Problems Running Privateer

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wilmsie

Spaceman
I was wondering if anyone could help. This is one of my favorite games of all time and I just tried running it on my computer at school but I keep getting errors. I have reconfigured my config and autoexec.bat files and am running the program in MS-DOS EMS. I can view the intro but when I click on New Game or Options I get the following error.

Fatal Error

Error Code: 1209-FFFF
Program halted by code.
JEMM unloaded.

Nothing I do seems to work and I really want to play this game again. Can someone please help me? My O/S is Win98SE. This is what my config file looks like:

device=c:/windows/himem.sys
device=c:/windows/emm386.exe noems
dos=high,umb
fileshigh=30
stacks=0,0
buffershigh=30
lh device=c:/windows/mouse.sys
 
The game really works a bit with that setting? Amazing.
This line alone:
device=c:/windows/emm386.exe noems
Should have it bail out in the first second with it.
Try
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE AUTO RAM V 16384
 
I tried that change in the config.sys file but I still get the same error. I will not let me start a new game. I don't know what the problem is
 
cff said:
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE AUTO RAM V 16384
Click to expand...

What does the "Auto" and the "V" do?

Anyway, wilmsie, try changing your whole config.sys to this:

device=c:\windows\himem.sys
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe ram 16384
dos=high,umb
files=30
buffers=25
devicehigh=c:\windows\mouse.sys

Also, since you have Win98, you could always use a utility called MyJEMM and play Privateer straight from Windows. There´s a link to the software and instructions in www.wcnews.com
 
I tried the adjustment you mentioned for config.sys. It still didn't work. I still get the same error.

Fatal Error

Error code: 1209-FFFF
Program halted by code
JEMM unloaded

I don't know what to do. Can someone PLEASE help me. I really wanna play this game and I really want to figure this out.
 
With that change it won't even let me get to the intro. It says that I have no memory at all to run it with that configuration. Also, MyJemm doesn't work either. I'm completely lost. HELP!!
 
Ok, post your system specs (CPU, memory, sound card, etc.), your current autoexec.bat and config.sys and your Windows version.
 
OS: Win98SE
GenuineIntel Celeron Processor 128MB Ram
Yamaha DS-XG Legacy Sound System
60 GB memory

DOS Readings

Total Used Free
Conventional 638K 18 620
Upper 31K 27 3
Reserved 0K 0 0
XMS 130,008K 593 129,415

Total under 1MB 669 45 624

Total EMS 4480k
Free EMS 4096k

Largest Executable Program Side 620
Largest Upper Memory Block 3

Windows config.sys
device=c:\windows\himem.sys
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe noems
dos=high,umb
fileshigh=30
buffershigh=25
devicehigh=c:\windows\mouse.sys

Windows autoexec.bat
rem - By Windows 98 Network - call C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\_nw_nds2.bat C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4

@echo off
path=c:\windows;c:\windows\command;c:\dos;
prompt $p$g
lh c:\windows\command\mouse.exe
lh c:\windows\command\mscdex.exe /m:5 /
LH SMARTDRV 256

Boot disk config file
device=c:\windows\himem.sys
device=emm386.exe ram 16384 i=b000-b7ff
dos=high,umb
fileshigh=30
buffershigh=25
devicehigh=c:\windows\mouse.sys

Boot disk autoexec.bat

Don't know if this will help. Hopefully you can help me
 
mmm.... I´m out of ideas now... Wait to see if anyone else has any new directions for you or if I come up with anything...

and please post your autoexec.bat.
 
Are you using a bootdisk? :confused:

Ok, forget about the bootdisk and change the configurations (if you are allowed to) in your c:\ autoexec.bat and config.sys
 
Are you playing Priv1 CD or floppy disk?
If you´re playing Priv with a CD we will need to configure your CD-ROM.

This is your new c:\config.sys:

device=c:\windows\himem.sys
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe ram 16384
dos=high,umb
files=30
buffers=25

And your c:\autoexec.bat should be like this:

@echo off
path=c:\windows;c:\windows\command;c:\dos;
prompt $p$g
lh c:\windows\command\mouse.exe

And, for now, don´t use that bootdisk...
 
Now I get an error even when I restored the original config

Error #1910
Filename=../../data/mouse/pnt.shp
Length=0
Position=0
Mode = Read
Program halted by code.
JEMM Unloaded.

I have no idea what to do now
 
Starkey said:
What does the "Auto" and the "V" do?
Click to expand...

V = Verbose
Auto = Enable the OS to dynamically turn EMM on and off (off if a program needs only HIMEM),

PS: To the original poster: Did you try to set the game to no sound at all? Maybe that helps?!
 
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