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Boot CD installs DOS, Vantage, Raine, MAME (1 of 7 versions) and Game Launcher
IG-88:
Good News! Craigs tip on using a different Mame Optimization worked on another machine. :cheers: This set-up is a 200mhz, 64mb ram, ISA soundcard, and an 85mb HD.
Craig. How large is your Boot CD when it's all unzipped? Just curious.
spystyle:
This disk installs 25 MB data if Mame .36 and Sound Blaster ISA are selected.
Cheers,
Craig
hsr:
Hi Guys,
Craig, just wanted to start by saying thank you for taking the time to set up your iso file.
I burned a copy to disc and installed first on a P1 233MMx. Install went fine and was able to run the free rom games. Setup 0.55.
Tonight, I used the exact same disc on a P3 733. Once installed, I get the Mame splash screen and then nothing.
If I add "pause" to glaunch.bat, I am prompted to hit return before GameLauncher will run. After hitting return, GL fails to launch and I get the following error:
Load Error: No DPMI - Get csdpmi*b.zip
In the C: directory, there is a file entry for CWSDPMI.SWP, but its size is 0.
Tried launching both GL and Mame from the c: prompt and get the same load error as above.
Scan from the c: prompt gives the same result then on the next line says cannot run _gl.exe.
Same error was present after loading .36, .55 and .100.
Anyone else seeing this?
Anyone making any progress on getting PCI sound cards to work in DOS? I have several P3's available to me, but none with ISA slots.
IG-88,
What Ensoniq's did you try? Reason I'm asking is http://easymamecab.mameworld.net/html/hardware.htm claims the Ensoinq should be the cure all. I happen to be trying the 1373 in this particular P3 733 above. Although the above problems persist with or without the card installed or configured.
RXII,
Can you elaborate a little further on your set up? You said you have no issues after installing win98, even sound straight away. Are you running DOS off boot or in a shell?
Last question for this post: If I have to end up using a winMame on these P3's, do you recommend command line or Mame32? Why?
Thanks in advance,
spystyle:
--- Quote from: hsr on December 08, 2006, 11:05:48 pm ---...Tonight, I used the exact same disc on a P3 733. Once installed, I get the Mame splash screen and then nothing.
If I add "pause" to glaunch.bat, I am prompted to hit return before GameLauncher will run. After hitting return, GL fails to launch and I get the following error:
Load Error: No DPMI - Get csdpmi*b.zip
--- End quote ---
This happens if you do not restart the computer after initial install, because the installed software has not been loaded (it is set to load at startup)
If you are receiving this error after a restart it would seem that data is missing from the drive - either you selected an install option that doesn't work (this is a beta disk, maybe some don't work?) OR the hard drive is corrupt.
To check the hard drive for errors boot the computer and type
scandisk c: -autofix -nosave -surface
(at the C:> prompt)
It is also possible that the CD-ROM drive is malfunctioning on that computer.
That computer is fast enough to run Windows 98 (if you get sick of trying to configure DOS) 98 can be optimized to use only 15 MB RAM.
Cheers,
Craig
hsr:
--- Quote from: spystyle on December 09, 2006, 09:51:52 am ---
This happens if you do not restart the computer after initial install, because the installed software has not been loaded (it is set to load at startup)
If you are receiving this error after a restart it would seem that data is missing from the drive - either you selected an install option that doesn't work (this is a beta disk, maybe some don't work?) OR the hard drive is corrupt.
To check the hard drive for errors boot the computer and type
scandisk c: -autofix -nosave -surface
(at the C:> prompt)
It is also possible that the CD-ROM drive is malfunctioning on that computer.
That computer is fast enough to run Windows 98 (if you get sick of trying to configure DOS) 98 can be optimized to use only 15 MB RAM.
Cheers,
Craig
--- End quote ---
This was after a restart (and many more) after making autoexec changes.
I ran Boot and Nuke on all of my hard drives (uses DoD standards to write zeros to the disc), fdisk and long format, than ran the Western Digital Data Life Guard to verify the integrity.
I've got a pile of CD drives, so I'll throw a few more in there and see if any changes.
Due to the sound issues, I am now leaning more toward Mame for Windows. I've been reading your posts in the nLite thread for the past week.
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