Topic: Dosxbox Current Discussion (Read 1283 times)

swaaye · « **Reply #105 on:** May 14, 2006, 02:10:00 PM »

I'm trying to set up Phantasmagoria to run in DOSXbox. I'm having some lockup problems which I just can not figure out. I think it's sound related but the game doesn't let me choose no audio from what I can tell so it's hard to diagnose. Phantas runs fine in PC DOSBOX, and the game compatibility page says that 0.61 is good enough for it. So I'm a bit baffled.

Anyone else run it?
Here's my thread over on VOGONS http://vogons.zetafl...p?p=83436#83436.

swaaye · « **Reply #106 on:** May 14, 2006, 08:47:00 PM »

I downloaded 0.62 for Win32 and messed with it a bit. It seems that the Sound Blaster emulation was a lot less complete at this version and in Phantasmagoria most audio is missing in the game. There is no FM music, no video sound, and a lot of in-game sound effects aren't playing. That and the Normal core is FAR less efficient in this version compared to newer releases. My 2.6 GHz Opteron can't hack more than about 15,000 cycles. Of course dynamic core would run a lot better, but the 0.62 dynamic core is bad and DOSXBOX doesn't have it at all so I didn't test it.

We REALLY need someone to get this emulator up to speed. DOSBOX has gotten a ton better since 0.62. And we also really need dynamic core to make it in this time. The little P3 in Xbox would be very appreciative.

Please 'o please tell me this can happen!

knil · « **Reply #107 on:** May 15, 2006, 08:13:00 AM »

Hi new to the board. Quick couple questions. i want to check to see if some of these FMV games will work or if anyone has tried. Ripper, or any of the Tex murphy games like undera killing moon or pandora directive. Also I take it you cant mount iso's like in the windows version? can i use a burnt disc of the game? I know ripper is like a 5 disc game. can i still run it and swap the discs out?

Thanks for any help. I have gotten these to work on the windows version of dosbox.

Knil

madmab · « **Reply #108 on:** May 15, 2006, 02:25:00 PM »

A burnt disc would either have to be in XISO format or CD-RW in order for your Xbox to read it. Just like any other CD. A real CD though, would work just fine (assuming it has no copy protection). Most Xbox drives though have difficulty with CD-RW so XISO is your best bet.

swaaye · « **Reply #109 on:** May 26, 2006, 02:53:00 PM »

Yup I'd say DOSXBOX development is dead. Yay.

Neorave · « **Reply #110 on:** June 13, 2006, 08:53:00 AM »

QUOTE(swaaye @ May 26 2006, 04:00 PM)

Yup I'd say DOSXBOX development is dead. Yay.

Sad! Especially now that ver. 0.65 can now run Windows 3.1 (as far as I know). It would be cool to see Windows now emulated on an Xbox through DosXbox.

Consoleman! · « **Reply #111 on:** June 13, 2006, 11:36:00 PM »

Patience little ones. Xport has already stated that he's going to update each of his emulators before heading back into retirement. I'm sure he's well aware that Dosbox 0.65 is out and how much Dosxbox would benefit from it and the recent additions to his GUI. Even if Dosxbox is the last project on his priority list, it'll still get done because that's just how Xport is.

swaaye · « **Reply #112 on:** August 03, 2006, 07:28:00 PM »

QUOTE(Consoleman! @ Jun 14 2006, 12:43 AM)

Patience little ones. Xport has already stated that he's going to update each of his emulators before heading back into retirement. I'm sure he's well aware that Dosbox 0.65 is out and how much Dosxbox would benefit from it and the recent additions to his GUI. Even if Dosxbox is the last project on his priority list, it'll still get done because that's just how Xport is.

Ooo Ooo. I'm still being patient! LOL

computerB · « **Reply #113 on:** August 04, 2006, 05:38:00 AM »

does dosbox support unextracted zip files ?
from my experience they havent worked. I had to manually unzip on the pc then ftp the folders.
can someone shed some light on this.

djtwok · « **Reply #114 on:** August 05, 2006, 08:03:00 AM »

A few question about controlling:
Is it possible to mount the keyboard direction buttons to the xbox pad (i didnt find a option). My pad doesnt seem to work at all. Wolfenstein i.e. detects it as joystick but doesnt react at any input (just starts, when i map "Enter" to my Start Button).

madmab · « **Reply #115 on:** August 05, 2006, 03:10:00 PM »

QUOTE(computerB @ Aug 4 2006, 07:45 AM)

does dosbox support unextracted zip files ?
from my experience they havent worked. I had to manually unzip on the pc then ftp the folders.
can someone shed some light on this.

No. You have to extract the files and ftp them over to the xbox.. Then you point DosXbox to that directory and the file that starts the game (or actually any file will do). Me... I use dummy .cfg files named after the game and point it to the directory the game resides in, then I set it up to "Cd C:", and run the proper file.

QUOTE(djtwok @ Aug 5 2006, 10:10 AM)

A few question about controlling:
Is it possible to mount the keyboard direction buttons to the xbox pad (i didnt find a option). My pad doesnt seem to work at all. Wolfenstein i.e. detects it as joystick but doesnt react at any input (just starts, when i map "Enter" to my Start Button).

I bind the keyboard direction keys to the xbox pad all the time and have never had a problem.

Marscaleb · « **Reply #116 on:** August 22, 2006, 01:08:00 AM »

Hmm, okay, so just stumbled across this place, and I'm pretty interested in the DosXbox program, though I cannot seem to find it readily available for download, and I'm told not to even ask where I can download it.
Since I can't ask "where," I'm going to ask "why."

I can understand that for most of the software here, a lot of emulators for console systems and ports of specific games, I understand that these *might* be questionable in the legal category, since they would only be used to play illegal copies. But why would this program? It's emulating DOS, so the games I would run would have to be the actual and original versions, I don't see how that would be illegal.

I'd really like to check this program out, especially since the whole reason I modded my box was to get it to play old PC games (though that hasn't gone over very well just yet) and even though the 386 era is a bit too early for most of the titles I am interested in, there are still a few games I'd like to run on it.

So seriously now, why is none of the software on this site readily available for download? If someone is worried about the legalities of having ports of games I want to play available, why do they still list information about them just to taunt me and mock my inability to play these older and cherished games?

And moreover, why would there be no download for DOSXBox, which is unquestionably legal?

VampX · « **Reply #117 on:** August 22, 2006, 03:44:00 AM »

QUOTE(Marscaleb @ Aug 22 2006, 08:39 AM)

And moreover, why would there be no download for DOSXBox, which is unquestionably legal?

QUOTE(XanTium @ Oct 20 2002, 05:07 PM)

Sorry , but because all that software has been compiled with MS SDK we can not link to the software due possible legal issues.
The best way to get the files is irc & newsgroups.

If you are a programmer , please support the OpenXDK project (http://openxdk.sourceforge.net/). This will make it possible to distribute xbox homebrew software legally.

Now go here and get your dosxbox.

and damn that was a long post you wrote..

Fred_PJ · « **Reply #118 on:** August 22, 2006, 08:26:00 AM »

It's a shame that DOSXBox isn't updated, I'd love to play Extreme Pinball in my Xbox... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)

quadriko · « **Reply #119 on:** August 31, 2006, 02:55:00 PM »

i like dosxbox alot myself and would love to see it updated also. it would be my dream come true to see arena or daggerfall running full speed.

This post has been edited by quadriko: Aug 31 2006, 09:56 PM

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