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      escc1986
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      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

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        quicksilver @escc1986
        last edited by

        @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

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          quicksilver @escc1986
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          @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:

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            escc1986
            last edited by

            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

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              quicksilver @escc1986
              last edited by

              @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.

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                escc1986
                last edited by

                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

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                  escc1986 @quicksilver
                  last edited by

                  @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 ?

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                    quicksilver @escc1986
                    last edited by

                    @escc1986 are you using the stock pi image?

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                      escc1986
                      last edited by

                      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 ?

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                        escc1986
                        last edited by

                        Wheni mentioned imgmount

                        You know I'm referring to

                        Imgmount D

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                          quicksilver @escc1986
                          last edited by

                          @escc1986 yes sorry you should

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

                          First, then imgmount the iso to the d drive

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                            escc1986 @quicksilver
                            last edited by

                            @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 ....

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                              escc1986 @escc1986
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                              @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

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