P1 and sound.. part 2.

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Oldun

Spaceman
I am using (or trying to use a boot disk) to play privateer...

Config.sys

DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM 6144
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILESHIGH=30
BUFFERSHIGH=30
DEVICEHIGH=C:\SAMSUNG\SSCDROM.SYS /D:SSCD000

Autoexec.bat

LOADHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:SSCD000
LOADHIGH=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T4
LOADHIGH=C:\MOUSE.COM

When I run the disk, I get this message:

Error: Config file is incomplete
SBPort
Creative SB16 Emulation Driver NOT loading.

Help, please?

Also, I plan on using a MS Force feedback joystick.. I know I will need something in autoexec.bat to set it up, but what? Patch? If so, from where? Microsoft (say it isn't so.. hate that site)? =)



Thanks
 
These two lines need to be place before the SBINIT.COM
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T4 J200
For the joystick port you need to add "J200" to the SET BLASTER line as I did above. Check your joystick spec to is if it will work in DOS. I don't think it will.
Replace your emm386.exe with this one.
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM

The order which you place things is very important.
 
P1 and sound - part 3

Boot disk appears to be working well!! 578 K. - everything looks good. Changed to privateer dir, tried to run game, message said my sound config was wrong. Went in and changed to sb16 for music and fx... got message stating that game was installed and ready to play. "Hit any key to exit" or something like that.. then message came up.. "Unable to write sound configuration file.", and machine is locked up requiring a reset.

Just to see if it could be done, tried to install P2 at that time... got as far as set sound screen and then it locked up requiring reset.

???

Any ideas?

Thanks
 
Same again.

Reinstalled P1, went in and set sound as you said. Typed priv and low and behold it seemed to be working. But only, the first millisecond of sound.. a little bit at a time and then it locked.

Read another art on tech board "anyone wanna help with privateer" and seemed to have the same prob, so did the same .. deleted CTSYN.INI and added p330 to blaster line in autoexec.bat to be able to use GM. Then booted from boot disc and recieved the same message about SBPort being absent. Only change to boot disk was adding the P330 to blaster line.

Almost there..=)..

Ideas, pls..

Thanks
 
More Info

Tried it again and that prob is no longer there ( SBPORT). But now, when I start privateer, no sound and it locks up. Did SBEGO and no sound at all.
 
P1 and Sound

Here they are:

CONFIG.SYS

DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B744 RAM
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILESHIGH=30
BUFFERSHIGH=30
DEVICEHIGH=C:\SAMSUNG\SSCDROM.SYS /D:SSCD000

AUTOEXEC.BAT

SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\PROGR~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV;
LOADHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:SSCD000
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T4 J200
LOADHIGH=C:\PROGR~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM
LOADHIGH=C:\MOUSE.COM

Thanks for helping. )
 
Try this.

CONFIG.SYS

DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B744 RAM
DOS=HIGH,UMB
STACKS=18,256
FILESHIGH=50
BUFFERSHIGH=35
DEVICEHIGH=C:\SAMSUNG\SSCDROM.SYS /D:SSCD000
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS /P
LASTDRIVE=F


AUTOEXEC.BAT

IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
ECHO=OFF
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\PROGR~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV;
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PROMPT=$P$G
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T4 J200
SBESET.EXE -D0 -J1 -W0 -A220 -I5 -D1 -H5 -J200 -P330
LOADHIGH=C:\PROGR~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM
LOADHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:SSCD000
LOADHIGH=C:\MOUSE.COM
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
ECHO=ON
C:
 
Getting Closer and Closer =).

Tried the new setup with config and autoexec.. the SBESET.EXE line came up with an error message.. did not like the first 3 switches.. I took them out so that the line read:

SBESET.EXE -220 -I5 -D1 -H5 -J200 -P330

and it seemed to work. Large display thingy came up saying something about configuration utility or something like that, but then it said I have to reset machine for changes to take effect (?).

Tried to run game and I get just a microsecond of sound and then when the pirate in the intro starts talking the machine will lock up. No music at all.. so tried it again and changed to sb16 with I5 and D1.. started game with results of immediate lockup of machine requiring a cold reboot. Went in and deleted CTSYN.INI - changed music back to GM - results were the same as start.. microsecond of sound and then lockup.

Thanks again.
 
I'm sorry the SBESET.EXE is case senitive. Try this.
SBESET.EXE -d0 -j1 -w0 -A220 -I5 -D1 -H5 -J200 -P330
 
Still...

Changed the line and it seemed to be ok... but no improvement. Still the microsecond of sound then lockup. Used excape to get to next screen with new, load, etc., hoping to try the game with sound turned off. It locked up imm. requiring cold reboot.

Much appreciation for your help,

Thanks.
 
Run defrag and scandisk.

Also while using your boot disk use this command:
mem /c > p1mem.txt
mem(space)/c(space)(space)>(space)p1mem.txt
Notice the spaces. This will create a detail report on your memory usage. Open p1mem.txt and post the results.
 
Some inprovement.

Ran scan and defrag.. with no improvement. Remembered an incident back in the 286 days and changed mouse from
logitech to MS mouse.. Privateer runs .. but no music at all - first sound of everything else (fx stuff) and nothing else. If I press tab for afterburner I can hear a short sound and then nothing .. if I press tab repeatedly I can hear a short sound each time.

Results of Mem /c...

Name Total Conventional Upper mem

SYSTEM 38,864 10,592 28,272
HIMEM 1,168 1,168 0
EMM386 4,320 4,320 0
MSCDEX 32,384 32,384 0
MOUSE 17,280 17,280 0
COMMAND 7,168 0 7,168
SBEINIT 4,480 0 4,480
SSCDROM 21,296 0 21,296
Free 604,464 589,360 15,104

Memory Summary

Type of memory Total Used Free

Conventional 655,360 66,000 589,360
Upper 76,320 61,216 15,104
Reserved 0 0 0
Extended (XMS) 535,729,632 3,975,648 531,753,984

Total Memory 536,461,312 4,102,864 532,358,448

Total under 1 MB 731,680 127,216 604,464

Total Expanded (EMS) 17,170,432 (16M)
Free Expanded (EMS) 16,777,216 (16M)

EMM386 is using XMS memory to simulate EMS memory as needed.
Free EMS memory may change as free XMS memory changes.

Largest executable program size 589,344 (576K)
Largest free upper memory block 11,152 (11K)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.

I ran SBEGO in dos and evidently SBEINIT is not evident.. program (in flashing red) indicated it could not find values for I, D or H. When I terminated the program, there was one line at the top of the next screen asking if the configuration program was running (?)!
 
Do you have a Logitech mouse? What kind this it? Go here a download the currect drivers.
http://www.logitech.com/cf/support/mousefiles.cfm

You can use the CLOAKING.EXE which will load the logitech mouse drivers high. If you have the logitech disks it should be on the first disk.
---autoexec.bat---
rem --The below lines for my logitech mouse.--
SET LMOUSE=C:\logitech\MOUSE
LH c:\logitech\mouse\MOUSE.EXE NOINI

---config.sys--
DEVICEHIGH=C:\logitech\MOUSE\CLOAKING.EXE
 
Let's try running the game without the CD-ROM. Copy the Priv.tre and the RF.tre from the CD to the c:\privater. In the c:\privater edit priv.cfg and rf.cfg to look like this: =c:priv.tre and =c:rf.tre

Now in the autoexec.bat and config.sys find the CD-ROM lines and place a "REM" in front of them. This will stop them from loading.
 
Am I confused? OH, BOY!!

I remed out the cd-rom and got a message stating 'cannot find file C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\DOS4GW.EXE - SBEINIT NOT LOADING.' Checked and the file is there!! Took out the rems so cd-rom can load, and everything went smooth. Privateer and RF are loading from C:.

Why should this happen? ).

Thanks again.
 
These are the only two lines you should have REM:
--Config.sys
REM DEVICEHIGH=C:\SAMSUNG\SSCDROM.SYS /D:SSCD000
--Autoexec.bat
REM LOADHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:SSCD000
Remember the two lines above are suppose to be one.
See how the REM this place in front of each line.

This is how your sound card settings should look.
REM--Sound Card-----
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T4 J200
SBESET.EXE -d0 -j1 -w0 -A220 -I5 -D1 -H5 -J200 -P330
LOADHIGH=C:\PROGR~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM
Remember the two lines above are suppose to be one.

You only need to use the SBESET.EXE command once to configure your CTSYN.SYS. You can place a REM in front of it.
 
Still the same (.

That is exactly how my config and autoexec look. Cysyn, blaster, and load.. remed out the two cdrom (one in config and one in autoexec) and sbeset. Still says it can't find that file.

?

Thanks.
 
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