Trying to run Privater1 with OS Win98

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Spectre

Spaceman
I've been trying for quite a while to get Privateer I running on my system. I've already got it running, but without sound and without joystick.
I have a SB Live! Value card but I've somehow lost the installation CD and so I don't have the original DOS driver and I haven't found any download location for yet.
Also the program does not recognize my Joystick, which I've pluged in the Gameport on my soundcard.

Thanks in advance.
Spectre
 
Thanks

Thanks for the link.
Now I've the emulator running, but privateer does not.
Ervery time I start privateer my system crashes and even [Ctrl]+[ALt]+[Del] won't work.

Pleaz help.
Spectre
 
My Config.sys:

device=c:\windows\himem.sys /testmem:off
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe 16384 RAM /I=B000-B7FF
files=40
buffers=40
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256

My Autoexec.bat:

path=c:\windows;c:\windows\command
set blaster=A240 I7 D1 H7 P330 J200 T6
set ctsyn=C:\windows
c:\windows\amouse.com
c:\sb16\sbeinit.com

Note: c:\sb16 is the directory, where my SB16 Dos-Emulator is.

And I don't have a dosstart.bat
 
Here try this. It's is best to use a boot disk for P1.

------------------------AUTOEXEC.BAT-------------------

IF ERRORLEVEL 1 PAUSE
ECHO=OFF
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\SB16\;
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET PROMPT=$P$G

REM -------THE BELOW LINES ARE FOR THE SOUND CARD-----------
SET BLASTER=A240 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J200
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
SBMIXER /P /Q
C:\SB16\SBEINIT.COM

REM ------THE BELOW LINES FOR THE MOUSE------
C:\WINDOWS\AMOUSE.COM

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------ CD-ROM DRIVE ---


REM---COMMON-----------
DOS=HIGH,UMB
STACKS=18,256
FILESHIGH=50
BUFFERSHIGH=35
SHELL=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM C:\WINDOWS /P
LASTDRIVE=F
 
Thanks for the config-files.
The bootdisk works fine, but the game still doesn't load.
I've REMed the config.sys line c:\sb16\sbeinit.com, set the sound options in the installation menu to: "no sound". And it worked, but without sound and without joystick. I don't know if the sbeinit.com uses too much memory or if it is corrupt or something else.

I'm going insane here.

Spectre
 
Use the command while using the boot disk.

mem /c > p1mem.txt
mem(space)/c(space)>(space)p1mem.txt

notes the spaces. Post the p1mem.txt file.

Does your joystick support dos? Most digital joysticks does support dos.
 
I just read the instruction and download these files. Did you read the instructions? You where suppose to edit the CTSYN.INI. The sound settings I give you assume the the CTSYN.INI file would be in c:\windows. Did you copy it to c:\windows?

If you did not do these the things the easiest way do deal with this is to just rename the SB16 directory to SBLive. Then in the autoexec.bat change the
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS to SET CTSYN=C:\SBLIVE

Björn Harrtell modify these drivers to run from the C:\SBLIVE directory. Let's just keep it simply and run it his way.

[Edited by Johnl12 on 06-29-2001 at 15:41]
 
I've tried to change the dirctory name, but the problem remained.

This is the extraction of my memory usage:

Module mit Zugriff auf Arbeitsspeicher unter 1 MB:

Name Gesamt = Konventioneller + oberer Speicher
-------- ---------------- ---------------- ----------------
SYSTEM 37,664 (37K) 10,576 (10K) 27,088 (26K)
HIMEM 1,168 (1K) 1,168 (1K) 0 (0K)
EMM386 4,032 (4K) 4,032 (4K) 0 (0K)
SBEINIT 4,480 (4K) 4,480 (4K) 0 (0K)
COMMAND 7,168 (7K) 0 (0K) 7,168 (7K)
AMOUSE 12,288 (12K) 0 (0K) 12,288 (12K)
Frei 697,104 (681K) 634,864 (620K) 62,240 (61K)

Speicherbelegung im šberblick:

Speichertyp Gesamt = Belegt + Frei
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Konventionell 655,360 20,496 634,864
Oberer 108,784 46,544 62,240
Reserviert 0 0 0
XMS* 132,994,832 3,582,736 129,412,096
---------------- ----------- ----------- -----------
Speicher gesamt 133,758,976 3,649,776 130,109,200

Weiter mit beliebiger Taste...
Ges. unter 1 MB 764,144 67,040 697,104

EMS-Speicher gesamt 17,170,432 (16M)
Freier EMS-Speicher* 16,777,216 (16M)

* EMM386 emuliert je nach Bedarf EMS-Speicher mit XMS-Speicher.
Die GrӇe des EMS-Speichers kann je nach freiem XMS-Speicher variieren.

Max. GrӇe fr ausfhrbares Programm 634,832 (620K)
GrӇter freier oberer Speicherblock 42,800 (42K)
MS-DOS ist resident im hohen Speicherbereich (HMA).

I hope you don't mind it is German.

Thanks
Spectre
 
I don't speak German but I do know how this report should look. Your memory is OK. You have 620k of free conventional memory. This is really good.

Which version of P1 is this, floppy or CD? If it's the CD version did you copy the *.tre files from the CD to c:\privater and edit the priv.cfg and rf.cfg files to look for them on the c: drive?
=c:priv.tre
=c:rf.tre

To configure P1 sound you must type "install" within c:\privater. Choose SB16.

Test the sound card using this command "sbego" to see if it works in DOS. Also try this "sbecfg".

[Edited by Johnl12 on 06-29-2001 at 21:25]
 
Well, reinstallation didn't do anything. I've now tried to use my old SB AWE 64 card. The music and the joystick worked, but everytime I tried to configure the FX the usual error message showed up.

Spectre
 
Run scandisk and defrag. When configuring P1 sound settings with SBLive choose SB16 the first three settings in the SET Blaster= line are what you need to use. A=Port, I=Irq, D=DMA. To configure sound for P1 you must be within the C:\privater and type "install.exe"

[Edited by Johnl12 on 07-02-2001 at 11:36]
 
Originally posted by Spectre
Well, reinstallation didn't do anything. I've now tried to use my old SB AWE 64 card. The music and the joystick worked, but everytime I tried to configure the FX the usual error message showed up.
Spectre
Click to expand...

What is the "usual error message"?
I am assuming your autoexec.bat sound settings look something like this.

set ctcm=c:\ctcm
c:\ctcm\ctcu /s /w=c:\windows
set sound=c:\sb16
set blaster=a220 i5 d1 h5 p330 t6 j200
c:\sb16\sb16set /p /q
AWEUTIL /S

Config.sys
DEVICE=C:\CTCM\CTCM.EXE

[Edited by Johnl12 on 07-02-2001 at 11:53]
 
I found out what the problem is.
I tried to run the diagnose.exe program included in the AWE 64 Software and it said, that it could not set up the IRQ an DMA's.

These are my new config files on the bootdisk:

CONFIG.SYS:

device=c:\windows\himem.sys /testmem:off
device=c:\windows\emm386.exe 16384 RAM
dos=high,umb
files=25
devicehigh=c:\sb16\ctcm.exe
buffers=40

AUTOEXEC.BAT

Path=C:\windows;c:\windows\command;c:\sb16
SET SOUND=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6
SET sndscape=c:\windows
set ctsyn=C:\windows
LH c:\windows\amouse.com
c:\sb16\ctcu /s
c:\sb16\aweutil /s
ctcm
 
Remove the CTCM from the autoexec.bat and add this line
SET CTCM=C:\SB16 and change the SET SOUND=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND like so.

Path=C:\windows;c:\windows\command;c:\sb16
SET SOUND=c:\sb16
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H5 P330 E620 T6
SET CTCM=C:\SB16
SET sndscape=c:\windows
set ctsyn=C:\windows
LH c:\windows\amouse.com
c:\sb16\ctcu /s
c:\sb16\aweutil /s

You set sound propible
Make sure the sndscape.ini and ctsyn.ini are in the windows directory.
 
I gave it up make P1 run on my current computer. But yesterday I had a brilliant idea: Why not make my old P166 my "Privateer Computer". Well, it worked and I already own a Orion.

Thanks for all the hints.

Spectre
 
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