thanks to ups, so i have to buy an apple iie on ebay today so i can fix it.

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                                            backstander @edmaul69
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                                            @edmaul69 that's horrible about your apple iie pi shattering! :-(

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