Questions tagged [dosbox]
DOSBox is emulator software that emulates an IBM PC compatible computer running MS-DOS. It is intended especially for use with old PC games. DOSBox is free software.
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DOSBox doesnt listen to resolution in config file
I have DOSBox set to run at 640/480, but when I run it xwininfo says its running at 640x400 I've tried every option for "output:" and changing the resoultion to something weird like 64x480 keeps the ...
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Increase DOSBox windowed size
I have a HiDPI screen so running DOSBox normally gives almost unreadably small text. How can I scale the DOSBox window by a fixed and integer scale factor, say 200% that works for all resolutions?
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Why does DOSBox run at a slower speed when using my speakers instead of my headphones?
I noticed that whenever I play a game in DOSBox, the game runs very choppy with many dropped frames when I have no audio device plugged in to my laptop's headphone jack.
However, when I plug in ...
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Launch DOSBOX to run exe but also mount the ultradir directory
I want to create a launcher for DOSBOX that directly starts DOOM. I do this by using the following (I'm on Linux):
dosbox ~/games/DOOM/DOOM.EXE
This works great, however, I want to use Gravis ...
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Configure Windows Printer to be Pure Pass-through (for DOSBox/Legacy program)?
I have several legacy applications running under DOSBox (I have the Daum's Cafe SVN from http://ykhwong.x-y.net/). Most DOS programs that could handle formatted printing did it internally to the ...
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DosBox / Win10 file/folder issues, and batch files
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I have DOSBox (ver reports DOS 5.00) running under Windows10. "DOS" herein refers only to the DOSBox "guest" environment. I created a subdir called "bulk" on the Windows side, and I can ...
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DosBox on CLI Debian 9.6 prints garbage on screen
Today I set up a new virtual machine with Debian 9.6 (i386). I have installed DosBox using apt-get, run it and get
this.
I did not know that DosBox can run this way (without X11), and even if it does,...
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Can DOSBox emulate a machine that has two display adapters?
I've been playing around with Borland Turbo C for reasons that I cannot explain or defend, and I noticed the following text in the online help:
/D: Tells Turbo C to use Dual monitor mode
(two ...
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DOSBOX for Chrome (OS?) shows up as black screen
I downloaded DOSBOX on my Chromebook and when I loaded it everything was a success till I got past the "hints". After that, everything was just a black screen, and in Chrome OS there are no "Program ...
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Run .pif in DOSBOX
I'm trying to run a .pif file in dosbox. I tried typing the name of the file followed by the extension(like game.pif), but dosbox says "illegal command".
How can i fix this? Is there any other way i ...
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How to make auto type command in dosbox window using batch?
am new to Dosbox. I have downloaded Dosbox.exe from internet to play olden game dave.exe
What I did is,
opened dos.exe
typed mount c c:\dave\
typed c:
typed dave.exe
after these dave game will open ...
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DOSBox ConEmu integration
Is it possible to use ConEmu as a terminal for the DOSBox console? If so, how?
I followed the instructions from the ConEmu project site:
I installed DOSBox to C:\Program Files\ConEmu\ConEmu\DosBox
I ...
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How to exit to prompt in DOSBox?
For some DOS applications I don't know how to properly quit. I wouldn't mind force quitting.
I would like to return to the original prompt from where I started the DOS application.
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How may I print from a DosBox application to a wirelessly connected network printer?
I'm using a Surface Pro 2 running Windows 10. The DOS program from which to print is EZ-Tree, a genealogy application produced in 1987. Its List function does the printing and is extremely limited. ...
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imgmount in dosbox says "can't create drive from file" to .img created with dd
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I want to backup old floppy disks (as images) and then be able to mount them in dosbox later.
What I did:
I'm running Linux Mint.
I add an external 3,5" floppy drive (USB)
I dump an ...
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