From 82dcb47b3c80434234809843aa8fabac00f2ad12 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Patryk Obara Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 18:24:50 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Remove all physical CD-ROM references from manual --- README | 76 ++++++++++++++++++++------------------------------- docs/dosbox.1 | 17 ++---------- 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 61 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 9eb09166..d5e15baf 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -130,17 +130,12 @@ CD-ROM: My CD-ROM doesn't work. To enable CD-ROM support (includes MSCDEX) in Windows: - mount d f:\ -t cdrom in Linux: - - mount d /media/cdrom -t cdrom - - In some cases you might want to use a different CD-ROM interface, - for example if CD audio does not work: - - mount d f:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -noioctl + - mount d /path/to/cdrom -t cdrom explanation: - d driveletter you will get in DOSBox (d is the best, don't change it!) - f:\ location of CD-ROM on your PC. In most cases it will be d:\ or e:\ - - 0 The number of the CD-ROM drive, reported by "mount -cd" See also the next question: The game/application can't find its CD-ROM. @@ -469,10 +464,8 @@ 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] [-noioctl] [-usecd number] [-size drivesize] - [-label drivelabel] [-freesize size_in_mb] + [-t type] [-size drivesize] [-label drivelabel] [-freesize size_in_mb] [-freesize size_in_kb (floppies)] -MOUNT -cd MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter" Program to mount local directories as drives inside DOSBox. @@ -506,28 +499,13 @@ MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter" Sets the name of the drive to "drivelabel". Needed on some systems if the CD-ROM label isn't read correctly (useful when a program can't find its CD-ROM). If you don't specify a label - and no lowlevel support is selected (that is omitting the -usecd # - parameter, or specifying -noioctl): + and no lowlevel support is selected: For Windows: label is extracted from "Real Drive". For Linux: label is set to NO_LABEL. If you do specify a label, this label will be kept as long as the drive is mounted. It will not be updated !! - -noioctl - Forces use of the SDL CD-ROM layer. Valid on all systems. - - -usecd number - Valid on all systems, under Windows the -noioctl switch has to be - present to make use of the -usecd switch. - Enables to select the drive that should be used by SDL. Use this if - the wrong or no CD-ROM drive is mounted while using the SDL CD-ROM - interface. "number" can be found by "MOUNT -cd". - - -cd - Displays all CD-ROM drives detected by SDL, and their numbers. - See the information at the -usecd entry above. - -u Removes the mount. Doesn't work for Z:\. @@ -540,8 +518,7 @@ MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter" directory as drive C: in DOSBox. Mounting your entire C drive with MOUNT C C:\ is NOT recommended! The same - is true for mounting the root of any other drive, except for CD-ROMs (due to - their read-only nature). + is true for mounting the root of any other drive. Otherwise if you or DOSBox make a mistake you may lose all your files. Also never mount a "Windows" or "Program Files" folders or their subfolders in Windows Vista/7 as DOSBox may not work correctly, or will stop working @@ -557,41 +534,46 @@ MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter" Basic MOUNT Examples for normal usage (Windows): - 1. To mount a folder as a harddisk drive: - mount c d:\dosgames + 1. To mount a directory as a harddisk drive: - 3. To mount your CD-ROM drive E as CD-ROM drive D in DOSBox: - mount d e:\ -t cdrom + mount C D:\dosgames - 2. To mount your drive a: as a floppy: - mount a a:\ -t floppy + 2. To mount a directory E:\CD as CD-ROM drive D in DOSBox: + + mount D E:\CD -t cdrom + + 3. To mount your drive A: as a floppy: + + mount A A:\ -t floppy Advanced MOUNT examples (Windows): 4. To mount a hard disk drive with ~870 mb free diskspace (simple version): - mount c d:\dosgames -freesize 870 + + mount C D:\dosgames -freesize 870 5. To mount a drive with ~870 mb free diskspace (experts only, full control): - mount c d:\dosgames -size 512,127,16513,13500 - 1. To mount c:\dosgames\floppy as a floppy: - mount a c:\dosgames\floppy -t floppy + mount C D:\dosgames -size 512,127,16513,13500 + + 6. To mount C:\dosgames\floppy as a floppy: + + mount A C:\dosgames\floppy -t floppy Other MOUNT examples: - 3. To mount system CD-ROM drive at mountpoint /media/cdrom as CD-ROM drive D - in DOSBox: - mount d /media/cdrom -t cdrom -usecd 0 + 7. To mount /home/user/dosgames as drive C in DOSBox: - 6. To mount /home/user/dosgames as drive C in DOSBox: - mount c /home/user/dosgames + mount C /home/user/dosgames - 7. To mount the directory where DOSBox was started as C in DOSBox: - mount c . - (note the . which represents the directory where DOSBox was started, - on Windows Vista/7 don't use this if you installed DOSBox - to your "Program Files" folder) + 9. To mount the directory where DOSBox was started as C in DOSBox: + + mount C . + + Note the . which represents the directory where DOSBox was started, + on Windows Vista/7 don't use this if you installed DOSBox + to your "Program Files" folder. If you want to mount a CD image or floppy image, check IMGMOUNT. MOUNT also works with images but only if you use external program, diff --git a/docs/dosbox.1 b/docs/dosbox.1 index 2dc52be1..4b06aa8f 100644 --- a/docs/dosbox.1 +++ b/docs/dosbox.1 @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" Hey, EMACS: -*- nroff -*- -.TH DOSBOX 1 "Dec 1, 2019" +.TH DOSBOX 1 "Dec 18, 2019" .\" Please adjust this date whenever revising the manpage. .SH NAME dosbox \- an x86/DOS emulator with sound/graphics @@ -132,9 +132,7 @@ following extra commands are available: .HP .BI "MOUNT [\-t " type "] [\-size " size ] .I driveletter sourcedirectory -.BI "[\-usecd " number "] [\-label " drivelabel "] [\-freesize " freesize ] -.LP -.B MOUNT \-cd +.BI "[\-label " drivelabel "] [\-freesize " freesize ] .LP .B MOUNT \-u driveletter .LP @@ -160,8 +158,7 @@ Sets the amount of free space available on a drive in MB's. This is a more .BI \-label " drivelabel" .RI "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 -.RB "lowlevel support is selected (" "\-usecd #" "):" +program can't find its cdrom. If you don't specify a label: .RS .LP For win32: label is extracted from "Real Drive". @@ -172,14 +169,6 @@ If you do specify a label this label will be kept as long as the drive is mounted. It will not be updated !! .RE .TP -.BI \-usecd " number" -Forces to use SDL cdrom support for drive number. -.IR Number " can be found by " -.BR \-cd ". -.TP -.B \-cd -.RB "Displays all detected cdrom drives and their numbers. Use with " \-usecd "." -.TP .B \-u Unmounts a mounted drive. Doesn't work on virtual Drives (like Z:\\) .RE