DOS Games Discussion

[The Undertaker]

Finally! I got it to work. The problem was that my cd wasnt actually in the drive even though computer thought it was and that's why it didnt install the game properly. Now I only need to adjust the sound and it should work. If any other problem occurs I'll let you guys know, so stay awake .
Only joking. Thanks again for everything, I wouldn't know what to do without you guys. Best regards!
-Undertaker

[dosraider]

*Sound of gunshots*
So, things are cleared up, Larry the DGF hitbot has taken care of The Undertaker.

[The Undertaker]

Yes, he has
Regrettably, there's one minor problem. My dosbox can't remember that I installed the game and always runs the installation process again.
I changed some lines in dosbox config but to no avail. Here's how it looks in the config:
[sdl]
# Using an output method like 'overlay' that supports hardware scaling to
# a window twice the resolution (1280x960) works nicely for me.

output=overlay
windowresolution=1280x960

[gus]=false
# The auto-detection in the installer defaults to the Gravis
# Ultrasound (GUS) device if present. But since GUS has not been
# tested as throughly as SoundBlaster, I disable it here and the
# autodetection will choose SoundBlaster instead.

gus=false

[ipx]
# KKND supports multi-player mode using direct serial, modem or IPX.
# DOSBox comes with a built-in IPX server, that tunnels IPX packets
# over UDP/IP on port 213.

ipx=true

[autoexec]
mount c c:\games
@ echo off

rem +---------------------------------------------------------------
rem ! Mount the CD-drive and virtual harddisk.
rem +---------------------------------------------------------------

mount C "C-drive"
mount D "h:\" -t cdrom
echo.

rem +---------------------------------------------------------------
rem ! Are we ready to run the software, or do we need to install it
rem ! first?
rem +---------------------------------------------------------------

if exist C:\games\KKND\KKND.Exe goto Ready

:Install

rem +---------------------------------------------------------------
rem ! Install the software from the CD-drive using the supplied
rem ! installer. The installer will also invoke the setup utility.
rem +---------------------------------------------------------------

if exist D:\Install.Exe goto L10

echo ERROR: There is something horribly wrong with the MOUNT
echo. commands used in your dosbox.conf file. There is
echo. no INSTALL.EXE on the mounted D-drive.
goto Done

:L10
D:
cd \
echo Installing KKND.
echo.
echo OBS: There is no need to use the UniVBE VESA driver that
echo. the installer offers to you. Just say No.
echo.

Install
echo.

if exist C:\KKND\KKND.Exe goto Ready

echo ERROR: There is something horribly wrong with the MOUNT
echo. commands used in your dosbox.conf file. There is
echo. no KKND.EXE on the mounted C-drive.
goto Done

:Ready

rem +---------------------------------------------------------------
rem ! Switch to the harddisk, and inform the user about which
rem ! command to use for running the software.
rem +---------------------------------------------------------------

C:
cd \KKND

echo Type KKND to start the game.
echo Type D:\INSTALL to reinstall or reconfigure the game.

goto Done

:Done
echo.

[dosraider]

[The Undertaker]

Hmm... I deleted ALL under [autoexec] and left only mount c c:\games
mount d h:\ -t cdrom
c:
Then I reinstalled it by running the dosbox and typing mount c c:\games, then mount
d h:\ -t cdrom
Follows d:install

After the instalation was complete, I ran the game typing cd kknd, kknd and it worked ok. Now what happens is when I exit and try running kknd from "Run", I get an error message (with many lines, last one sth like "crash adress (unrelocated).

[The Undertaker]

I appologise but I forgot to add that the game actually works when I run it with dosbox (not Run) although I have to mount the drives again every time.

[dosraider]

[The Undertaker]

Yup, I made the final necessary adjustments and it all works now without any problems. Thanks for having enough patience to help me. Cheers!

[dosraider]

You're welcome.
Enjoy it.


Now, if only Larry the hitbot could do his job..... before you get in problems with another game.