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README
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Usage:
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With the new internal shell We've changed the command line a bit, so let's just give some
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examples of what you can do now.
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With the new internal shell,we've changed the command line a bit,
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so let's just give some examples of what you can do now.
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dosbox
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With nothing on the command line you'll end up on the internal drive and from there you
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can mount directories as drives.
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With nothing on the command line you'll end up on the internal drive and
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from there you can mount directories as drives.
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dosbox [filename/directory]
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If dosbox detects a directory it'll mount that as c:\ and then start the shell.
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If dosbox doesn't detect a directory it'll assume you mean an executable this can be
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.bat .com .exe. Doesn't need to have extension included. Then it'll strip the directory
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from the filename and mount that as c:\ and then run the file.
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If dosbox detects a directory it'll mount that as the C: drive
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and then start the shell from c:\.
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If dosbox doesn't detect a directory it'll assume you mean an executable.
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This can be .bat .com .exe. Doesn't need to have extension included.
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It will mount the directory the file is in as the C: drive.
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Then start up the shell which will start the file.
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There also are a couple of command line switches.
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dosbox -fullscreen
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starts dosbox in fullscreen mode.
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dosbox -lang file
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loads file as a languagefile.
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You can also add commands to be executed before the main program starts. Or you can use them
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to start the program.
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You can also add commands to be executed before the main program starts.
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Or you can use them to start the program.
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To add commands use the -c command line switch.
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For example
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dosbox c:\atlantis\atlantis.exe -c "MOUNT D C:\SAVES" "SET TEST=blah"
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This would mount c:\atlanis as c:\ and run atlantis.exe from that directory but before it
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does that it would first mount C:\SAVES as the D drive and set the environment variable test to blah.
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Dragging files or directories onto the DOSBox executable should also work.
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For example:
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dosbox c:\atlantis\atlantis.exe -c "MOUNT D C:\SAVES"
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This would mount c:\atlanis as c:\ and run atlantis.exe.
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Before it does that it would first mount C:\SAVES as the D drive.
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In Windows you can also drag directories/files on the dosbox executable.
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Internal Programs:
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MOUNT
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Program to mount local directories as drives inside DOSBox.
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The option -t specifies the media: dir = harddisk, floppy = floppy drive, cdrom = cdrom drive.
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The option -size specifies the size.
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The option -aspi forces to use aspi driver (only valid if mounting a cdrom and on Win2000/XP/NT systems).
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For example to mount c:\floppy as a floppy : mount a c:\floppy -t floppy
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For example to mount system cdrom drive e as cdrom drive d in dosbox : mount d e:\ -t cdrom
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- In Win 95/98/ME you need latest ASPI driver to get cdrom audio support.
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- In Win 2000/XP/NT you have the option to use an ASPI driver (add -aspi) at the end of the mount command.
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It is even possible to mount a directory as cdrom, but you have some limited support for it then.
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The option -t <type> specifies the media: Where <type> can be.
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dir = harddisk
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floppy = floppy drive
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cdrom = cdrom drive
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The option -aspi forces to use aspi driver
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(only valid if mounting a cdrom and on Win2000/XP/NT systems).
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For example to mount c:\floppy as a floppy : mount a c:\floppy -t floppy
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For example to mount system cdrom drive e as cdrom drive d in dosbox
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mount d e:\ -t cdrom
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- In Win 95/98/ME you need latest ASPI driver to get cdrom audio support.
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- In Win 2000/XP/NT you have the option to use an ASPI driver (add -aspi)
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at the end of the mount command.
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It is also possible to mount a directory as cdrom, but it's limited.
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MEM
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Program to display the amount of free memory
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CONFIG
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Utility for generating a configfile with the current settings and for generating the languagefile.
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Utility for generating a config file and language file.
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The option -writeconf filename is used to write the current config settings.
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The option -writelang filename is used to write the current language strings.
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To get more information about how to use one these programs use the the /? command line switch.
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For more information use the the /? command line switch with the programs.
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The Configfile:
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The Config File:
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===============
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A configfile can be generated by CONFIG.COM. You can edit it to customize DOSBox.
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The file is divided in several sections (the names got [] around it). Some sections have options which you can set.
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A config file can be generated by CONFIG.COM, edit it to customize DOSBox.
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The file is divided in several sections (the names got [] around it).
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Some sections have options which you can set.
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# and % indicate commentlines.
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The generated configfile contains the current settings. You can alter them and
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start dosbox with the -conf switch to load the file and use these settings.
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For example in the section sblaster you can change the irq of the soundblaster and disable/enable the
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adlib emulation.
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The Languagefile:
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The Language File:
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A languagefile can be generated by CONFIG.COM. If you read it you will understand how to change it.
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Start Dosbox with -lang switch to use your language file or enter the location of the languagefile
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in the configfile.(section:[dosbox] language=full path to languagefile.)
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A language file can be generated by CONFIG.COM.
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Read it and you will hopefuly understand how to change it.
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Start Dosbox with -lang switch to use your new language file
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Or you can setup the filename in the config file in the [dosbox] section.
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There's a language= entry that can be changed with the filename.
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Special Keys:
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ALT-ENTER Go full screen and back.
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CTRL-F5 Save a screenshot
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CTRL-F7 Decrease frameskip
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CTRL-F8 Increase frameskip
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CTRL-F9 Go full screen and back.
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CTRL-F5 Save a screenshot.
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CTRL-F6 Start/Stop recording sound output to a wave file.
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CTRL-F7 Decrease frameskip.
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CTRL-F8 Increase frameskip.
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CTRL-F9 Kill dosbox.
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CTRL-F10 Capture/Release the mouse.
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CTRL-F11 Slowdown emulation.
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CTRL-F12 Speedup emulation.
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@ -95,27 +109,31 @@ of games written for an 286 machine.
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FAQ:
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1.Q: I've got a Z instead of a C at the prompt.
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A: In DOSBox you can mount directories as drives
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in win32: mount c D:\ would give you an C in DOSBox which points
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at D:\ in win32
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in linux: mount c /home/username would give you and C in DOSBox
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which points at /home/username in Linux
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Q: I've got a Z instead of a C at the prompt.
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A: In DOSBox you can mount directories as drives
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in win32: mount c D:\ would give you an C in DOSBox which points
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at D:\ in win32
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in linux: mount c /home/username would give you and C in DOSBox
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which points at /home/username in Linux
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2.Q: The window is too small.
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A: When you mouse touches the edges of the DOSBox screen you can click and drag it to
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the size you prefer.
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Q: The mouse doesn't work.
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A: Normally dosbox detects the mouse being used by a game, if you click on
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the screen then it should get locked and work.
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Sometimes the dosbox mouse detection doesn't work with certain games, you
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might have to force to lock the mouse then with ctrl-f10.
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3.Q: The mouse(cursor) acts weird. (eg only updated when you press the mousebutton)
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A: Lock the mouse with ctrl-F10. It should then behave the way you expect it to do.
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Q: The sound stutters.
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A: Your using too much cpu power to keep dosbox running at the current speed.
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You can either lower the cycles or skip frames or get a faster machine.
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4. Check the site/forum.
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For more questions check the site/forum.
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To run resource-demanding games:
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DOSBox emulates at the CPU, the sound and graphic cards, and some other
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DOSBox emulates the CPU, the sound and graphic cards, and some other
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stuff, all at the same time. You can overclock DOSBox by using CTRL+F12, but
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you'll be limited by the power of your actual CPU. You can see how much free
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time your true CPU has by looking at the Task Manager in Windows 2000/XP and
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