DOSBox Wii Help!!!

Posted by PANMUSIC

DOSBox Wii Help!!!
July 30, 2009 12:12PM

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As I never used DOS in my life,I have no idea what commands to type in order to start the games.
My SD structure is as this.
sd/apps/dosbox-wii
sd root/DOSBox/several games in separate folders

Can anyone simply tell me what command to type,please?

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DanielHueho

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
July 30, 2009 07:02PM

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[www.c3scripts.com]

In short:

Use dir to show the content of the current directory.
Use cd foldername to change to respective directory.

Usually you should follow the instructions of every game, to see how start it.

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PANMUSIC

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
July 31, 2009 07:42AM

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Quote
DanielHueho
http://www.c3scripts.com/tutorials/msdos/commands.html

In short:

Use dir to show the content of the current directory.
Use cd foldername to change to respective directory.

Usually you should follow the instructions of every game, to see how start it.

Thanks for your answer!
I tried these commands but it keeps telling me that I am always in Z: drive.
What can I type in order to choose another one?Like C for example...

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DanielHueho

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
August 01, 2009 01:37AM

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Sorry, I forget to mention that:

To change to another drive, just type the drive letter.

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daniel_c_w

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
August 01, 2009 07:36PM

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...followed by a ":"

(for example: "c:")

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PANMUSIC

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
August 02, 2009 04:54PM

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I tried to type c: but it keeps telling me "illegal command". :-((((((((((((((

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Arikado

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
August 02, 2009 05:34PM

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Try C:/ or c:/

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mdbrim

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
August 02, 2009 08:11PM

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Make sure you are using : and not ;

it needs to be c:

c; gives an illegal command...

c:/ also works

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/2009 08:12PM by mdbrim.

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PANMUSIC

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
August 04, 2009 05:12PM

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And my 'illegal command' nightmare continues...
Are you sure that as soon as I start DOSBox Wii the first command I uoght to type is c:/ ?

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Arikado

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August 04, 2009 05:30PM

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Erm, I'm pretty sure you have to type out an entire path, not just the drive name.

Here's a full path:
Pretend I is the equivalent of the SD Drive (I actually don't know what is):
I:\apps\DOSBoxWii\MyDOSGames\TieFighter.exe

Edit: Actually, isn't sd:\ the SD Drive name?

Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 08/04/2009 05:41PM by Arikado.

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daniel_c_w

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August 04, 2009 05:37PM

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I never used Dosbox on the Wii, but under the real MS-DOS, you used drive-letter followed by a : to change the drive.

you also use \ instead of /

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DanielHueho

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August 04, 2009 06:37PM

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Quote
WiiBrew article
You need a Wii Remote and a USB keyboard.

The C: drive will automatically be mounted to sd:/DOSBox/ if loaded from apps/dosbox-wii/. Otherwise, the directory the dol is loaded from will be mounted as C, and sd:/DOSBox as D (if present). The Z: driver is a virtual drive that is part of DOSBox.

Other drives can be mounted using the MOUNT command. Prefix sd: for an SD card, and usb: for a USB drive. The Wii's DVD drive and network folders can't be mounted at this time.

The configuration file is loaded from the directory the dol is located in (if present) and sd:/DOSBox/dosbox.conf otherwise. This file will be created automatically after you start DOSBox. Please edit it with a text editor to choose settings appropriate for each game.

Press the Home button, type "exit", press Ctrl+F9, or press Reset (on the console) to exit.

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mdbrim

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August 05, 2009 05:25AM

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you also use \ instead of /

yes, but for some reason / works on the wii

If it is still failing, trying mounting the folder yourself with:

mount c sd:/apps/dosbox-wii/whateveryouwant

or

mount c sd:/whateverfolderyouwant

then try

c:

Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 08/05/2009 05:27AM by mdbrim.

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lowsnamebrand

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August 05, 2009 05:41AM

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On dosbox-wii C: is automatically st to sd:/dosbox(atleast on mine) so theoretically you would just have to go

c:
CD c:/games name

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mdbrim

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August 05, 2009 05:47AM

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yeah, wii know... (get it?)

he's having problems with the c: part...

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PANMUSIC

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
August 05, 2009 07:22AM

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Quote
mdbrim
Quote
you also use \ instead of /

yes, but for some reason / works on the wii

If it is still failing, trying mounting the folder yourself with:

mount c sd:/apps/dosbox-wii/whateveryouwant

or

mount c sd:/whateverfolderyouwant

then try

c:

When I tried it,the'Directory sd not found' command appeared!
What may causes this problem?

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mdbrim

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August 06, 2009 03:40AM

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what exactly are you typing?

i get a "directory sd doesn't exit if i just type "mount e sd" you have to have the ":"

if i type "mount e sd:/apps" it works fine.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/06/2009 03:41AM by mdbrim.

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PANMUSIC

Re: DOSBox Wii Help!!!
August 06, 2009 07:09PM

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mdbrim
what exactly are you typing?

i get a "directory sd doesn't exit if i just type "mount e sd" you have to have the ":"

if i type "mount e sd:/apps" it works fine.

I tried to type 'mount e sd:/apps' and the result was a 'Directory does not exist' message.
The exact same happened when I typed 'mount c sd:/apps'
Maybe I did something wrong with the folders placement,or I don't know what else to think... :-((((