DOS Box does not work

[Frank_sinatra_fan]

I run the emulator. I change the drive to concentrate on C:. I try to run a game, does not work. Heck, I could not open any folders! Help! Please! Email me in nickfury46@yahoo.com if you know how and want to help me.

[Black_Sabbath]

type in mount c c:/<FOLDER> or something like dat. works for me...

[emmzee]

Find the 'dosbox.conf' file in the folder where you installed DOSBox, and add the following to the end of that file (under where it says "[autoexec]"):

MOUNT C C:\

Now when you run DOSBox you can use it just like normal DOS. If you have other drives, you can add similar lines for those drives too. (ex. "MOUNT D D:\")

[Guest]

Alternatively, you could use a windows front-end for Dosbox called D-fend. It's quite esy to use.

Using D-fend(front-end for dos-box):
1) When you first install D-fend, it will ask for the dosbox location -> choose the folder/file.
2) Next, choose Profile->Add with Wizard
3) Enter Profile name (any name you want to call the game) and under Game Exe, click browse and choose the dos game exe file that you want to run (in your case, go to C: drive whatever folder you game exe is in). Then click >>
3) Next, choose either leave at the default 3000 cycles or change to 10000 cycles and clcik >>
4) Click Auto-create and click >> (6 times) then click Finish.
5) A game profile icon and with the name you gave will appear, click it and the game will start.

*at step 4, normally most dos games would work with auto-create. However, in the few cases you may find at step 5 when you try running the game, there is a prompt cannot detect CD-ROM etc. Then you have to redo step 1 - 3 and at step 4, manually mount the drive.

To manually mount,
1. Click Add.
2. Choose Mount Type as CD-ROM (this is only for cases where they cannot detect CD-ROM) and also click Browse to choose your game folder.
3. Leave the Mount Drive selection as C: (assuming your game is on C:, change this is your game drive is another drive) and click okay.
4. Click >> (6 times) then click Finish.
5. Continue with Step 5.

The above is just a quick way to get you game running. There are many option in between that you can modify. You can always modify them later. The essential part is to quickly get your game running.

D-fend is also good in that it lists the game you have already mounted and you simply click on the game name.

[JKSM]

Sorry, that was me who posted about D-fend. I didn't noticed that I was logged out when I posted this. Cannot edit the typos.

Anyway, here's a picture to show how convenient D-fend is used to manage all the game mounts you made.

[Frank_sinatra_fan]

I'll try that! First, I need to reinstall Dos Box since I uninstalled it. Thanks Tho!

[Frank_sinatra_fan]

I try it. It works. The problem tho is that Dos box cannot read my mouse. As in, It my mouse does not work for DOS Box for some reason. Help .

[JKSM]

I try it. It works. The problem tho is that Dos box cannot read my mouse. As in, It my mouse does not work for DOS Box for some reason. Help .

If you use D-fend, right click on the game name you created and choose Edit Profile. Then click on the tab named "General" and tick "Auto lock mouse".

If you are not using D-fend frontend, then someone else has to help you.
I love front-ends using windows easy to select and deselect options.

One thing I must warn you is that if you make your mouse usable in Dosbox, you will then be unable to use the mouse to close Dosbox like any other windows application (by clicking X). Instead, you have to exit the game normally as if you were running under actual dos.

[Frank_sinatra_fan]

Ah! It works! However, it's really slow. For all my dos games. Help.

[JKSM]

Ah! It works! However, it's really slow. For all my dos games. Help.

Try the following first:
Under D-fend, right click on the game name you created and choose Edit Profile. Then click on the tab named "Environment". For CPU Setting - Cycles -> click the drop-down box and choose "10000". See if it works. If not try a high value.

If it still doesn't work, change back to the default "3000". Then you may have to use another solution as it may have to do with the computer system i.e. hardware speed etc.

[Frank_sinatra_fan]

I mean it lags really bad. Does that still apply?

[JKSM]

I mean it lags really bad. Does that still apply?

That depends. Are the games you are trying to run 16-bit or 32-bit? If they are 32-bit, then you are facing the same problem as the posters in these threads & there is no immediate remedy:
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... sbox#40253
http://www.dosgames.com/forum/viewtopic ... sbox#39916

So far, the options that can be used to affect speed in dos are (description quoted from D-fend help manual):

· Cycles
The amount of processing power DOSBox emulates. You cannot translate this to MHz. Advanced games need more cycles then simple games. Simple games will run way to fast with a high amount of cycles. This is probably one of the most important settings Dosbox offers. The amount of cycles Dosbox can handle depends on how powerful your PC is, on the game you're running and the selected CPU core
NOTE: Some games won't even run with this settings set to high.

· Frame Skip
One of those tweaking options. By skipping frames you lessen the load on your processor. It does come at a cost, less frames means choppy animation.

· CPU core
You can select Normal, Full, dynamic or simple. Normal is slower but the most stable, dynamic is the fastest but less stable and less compatible. By slower and faster I mean that you can set the amount of Cycles a lot higher when using the Dynamic core. Don't use Simple or Full.

[Frank_Sinatra_Fan]

I did them all yet Quake is soooooo slow....... Help.

[emmzee]

Probably Quake is too much for DOSBox to handle. (That is, DOSBox will run most older games at full speed, but Quake is probably too new.)

A better alternative to running Quake under Windows is D3DQuake, which makes use of your 3D card:

http://dxquake.sourceforge.net/

You'll need to download/install the shareware Quake (or the full version, if you have it) and then install D3DQuake. I run it on my computer and it plays very smoothly

[Frank_Sinatra_Fan]

Does not work.