Can someone help me run Privateer1 please?

C

Comp625

Spaceman
I've been spending all afternoon trying to get this thing to work. I'm ready to pull my hair out LOL. I got the game to install...to C:\PRIVATER. I'm running Win98SE and use the original SBLive Value soundcard with the Liveware 3 drivers.

In the setup, I chose NONE for Music (I want to get the game running first, and a friend of mine who CAN run it says he put Music to NONE to conserve DOS memory or something). Sound to: Soundblaster 16. IRQ 5, Port 220, DMA Channel 1.

Here's a pic of my Device Manager just to show that I do have SB16 Emulation installed.

propertiessblive.jpg


Here is my autoexec.bat and config.cfg (both in my main C: drive).

Autoexec.bat
@ECHO OFF
rem
rem *** DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE! ***
rem
rem This file was created by the System Configuration Utility as
rem a placeholder for your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Your actual
rem AUTOEXEC.BAT file has been saved under the name AUTOEXEC.TSH.
rem
rem SET CLASSPATH="C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1\lib\ext\QTJava.zip"
rem SET QTJAVA="C:\Program Files\JavaSoft\JRE\1.3.1\lib\ext\QTJava.zip"

SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM

Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\setver.exe

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Please note that I've attempted to make a boot disk and run it and boot into it and stuff but it says DOS has insufficient memory to run the program. Here's my autoexec.bat and config.sys for my boot disk.

Autoexec.bat
loadhigh=mscdex /g:mscd000
loadhigh=a:\PCIAUD\SETAUDIO
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 T4
Loadhigh=mouse.exe

Config.sys
devicehigh=himem.sys
devicehigh=emm386.exe ram 16384 i=b000-b7ff
dos=high,umb
fileshigh=30
buffershigh=30

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If I do the "F8 method" (press F8 while booting up - enter the boot menu and select "Command Prompt Only"), I get to the part where I type in:
cd privater
priv
The game suddenly changes my video mode (the DOS text is now ugly and big) and it asks me: "Do you wish to run Privateer? If so, type in PRIV. If you wish to run Righteous Fire, type in RF" I'm sure it's still DOS because I typed in DIR and it listed the Privater directory albeit in huge ugly text.
I then type in "priv" and the game goes to a blank screen. There's a blinking underscore cursor. The computer just locks up. I waited 5 minutes and the only thing the computer is doing, is blinking the underscore cursor.

Please help me get this game running! Thanks!
 
Oh yeah, my system specs are as follows.

ASUS A7V KT133
AMD Thunderbird 850mhz
512mb PC133 SDRam
Creative Labs GeForce2 GTS
Creative Labs Soundblaster Live Value (running Liveware 3)
Western Digital 40gb 7200rpm
Windows 98SE
 
Tip #1: Quit trying to run it in Windows. Priv only works in pure DOS. Short of that, it might be a faulty file somewhere.
 
Here try this on your bootdisk. You'll need to add the CD-ROM drivers and Mouse drivers. I left lines for them. If you don't have them then download universial drivers here www.bootdisk.com :)

----config.sys---------
[common]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 RAM D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF
DOS=HIGH,UMB

REM --- CD-ROM Drive ---

STACKS=18,256
FILES=50
BUFFERS=35
SHELL=C:\ WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\DOS /P
LASTDRIVE=F

---------autoexec.bat--------
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\;A:\;
SET TEMP=C:\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\TEMP
PROMPT $p$g
SET CTYN=C:\WINDOWS
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H1 P330 T6 J201
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM
REM --- CD-ROM Drive ---

REM --- Mouse-----

SET COMSPEC=C:\windows\COMMAND.COM
 
Thanks John12. Okay so far, it still doesn't work. At least now, my computer doesn't crash when I try to run WC:Privateer. An error message pops up when I try to run it and says:

Memory: Original Current Used
NEAR 29392 29150 242
FAR 356684 346540 10140
HIGH 7240448 7230832 9616

Fatal Error
Error Code D002-FFFF
Program Halted by Code
JEMM unloaded
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Can someone please help? By the way, I've re-ran the installation program and this time, I disabled the MUSIC. I've heard that if you have MUSIC and SOUND installed, it eats up alot of memory. So I chose not to install any music drivers - oh well. Game still doesn't run.
 
While using your bootdisk run this command
mem /c > p1mem.txt
mem(space)/c(space)>(space)p1mem.txt
notice the spaces.
This will create a detail report on your memory usage. Open p1mem.txt and post the results.
 
Modules using memory below 1 MB:

Name Total Conventional Upper Memory
-------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
SYSTEM 38,208 (37K) 9,680 (9K) 28,528 (28K)
HIMEM 1,168 (1K) 1,168 (1K) 0 (0K)
EMM386 4,320 (4K) 4,320 (4K) 0 (0K)
COMMAND 7,168 (7K) 0 (0K) 7,168 (7K)
Free 703,024 (687K) 633,792 (619K) 69,232 (68K)

Memory Summary:

Type of Memory Total Used Free
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Conventional 649,216 15,424 633,792
Upper 104,928 35,696 69,232
Reserved 0 0 0
Extended (XMS)* 535,635,488 1,058,336 534,577,152
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total memory 536,389,632 1,109,456 535,280,176

Total under 1 MB 754,144 51,120 703,024

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 633,776 (619K)
Largest free upper memory block 45,184 (44K)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
 
O'kay you are missing a lot of stuff. Your sound card is not loading. I see no mouse drivers. First check the autoexec.bat and config.sys. Now you need to use a little common sense here. The way this web site is setup long lines with no break in it will not post corectly. It will break in half.

Example, the two lines below should be one line. But this web site posted it as two lines
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM

You need to make it one line.
This one needs to be fix to.
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\PROGRA~\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\;A:\;
You also need to add a mouse driver.

Which version of P1 are you using? Floppy or CD.
While in the c:\privater directory type "install" and configure your sound card. Choose SB16 and use these settings Port=220 Irq=5 Dma=1.
 
Dear Comp386

The error code : D002-FFF is a sound card problem.
I am told that you can't get any sound using a PCI sound card, only a ISA card.

Coincidentally, i have the same setup as you & have just started to try to get Privateer1 to run. I will keep you posted if i have anything else to share, perhaps you can do the same for me.

Thanks:D
 
Dear Comp625 (sorry!)

The error code : D002-FFF is a sound card problem.
I am told that you can't get any sound using a PCI sound card, only a ISA card.

Coincidentally, i have the same setup as you & have just started to try to get Privateer1 to run. I will keep you posted if i have anything else to share, perhaps you can do the same for me.

Thanks:rolleyes:
 
I don't know how true that is... IIRC, D002-FFFF means you haven't set up your sound card properly. I got sound with my SB Live! Platinum 5.1, see, and it's PCI. Well, ok, so I wouldn't exactly call it 'got sound'... I lost the yoke-port, the music bogged the game down to a near stand-still, and after a while the sounds would turn into static. Which is why I switched back to the on-board sound-chip -> no more problem. And it outclassed the SBE to Oz and back. :)
So, PCI COULD work.
 
exetazo, You can get PCI base sound cards to work in DOS. You just need the DOS drivers and settings for your sound card. I have been able to get a SB16 PCI, 2 SBLive cards, a Sound Blaster Audigy, and an Ensoniq AudioPCI to work in DOS. I also know of a lot more PCI base sound card, which do work in DOS.

Now the SBLive DOS drivers are not very good drivers. In P1 the sound will work but only for one mission at a time. When you play two missions in a roll you will most likely lose sound. The only work around is to save after each mission. When the sound goes out re-boot and load the save game. I know for sure that you don't have this problem with SB16 PCI or Ensoniq AudioPCI.

Oh, and you are right the error message is about the sound card. I believe I did address it. The mem command told me the sound card driver is not loaded and he needs to configure the sound settings in P1.
 
Originally posted by Mystery muppet
I don't know how true that is... IIRC, D002-FFFF means you haven't set up your sound card properly. I got sound with my SB Live! Platinum 5.1, see, and it's PCI. Well, ok, so I wouldn't exactly call it 'got sound'... I lost the yoke-port, the music bogged the game down to a near stand-still, and after a while the sounds would turn into static. Which is why I switched back to the on-board sound-chip -> no more problem. And it outclassed the SBE to Oz and back. :)
So, PCI COULD work.
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yoke-port? Are you talking about a Joystick, a Throttle or a CH Product Stick. To get a Joystick port you need to add a J200 to the end of the SET BLASTER line.
 
From what I've seen in the past, the SBLive! doesn't like to work with Wing Commander games. Perhaps that fact should be in one of the FAQ threads.
 
Originally posted by Saturnyne
From what I've seen in the past, the SBLive! doesn't like to work with Wing Commander games. Perhaps that fact should be in one of the FAQ threads.
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The problem with SBLive cards seems to be more related to LiveWire 3 and DirectX 8. The olders cards with LiveWire 2.5 seems to work O'kay. I now have a Sound Blaster Audigy and I have no problem running WCP. I haven't try P1 with it since I built a DOS machine with a SB16 PCI card.
 
John: Well, I COULD, if only the cursed sbeset-command would work... Besides, since I have a nice little ESS Maestro 2 to play around with, why not use that? No problems, no worries, just a load of carefree fun for every game of whatever age you can dig up.
 
Originally posted by Mystery muppet
John: Well, I COULD, if only the cursed sbeset-command would work... Besides, since I have a nice little ESS Maestro 2 to play around with, why not use that? No problems, no worries, just a load of carefree fun for every game of whatever age you can dig up.
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Hey, whatever works. :) I was just curious. I do agree that the SBLive DOS drivers suck. But the only DOS game I ever had problems with it is P1. Which is why I use a SB16 PCI. The sbeset-command does work for me, but once again if you are happy than thats all that really matters.:cool:
 
One of you guys mentioned that you've been able to get the Audigy to work with P1? I've got an Audigy Platinum that when I load the dos SBEINIT drivers for, and try to load P1 (in a pure dos mode), it totally locks the computer (ie, right after pressing enter...).

When I don't load the SBEINIT, the game loads fine, albiet no sound.

Anybody else have this problem, or a solution?

_-Watcher-_
 
Watcher, Start a seperate thread as not to confuse it with these one. Post you c:\autoexec.bat, c:\config.sys and c:\windows\dosstart.bat. What your OS.
 
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