Need help running Privateer 1

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Spaceman
Can anyone help me get Privateer 1 running? Apparently I'm a dummy. I have been reading the various threads all day and can't seem to get anything to work. So far the best I've done is getting the not enough memory error. I've tried a whole bunch of different autoexec.bat and config.sys combinations. I'm running a P3 550 on WIN 98 SE.

Any experts out there?
 
Hello and Welcome :)

Post your Autoexec.bat , Config.sys, and you Comp systems, we wiil help you
 
I appreciate the help. Anything you can suggest is great. I have this terrable craving to play again and I can't!

I have a Dell Dimension XPS 550
Pentium 3 550 MHz
512MB RAM
TBS Montego II Sound w/ SB Pro emulation
PS2 Compatable mouse
32 MB Diamon Viper V770D Ultra NVIDA
Toshiba DVD-ROM SD-M1212 (but I only have the game on floppy)


---Autoexec.bat---

@ECHO OFF
set EXPAND=YES
SET DIRCMD=/O:N
set LglDrv=27 * 26 Z 25 Y 24 X 23 W 22 V 21 U 20 T 19 S 18 R 17 Q 16 P 15
set LglDrv=%LglDrv% O 14 N 13 M 12 L 11 K 10 J 9 I 8 H 7 G 6 F 5 E 4 D 3 C
cls
call setramd.bat %LglDrv%
set temp=c:\
set tmp=c:\
path=%RAMD%:\;a:\;%CDROM%:\
copy command.com %RAMD%:\ > NUL
set comspec=%RAMD%:\command.com
copy extract.exe %RAMD%:\ > NUL
copy readme.txt %RAMD%:\ > NUL

:ERROR
IF EXIST ebd.cab GOTO EXT
echo Please insert Windows 98 Startup Disk 2
echo.
pause
GOTO ERROR

:EXT
%RAMD%:\extract /y /e /l %RAMD%: ebd.cab > NUL
echo The diagnostic tools were successfully loaded to drive %RAMD%.
echo.

IF "%config%"=="NOCD" GOTO QUIT
IF "%config%"=="HELP" GOTO HELP
LH %ramd%:\MSCDEX.EXE /D:mscd001 /L:%CDROM%
echo.
GOTO QUIT

:HELP
cls
call help.bat
echo Your computer will now restart and the startup menu will appear.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
echo.
restart.com
GOTO QUIT

:QUIT
echo To get help, type HELP and press ENTER.
echo.
rem clean up environment variables
set CDROM=
set LglDrv=


---Config.sys---

[menu]
menuitem=CD, Start computer with CD-ROM support.
menuitem=NOCD, Start computer without CD-ROM support.
menuitem=HELP, View the Help file.
menudefault=CD,30
menucolor=7,0

[CD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

[NOCD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off

[HELP]
device=himem.sys /testmem:off

[COMMON]
files=10
buffers=10
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048
lastdrive=z
 
It didnt' work for me, but at least it didn't lock up the computer like it has before. This time I got an error for insufficent dos memory.

Ya got me about all the junk in autoexec.bat. It was there when I got bought the PC. Some Dell marketing ploy I think.

---dosstart.bat---

LH AU30DOS.COM
REM DOS MOUSE DRIVER ADDED BY MICROSOFT INTELLIPOINT MOUSE SETUP
LH C:\HARDWARE\MOUSE\mouse.exe
C:\WINDOWS\SETUPDS.EXE /S
 
Hmmm.... It didn't work so well. In fact, I'm not at
that computer now because it is stuck in an MS-DOS
boot up loop. All I see on the screen is "windows 98
is starting your MS-DOS based program" Then it quickly
flashes some memory stats, (but I can't catch them,)
then reboots.

I should be able to make a boot disk from this computer
that will at least get me to a command line. I'm not sure
which file I need to edit to get it out of the boot loop
though.

I anxiously await a reply.
Thanks.
 
Well I got my PC working again. I then tried making a boot disk for the game from the files you provided. It appears the error is with the game itself. For whatever reason that is failing and restarting the computer. Any ideas now?
 
Negative on the error message. And what is this "mo'Slo" you speak of? (That probably answers your question.)

The only time I can "reliably" get an error message is to restart in MS-DOS mode. Then I get not enough dos memory.
 
It's a slowdown utility used for games which do not have frame limiting. It shouldn't be used on Privateer.

As for memory, post the results of "mem /c > mem.txt" when you're in DOS
 
Sorry about the formatting...

---mem.txt---

Modules using memory below 1 MB:

Name Total Conventional Upper Memory
-------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
MSDOS 17,424 (17K) 17,424 (17K) 0 (0K)
HIMEM 1,168 (1K) 1,168 (1K) 0 (0K)
DBLBUFF 2,976 (3K) 2,976 (3K) 0 (0K)
IFSHLP 2,864 (3K) 2,864 (3K) 0 (0K)
WIN 3,744 (4K) 3,744 (4K) 0 (0K)
vmm32 544 (1K) 544 (1K) 0 (0K)
COMMAND 7,472 (7K) 7,472 (7K) 0 (0K)
Free 614,816 (600K) 614,816 (600K) 0 (0K)

Memory Summary:

Type of Memory Total Used Free
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Conventional 651,264 36,448 614,816
Upper 0 0 0
Reserved 0 0 0
Extended (XMS) 67,039,232 ? 535,633,920
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total memory 67,690,496 ? 536,248,736

Total under 1 MB 651,264 36,448 614,816

Largest executable program size 614,800 (600K)
Largest free upper memory block 0 (0K)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.
 
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