Post subject: Dosbox (How to for dumbies!) *Latest updates*
Posted: Sat Aug 30, 2008 7:26 pm
Marine, Jet, & Coil
Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 1:13 pm Posts: 1395 Location: Chicago, IL
FIXED AN ISSUE IN THE CONFIGURATION FILE WHERE THE TANDY DAC MESSED UP SOUNDBLASTER EMULATION so we got a small guide here i felt like making if anyone ever has trouble with it they can just look at this documentation.
This guide is based on the Windows Version and only the windows Version. this will be updated in the future for Mac's as well as Linux.
Step 1: Downloading Dosbox you can't fuck this up no matter how hard you try. Simply click on the link below and install it. Choose your poison DOSBOX.72 DOSBOX.73 DOSBOX.74 Step 2: Locating the program AFTER install after the program is installed you want to find it. most likely you can find it under "C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.72" GO THERE! for DOSBOX.73 & .74 users just use the startmenu to find the config editor it is now freely configurable there.
Step 3: editing the "dosbox.conf" file for DOSBOX.73 see line 11 in "C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.72" there is a file there called "Dosbox.conf" double click it and open with notepad. Copy and Paste this INFO given in the spoiler. there are two different ways since 98SE and XP are different so if you desire a CDROM drive access be sure you are using the right config file when copying and pasting. FOR WINDOWS XP USERS VISTA INCLUDED for .73 & .74
Spoiler
# This is the configurationfile for DOSBox 0.73. # Lines starting with a # are commentlines. # They are used to (briefly) document the effect of each option.
[sdl] # fullscreen: Start dosbox directly in fullscreen. # fulldouble: Use double buffering in fullscreen. # fullresolution: What resolution to use for fullscreen: original or fixed size (e.g. 1024x768). # windowresolution: Scale the window to this size IF the output device supports hardware scaling. # output: What video system to use for output. # Possible values: surface, overlay, opengl, openglnb, ddraw. # autolock: Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen. # sensitivity: Mouse sensitivity. # waitonerror: Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error. # priority: Priority levels for dosbox. Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized. (pause is only valid for the second entry) # Possible values: lowest, lower, normal, higher, highest, pause. # mapperfile: File used to load/save the key/event mappings from. # usescancodes: Avoid usage of symkeys, might not work on all operating systems.
[dosbox] # language: Select another language file. # machine: The type of machine tries to emulate. # Possible values: hercules, cga, tandy, pcjr, ega, vgaonly, svga_s3, svga_et3000, svga_et4000, svga_paradise, vesa_nolfb, vesa_oldvbe. # captures: Directory where things like wave, midi, screenshot get captured. # memsize: Amount of memory DOSBox has in megabytes. # This value is best left at its default to avoid problems with some games, # though few games might require a higher value. # There is generally no speed advantage when raising this value.
[render] # frameskip: How many frames DOSBox skips before drawing one. # aspect: Do aspect correction, if your output method doesn't support scaling this can slow things down!. # scaler: Scaler used to enlarge/enhance low resolution modes. If 'forced' is appended,the scaler will be used even if the result might not be desired. # Possible values: none, normal2x, normal3x, advmame2x, advmame3x, advinterp2x, advinterp3x, hq2x, hq3x, 2xsai, super2xsai, supereagle, tv2x, tv3x, rgb2x, rgb3x, scan2x, scan3x.
frameskip=0 aspect=false scaler=normal2x
[cpu] # core: CPU Core used in emulation. auto will switch to dynamic if available and appropriate. # Possible values: auto, dynamic, normal, simple. # cputype: CPU Type used in emulation. auto is the fastest choice. # Possible values: auto, 386, 386_slow, 486_slow, pentium_slow, 386_prefetch. # cycles: Amount of instructions DOSBox tries to emulate each millisecond. Setting this value too high results in sound dropouts and lags. Cycles can be set in 3 ways: # 'auto' tries to guess what a game needs. # It usually works, but can fail for certain games. # 'fixed #number' will set a fixed amount of cycles. This is what you usually need if 'auto' fails. # (Example: fixed 4000) # 'max' will allocate as much cycles as your computer is able to handle # # Possible values: auto, fixed, max. # cycleup: Amount of cycles to increase/decrease with keycombo. # cycledown: Setting it lower than 100 will be a percentage.
[mixer] # nosound: Enable silent mode, sound is still emulated though. # rate: Mixer sample rate, setting any device's rate higher than this will probably lower their sound quality. # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716. # blocksize: Mixer block size, larger blocks might help sound stuttering but sound will also be more lagged. # Possible values: 2048, 4096, 8192, 1024, 512, 256. # prebuffer: How many milliseconds of data to keep on top of the blocksize.
[midi] # mpu401: Type of MPU-401 to emulate. # Possible values: intelligent, uart, none. # mididevice: Device that will receive the MIDI data from MPU-401. # Possible values: default, win32, alsa, oss, coreaudio, coremidi, none. # midiconfig: Special configuration options for the device driver. This is usually the id of the device you want to use. See README for details.
mpu401=intelligent mididevice=default midiconfig=
[sblaster] # sbtype: Type of sblaster to emulate. # Possible values: sb1, sb2, sbpro1, sbpro2, sb16, none. # sbbase: The IO address of the soundblaster. # Possible values: 220, 240, 260, 280, 2a0, 2c0, 2e0, 300. # irq: The IRQ number of the soundblaster. # Possible values: 7, 5, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12. # dma: The DMA number of the soundblaster. # Possible values: 1, 5, 0, 3, 6, 7. # hdma: The High DMA number of the soundblaster. # Possible values: 1, 5, 0, 3, 6, 7. # sbmixer: Allow the soundblaster mixer to modify the DOSBox mixer. # oplmode: Type of OPL emulation. On 'auto' the mode is determined by sblaster type. All OPL modes are Adlib-compatible, except for 'cms'. # Possible values: auto, cms, opl2, dualopl2, opl3, none. # oplemu: Provider for the OPL emulation. compat or old might provide better quality (see oplrate as well). # Possible values: default, compat, fast, old. # oplrate: Sample rate of OPL music emulation. Use 49716 for highest quality (set the mixer rate accordingly). # Possible values: 22050, 49716, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000.
[gus] # gus: Enable the Gravis Ultrasound emulation. # gusrate: Sample rate of Ultrasound emulation. # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716. # gusbase: The IO base address of the Gravis Ultrasound. # Possible values: 240, 220, 260, 280, 2a0, 2c0, 2e0, 300. # gusirq: The IRQ number of the Gravis Ultrasound. # Possible values: 5, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. # gusdma: The DMA channel of the Gravis Ultrasound. # Possible values: 3, 0, 1, 5, 6, 7. # ultradir: Path to Ultrasound directory. In this directory # there should be a MIDI directory that contains # the patch files for GUS playback. Patch sets used # with Timidity should work fine.
[speaker] # pcspeaker: Enable PC-Speaker emulation. # pcrate: Sample rate of the PC-Speaker sound generation. # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716. # tandy: Enable Tandy Sound System emulation. For 'auto', emulation is present only if machine is set to 'tandy'. # Possible values: auto, on, off. # tandyrate: Sample rate of the Tandy 3-Voice generation. # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716. # disney: Enable Disney Sound Source emulation. (Covox Voice Master and Speech Thing compatible).
[joystick] # joysticktype: Type of joystick to emulate: auto (default), none, # 2axis (supports two joysticks), # 4axis (supports one joystick, first joystick used), # 4axis_2 (supports one joystick, second joystick used), # fcs (Thrustmaster), ch (CH Flightstick). # none disables joystick emulation. # auto chooses emulation depending on real joystick(s). # Possible values: auto, 2axis, 4axis, 4axis_2, fcs, ch, none. # timed: enable timed intervals for axis. (false is old style behaviour). # autofire: continuously fires as long as you keep the button pressed. # swap34: swap the 3rd and the 4th axis. can be useful for certain joysticks. # buttonwrap: enable button wrapping at the number of emulated buttons.
[serial] # serial1: set type of device connected to com port. # Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of # parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq. # for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional). # (realport:COM1 realport:ttyS0). # for modem: listenport (optional). # for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr, # transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional). # Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000 # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # serial2: see serial1 # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # serial3: see serial1 # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # serial4: see serial1 # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.
[dos] # xms: Enable XMS support. # ems: Enable EMS support. # umb: Enable UMB support. # keyboardlayout: Language code of the keyboard layout (or none).
xms=true ems=true umb=true keyboardlayout=auto
[ipx] # ipx: Enable ipx over UDP/IP emulation.
ipx=false
[autoexec] # Lines in this section will be run at startup. mount c c:\dos mount d d:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl mount a a:\ -t floppy c:
FOR WINDOWS XP USERS VISTA INCLUDED
Spoiler
# This is the configurationfile for DOSBox 0.72. # Lines starting with a # are commentlines. # They are used to (briefly) document the effect of each option.
[sdl] # fullscreen -- Start dosbox directly in fullscreen. # fulldouble -- Use double buffering in fullscreen. # fullresolution -- What resolution to use for fullscreen: original or fixed size (e.g. 1024x768). # windowresolution -- Scale the window to this size IF the output device supports hardware scaling. # output -- What to use for output: surface,overlay,opengl,openglnb,ddraw. # autolock -- Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen. # sensitiviy -- Mouse sensitivity. # waitonerror -- Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error. # priority -- Priority levels for dosbox: lowest,lower,normal,higher,highest,pause (when not focussed). # Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized. # mapperfile -- File used to load/save the key/event mappings from. # usescancodes -- Avoid usage of symkeys, might not work on all operating systems.
[dosbox] # language -- Select another language file. # memsize -- Amount of memory DOSBox has in megabytes. # machine -- The type of machine tries to emulate:hercules,cga,tandy,pcjr,vga. # captures -- Directory where things like wave,midi,screenshot get captured.
language= machine=VGA captures=capture memsize=16
[render] # frameskip -- How many frames DOSBox skips before drawing one. # aspect -- Do aspect correction, if your output method doesn't support scaling this can slow things down!. # scaler -- Scaler used to enlarge/enhance low resolution modes. # Supported are none,normal2x,normal3x,advmame2x,advmame3x,hq2x,hq3x, # 2xsai,super2xsai,supereagle,advinterp2x,advinterp3x, # tv2x,tv3x,rgb2x,rgb3x,scan2x,scan3x. # If forced is appended (like scaler=hq2x forced), the scaler will be used # even if the result might not be desired.
frameskip=0 aspect=false scaler=normal2x
[cpu] # core -- CPU Core used in emulation: normal,simple,dynamic,auto. # auto switches from normal to dynamic if appropriate. # cycles -- Amount of instructions DOSBox tries to emulate each millisecond. # Setting this value too high results in sound dropouts and lags. # You can also let DOSBox guess the correct value by setting it to max. # The default setting (auto) switches to max if appropriate. # cycleup -- Amount of cycles to increase/decrease with keycombo. # cycledown Setting it lower than 100 will be a percentage.
core=auto cycles=auto cycleup=500 cycledown=20
[mixer] # nosound -- Enable silent mode, sound is still emulated though. # rate -- Mixer sample rate, setting any devices higher than this will # probably lower their sound quality. # blocksize -- Mixer block size, larger blocks might help sound stuttering # but sound will also be more lagged. # prebuffer -- How many milliseconds of data to keep on top of the blocksize.
[midi] # mpu401 -- Type of MPU-401 to emulate: none, uart or intelligent. # device -- Device that will receive the MIDI data from MPU-401. # This can be default,alsa,oss,win32,coreaudio,none. # config -- Special configuration options for the device. In Windows put # the id of the device you want to use. See README for details.
mpu401=intelligent device=default config=
[sblaster] # sbtype -- Type of sblaster to emulate:none,sb1,sb2,sbpro1,sbpro2,sb16. # sbbase,irq,dma,hdma -- The IO/IRQ/DMA/High DMA address of the soundblaster. # mixer -- Allow the soundblaster mixer to modify the DOSBox mixer. # oplmode -- Type of OPL emulation: auto,cms,opl2,dualopl2,opl3. # On auto the mode is determined by sblaster type. # All OPL modes are 'Adlib', except for CMS. # oplrate -- Sample rate of OPL music emulation.
[gus] # gus -- Enable the Gravis Ultrasound emulation. # gusbase,irq1,irq2,dma1,dma2 -- The IO/IRQ/DMA addresses of the # Gravis Ultrasound. (Same IRQ's and DMA's are OK.) # gusrate -- Sample rate of Ultrasound emulation. # ultradir -- Path to Ultrasound directory. In this directory # there should be a MIDI directory that contains # the patch files for GUS playback. Patch sets used # with Timidity should work fine.
[speaker] # pcspeaker -- Enable PC-Speaker emulation. # pcrate -- Sample rate of the PC-Speaker sound generation. # tandy -- Enable Tandy Sound System emulation (off,on,auto). # For auto Tandysound emulation is present only if machine is set to tandy. # tandyrate -- Sample rate of the Tandy 3-Voice generation. # disney -- Enable Disney Sound Source emulation. Covox Voice Master and Speech Thing compatible.
[joystick] # joysticktype -- Type of joystick to emulate: auto (default), none, # 2axis (supports two joysticks, # 4axis (supports one joystick, first joystick used), # 4axis_2 (supports one joystick, second joystick used), # fcs (Thrustmaster), ch (CH Flightstick). # none disables joystick emulation. # auto chooses emulation depending on real joystick(s). # timed -- enable timed intervals for axis. (false is old style behaviour). # autofire -- continuously fires as long as you keep the button pressed. # swap34 -- swap the 3rd and the 4th axis. can be useful for certain joysticks. # buttonwrap -- enable button wrapping at the number of emulated buttons.
[serial] # serial1-4 -- set type of device connected to com port. # Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of # parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq. # for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional). # for modem: listenport (optional). # for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr, # transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional). # Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000
[dos] # xms -- Enable XMS support. # ems -- Enable EMS support. # umb -- Enable UMB support. # keyboardlayout -- Language code of the keyboard layout (or none).
xms=true ems=true umb=true keyboardlayout=none
[ipx] # ipx -- Enable ipx over UDP/IP emulation.
ipx=false
[autoexec] # Lines in this section will be run at startup. mount c c:\dos mount d d:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl c:
FOR WINDOWS 98/98SE USERS .73 & .74
Spoiler
# This is the configurationfile for DOSBox 0.73. # Lines starting with a # are commentlines. # They are used to (briefly) document the effect of each option.
[sdl] # fullscreen: Start dosbox directly in fullscreen. # fulldouble: Use double buffering in fullscreen. # fullresolution: What resolution to use for fullscreen: original or fixed size (e.g. 1024x768). # windowresolution: Scale the window to this size IF the output device supports hardware scaling. # output: What video system to use for output. # Possible values: surface, overlay, opengl, openglnb, ddraw. # autolock: Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen. # sensitivity: Mouse sensitivity. # waitonerror: Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error. # priority: Priority levels for dosbox. Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized. (pause is only valid for the second entry) # Possible values: lowest, lower, normal, higher, highest, pause. # mapperfile: File used to load/save the key/event mappings from. # usescancodes: Avoid usage of symkeys, might not work on all operating systems.
[dosbox] # language: Select another language file. # machine: The type of machine tries to emulate. # Possible values: hercules, cga, tandy, pcjr, ega, vgaonly, svga_s3, svga_et3000, svga_et4000, svga_paradise, vesa_nolfb, vesa_oldvbe. # captures: Directory where things like wave, midi, screenshot get captured. # memsize: Amount of memory DOSBox has in megabytes. # This value is best left at its default to avoid problems with some games, # though few games might require a higher value. # There is generally no speed advantage when raising this value.
[render] # frameskip: How many frames DOSBox skips before drawing one. # aspect: Do aspect correction, if your output method doesn't support scaling this can slow things down!. # scaler: Scaler used to enlarge/enhance low resolution modes. If 'forced' is appended,the scaler will be used even if the result might not be desired. # Possible values: none, normal2x, normal3x, advmame2x, advmame3x, advinterp2x, advinterp3x, hq2x, hq3x, 2xsai, super2xsai, supereagle, tv2x, tv3x, rgb2x, rgb3x, scan2x, scan3x.
frameskip=0 aspect=false scaler=normal2x
[cpu] # core: CPU Core used in emulation. auto will switch to dynamic if available and appropriate. # Possible values: auto, dynamic, normal, simple. # cputype: CPU Type used in emulation. auto is the fastest choice. # Possible values: auto, 386, 386_slow, 486_slow, pentium_slow, 386_prefetch. # cycles: Amount of instructions DOSBox tries to emulate each millisecond. Setting this value too high results in sound dropouts and lags. Cycles can be set in 3 ways: # 'auto' tries to guess what a game needs. # It usually works, but can fail for certain games. # 'fixed #number' will set a fixed amount of cycles. This is what you usually need if 'auto' fails. # (Example: fixed 4000) # 'max' will allocate as much cycles as your computer is able to handle # # Possible values: auto, fixed, max. # cycleup: Amount of cycles to increase/decrease with keycombo. # cycledown: Setting it lower than 100 will be a percentage.
[mixer] # nosound: Enable silent mode, sound is still emulated though. # rate: Mixer sample rate, setting any device's rate higher than this will probably lower their sound quality. # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716. # blocksize: Mixer block size, larger blocks might help sound stuttering but sound will also be more lagged. # Possible values: 2048, 4096, 8192, 1024, 512, 256. # prebuffer: How many milliseconds of data to keep on top of the blocksize.
[midi] # mpu401: Type of MPU-401 to emulate. # Possible values: intelligent, uart, none. # mididevice: Device that will receive the MIDI data from MPU-401. # Possible values: default, win32, alsa, oss, coreaudio, coremidi, none. # midiconfig: Special configuration options for the device driver. This is usually the id of the device you want to use. See README for details.
mpu401=intelligent mididevice=default midiconfig=
[sblaster] # sbtype: Type of sblaster to emulate. # Possible values: sb1, sb2, sbpro1, sbpro2, sb16, none. # sbbase: The IO address of the soundblaster. # Possible values: 220, 240, 260, 280, 2a0, 2c0, 2e0, 300. # irq: The IRQ number of the soundblaster. # Possible values: 7, 5, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12. # dma: The DMA number of the soundblaster. # Possible values: 1, 5, 0, 3, 6, 7. # hdma: The High DMA number of the soundblaster. # Possible values: 1, 5, 0, 3, 6, 7. # sbmixer: Allow the soundblaster mixer to modify the DOSBox mixer. # oplmode: Type of OPL emulation. On 'auto' the mode is determined by sblaster type. All OPL modes are Adlib-compatible, except for 'cms'. # Possible values: auto, cms, opl2, dualopl2, opl3, none. # oplemu: Provider for the OPL emulation. compat or old might provide better quality (see oplrate as well). # Possible values: default, compat, fast, old. # oplrate: Sample rate of OPL music emulation. Use 49716 for highest quality (set the mixer rate accordingly). # Possible values: 22050, 49716, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000.
[gus] # gus: Enable the Gravis Ultrasound emulation. # gusrate: Sample rate of Ultrasound emulation. # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716. # gusbase: The IO base address of the Gravis Ultrasound. # Possible values: 240, 220, 260, 280, 2a0, 2c0, 2e0, 300. # gusirq: The IRQ number of the Gravis Ultrasound. # Possible values: 5, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12. # gusdma: The DMA channel of the Gravis Ultrasound. # Possible values: 3, 0, 1, 5, 6, 7. # ultradir: Path to Ultrasound directory. In this directory # there should be a MIDI directory that contains # the patch files for GUS playback. Patch sets used # with Timidity should work fine.
[speaker] # pcspeaker: Enable PC-Speaker emulation. # pcrate: Sample rate of the PC-Speaker sound generation. # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716. # tandy: Enable Tandy Sound System emulation. For 'auto', emulation is present only if machine is set to 'tandy'. # Possible values: auto, on, off. # tandyrate: Sample rate of the Tandy 3-Voice generation. # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716. # disney: Enable Disney Sound Source emulation. (Covox Voice Master and Speech Thing compatible).
[joystick] # joysticktype: Type of joystick to emulate: auto (default), none, # 2axis (supports two joysticks), # 4axis (supports one joystick, first joystick used), # 4axis_2 (supports one joystick, second joystick used), # fcs (Thrustmaster), ch (CH Flightstick). # none disables joystick emulation. # auto chooses emulation depending on real joystick(s). # Possible values: auto, 2axis, 4axis, 4axis_2, fcs, ch, none. # timed: enable timed intervals for axis. (false is old style behaviour). # autofire: continuously fires as long as you keep the button pressed. # swap34: swap the 3rd and the 4th axis. can be useful for certain joysticks. # buttonwrap: enable button wrapping at the number of emulated buttons.
[serial] # serial1: set type of device connected to com port. # Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of # parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq. # for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional). # (realport:COM1 realport:ttyS0). # for modem: listenport (optional). # for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr, # transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional). # Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000 # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # serial2: see serial1 # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # serial3: see serial1 # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # serial4: see serial1 # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.
[dos] # xms: Enable XMS support. # ems: Enable EMS support. # umb: Enable UMB support. # keyboardlayout: Language code of the keyboard layout (or none).
xms=true ems=true umb=true keyboardlayout=auto
[ipx] # ipx: Enable ipx over UDP/IP emulation.
ipx=false
[autoexec] # Lines in this section will be run at startup. mount c c:\dos mount d d:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -aspi mount a a:\ -t floppy c:
FOR WINDOWS 98/98SE USERS
Spoiler
# This is the configurationfile for DOSBox 0.72. # Lines starting with a # are commentlines. # They are used to (briefly) document the effect of each option.
[sdl] # fullscreen -- Start dosbox directly in fullscreen. # fulldouble -- Use double buffering in fullscreen. # fullresolution -- What resolution to use for fullscreen: original or fixed size (e.g. 1024x768). # windowresolution -- Scale the window to this size IF the output device supports hardware scaling. # output -- What to use for output: surface,overlay,opengl,openglnb,ddraw. # autolock -- Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen. # sensitiviy -- Mouse sensitivity. # waitonerror -- Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error. # priority -- Priority levels for dosbox: lowest,lower,normal,higher,highest,pause (when not focussed). # Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized. # mapperfile -- File used to load/save the key/event mappings from. # usescancodes -- Avoid usage of symkeys, might not work on all operating systems.
[dosbox] # language -- Select another language file. # memsize -- Amount of memory DOSBox has in megabytes. # machine -- The type of machine tries to emulate:hercules,cga,tandy,pcjr,vga. # captures -- Directory where things like wave,midi,screenshot get captured.
language= machine=VGA captures=capture memsize=16
[render] # frameskip -- How many frames DOSBox skips before drawing one. # aspect -- Do aspect correction, if your output method doesn't support scaling this can slow things down!. # scaler -- Scaler used to enlarge/enhance low resolution modes. # Supported are none,normal2x,normal3x,advmame2x,advmame3x,hq2x,hq3x, # 2xsai,super2xsai,supereagle,advinterp2x,advinterp3x, # tv2x,tv3x,rgb2x,rgb3x,scan2x,scan3x. # If forced is appended (like scaler=hq2x forced), the scaler will be used # even if the result might not be desired.
frameskip=0 aspect=false scaler=normal2x
[cpu] # core -- CPU Core used in emulation: normal,simple,dynamic,auto. # auto switches from normal to dynamic if appropriate. # cycles -- Amount of instructions DOSBox tries to emulate each millisecond. # Setting this value too high results in sound dropouts and lags. # You can also let DOSBox guess the correct value by setting it to max. # The default setting (auto) switches to max if appropriate. # cycleup -- Amount of cycles to increase/decrease with keycombo. # cycledown Setting it lower than 100 will be a percentage.
core=auto cycles=auto cycleup=500 cycledown=20
[mixer] # nosound -- Enable silent mode, sound is still emulated though. # rate -- Mixer sample rate, setting any devices higher than this will # probably lower their sound quality. # blocksize -- Mixer block size, larger blocks might help sound stuttering # but sound will also be more lagged. # prebuffer -- How many milliseconds of data to keep on top of the blocksize.
[midi] # mpu401 -- Type of MPU-401 to emulate: none, uart or intelligent. # device -- Device that will receive the MIDI data from MPU-401. # This can be default,alsa,oss,win32,coreaudio,none. # config -- Special configuration options for the device. In Windows put # the id of the device you want to use. See README for details.
mpu401=intelligent device=default config=
[sblaster] # sbtype -- Type of sblaster to emulate:none,sb1,sb2,sbpro1,sbpro2,sb16. # sbbase,irq,dma,hdma -- The IO/IRQ/DMA/High DMA address of the soundblaster. # mixer -- Allow the soundblaster mixer to modify the DOSBox mixer. # oplmode -- Type of OPL emulation: auto,cms,opl2,dualopl2,opl3. # On auto the mode is determined by sblaster type. # All OPL modes are 'Adlib', except for CMS. # oplrate -- Sample rate of OPL music emulation.
[gus] # gus -- Enable the Gravis Ultrasound emulation. # gusbase,irq1,irq2,dma1,dma2 -- The IO/IRQ/DMA addresses of the # Gravis Ultrasound. (Same IRQ's and DMA's are OK.) # gusrate -- Sample rate of Ultrasound emulation. # ultradir -- Path to Ultrasound directory. In this directory # there should be a MIDI directory that contains # the patch files for GUS playback. Patch sets used # with Timidity should work fine.
[speaker] # pcspeaker -- Enable PC-Speaker emulation. # pcrate -- Sample rate of the PC-Speaker sound generation. # tandy -- Enable Tandy Sound System emulation (off,on,auto). # For auto Tandysound emulation is present only if machine is set to tandy. # tandyrate -- Sample rate of the Tandy 3-Voice generation. # disney -- Enable Disney Sound Source emulation. Covox Voice Master and Speech Thing compatible.
[joystick] # joysticktype -- Type of joystick to emulate: auto (default), none, # 2axis (supports two joysticks, # 4axis (supports one joystick, first joystick used), # 4axis_2 (supports one joystick, second joystick used), # fcs (Thrustmaster), ch (CH Flightstick). # none disables joystick emulation. # auto chooses emulation depending on real joystick(s). # timed -- enable timed intervals for axis. (false is old style behaviour). # autofire -- continuously fires as long as you keep the button pressed. # swap34 -- swap the 3rd and the 4th axis. can be useful for certain joysticks. # buttonwrap -- enable button wrapping at the number of emulated buttons.
[serial] # serial1-4 -- set type of device connected to com port. # Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial. # Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of # parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq. # for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional). # for modem: listenport (optional). # for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr, # transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional). # Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000
[dos] # xms -- Enable XMS support. # ems -- Enable EMS support. # umb -- Enable UMB support. # keyboardlayout -- Language code of the keyboard layout (or none).
xms=true ems=true umb=true keyboardlayout=none
[ipx] # ipx -- Enable ipx over UDP/IP emulation.
ipx=false
[autoexec] # Lines in this section will be run at startup. mount c c:\dos mount d d:\ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -aspi c:
with everything said and done SAVE & QUIT
Step 4: WE ARE NOT DONE YET ok when looking at the AUTOEXEC section you notice "mount c c:\DOS" but, "c:\dos" does not exist yet. what needs to be done is to goto MY COMPUTER and double click "c:" once inside Create a "NEW FOLDER" and name that DOS. Once done you want to put your DOS games in that folder for it to look something like this.
Step 5: Running dosbox simple. start>programs>dosbox-0.72>dosbox (noconsole) once the program is running you should see "C:\>_" if you don't see it at all and all you have is "Z:\>_" you fucked up the config file or you did not make a "c:\dos" folder BE SURE TO DO IT! to see if any of this bears fruit simply type "dir/w" and press enter
to go where you want to go simply type "CD *name of folder*" so if you wanted to play Wolfenstien 3D you'd type, "cd wolf3d" and press Enter then type wolf3d again to load the game. to be more specific you want execute the .EXE file becase thats the program you want to run. depending on that game, if its a really old game, it will sometimes be a .COM file it functions the same way as a EXE file. Smidge's way of doing it.
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If you have dosbox installed via the installer to a location like x:\program files\dosbox\, Windows Vista nowadays makes copies of config files in your user directory. This means the ones in the installed directory might not be the ones you can or want to edit.
The easiest way I always set up dosbox is to download the binary version not the installer version.
Unzip the dosbox zip to a dir like x:\emu\dosbox\
You will have skipped the need to install, and the dosbox.conf will be editable for sure.
I hope this information helped.
an alternate way if you can't find a binary simply just download the installer and make sure you don't place it in c:\program files\ instead of putting it in the default folder simply put it anywhere on the root of the drive under "dosbox" so it'd look something like this "C:\dosbox" this should work because its not under the program files area. DOWN AND DIRTY LINUX
Z:\>MOUNT C /home/user_name/DOS
Z:\>MOUNT D /MEDIA/CDROM/ -T CDROM
Users of the current version of Ubuntu (9.10 Karmic Koala) may notice that the above command doesn't work. This is because CD-ROMs are mounted based on their label and do not share a common mount point. Open the CD-ROM in Nautilus (or your preferred file manager) to determine its label. Use this command instead, replacing values as appropriate for your system:
Z:\>MOUNT D /MEDIA/CD_LABEL/ -T CDROM -usecd 0 -ioctl dosbox in some cases have the config file hidden in the folder at location /home/username/.dosbox
Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 5:00 am Posts: 611 Location: Sweden
Alternatively people could pick up a frontend for DosBox such as D-Fend. Saves some of the hassle of having to juggle different config files as some games demand different settings from another one.
Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 1:13 pm Posts: 1395 Location: Chicago, IL
also if a MAC user, who know how to setup dosbox, stumbles into here maybe he or she can post up a little guide as well. Any help for most OSes is appreciated.
Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 6:39 am Posts: 2378 Location: Tacoma, Washington
So I got dosbox working, but I get no sound on any of the games, I'm using. and I cant change the .cnf file, as it says permission not given even though I'm the admin of the computer. THe games are Warcraft 2 tides of Darkness, and Elder Scrolls arena.
Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 1:13 pm Posts: 1395 Location: Chicago, IL
so you open the dosbox.CONF file with NOTEPAD change the settings around and goto save file and its rejecting it? also just a question when you installed WC2 and Elder scrolls did you run the setups for both programs and configured it for sound? i know in WC2 you have to set that up.
Joined: Tue May 27, 2008 6:39 am Posts: 2378 Location: Tacoma, Washington
Ratix Farrence wrote:
so you open the dosbox.CONF file with NOTEPAD change the settings around and goto save file and its rejecting it? also just a question when you installed WC2 and Elder scrolls did you run the setups for both programs and configured it for sound? i know in WC2 you have to set that up.
Its rejecting it yes, and I didnt run both setups, cause I downloaded them, and they dont really have a setup file from what I can tell.
If you have dosbox installed via the installer to a location like x:\program files\dosbox\, Windows Vista nowadays makes copies of config files in your user directory. This means the ones in the installed directory might not be the ones you can or want to edit.
The easiest way I always set up dosbox is to download the binary version not the installer version.
Unzip the dosbox zip to a dir like x:\emu\dosbox\
You will have skipped the need to install, and the dosbox.conf will be editable for sure.
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