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[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
recommended to use the internal storage

The recommended way is to use the internal memory for storage, some devices hay have issues using the SDcard for storage. The path to your sdcard can vary depending on your device, read the OP post about it below.

(Optional) If you wish to store the images onto an external SDcard instead of the devices internal memory, then you will need to open the dosbox.conf file and change the file directory path. The directory path can vary across android devices so I'd recommend using a file explorer program to view the desired location to better find the correct path for your device. Review the following information to change the SDcard path.

Default data location path in the dosbox.conf file:

imgmount c: /sdcard/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /sdcard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

Change the SDcard path to the image files:

imgmount c: /sdcard1/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /sdcard1/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

or

imgmount c: /mnt/sdcard1/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /mnt/sdcard1/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

or

imgmount c: /mnt/extsdcard/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /mnt/extsdcard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

or

imgmount c: /storage/extSdCard/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /storage/extSdCard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023
[TouchPad General] Dolphin66th:
Awesome, thanks dude!
[TouchPad General] boleje:
Missing something

I must be missing something simple here: I am using a custom config file via DosBox Launcher. It sees and mounts the c.img and a hdd-2gb.img just fine, but thats it. Dosbox is just sitting at the default z:\ prompt. How is the c.img getting booted?

Here is my config line:

imgmount d: /storage/extSdCard/Android/data/com.fishstix.dosbox/files/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

imgmount c: /storage/extSdCard/Android/data/com.fishstix.dosbox/files/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

Thanks

EDIT: I figured it out, I need to add"boot -l c" to the bottom of the config file.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Nice work you were right it was something small, I was just about to point that out when I saw you updated your post:good: Have fun:highfive:
[TouchPad General] xo.en:
Erm..I had problem, but it fixed itself, so i removed questions, but:

BTW - i found out, that ZArchiver is able to OPEN and edit dosbox img's on android!!! This is great.
[TouchPad General] Borchuck:
I have a problem with direct x, the windows boot fine and a speed is very well but I can't start any game because dosbox turbo immediatly crashing. I've tried win 95 and 98 and all versions of direct x that is compatible with those OS but still nothing. Can you guys provide any solution?
[TouchPad General] xo.en:
Maybe mem problem? DX tries to allocate too big chunk of mem?
[TouchPad General] Borchuck:
I've set 128 mb, is it too little?
[TouchPad General] xo.en:
...hmm, probably not.

Shame, that emulation topics are so inactive on xdadev...every single one, more people=more chances for answer...;/
[TouchPad General] Borchuck:
Yeah, it's a real shame. I like very much dos games but there is a one that requires windows. What else could affecting direct x emulation?
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
What device are you using? What game are you trying to run?

What device are you using? What game are you trying to run? Emulation requires a fast device and not every game is supported, read the OP to find out which games are playable with Dosbox turbo.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
To answer your previous question you don't always need to specify the c.img geometry but the d.img won't work properly without it. There's a file included in the package with the proper geometry listed for the various HDD sizes, you probably found that now. Nice find with the ZArchiver I'll have to try that out:good:.
[TouchPad General] Borchuck:
I'm using motorola XT894 and I was trying to run Blair Witch: Rustin Parr and i was expecting failure. But I've also tried Starcraft 1 which was mentioned as working title and it crash dosbox in the very same way.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Not a supported Game

Well the Blair Witch game is unsupported and has system requirements that are too high for Dosbox Turbo. In addition your phone is on the slow side and I've heard people mention the PowerVR SGX540 GPU was not all that friendly with Dosbox Turbo running fallout. Try using ExaGear it might run better on your device, there's a free trial for a few days. I have a new thread I'm working on for it and a video is under construction.

[Guide]How to Play Classic PC Games on Android with Exagear RPG/Strategies
[TouchPad General] Borchuck:
That's a great news! Do you think I can run Blair Witch with Exagear? This game have low requirements: pentium mmx 266 mHz, 32 mb ram
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Test it and let me know

I'm saying you can try it because I know it doesn't work with Dosbox Turbo and there's a free ExaGear trial. Please take the time to read my lengthy OP's so that you'll know the specs of the emulated system. The system requirements state that you need a 3D card so you might only be able to run the game in a software mode, if possible. The system requirements I'm seeing are asking for a Pentium 2/3 with 32MB RAM and GL support. Let me know if it works for you over in the ExaGear thread, have fun.:cowboy:

system requirements :

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=2130&game=Blair Witch Volume 1: Rustin Parr

Emulated PC Gaming System(ExaGear)

CPU: 1Ghz Pentium 3

GPU: 129MB Wine DirectDraw Hal

HDD : Emulated to the size of your devices internal storage.

RAM: 16MB system memory, actually larger but currently bugged. When fixed this should increase the playable game list.

View attachment 3143236

Emulated PC Gaming System(Dosbox Turbo)

CPU: Pentium 1 Processor (Performance will vary)

Android to Dosbox Turbo CPU conversion chart:

Quad Core Snapdragon 800 (2.26 Ghz - Nexus 5) ~ Pentium 75 - 90

Quad Core Samsung Exynos (1.6 Ghz - Samsung Galaxy Note II) ~ Pentium 75 - 90

Quad Core Nvidia Tegra3 CPU (1.5Ghz) ~ Pentium 60-75Mhz

Dual Core Nvidia Tegra2 CPU (1Ghz) ~ 486@66-80Mhz

Dual Core A9/Exynos Processor (Samsung Galaxy II @ 1.2Ghz) ~ 486@75-90Mhz

Dual Core Qualcomm Snapdragon S3 (MSM8260 1.5Ghz) ~ 486@50Mhz

Single Core Generic Cortex A8 (1Ghz) ~ 486@33-40Mhz[/SIZE]

GPU: 3Dfx Voodoo 1 8MB (3D) and S3 Trio64V+ 4MB (2D)

RAM: The System memory size can be set manually, see the "DosBox Turbo Performance Tweaking" section below.

HDD: Emulated to the size of your devices internal(default) or external storage. Full install close to 3GB
[TouchPad General] Borchuck:
Thank you very much. I've tried Exagear and it shows strange message with Wine icon. The message was about "main.c" and probably some missing file which is strange because I have original game and on pc it's run flawless.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
aFreeBox

Hello Dosbox Turbo users, Great News!

A free version of Dosbox Turbo is now available from the play store called aFreebox, check it out in the link below. I'll have to test it out myself and include it into the guide. Three cheers Dosbox Turbo developer Gene aka Fishstix:highfive:

aFreeBox
[TouchPad General] GAPO:
Is there a tutorial for using Zarchive to save games?
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Zarchiver to open image files

Not sure what you mean about the saved games. You can use the Zarchiver to open the img files from the device and transfer game data in and out. This would be useful if you downloaded direct play data to the device and placed it directly into the image files.
[TouchPad General] rushic24:
will moto g 2nd gen work for this

i mean processor and all stuff

i want to play age of empires
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Your device seems capable enough to play AOE. Give it a try there's a free 3day trial for you to test tot, have fun:good:
[TouchPad General] HardCorePawn:
Hi Roland,

Firstly, thanks for the awesome guides and videos... VERY easy to follow :)

EDIT: seems it was just me being a derp... all good ;)
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Nice work

Glad to hear you got it working sorry for the late reply I was out having some fun last night. Thank for your feedback if there's anything I could clear up in the guide please let me know. Have fun with fallout:highfive:
[TouchPad General] mickolaj:
problem

Sir i have a problem with fallout 2 restoration project via dosbox turbo, on my nvidia shield.Without high res patch it runs flawlessly, but i cannot scroll map upward , but when i enable high res patch(and turn off map edges) map scrolling works fine but game is very slow and laggy.Is there any way to disable map edges without enabling high res patch.

You are doing great job, thanks in advance.
[TouchPad General] mickolaj:
Thank you

Thank you my lord and saviour RolandDeschain79 , it is working perfectly now.I am using dosbox turbo.I followed your guide (once more) and now it works.Previously I was using RP 3.3.3 version-shame on me AND PATCH XD.

Thank you once more, you are doing great job.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Excellent

Excellent! I'm happy to hear you got it all working properly:highfive:

Just one quick question about which set of instructions worked perfectly for you. Did you patch the V2.3.3 of the RP project with the Hi Res 3.0.4 patch or did you use the older 2.1.2b version that works well with DBT? Thanks and have fun:good:
[TouchPad General] mickolaj:
I used 2.1.2b version.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Thank you kindly for the clarification:highfive:. I'm working on modding some files for the RP 2.3.3 and ExaGear here, so many things to keep track of:eek: This might work for DBT Turbo too but I haven't tested it yet.
[TouchPad General] Cavemanross13:
Have you or anyone every find a way to get Colonization working?
[TouchPad General] polskiklej:
Hello

I tried to launch windows 9x

After downloading Version 1.0 , I launched it and that message popped up

imgur.com/Lzvl1Wa

My device - Samsung galaxy tab 4 (t-235)

Ram- 1,5 GB

Cpu - Samsung Exynos 3470, 4x1,40 GHz

In dosbox.conf :

[dosbox]

memsize=512

machine=svga_s3
[TouchPad General] jakubek278:
Hey I have a question.

I've tried to run Space Empires 4 on it, it didn't work out

Anyone has an idea if it's possible to run this game?
[TouchPad General] crownboyz:
I use 2.0 version image

And i launch the windows

And get this message in normal mode

But it can only run at safe mode

Any help??

Running on galaxy note 4

Lastest dosbox turbo
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Not enough free memory clear some apps out of the recent programs or reboot the device. You can also reduce the memory amount to the default 256.

As noted in the OP the 2.0 image is less stable and can give you error messages. If it becomes corrupt re-extract the image from the zip and start fresh.

2)b] Version 2.0 is less stable due to the Win9x CD/ISO support. Use this version to play games that require the use of CD’s i.e. mounted ISO images.

Notes:

-The CD Rom support makes emulation less stable and can cause error messages when starting win9x with DosBox Turbo.

- If you experience errors simply exit and restart the app.

-To use ISO files they must be located within a folder before transferring them to the HDD.img.

-If the ISO is not located in a folder it will attempt to fill the HDD image and won't work correctly.

-There are alternatives to installing game data from the ISO.

-You can use the WinImage program to extract the ISO’s contents to a folder.

-This can be added to an HDD image and the setup exe run from inside of an emulated win9x environment.

-Many classic games can be run with Game Fixes, that will allow you to play without the CD.

Checkout the Fully functional Half Life for Android port here:

[youtube]wEnWXjCzRrI?list=PLTDaoCgNCnYl1-qnE4blwl3T8ypIeD-7b[/youtube]
[TouchPad General] andwan0:
DOSBox Turbo builtin dpad not working

Anyone know how to setup the built-in virtual dpad?

During the Edit Config, Button/Controller Maps, I do not see the dpad. Though, there's already preset/predefined dpad mappings. However if I accidently changed them or deleted them, there's no way to get them back again.

I've tried using gamepad, and while this works, it's not as smooth as I wanted it to be. Games like System Shock requires use of direction keys and mouse-look simultaneously. So when I use the gamepad for direction, the mouselook doesn't work. I have to stop direction keys, wait a delay, then the mouse look responds.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Reinstall the app the get the deleted data back

If you reinstall the app any files that were accidentally deleted should reappear. You can also give GameKeyboard + a try its got a complicated setup but the controls are fairly responsive.
[TouchPad General] crownboyz:
Still got this message on 1.0 image file

Running on note 4

2gb hdd
[TouchPad General] GameX2:
Same error message as a few users above - I can only boot in safe mode.

Running on a Galaxy S4, I337M. 2GB hard drive.

Tried changing the DOSBox RAM, 512, 256, 128, 64, no use. Tried rebooting, freezing nearly all my apps to free the RAM at the max, nothing. Ran both version 1.0 and 2.0, same error.

I don't know what else to attempt now :(

Thanks for the help

EDIT: It does work under FreeDOS without any changes, for some reason. But I would really love to get turbo running, if it's actually faster.

EDIT: FIXED! Didn't worked with the latest Turbo version. Worked perfectly when I tried DOSBox Turbo 2.1.16.

You guys might want to try it.
[TouchPad General] andwan0:
Monster Bash runs really really slow compared to other more advanced games like Little Big Adventure & System Shock.

Anyway know how to speed up Monster Bash?

Also, Alien Carnage (Halloween Harry), the menu freezes and I can't select anything. Anyone else get this problem?

Also, where can we put requests?

The much-desperately needed save-state would help a lot for those pesky games like Little Big Adventure where we can't save.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Thanks for the informative post

Thanks for posting your helpful info about the latest version having issues. You might want to send an Email to the developer and let him know there's an issue with his latest build and Win9x support. Have you tried aFreebox? Just wondering if it has the same issues as DBT:good:
[TouchPad General] GameX2:
I didn't contacted the developpers (yet). I did tried aFreeDOS first, it worked perfectly without tweaking. Same dosbox.conf used (in manual of course).

Which is weird because they say aFreeDOS and DOSBox Turbo are almost the same. Either way with 2.1.16, DOSBox Turbo work perfect, with any amount of RAM (Up to 512 of course).

Also, thanks for the thanked post haha.

Oh, I also tried ExGear RPG for fun and more speed. Actually really surprised on how it can run games like Sonic R at like full speed. But besides Sonic R and DX Ball 2, couldn't run anything (Well, it's based on Wine, huh? Dissapointing on how maybe how it was ported makes it really basic, somehow I can't even reach the registry editor, a command line, or launch MS Paint? That's weird. Still, the effort was really there, nice job, surprised).
[TouchPad General] :
Would somebody be so kind as to tell me where to get the .img file? I can't locate it.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
In the OP :cowboy:

2)a] Version 1.0 is the most stable but lacks Win9x CD/ISO support. Use this version to play games that don’t require the use of CD’s, i.e. mounted ISO images.

Or

2)b] Version 2.0 is less stable due to the Win9x CD/ISO support. Use this version to play games that require the use of CD’s i.e. mounted ISO images.

Notes:

-The CD Rom support makes emulation less stable and can cause error messages when starting win9x with DosBox Turbo.

- If you experience errors simply exit and restart the app.

-To use ISO files they must be located within a folder before transferring them to the HDD.img.

-If the ISO is not located in a folder it will attempt to fill the HDD image and won't work correctly.

-There are alternatives to installing game data from the ISO.

-You can use the WinImage program to extract the ISO’s contents to a folder.

-This can be added to an HDD image and the setup exe run from inside of an emulated win9x environment.

-Many classic games can be run with Game Fixes, that will allow you to play without the CD.

GameBurnWorld No-CD Game Fixes

Or

2)c] Version 3.0 runs slightly faster since its based on win95 but only has DX8.0 support and therefore doesn't run as many games as V1.0. Use this version to play games on a slower device that don't require DX9C support.
[TouchPad General] wolfy762:
Nexus 9 DosBox Turbo GPU Rendering crash

Just recently picked up a Nexus 9 and got DosBox Turbo up and running.... It works pretty well except that whenever I enable GPU rendering I crash to desktop after a few minutes of play. I have defaulted settings and only enabled this to single it out as the problem. I have been using Doom (Ultimate), DoomII (full) and Civilization 1 as a test, but it seems to do it with other dosgames as well. Has anyone really polished up a config for Nexus 9? or anything I should be changing? After I rooted I noticed you can force 2D apps to use GPU from the Dev options, does this have the same effect?

Thanks in advance!

Nexus 9

5.1.1 Stock - Root

DosBox Turbo 2.1.20a

DosBox Manager 2.1.20
[TouchPad General] retrogamerum:
Help new here

Can anyone tell me how I can get the sims running on dosbox turbo
[TouchPad General] Mozzytm:
does anyone know how to add a third drive to version 2.0? i've set the config up and it works on a standard DT instance (I have c: D: and e:, being img, img, path to my usb respectively). However if I copy this config into the windows dosbox.config (with F: as the drive letter) I still only see c:\ , d:\ and e:\ as drives. even if I could add another img(or a bigger img) as a drive that would help.
[TouchPad General] Erzet:
Your Windows 95a config (3rd OS image) has the error.

There is in system.ini:

maxfilecache-8192

while has to be

maxfilecache=8192

Also these settings seem to be too low for your recommended memsize=256 Numbers at thpc.info/ram/vcache.html are more.
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
The maximum number of images you can mount is 2, the maximum size for the images is 2GB.

Thanks for reporting problems but did you read the info you linked me to by any chance? That's the recommend vcache size for 256MB of memory and the primary function being gaming. The problem should be fixed now just redownload that package and see if the issue is resolved.

VCACHE	WITH WIN95

95 VCache needs to be limited in 95
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
If it ain't broke...

Forcing the rendering from the GPU can have unwanted results, like crashing. If this option causes instability on your device then don't use it.

Read OP, place sims 1 game data in empty image file, play the game.
[TouchPad General] Erzet:
By some chance that could be related to previous minfilecache for win95. And min/maxfilecache for win98 images wich stay too low according to thpc.info

And also to this (win9x page there): "Gamers often use 1/8 of physical RAM for the MaxFileCache", "MinFileCache can be set to about 1/2 of MaxFileCache, or to the same as MaxFileCache", "Its reported that tests have shown a maxfilecache of 1/4 to 1/8 of RAM, even with 128MB (+), is better for many games".
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
I did try increasing it in win98 but then I had stability issues and found some games wouldn't launch, like fallout 2. Have you tested increasing the cache size with Dosbox Turbo and win98? Emulation can be finicky:fingers-crossed: I found setting the same max/min cache size worked well but setting it too high caused issues.
[TouchPad General] Xanarki:
Hey Roland (and people), glad to see there's still a following for Windows emulation on Dosbox Turbo. I started messing around with it when I saw that Half-Life video about two years ago. Things worked like a charm on my old Nexus 5. But I'm having a serious issue with the Nexus 6.

No matter what I do, explorer ALWAYS crashes upon startup. The "illegal operation" error. I've used two different of my own images, and Roland's image in the OP. I've tried all the cpu cores (which strangely, DYNAMIC leaves me at a black screen after the startup logo, but the others take me a tad further to the point of explorer crashing). I've tried switching cputypes, increasing and decreasing memsize, enabling armv7 opt only, turning on gpu rendering, and jumping off a waterfall. Nothing is working.

If anyone has any theory on why this is, please let me know. I have lost hours of sleep over this, and I am at a dead end. -Xan
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Hi, not sure why your nexus 6 is crashing, could be a compatibility issue with the device or OS. You could send alogcat to the developer via his email address on the play store page to help resolve the problem. Try Exagear if you're stuck, it runs many of the same games. If you'd like to have a better gaming experience with Half Life on Android I'd highly recommend Xash3D. Have fun:highfive:

[youtube]wEnWXjCzRrI[/youtube]

[youtube]Co78pPKakkI[/youtube]
[TouchPad General] Duckers McQuack:
So, how do i get it to boot from the sdcard when i have the c and hdd img on it? The device is shield portable android 5.1

[IMG="http://puu.sh/kQ4DX/e11cad5a50.png"]http://puu.sh/kQ4DX/e11cad5a50.png[/IMG]
[TouchPad General] RolandDeschain79:
Don't forget to read the instructions

Start by reading the instructions for this in the OP quoted below. Note that some devices have issues using the external storage, in this case the path should be changed to sdcard1. Give it a try have fun:cowboy:

(Optional)SDcard storage If you wish to store the images onto an external SDcard instead of the devices internal memory, then you will need to open the dosbox.conf file and change the file directory path. The directory path can vary across android devices so I'd recommend using a file explorer program to view the desired location to better find the correct path for your device. Review the following information to change the SDcard path.

Default data location path in the dosbox.conf file:

imgmount c: /sdcard/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /sdcard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

Change the SDcard path to the image files:

imgmount c: /sdcard1/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /sdcard1/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

or

imgmount c: /mnt/sdcard1/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /mnt/sdcard1/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

or

imgmount c: /mnt/extsdcard/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /mnt/extsdcard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023

or

imgmount c: /storage/extSdCard/c.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,16,520

imgmount d: /storage/extSdCard/hdd-2gb.img -t hdd -fs fat -size 512,63,64,1023
[TouchPad General] fvig2001:
Hi.

I am using DosBox Turbo to run Windows 95 and I am using a bluetooth keyboard with my tablet. For some reason pressing shift + arrow keys does not work (e.g. highlighting text in notepad). It ends up with just the arrow keys being pressed only. The buttons work otherwise. Outside dosbox, this key combination works. Is there a way to make it work in DosBox Turbo?
[TouchPad General] Borchuck:
Try reassign physical shift to left shift in DosBox Turbo settings.
[TouchPad General] fvig2001:
Thanks but I've tried setting both shift keys to left and right shift respectively and it didn't work. I tried setting the shift and the direction keys and it didn't work either. I then tried setting just the direction keys and it didn't work either. The result is still no characters get highlighted in Notepad. For reference, I am using the bluetooth logitech keyboard for Galaxy Note Pro 12.2.

http://www.logitech.com/en-roeu/product/pro
[TouchPad General] Borchuck:
I'm using built in physical keyboard and it work very well but I'm on Win98.