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Boot CD installs DOS, Vantage, Raine, MAME (1 of 7 versions) and Game Launcher
IG-88:
--- Quote from: Ninja-chicken on May 27, 2008, 05:04:37 am ---Getting my sound card working on such an old machine has proved a nightmare.
I installed a Soundblaster ISA and a Soundblaster Live PCI and neither have worked. I tried using diagnose.exe and it didn't help at all.
I think I'm going to change direction entirely with this and use a TinyXP install to run my cabinet. The benefits sound vast. It will have the simplicity of windows with the speed of DOS. Should be nice :)
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The only Soundblaster ISA cards I got to use were the CT20XX series. Trust me I tried alot of them. A CT2540 should work perfectly. You can find them on ePay without too much trouble. I have gotten a couple CT30Xx series to work but none of the CT40XX. After Craig added the support driver options for the newer cards it helped out with the PCI cards but I've only ever got 1 or 2 too work. He's had better luck with those.
For older systems tho his boot CD is the only way to go. Just get the correct soundcard and you'll be in good shape. ;)
Ninja-chicken:
Buying new hardware to fix the problem is a bit ridiculous. If I'm going to spend more cash on hardware then I'd change the whole system for a better one.
I'm on a P2 400mHz with 256MB RAM. I'm using Ultimarc's ArcadeVGA and an install of TinyXP. So far so good. I'll let you know how well it runs when I add roms to it tonight.
This system is seriously ancient though and it's been an absolute nightmare every step of the way!
IG-88:
--- Quote from: Ninja-chicken on May 28, 2008, 04:38:34 am ---Buying new hardware to fix the problem is a bit ridiculous. If I'm going to spend more cash on hardware then I'd change the whole system for a better one.
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Not anymore ridiculous than trying to make an "all encompassing" disk that works on the staggering amount of various hardware combinations that are out there. If you have an old system that only needs a $4.00 soundcard to make it into a pretty damn cool arcade machine then I don't see the problem.
I agree with you tho that they can be a headache. On your 400mhz, go with the nlite install that has the driverpacks included, works like a champ.
Ninja-chicken:
--- Quote from: IG-88 on May 28, 2008, 11:36:37 am ---
--- Quote from: Ninja-chicken on May 28, 2008, 04:38:34 am ---Buying new hardware to fix the problem is a bit ridiculous. If I'm going to spend more cash on hardware then I'd change the whole system for a better one.
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Not anymore ridiculous than trying to make an "all encompassing" disk that works on the staggering amount of various hardware combinations that are out there. If you have an old system that only needs a $4.00 soundcard to make it into a pretty damn cool arcade machine then I don't see the problem.
I agree with you tho that they can be a headache. On your 400mhz, go with the nlite install that has the driverpacks included, works like a champ.
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Is there no way we could stick a driver pack in the DOS install? That would solve all the problems.
I think it isn't that simple though...
spystyle:
--- Quote from: Ninja-chicken on May 28, 2008, 04:38:34 am ---Buying new hardware to fix the problem is a bit ridiculous...
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Usually, but in this case the said soundcard is almost free.
--- Quote from: Ninja-chicken on May 28, 2008, 11:53:22 am ---...Is there no way we could stick a driver pack in the DOS install? That would solve all the problems.
I think it isn't that simple though...
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The CD is "open source". Anyone who wants to study the DOS operating system can modify the "DOS.bat" file present on the disk, and make it do anything that the DOS operating system is able to do.
It is a lot of work though.
As for "driverpacks", I don't think there are DOS driverpacks. But you could hang around the "FreeDOS" forums and see what those guys have made for DOS. As far as I know that OS is actively maintained. They may have created something like "driverpacks".
But it would be infinitely easier to get a Pentium 3 (or better) computer and use Nlite to strip 2K or XP.
Good luck,
Craig
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