Privateer Re-Boots

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scullduggery

Spaceman
Im new to this board, and having lloked I can not find any thread with this problem, but if there is I appologise for repeating it.

I've just installed privateer..well a few days ago...but when i run priv.exe it reboots my PC... I've tried everything I can think of..but nothing makes any difference..

I am running win98, PII 366, 198 MB

I use a boot disk to enter pure dos (see below), and privateer is installed with NO SOUND, NO MUSIC. If i could just get the game running it would be good enough for me rigt now. I just don't know what is going on, I've asked around else where, but noone seems to have any clue as to the problem. Other DOS games work fine with the boot disk, and it is only Privateer that reboots, which to me seems such an odd thing to do. Here are copies of my system files, if anyone could help me it would be great....

CONFIG.SYS

device=a:\himem.sys
device=a:\emm386.exe 4096 RAM I=E000-EFFF FRAME=E000
dos=high,umb
files=30
buffers=20
lastdrive=z
shell=C:\command.com /p

AUTOEXEC.BAT

@echo off
path=c:\;c:\windows;a:\;
set temp=c:\temp
set prompt=$p$g
lh a:\mouse
 
Well, there are some things about your config.sys and autoexec.bat I don't understand:

your line:
device=a:\emm386.exe 4096 RAM I=E000-EFFF FRAME=E000

why not simply use
device=a:\emm386.exe RAM

perhaps including that RAM area E000-EFFF and limitating EMS to 4096k causes the problem

I don't remember which kind of high memory Privateer requires, you might want to try NOEMS instead of RAM or not using emm386 at all

increasing files and buffers may be worth a try, too

your line:
path=c:\;c:\windows;a:\;

perhaps you should try:
path=c:\;c:\windows;c:\windows\command;a:\

since windows\command contains the "DOS-files" (in the german version at least), and they should be "accessable" (better save than sorry)

(maybe the path-line was split into two lines by the bulletin-board-software, but of course the entire path command is to be typed in the same line of the autoexec.bat)

And since you use some files on c: anyway, you could simply use the appropriate path on c: instead of a:\ for all files (himem.sys, emm386, lmouse etc.)

One other hint:
device=c:\windows\himem.sys /testmem:off

will speed up the boot process since the memory test is skipped


Good luck

Jochen
 
Thankyou for your help

The EMM386 Line of the config.sys file has the frame addresses because otherwise it creates an error during boot-up, similarly RAM as opposed to NOEMS is also required, without it privateer displays an error. Without EMM386 the screen just hangs and goes nowhere.

As you can see I've tried most things with no success. The fact that privateer Re-Boots is just plain wierd, and makes no sence to me... I dont really understand so please ansyone who has experienced this....help me please
 
I see...

Hmm, perhaps you could use 16384 instead of 4096, but still I don't get it why you must INCLUDE this area. How about trying to EXCLUDE it (X=E000-EFFF) ?

Still increasing files and buffers could help. Which values did you try so far?
 
scullduggery, try this. You stated that you a running Win98. This is the boot disk I use to run P1 on my 98 machine. You'll need to enter the sound card and CD-ROM drivers.

What sound card do you have? Are you using the CD-ROM or Floppy version of P1? Post your c:\windows\dosstart.bat.

----Autoexec.bat----
IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
ECHO=OFF
SET PATH=A:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PROMPT=$P$G

REM ---THE BELOW LINES THE SOUND CARD---

REM --THE BELOW LINES FOR THE MOUSE --
LH A:\MOUSE
REM --THE BELOW LINE IS FOR THE CD-ROM--

SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
ECHO=ON
C:

---Config.sys-----
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE 16384 D=64 FRAME=E000 /I=B000-B7FF RAM
REM DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\SMARTDRV.EXE 1024

REM --THE BELOW LINE IS FOR THE CD-ROM--

DOS=HIGH, UMB
STACKS=18,256
FILESHIGH=50
BUFFERSHIGH=35
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS /P
LASTDRIVE=F
 
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