LBA1/2 DOSBox Guide - discuss

[ChaosFish]

Originally Posted by Kieran11

Hey there,

I'm completely computer illiterate and I'd like to install LBA1 on my Mac (intel core) and I was wondering if anyone could post step by step instructions. I miss LBA1!

Try this: http://boxer.washboardabs.net/

[Kitarii]

I'm gonna try that out myself!
If I can just find my LBA2 CD...

[Kieran11]

Thank you Chaosfish! Boxer is awesome but I see the Adeline horse logo and jingle, but then it reverts to the DOS screen and I get the message:

No CD

OK.

Press any key to close this window

Halp?

[ChaosFish]

I don't know, I don't have a mac and I don't know Boxer.

[Kobold]

You should know Mac's file system and where to find the CD. After all, it's you who has one. We can't help you.
This example was on the Dosbox page:

Z:\>MOUNT C ~/DOSGAMES

Though it is used for mounting a hard disk drive and not a CD.

[Kieran11]

After much blood, sweat and tears being shed, I've managed to install relentless using Dosbox(On my Macbook running Leopard)! I have but one problem now. It runs along nicely, showing me the Adeline Logo then stops and says "No CD" then "Ok INSTEAD of press any key to exit.

Anyone have a remedy?

[SebZ]

To mount a CD, type the following (I have a MacBook Pro with Leopard too):

(To get CD audio)

mount -cd

This should give you something like:

CDROMs found: 1
0. /Volumes/Twinsen

Remember the number

Run this code,

mount d /Volumes/<Name of the CD> -t cdrom -label <Name of the CD> -usecd <The CD number from before>

Then try to run the game again...
Also, type the directories as is. Capitals and all.

The Mac equivalent of /mount/ is /Volumes/

[Kitarii]

I used an .iso to get it running on Boxer (DOSBox for Mac) and this problem didn't come up.
So if you can't resolve it you can always try that!

[Kieran11]

Originally Posted by SebZ

To mount a CD, type the following (I have a MacBook Pro with Leopard too):

(To get CD audio)

mount -cd

This should give you something like:

CDROMs found: 1
0. /Volumes/Twinsen

Remember the number

Run this code,

mount d /Volumes/<Name of the CD> -t cdrom -label <Name of the CD> -usecd <The CD number from before>

Then try to run the game again...
Also, type the directories as is. Capitals and all.

The Mac equivalent of /mount/ is /Volumes/

Yeah I figured out the volumes thing, here's what I see

Z:\> mount -cd
CDROMS found: 1
 0. disk1

I've tried both numbers lol. The name of my CD is "RELENTLESS_LITTLE_BIG_ADVENTURE"
I gather it's the US version.

Also, Kitarii, could you walk me throught what you did to make it work?

I've also tried using DarWINE but it's incompatable for some reason.

[JimmyZ]

Im having a problem, i have installed and are running lba2 in dosbox and i followed the guide when installing. But when i got to the first in game movie (when twinsen and zoe walks out of the cave) the game is just closed. With the text "you need lba 2 cd, sorry!"
what to do?

(i am runnig the game on a windows vista pc)

[LBAWinOwns]

Remember that you must mount the CD with dosbox once again after each dosbox session.

I think you had the CD mounted the first time since I assume you passed the in game movie where Dino-Fly crashes. But then you quit the game and dosbox then another day continued, but that time you didn't mount the CD.


Just a guess, write back and tell us if it worked or not.

[walrusnumber4]

i have done everything right, and it all worx fine, but could you give me an exact guide for installing a Twinsens Odyssey Shortcut (if there is no " then dont put them in plz)

[ChaosFish]

But I did give an exact guide.

[walrusnumber4]

Originally Posted by ChaosFish

But I did give an exact guide.

when i put in the exact text that you put in the "example" it says file not found or something

[walrusnumber4]

Originally Posted by walrusnumber4

when i put in the exact text that you put in the "example" it says file not found or something

chaosfish, could you answer, im eager to play LBA2 without writing all the stuff each time!

[ChaosFish]

Obviously you shouldn't copy it exactly as it is. Change the drive letters and directories and stuff so it'll much your setup.

[bunnyrabbot02]

I haven't used Dosbox for years.

[walrusnumber4]

Originally Posted by ChaosFish

Obviously you shouldn't copy it exactly as it is. Change the drive letters and directories and stuff so it'll much your setup.

well im not a massive com wiz, so i dont know what "drives" to put in, i copied everything on the LBA2 dosbox guide and it worked (i changed every thing that said LBA/LBA2 to TWINSEN) so maybe you could post the exact coordinates, please!

[ChaosFish]

First, that guide is outdated. You shouldn't use DOSBox 0.63, only the latest version. And don't use that attached config file. Then, "mount d E:" won't work for you if your CD drive is G (in that case you need to change to "mount d G:").

[walrusnumber4]

Originally Posted by ChaosFish

First, that guide is outdated. You shouldn't use DOSBox 0.63, only the latest version. And don't use that attached config file. Then, "mount d E:" won't work for you if your CD drive is G (in that case you need to change to "mount d G:").

this is what i write every time (after its installed, which it already is)
so maybe you can give me a code;

mount D D:\ -t cdrom -label TWINSEN -ioctl -usecd 1

mount C C:\ DOS

C:

cd\TWINSEN

TWINSEN

[ChaosFish]

...maybe try -usecd 0? (or remove -usecd altogether)

[Kobold]

Some suggestions:
The guide says that the label of the CD is ADELINE and not TWINSEN. Try fixing that.

Put "-usecd 0" and not "-usecd 1". That's the way it is written in the guide.

Also remember that the "-ioctl" only works for Windows XP or higher. For older Windows versions you need to mount the CD differently. Not sure about Win 2000 though.

[OutOfTimer]

The latest version of DOSBox is 0.72 (and the guide says 0.63), which maybe confusing to some guys. Can you change it?

Do you also think we should actually state the name of the original CD at all? It seems that's the only copyright protection of Sir F. Raynal...

[walrusnumber4]

Originally Posted by ChaosFish

...maybe try -usecd 0? (or remove -usecd altogether)

Originally Posted by Kobold

Some suggestions:
The guide says that the label of the CD is ADELINE and not TWINSEN. Try fixing that.

Put "-usecd 0" and not "-usecd 1". That's the way it is written in the guide.

Also remember that the "-ioctl" only works for Windows XP or higher. For older Windows versions you need to mount the CD differently. Not sure about Win 2000 though.

what, i dont know what you are all talking about, my post was the code that DOES work, i need a code for a SHORTCUT, not to get into the game!!!!!
i posted it so that chaosfish could give me a code for a SHORTCUT, i dont need to change any usecd's, or change any of my code!!!
i need a whole NEW code for the short cut, so look at my post!!!!!!!!!

[ChaosFish]

Create a shortcut to DOSBox.exe, and add -c "[first command here"] -c "[second command here]" etc.