Request : Help on Dos box

escc1986

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

quicksilver

@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.

escc1986

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

escc1986

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

quicksilver

@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.

quicksilver

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

escc1986

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

escc1986

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

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?