REQ: DOS boot up disk for games

[max_clif]

Anyone still got a really old DOS bootup disk for playing games under DOS that will run an old SB16pnp card and load up the cdrom?

Im having trouble making a disk that does this, fastest way is to ask for someone in here to image me a disk from your 7 year old collection

[catachresis]

Hey! It's Dr. Dos!

--http://--www.drdos.net/download.htm

This will allow you to enter the magical world of the clean dos environment. Check your head!

[max_clif]

hrmm thanks but this doesnt include the commands I need to load in order to run my sb16 under dos

[Shadow_of_KoRn]

I don't know anything about dr. dos but in a regular dos boot disk a line similar to "SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 T4" must be in your Autoexec.bat file without the quotes. You may have to try some variations of the line. The number after the "A" has to be a port number between 210 and 260 with increments of 10 i think(ie. 210, 220, 230...), and the number after the "I" specifies which irq you are using(ie. I5, I6,...I9). Hope this helps.

[max_clif]

ok thanks

[claw]

You could try these and edit the bits you don't need

Autoexec.bat

C:\WINDOWS\MSCDEX.EXE /S /D:MSCD001 /V /M:15
SET SOUND=C:\SB16
SET BLASTER=A220 I5 D1 H1 P330 T6
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
C:\SB16\DIAGNOSE /S
C:\SB16\SB16SET /P /Q
LH /L:0;1,45456 /S C:\DOS\SMARTDRV.EXE /X
@ECHO OFF
PROMPT $p$g
PATH C:\WINDOWS;C:\MOUSE;C:\DOS
LH /L:1,35552 MOUSE
SET TEMP=C:\DOS
MODE CON CODEPAGE PREPARE=((437) C:\DOS\EGA.CPI)
MODE CON CODEPAGE SELECT=437
LH /L:1,16656 KEYB UK,,C:\DOS\KEYBOARD.SYS
REM C:\CLUTIL\CLMODE m4


Config.sys

DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\HIMEM.SYS
DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE NOEMS
BUFFERS=15,0
FILES=40
DOS=UMB
LASTDRIVE=Z
FCBS=4,0
DEVICE=C:\SB16\DRV\SBCD.SYS /D:MSCD001 /P:220
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,26928 =C:\SB16\DRV\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:5 D:1 H:1
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,10416 =C:\SB16\DRV\CTMMSYS.SYS
DEVICE=C:\IDEDRV.SYS
REM ** FILES=30
DEVICE=C:\DOS\SETVER.EXE
DOS=HIGH
COUNTRY=044,,C:\DOS\COUNTRY.SYS
DEVICEHIGH /L:1,15792 =C:\DOS\DISPLAY.SYS CON=(EGA,,1)
STACKS=9,256
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\IFSHLP.SYS

hope it might help.

Reminds me of the good old days when you had to have different versions of these for some games

[max_clif]

Ok after days I still cannot get this %^$#!@ DOS gaming boot diskette going.

The SB16 dos utilities cannot be installed since it detects that Im using win98, and I no longer have a boot disk for dos5 or dos6

So here's what I have for the autoexec.bat:
@echo off
CLS
LH MSCDEX.EXE /D:CDROMDRV /M:10
LH MOUSE.COM

REM Enabling the following line will add sound for
REM Creative Labs PNP sound cards including AWE 32 and 64

REM LH CTCM.EXE
REM CTCM.EXE
CTCM.EXE
PROMPT $p$g
rem SET BLASTER=A220 I10 D1 H7 P300 T6
SET BLASTER=A:220 I:11 D:0 H:0 T:6
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0
REM A:\DIAGNOSE /S <---dont have this installed, cannot install
REM A:\SB16SET /P /Q <---dont have this installed, cannot install
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMANDSET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
CLS
f:


Config.sys:
[menu]
menuitem=normal,Boot using normal CD-ROM driver (Recommended)
menuitem=extended,Attempt to use all CD-ROM drivers (including SCSI)
menudefault=normal,1

[common]
REM FILES=60
REM BUFFERS=20,0
FILES=30
BUFFERS=30
DEVICE=HIMEM.SYS /TESTMEM:OFF
rem DEVICE=EMM386.EXE NOEMS

DEVICE=EMM386.EXE 2560 RAM

DOS=HIGH,UMB
rem Devicehigh=A:\CTSB16.SYS /Unit=0 /Blaster=A:260 I:3 D:1 H:5
DEVICE=A:\CTSB16.SYS /UNIT=0 /BLASTER=A:220 I:11 D:0 H:0 T:6
DEVICE=A:\CTMMSYS.SYS


[normal]
DEVICEHIGH=MTMCDAI.SYS /D:CDROMDRV

[extended]
DEVICEHIGH=OAKCDROM.SYS /D:CDROMDRV
DEVICEHIGH=BTDOSM.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=FLASHPT.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=BTCDROM.SYS /D:CDROMDRV
DEVICEHIGH=ASPI2DOS.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=ASPI8DOS.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=ASPI4DOS.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=ASPI8U2.SYS
DEVICEHIGH=ASPICD.SYS /D:CDROMDRV


And the error message again is:
"Error CTSOUND1008: Invalid "/BLASTER=A:***" argument when booting up


Hrmm can any1 help me out a bit here?

[ssjkakaroto]

cant you boot on that 7th or 8th option of the win98 boot menu (old dos version or something)? if you can i think youll be able to install the dos drivers

youre probably getting that error because of this
REM A:\SB16SET /P /Q <---dont have this installed, cannot install

edit: one more thing, why are you using so many cd drivers on your config.sys?

[max_clif]

There is no old dos option for bootup, that exists only if you installed win98 over dos, which I didnt do.

There are alot of cdrom drivers because it's the way I found this version of the boot disk The cdrom driveres boot up properly so that isnt the problem

[ssjkakaroto]

i found this on google it might help you
_http://www.chasque.net/nydia-52/ngt2000/bdisk.htm

[max_clif]

Doh! The file to be downloaded from that site is long gone

Such is my luck *sigh*

[ssjkakaroto]

blah! sorry, i didnt check it

[max_clif]

Ok thanks guys.

I got it working, with the help of Creative Labs tech support