Edit:I have Windows 98 but I get no sound in any DOS game

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 1:15 pm

I have absolutely no sound in Descent. My sound card is not on the list that the game has, and when I try to have it search for the card, it terminates the program. No music, no sound, nothing.

B.T.W. I have a Crystal WDM Audio soundcard

Post by **Wally** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 5:44 pm

what type of computer you running?

because in Xp nothing works to well. Try using Dosbox avaliable from dosbox.sourceforge.net
Complete instructions avaliable from getting sound to work in XP

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:11 pm

I have Windows 98

x86_Game-Junkie · Post by **x86_Game-Junkie** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:19 pm

All I can say is choose this option in setup "Adlib Sound Card - 16 Bit".

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:25 pm

Will DOSbox help me out with 98? I downloaded it but I don't know how to use it...

Post by **Wally** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:28 pm

there is a not clearly labeled topic im gunna have to fix up [url]http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... art-0.html[/rul]

it tells you how to use dosbox

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:42 pm

I'm not sure what to do next. Here is the line on DOSbox

Z:\>MOUNT C C:\Games5\Descent
Drive C mounted as local directory C:\Games5\Descent\

Z:\>

Now what?

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Tue Jul 20, 2004 7:55 pm

Ok, I got Descent to work, but it is running very slow and I STILL have no sound on it.

Post by **Wally** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 2:52 am

where are you located at?

school ?

because my computers at school use z:\ and i go to kurnai maryvale Morwell Victoria Australia

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 10:26 am

No, I am on my home computer. Descent is working but it runs terribly slow and I still have no sound.

Bobo · Post by **Bobo** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:29 pm

Z:\>MOUNT C C:\Games5\Descent
Drive C mounted as local directory C:\Games5\Descent\

Z:\> C:

C:\>Descent.exe

hold down ctrl+f12 (ups cpu cycles)
hold down ctrl+f11 (downs cpu cycles)

(to far slows it down, and to little slows it down)

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 1:36 pm

That still doesn't really help me with the sound. I have MS-DOS so I don't need DOSBox, I just need sound

x86_Game-Junkie · Post by **x86_Game-Junkie** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:00 pm

Sounds like you don't have a MS-DOS compatible sound card, I would try playing Descent via Windows 98.

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Wed Jul 21, 2004 5:35 pm

I am playing on Windows 98

x86_Game-Junkie · Post by **x86_Game-Junkie** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 7:09 pm

have you installed the drivers for sound??

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:00 pm

What?

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:01 pm

What?

bummerboy · Post by **bummerboy** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 9:01 pm

What?

Post by **Wally** » Thu Jul 22, 2004 10:12 pm

we did get your message..

the question was have you installed your drivers for your sound card meaning do you get sound outta your speakers?

dr_st · Post by **dr_st** » Fri Jul 23, 2004 8:23 am

Indeed it seems like this card is not MS-DOS compatible. I'd ask you if it's ISA or PCI, but I doubt you'd be able to tell me. It's also the first time I heard of it, so it's probably a crappy card. If you have ISA slots on your motherboard, get a Creative ISA card and you'll be able to play all the DOS games you'll ever need with sound.