diff --git a/README b/README index fe1606f8..52dca299 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ Q: The mouse doesn't work. Q: There is no sound. Q: The sound stutters or sounds stretched/weird. Q: I can't type \ or : in DOSBox. +Q: The keyboard lags. Q: The game/application can't find its CD-ROM. Q: The game/application runs much too slow! Q: Can DOSBox harm my computer? @@ -86,10 +87,10 @@ A: Press alt-enter. Alternatively: Edit the configuration file of DOSBox and Q: My CD-ROM doesn't work. A: To mount your CD-ROM in DOSBox you have to specify some additional options when mounting the CD-ROM. - To enable the most basic CD-ROM support: + To enable CD-ROM support: - mount d f:\ -t cdrom To enable low-level SDL-support: - - mount d f:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 + - mount d f:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -noioctl To enable low-level ioctl-support(win2k/xp/linux): - mount d f:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl To enable low-level aspi-support (win98 with aspi-layer installed): @@ -146,6 +147,12 @@ A: This is a known problem. It only occurs if your keyboard layout isn't US. have a bug in the loader routines. +Q: The keyboard lags. +A: Lower the priority setting in the DOSBox configuration file + like set "priority=normal,normal". You might also want to + try lowering the cycles. + + Q: The game/application can't find its CD-ROM. A: Be sure to mount the CD-ROM with -t cdrom switch, this will enable the MSCDEX interface required by DOS games to interface with CD-ROMs. @@ -318,7 +325,7 @@ To get a list of the internal commands type "HELP" at the prompt. In addition, the following commands are available: MOUNT "Emulated Drive letter" "Real Drive or Directory" - [-t type] [-aspi] [-ioctl] [-usecd number] [-size drivesize] + [-t type] [-aspi] [-ioctl] [-noioctl] [-usecd number] [-size drivesize] [-label drivelabel] [-freesize size_in_mb] MOUNT -cd MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter" @@ -346,7 +353,8 @@ MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter" Sets the name of the drive to "drivelabel". Needed on some systems if the cd label isn't read correctly. Useful when a program can't find its cdrom. If you don't specify a label and no - lowlevel support is selected (-usecd # and/or -ioctl/aspi): + lowlevel support is selected (that is omitting the -usecd # and/or + -aspi parameters or specifying -noioctl): For win32: label is extracted from "Real Drive". For Linux: label is set to NO_LABEL. @@ -361,6 +369,9 @@ MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter" Forces use of ioctl commands. Only valid if mounting a cdrom under a Windows OS which support them (Win2000/XP/NT). + -noioctl + Forces use of the SDL cdrom layer. Valid on all systems. + -usecd number Forces use of SDL cdrom support for drive number. Number can be found by -cd. Valid on all systems.