Privateer - I'm starting again

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Lori

Spaceman
Must have gotten a tech in a lousy mood last time I called Gateway, said to have a DOS CD-ROM driver was customizing my computer and would cost me $39.95.

Tried again today, got a tech in a good mood, using my system restoration cd he helped me find it and load it - I have one now!!! So I'm starting over.

So far: I have installed privateer. I have copied the priv.tre and rf.tre files to privater on C drive. I have opened the .cfg files to notepad and changed the path to =C:\privater\priv.tre (and subsequent rf.tre). I have told the game not to detect windows. I formatted a diskette, copied config.sys and autoexec.bat to A and made some modifications. They now read:

Config.sys:

REM [Header]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS/TESTMEM.ON
REM == PISETUP Begin Delete ==
REM == PISETUP End Delete ==
REM [CD-ROM DRIVE]
FILESHIGH=40
BUFFERSHIGH=40
REM [Miscellaneous]
REM [Display]
DEVICEHIGH=c:\windows\emm386.exe 4092 frame=e000 /i=b000-b7ff RAM
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\MTMCDAI.SYS /C:CD1

Autoexec.bat:

SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6
LOADHIGH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CD1
SET SBPCI=C:\SBPCI
REM [Header]
@Echo off
REM [CD-ROM Drive]
REM [Miscellaneous]
REM [Display]


I want to think that I have to change the last line in .sys to read DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CD1.

Anyone (silent warrior, wedge?) know or think this would be correct?

TIA a million........
 
Lori, I've edit your bootdisk setting (see end of post). You are almost there. Your sound card may not work. It looks like you are missing your Dos drivers for your sound card. Don't worry you're most likely to have it on the installation CD for your card. Just look for it in the CD and install it. The installation program will edit your C:\Autoexec.bat file. Just remove or REM the lines from the C:\autoexec.bat and add it to your boot disk.

These are the changes I made to your sound card settings in the autoexec.bat.

@REM --The below lines are for the SB sound card--
@SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J201
@SET SBPCI=C:\SBPCI
@SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS

Here's how my looks.

REM --The below lines are for the SBLive sound card--
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H5 P330 T6 J201
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
LH C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM

See my fourth line. This is the Dos driver for my sound card. You'll need to do the same for your card. Also, look at the second line, you'll see that I have a "J201". This is so the JoyStick will work. I believe this setting should work for you too; but if not then look up the correct setting in the Device Manager.

You also do not have a DOS mouse driver in your autoexec.bat file. I think you can get away with not having it in P1. You should be able to use the "TAB Button" to get around. If you can't figure out or find your Dos driver for your mouse then try http://www.bookdisk.com. There is a universal driver there that you can try. Remember to use the LH command for you mouse. I do not know what the "PISETUP" lines are for in you Config.sys; but since they are REM out it does matter. The last line in the Config.sys Lastdrive=?. This is the last drive letter on you PC. Example: On my PC my Hard Drive has two partitions on it giving be a C and D drive. I also have two CD-ROMs, which are E, and F drives. So my Lastdrive=F. You'll need to do the same. Go to My Computer and see how many drive letters you have and edit the Lastdrive=?.

Below is your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files after the change I made. The below them is my Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files. I posted them for your reference. I start play P1 last night so I know my bootdisk works.

Your Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files
-------------Autoexec.bat:-----------

REM [Header]
@Echo off
@IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
@SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;
@SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
@SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
@SET PROMPT=$p$g
@LH DOSKEY

@REM --The below lines are for the SB sound card--
@SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J201
@SET SBPCI=C:\SBPCI

@REM [CD-ROM Drive]
@LH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CD1

@REM [Miscellaneous]
@SET COMSPEC=C:\windows\COMMAND.COM

@REM [Display]

-----------Config.sys:---------------------

REM [Header]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 RAM I=B000-B7FF
REM == PISETUP Begin Delete ==
REM == PISETUP End Delete ==

REM [CD-ROM DRIVE]
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\MTMCDAI.SYS /C:CD1 /V

REM [Miscellaneous]
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=200
BUFFERS=50
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS /P
Lastdrive=F

REM [Display]


My Autoexec.bat and Config.sys files

--------------- Autoexec.bat-----------

@IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PROMPT=$p$g
LH DOSKEY

REM --The below lines are for the SBLive sound card--
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H5 P330 T6 J201
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
LH C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\SBLIVE\DOSDRV\SBEINIT.COM

REM --The below lines for my Logitech mouse.--;
SET LMOUSE=C:\logitech\MOUSE
LH c:\logitech\mouse\MOUSE.EXE NOINI

REM --- By HiSpeed CD-ROM Drive installation program. 3/24/101 ---
LH C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000 /V

SET COMSPEC=C:\windows\COMMAND.COM
C:

---------Config.sys--------------

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 RAM I=B000-B7FF
DEVICEHIGH=C:\logitech\MOUSE\CLOAKING.EXE

REM --- By HiSpeed CD-ROM Drive installation program. 3/24/101 ---
DEVICEHIGH=C:\HXCD-ROM\CDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 /DMA /V

DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=200
BUFFERS=50
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS /P
Lastdrive=F
 
I can't really understand what John is saying... (sorry!)

Originally posted by Lori
Tried again today, got a tech in a good mood, using my system restoration cd he helped me find it and load it - I have one now!!! So I'm starting over.
Click to expand...
Congrats!

Originally posted by Lori
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6
Click to expand...
I guess it depends on what sound card you have, but I'm fairly sure only old cards use an IRQ of 7. Well, maybe now that everything runs in Windows, things have changed but I've always believed that IRQ = 5 and High DMA = 5. ie:

SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 T6

Originally posted by Lori
I want to think that I have to change the last line in .sys to read DEVICEHIGH=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CD1.
Click to expand...
No! The last line in config.sys is your DOS CD driver! ;) In any case, I'm sure MSCDEX.EXE belongs in autoexec.bat

[Edited by Wedge009 on 03-25-2001 at 22:48]
 
Hey guys, thanks........

JOHN12......

I redid my .bat file and my .sys files to reflect what you gave me. One notation - earlier in your post below the sound card entries for my pc, you have the line: SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS , but in your instructions below that for me on my pc, you don't have that line. Should it be there?

My sound card is a Creative Labs Sound Blaster Audio PCI 64D. My mouse is a Microsoft or IBM PS/2. I'm rather confused about your instruction on what to do with my sound card and rem from c:, etc.

My lastdrive is D, so I changed that. In your .bat, where you have REM -- the lines below are for the SB sound card, does this line get put in verbatim or are you implying that I need to put in information pertinent to MY pc?

Can't think any more today if I missed anything lololol - you know, chick, blonde and all :o)

thanks...........
 
Lori, here a link for the mouse driver. http://www.bootdisk.com/bootdir.htm#mouse.
On the root of the C: drive create a directory call Mouse.
Download the mouse.com to c:\mouse. Edit your a:\autoexec.bat file adding this line somewhere near the buttom.

LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM

This should give you a mouse in DOS.
 
Hey John!!

THANKS A MILLION!!!

I believe I have done as you said.??? These are how my files read now...seems like a lot lolol.

config.sys:

REM [Header]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 RAM I=B000-B7FF

REM == PISETUP BEGIN DELETE ==
REM == PISETUP END DELETE ==

REM [CD-ROM DRIVE] (is this telling it to remove cd-rom
drive?)
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\MTMCDAI.SYS/C:CD1/V

REM [miscellaneous]
DOS=HIGH,UMB
FILES=200
BUFFERS=50
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS/P
Lastdrive=D
REM [display]


autoexec.bat:

SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J201
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\SOUND
C:\SOUND\APINIT.COM
C:\SOUND\APLOAD.EXE
SET SBPCI=C:\SBPCI
REM [Header]
ECHO OFF
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
SET PATH=C:WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PROMPT=$p$g
LH DOSKEY

REM [CD-ROM] (the one I question, like I know anything lol
LH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE\D:CD1
LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM

REM [miscellaneous]
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM

REM [display}

After booting w/bootdisk, I got:

Error: Cannot read config file "SNDSCAPE.INI"
PCI audio drive NOT loading

DOSKEY installed
Device driver not found: 'CD1'
No valid CDROM device drivers selected.

Just for the heck of it, I tried to run privateer. I got:

Privatter CD not found.
JEMM unloaded
then the c prompt privatter directory

Can you help me any further??? You are wonderful....thanks
 
Lori, First it looks like the the CD-ROM player did not like the driver you are using. Where did you get it from. Try the universal CD-ROM driver from http://www.bootdisk.com. I autoexec.bat is arrange in the wrong order. It should look this (See Below). I just notice you are use a backward \D:CD1 instead of /D:CD1. See the should be "LH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CD1". Notice that there a space between mscdex.exe and /D:CD1. The samething is happening with the Config.sys the line should be "DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:CD1" and not "DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\MTMCDAI.SYS/C:CD1/V".

----Autoexec.bat---------
REM [Header]
ECHO OFF
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
SET PATH=C:WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PROMPT=$p$g
LH DOSKEY
REM ----SBPCI64-------
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J201
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\SOUND
SET SBPCI=C:\SBPCI
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
LH C:\SOUND\APINIT.COM
LH C:\SOUND\APLOAD.EXE
REM [CD-ROM] (the one I question, like I know anything lol
LH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CD1
LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM
REM [miscellaneous]
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM

Now the sound card. Did you extract the Pci64.zip file to "C:\Sound". The Pci64.zip is a compress file which holds many difference files in it. To open this file and the extract the files in it you'll need a program call WinZip. If you don't have this then go to http://www.download.com and use the search feature there and download WinZip and install it. Make sure you get the most current version. I have version 7.0.

Do you have a directory call SBPCI in your C: Drive (C:\SBPCI). If you do are these files in it "SNDSCAPE.INI, APINIT.COM, APLOAD.EXE". If so let try change SPCI64 settings in the autoexec.bat too this
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J201
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\SBPCI
SET SBPCI=C:\SBPCI
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
LH C:\SBPCI\APINIT.COM
LH C:\SBPCI\APLOAD.EXE

If you don't have a C:\SBPCI directory then we don't need the "SET SBPCI=C:\SBPCI" so place a REM before it. A "REM" is a is short for "REMARK". This is use so you can a place statement in a script that the computer wont try to execute.
So when I use a line like "Below are my CD-ROM drivers" If I don't place a REM before this line the computer will try to execute this line, but this line is not a command so it will return a error messeage "bad command or file name" which we don't want to see.

The config.sys lets try this.

REM [Header]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 RAM I=B000-B7FF

REM == PISETUP BEGIN DELETE ==
REM == PISETUP END DELETE ==

REM [CD-ROM DRIVE]
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:CD1

REM [miscellaneous]
DOS=HIGH,UMB
STACKS=18,256
FILESHIGH=200
BUFFERSHIGH=50
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS/P
Lastdrive=D
REM [display]
 
privateer - getting discouraged

John, the Cd-rom driver is the manufacturer installed one.

I have winzip, yes I unzipped the files and that all looks to be in order.

Yes, I have an SBPCI directory in C. The files within are: application files - mt32, sbcfg, sblegacy, sbload, sbmixer, sbsetup, sbtest, bin file - sbpci.bin, config files - spbci, sbsetup, ms-dos file - sbinit. I do not have APLOAD.EXE, APINIT.COM, & SNDSCAPE.INI. I did a file search looking for SNDSCAPE and didn't find any.

I set up my .sys and .bat files exactly as you said to, then booted w/A. I still got "Error: cannot read config file "SNDSCAPE.INI". PCI Audio driver NOT loading."

Tried to play priv and got "insufficient DOS mem available to run privateer."

I REALLY REALLY DO appreciate your assisting me, PLEASE don't give up on me okay? I think you are my only hope in getting this game running - not to exclude anyone else on here that can help!!!! Hope I didn't forget anything.

Lori
 
Lori, Is the CD-ROM working now? I use to have a SB AUDIO PCI so I should figure this out by the end of the day. As far a memory goes here a command to help us see what happen.

"mem /c /p" and "mem /c > p1mem1.txt"

mem will tell us how memory is being alloacated.

"mem /c /p" will display this info on your screen.

"mem /c > p1mem.txt" will redirect that info to a text file call p1mem.txt. Use the boot disk we created and from the C: drive type "mem /c > p1mem.txt". You can now go back to windows and open this file; paste the result here for us to see.
Remember spaces are important.
 
mem

Modules using memory below 1 MB:

Name Total Conventional Upper Memory
-------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
MSDOS 16,000 (16K) 16,000 (16K) 0 (0K)
MTMCDAI 11,168 (11K) 11,168 (11K) 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 3,712 (4K) 3,712 (4K) 0 (0K)
MSCDEX 28,032 (27K) 28,032 (27K) 0 (0K)
vmm32 3,776 (4K) 3,776 (4K) 0 (0K)
COMMAND 7,440 (7K) 7,440 (7K) 0 (0K)
Free 569,808 (556K) 569,808 (556K) 0 (0K)

Memory Summary:

Type of Memory Total Used Free
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Conventional 647,168 77,360 569,808
Upper 0 0 0
Reserved 0 0 0
Extended (XMS) 67,039,232 ? 132,956,160
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total memory 67,686,400 ? 133,525,968

Total under 1 MB 647,168 77,360 569,808

Largest executable program size 569,792 (556K)
Largest free upper memory block 0 (0K)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.


Sure hope this is what you are looking for lolol. Yes, my dos cd-rom driver appears to be working now - I can switch to d drive in dos - couldn't before.

thanks John......will you marry me????? hahahahaha
 
Lori, let try this for the sound card. Replace the sound card setting Autoexec.bat file with this--

SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J201
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
LH C:\SBPCI\SBINIT

Also in the autoexec.bat use this for the new SET PATH line.

SET PATH=C:WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\SBPCI;

Remember spaces count.
 
Lori, This "mem" command needs to be done using the boot disk we create not from the Reboot to MS-MSDOS. The boot disk is how you are going to play this game. If you are doning it from the boot disk then post your autoexec.bat and confif.sys files again.
 
I hope it got it right this time, unsure about this:

Modules using memory below 1 MB:

Name Total Conventional Upper Memory
-------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
SYSTEM 54,016 (53K) 35,840 (35K) 18,176 (18K)
HIMEM 1,168 (1K) 1,168 (1K) 0 (0K)
EMM386 4,320 (4K) 4,320 (4K) 0 (0K)
COMMAND 7,216 (7K) 5,776 (6K) 1,440 (1K)
DOSKEY 4,688 (5K) 4,688 (5K) 0 (0K)
MSCDEX 28,032 (27K) 28,032 (27K) 0 (0K)
MOUSE 15,040 (15K) 14,768 (14K) 272 (0K)
MTMCDAI 11,168 (11K) 0 (0K) 11,168 (11K)
Free 558,624 (546K) 554,368 (541K) 4,256 (4K)

Memory Summary:

Type of Memory Total Used Free
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Conventional 649,216 94,848 554,368
Upper 35,312 31,056 4,256
Reserved 0 0 0
Extended (XMS)* 133,133,840 620,048 132,513,792
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Total memory 133,818,368 745,952 133,072,416

Total under 1 MB 684,528 125,904 558,624

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 554,352 (541K)
Largest free upper memory block 3,776 (4K)
MS-DOS is resident in the high memory area.


config.sys

EM [Header]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 RAM I=B000=B7FF
REM == PISETUP Begin Delete ==
REM == PISETUP End Delete ==

REM [CD-ROM Drive]
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:CD1

REM [Miscellaneous]
DOS=HIGH,UMB
STACKS=18,256
FILES=200
BUFFERS=50
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS/P
Lastdrive=D

REM [Display]

autoexec.bat

REM [Header]
ECHO OFF
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
SET PATH=C:WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\SBPCI;
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PROMPT=$p$g
LH DOSKEY
REM----SBPC164----
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J201
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
LH C:\SBPCI\SBINIT
REM [CD-ROM]
LH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CD1
LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM
REM [Miscellaneous]
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM

LORI
 
Lets try is again. Here are the Autoexec.bat and Config.sys.
The spacing was off. It's very important to get the spacing right. The spacing in the line "SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS /P" in the Config.sys as off.

-----------config.sys -----------------------

REM [Header]
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 RAM I=B000=B7FF
REM == PISETUP Begin Delete ==
REM == PISETUP End Delete ==

REM [CD-ROM Drive]
DEVICEHIGH=C:\CDROM\MTMCDAI.SYS /D:CD1

REM [Miscellaneous]
DOS=HIGH,UMB
STACKS=18,256
FILESHIGH=200
BUFFERSHIGH=50
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS /P
Lastdrive=D

REM [Display]

---------------autoexec.bat ---------------------

REM [Header]
ECHO OFF
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\SBPCI;C:\SOUND;
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PROMPT=$p$g
LH DOSKEY

REM [CD-ROM]
LH C:\CDROM\MSCDEX.EXE /D:CD1
LH C:\MOUSE\MOUSE.COM

REM----SBPC164----
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J201
SET SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
LH C:\SOUND\APINIT.COM
REM LH C:\SOUND\APLOAD.EXE

REM [Miscellaneous]
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
C:

---------
To see if the sound card works try this ccommand that the C: "APLOAD.EXE"

[Edited by Johnl12 on 03-26-2001 at 21:12]
 
Thank you, John, for your patience. I will try this one and wish me luck....will be very careful w/the spacing, I do realize that it is important. Just to verify w/you, I boot my puter w/the bootdisk. Once loaded, I switch to c drive, then privateer dir, then type priv, and I should get the game right?
 
hey john

I'm feeling my way around here a little bit and starting to learn what lines on the .sys and .bat are for what. I've printed out your files and printed out mine. I'm going to study both, try some changes myself (what the heck ;o) and see what I can get.

You are really helping me but I don't want to burn you out or have you give up on me :o) So take a needed break. Please, though, keep coming and looking for me to see if we can figure this out further, okay? I might just try to enter your files and make minor modifications to suit my computer.

Thanks a million. Do you by chance use ICQ or Netmeeting that maybe we could get together to talk and possibly expedite this????

Lori
 
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