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@ -42,8 +42,6 @@ INDEX:
Type INTRO in DOSBox. That's it.
=======
2. FAQ:
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@ -59,7 +57,8 @@ Q: The game/application can't find its CD-ROM.
Q: The game/application runs much too slow!
Q: I would like to change the memory size/cpu speed/ems/soundblaster IRQ.
Q: What sound hardware does DOSBox presently emulate?
Q: DOSBox crashes on startup and I'm running arts
Q: Great README, but I still don't get it.
@ -93,9 +92,9 @@ A: To mount your cdrom in DOSBox you have to specify some additional options
Q: The mouse doesn't work.
A: Normally DOSBox detects the mouse being used by a game. If you click on
the screen then it should get locked and work.
Sometimes the DOSBox mouse detection doesn't work with certain games. You
might have to force to lock the mouse then with ctrl-F10.
the screen then it should get locked (confined to the DOSBox window)
and work. Sometimes the DOSBox mouse detection doesn't work with certain
games. You might have to force to lock the mouse then with ctrl-F10.
Q: The sound stutters.
@ -109,11 +108,11 @@ A: This is a known problem. It only occurs if your keyboard layout isn't US.
Some possible fixes:
1. Switch your keyboard layout.
2. Use / instead.
3. Add the commands you want to execute to dosbox.conf
3. Add the commands you want to execute to the "configfile".
4. Start the keymapper (CTRL-F1 or add -startmapper switch to dosbox)
5. for \ try the keys around "enter". For ":" try shift and the keys between
"enter" and "l" (US keyboard layout).
6. Use keyb.com for FreeDOS (http://projects.freedos.net/keyb/).
6. Use keyb.com from FreeDOS (http://projects.freedos.net/keyb/).
Q: The game/application can't find its CD-ROM.
@ -130,9 +129,9 @@ A: Look at the section "To run resource-demanding games" for more information.
Q: I would like to change the memory size/cpu speed/ems/soundblaster IRQ.
A: This is possible! Just create a config file: config -writeconf dosbox.conf .
A: This is possible! Just create a config file: config -writeconf configfile .
Start your favourite editor and look at all the settings present. To
start DOSBox with your new settings: dosbox -conf dosbox.conf
start DOSBox with your new settings: dosbox -conf configfile
Q: What sound hardware does DOSBox presently emulate?
@ -165,11 +164,16 @@ A: DOSBox emulates several legacy sound devices:
A MIDI passthrough interface is also emulated. This method of sound
output will only work when used with a General Midi or MT-32 device.
Q: DOSBox crashes on startup and I'm running arts
A: This isn't really a DOSBox problem, but the solution is to set the
environment variable SDL_AUDIODRIVER to alsa or oss.
Q: Great README, but I still don't get it.
A: While unlikely, this seems to happen. A look at "The Newbie's
pictorial guide to DOSBox" located at
http://vogons.zetafleet.com/viewforum.php?f=39 might help you.
You could also try the wiki of dosbox:
http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/
For more questions read the remainder of this README and/or check
@ -183,7 +187,11 @@ http://dosbox.sourceforge.net
3. Usage:
=========
An overview of the commandline options you can give to DOSBox:
An overview of the commandline options you can give to DOSBox.
Windows Users must open cmd.exe or command.com or edit the shortcut to
dosbox.exe for this.
The options are valid for all operating systems unless noted in the option
description:
dosbox [name] [-exit] [-c command] [-fullscreen] [-conf congfigfile]
[-lang languagefile] [-machine machinetype] [-noconsole]
@ -197,20 +205,23 @@ dosbox -version
as the C: drive and execute "name".
-exit
dosbox will exit after the "name" has been executed.
dosbox will close itself when the DOS application "name" ends.
-c command
Runs the specified command before running "name". Multiple commands
can be specified. Each command should start with -c though.
A command can be: an Internal Program, a DOS command or an executable
on a mounted drive.
-fullscreen
Starts dosbox in fullscreen mode.
-conf configfile
Start dosbox with the options specified in "configfile".
See Chapter 9 for more details.
-lang languagefile
Start dosbox using the language string specified in "languagefile".
Start dosbox using the language specified in "languagefile".
-noconsole (Windows Only)
Start dosbox without showing the console window. Output will
@ -218,7 +229,8 @@ dosbox -version
-machine machinetype
Setup dosbox to emulate a specific type of machine. Valid choices are:
hercules, cga, tandy, vga (default).
hercules, cga, tandy, vga (default). The machinetype has influence on
both the videocard and the available soundcards.
-startmapper
Enter the keymapper directly on startup. Useful for people with
@ -228,7 +240,8 @@ dosbox -version
output version information and exit. Useful for frontends.
Note: If a name/command/configfile/languagefile contains a space in it, put
the whole name/command/configfile/languagefile between quotes("example").
the whole name/command/configfile/languagefile between quotes
("command or file name").
For example:
@ -249,7 +262,7 @@ In addition, the following commands are available:
MOUNT "Emulated Drive letter" "Real Drive or Directory"
[-t type] [-aspi] [-ioctl] [-usecd number] [-size drivesize]
[-label drivelabel] [-freesize sizemb]
[-label drivelabel] [-freesize size_in_mb]
MOUNT -cd
MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter"
@ -270,7 +283,7 @@ MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter"
-size drivesize
Sets the size of the drive.
-freesize sizemb
-freesize size_in_mb
Sets the amount of free space available on a drive in MB's. This
is a more simple version of -size.
@ -319,8 +332,8 @@ MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter"
General MOUNT Examples:
1. To mount c:\floppy as a floppy :
mount a c:\floppy -t floppy
1. To mount c:\DirX as a floppy :
mount a c:\DirX -t floppy
2. To mount system cdrom drive E as cdrom drive D in DOSBox:
mount d e:\ -t cdrom
3. To mount system cdrom drive at mountpoint /media/cdrom as cdrom drive D
@ -330,8 +343,8 @@ MOUNT -u "Emulated Drive letter"
mount c d:\ -freesize 870
5. To mount a drive with 870 mb free diskspace (experts only, full control):
mount c d:\ -size 4025,127,16513,1700
6. To mount /home/dos/dosgames as drive C in DOSBox:
mount c /home/dos/dosgames
6. To mount /home/user/dirY as drive C in DOSBox:
mount c /home/user/dirY
MEM
Program to display the amount of free memory.
@ -343,6 +356,7 @@ CONFIG [-writeconf] [-writelang] localfile
The configuration file controls various settings of DOSBox: The amount
of emulated memory, the emulated soundcards and many more things. It
allows acces to AUTOEXEC.BAT as well.
See section 9 (The Config File) for more information.
The language file controls all visible ouput of the internal commands
and the internal dos.
@ -354,8 +368,8 @@ CONFIG [-writeconf] [-writelang] localfile
LOADFIX [-size] [program] [program-parameters]
LOADFIX -f
Program to "eat up" memory. Useful for old programs which don't expect much
memory to be free.
Program to reduce the amount of memory available. Useful for old programs
which don't expect much memory to be free.
-size
number of kb to "eat up", default = 64kb
@ -365,7 +379,8 @@ LOADFIX -f
Examples:
1. To start mm2.exe and allocate 64kb memory :
1. To start mm2.exe and allocate 64kb memory
(mm2 will have 64 kb less available) :
loadfix mm2
2. To start mm2.exe and allocate 32kb memory :
loadfix -32 mm2
@ -403,9 +418,9 @@ IMGMOUNT
-size [sectorsbytesize, sectorsperhead, heads, cylinders]
imagefile
location of the image files to mount in DOSBox. Path is relative to
a mount point already inside DOSBox. CD-ROM images can be mounted
directly as well (path on the host).
location of the image files to mount in DOSBox. The location is on a
mounted drive inside DOSBox. CD-ROM images can be mounted
directly as well. They don't need to be a mounted drive.
-t
The following are valid image types:
@ -554,7 +569,7 @@ For more information use the /? command line switch with the programs.
ALT-ENTER Go full screen and back.
CTRL-F1 Start the keymapper.
CTRL-F4 Swap mounted disk-image. Update directory cache for all drives!
CTRL-F5 Save a screenshot.
CTRL-F5 Save a screenshot.(png)
CTRL-F6 Start/Stop recording sound output to a wave file.
CTRL-ALT-F7 Start/Stop recording of OPL commands.
CTRL-ALT-F8 Start/Stop the recording of raw MIDI commands.
@ -563,10 +578,16 @@ CTRL-F8 Increase frameskip.
CTRL-F9 Kill dosbox.
CTRL-F10 Capture/Release the mouse.
CTRL-F11 Slow down emulation (Decrease DOSBox Cycles).
CTRL-F12 Speed up emulation (Increase DOSox Cycles).
CTRL-F12 Speed up emulation (Increase DOSBox Cycles).
These are the default keybindings. They can be changed in the keymapper.
Saved/recorded files can be found in current_directory/capture
(can be changed in the configfile).
The directory has to exist prior to starting DOSBox else nothing
gets saved/recorded !
NOTE: Once you increase your DOSBox cycles beyond your computer's maximum
capacity, it will produce the same effect as slowing down the emulation.
This maximum will vary from computer to computer, there is no standard.
@ -578,7 +599,8 @@ This maximum will vary from computer to computer, there is no standard.
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When you start the keymapper (either with CTRL-F1 or -startmapper as a
commandline argument) you are presented with a virtual keyboard.
commandline argument to the DOSBox executable) you are presented with
a virtual keyboard.
This virtual keyboard corresponds with the keys DOSBox will report to its
applications. If you click on a key with your mouse, you can see in the