(SOLVED) Any version of DOSBox which doesn't always crash?
  • Order of the Butterfly
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    ChrisH
    Posts: 167 from 2009/11/26
    Does anyone have a version of DOSBox which doesn't crash?

    v0.74.1 crashes on exit.
    v0.72 crashes as soon as it opens it's window.
    v0.63 needs the version of powersdl library it comes with... and still crashes on exit.

    v0.61 is reputed to work well, but does not seem to be available for download :(

    I am using the latest version of powersdl.library (v15.10).
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    itix
    Posts: 1520 from 2003/2/24
    From: Finland
    Can you post a log file? I'd like to make sure it is not a bug in powersdl.
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    ChrisH
    Posts: 167 from 2009/11/26
    @itix
    As v0.74.1 seems to just freeze on exit (the OS still thinks the program is fine), I'm not sure there would be anything in a log file. I couldn't find any log file, but perhaps you can remind me where to find it, in case I'm looking in the wrong place?

    P.S. For some strange reason, v0.72 suddenly started working as well as v0.74.1 .
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    Krashan
    Posts: 1107 from 2003/6/11
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    I couldn't find any log file, but perhaps you can remind me where to find it, in case I'm looking in the wrong place?

    System debug log, not DOSBox log. Use LogTool to grab it.
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    ChrisH
    Posts: 167 from 2009/11/26
    @itix
    Never mind! While I swear it was crashing with the default DOSBox.conf file, it now seems to be working unless I enable sound (in which case it does freeze-on-exit) but then again sound doesn't seem to work on the MorphOS DOSBox anyway.
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    Amigaharry2
    Posts: 1275 from 2010/1/6
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    Try attached config-file....sound works perfect on MOS (3.1) and Dosbox 0.74.....
    Adjust keyboard-layout and path for mounting c: to your choice.......

    .
    # Lines starting with a # are commentlines.
    # They are used to (briefly) document the effect of each option.

    [sdl]
    # fullscreen: Start dosbox directly in fullscreen.
    # fulldouble: Use double buffering in fullscreen.
    # fullresolution: What resolution to use for fullscreen: original or fixed size (e.g. 1024x768).
    # windowresolution: Scale the window to this size IF the output device supports hardware scaling.
    # output: What video system to use for output.
    # Possible values: surface, overlay, opengl, openglnb.
    # autolock: Mouse will automatically lock, if you click on the screen.
    # sensitivity: Mouse sensitivity.
    # waitonerror: Wait before closing the console if dosbox has an error.
    # priority: Priority levels for dosbox. Second entry behind the comma is for when dosbox is not focused/minimized. (pause is only valid for the second entry)
    # Possible values: lowest, lower, normal, higher, highest, pause.
    # mapperfile: File used to load/save the key/event mappings from.
    # usescancodes: Avoid usage of symkeys, might not work on all operating systems.

    fullscreen=false
    fulldouble=false
    fullresolution=1024x768
    windowresolution=original
    output=surface
    autolock=true
    sensitivity=50
    waitonerror=true
    priority=higher,normal
    mapperfile=mapper.txt
    usescancodes=false

    [dosbox]
    # language: Select another language file.
    # machine: The type of machine tries to emulate.
    # Possible values: hercules, cga, tandy, pcjr, ega, vgaonly, svga_s3, svga_et3000, svga_et4000, svga_paradise, vesa_nolfb, vesa_oldvbe.
    # captures: Directory where things like wave, midi, screenshot get captured.
    # memsize: Amount of memory DOSBox has in megabytes.
    # This value is best left at its default to avoid problems with some games,
    # though few games might require a higher value.
    # There is generally no speed advantage when raising this value.

    language=
    machine=svga_s3
    captures=capture
    memsize=32

    [render]
    # frameskip: How many frames DOSBox skips before drawing one.
    # aspect: Do aspect correction, if your output method doesn't support scaling this can slow things down!.
    # scaler: Scaler used to enlarge/enhance low resolution modes. If 'forced' is appended,the scaler will be used even if the result might not be desired.
    # Possible values: none, normal2x, normal3x, advmame2x, advmame3x, advinterp2x, advinterp3x, hq2x, hq3x, 2xsai, super2xsai, supereagle, tv2x, tv3x, rgb2x, rgb3x, scan2x, scan3x.

    frameskip=1
    aspect=false
    scaler=normal2x

    [cpu]
    # core: CPU Core used in emulation. auto will switch to dynamic if available and appropriate.
    # Possible values: auto, normal, simple.
    # cputype: CPU Type used in emulation. auto is the fastest choice.
    # Possible values: auto, 386, 386_slow, 486_slow, pentium_slow, 386_prefetch.
    # cycles: Amount of instructions DOSBox tries to emulate each millisecond. Setting this value too high results in sound dropouts and lags. Cycles can be set in 3 ways:
    # 'auto' tries to guess what a game needs.
    # It usually works, but can fail for certain games.
    # 'fixed #number' will set a fixed amount of cycles. This is what you usually need if 'auto' fails.
    # (Example: fixed 4000)
    # 'max' will allocate as much cycles as your computer is able to handle
    #
    # Possible values: auto, fixed, max.
    # cycleup: Amount of cycles to increase/decrease with keycombo.
    # cycledown: Setting it lower than 100 will be a percentage.

    core=auto
    cputype=auto
    cycles=auto
    cycleup=10
    cycledown=20

    [mixer]
    # nosound: Enable silent mode, sound is still emulated though.
    # rate: Mixer sample rate, setting any device's rate higher than this will probably lower their sound quality.
    # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716.
    # blocksize: Mixer block size, larger blocks might help sound stuttering but sound will also be more lagged.
    # Possible values: 2048, 4096, 8192, 1024, 512, 256.
    # prebuffer: How many milliseconds of data to keep on top of the blocksize.

    nosound=false
    rate=22050
    blocksize=1024
    prebuffer=20

    [midi]
    # mpu401: Type of MPU-401 to emulate.
    # Possible values: intelligent, uart, none.
    # mididevice: Device that will receive the MIDI data from MPU-401.
    # Possible values: default, win32, alsa, oss, coreaudio, coremidi, none.
    # midiconfig: Special configuration options for the device driver. This is usually the id of the device you want to use. See README for details.

    mpu401=intelligent
    mididevice=default
    midiconfig=

    [sblaster]
    # sbtype: Type of sblaster to emulate.
    # Possible values: sb1, sb2, sbpro1, sbpro2, sb16, none.
    # sbbase: The IO address of the soundblaster.
    # Possible values: 220, 240, 260, 280, 2a0, 2c0, 2e0, 300.
    # irq: The IRQ number of the soundblaster.
    # Possible values: 7, 5, 3, 9, 10, 11, 12.
    # dma: The DMA number of the soundblaster.
    # Possible values: 1, 5, 0, 3, 6, 7.
    # hdma: The High DMA number of the soundblaster.
    # Possible values: 1, 5, 0, 3, 6, 7.
    # sbmixer: Allow the soundblaster mixer to modify the DOSBox mixer.
    # oplmode: Type of OPL emulation. On 'auto' the mode is determined by sblaster type. All OPL modes are Adlib-compatible, except for 'cms'.
    # Possible values: auto, cms, opl2, dualopl2, opl3, none.
    # oplemu: Provider for the OPL emulation. compat might provide better quality (see oplrate as well).
    # Possible values: default, compat, fast.
    # oplrate: Sample rate of OPL music emulation. Use 49716 for highest quality (set the mixer rate accordingly).
    # Possible values: 22050, 49716, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000.

    sbtype=sbpro2
    sbbase=220
    irq=7
    dma=1
    hdma=5
    sbmixer=true
    oplmode=auto
    oplemu=default
    oplrate=22050

    [gus]
    # gus: Enable the Gravis Ultrasound emulation.
    # gusrate: Sample rate of Ultrasound emulation.
    # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716.
    # gusbase: The IO base address of the Gravis Ultrasound.
    # Possible values: 240, 220, 260, 280, 2a0, 2c0, 2e0, 300.
    # gusirq: The IRQ number of the Gravis Ultrasound.
    # Possible values: 5, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12.
    # gusdma: The DMA channel of the Gravis Ultrasound.
    # Possible values: 3, 0, 1, 5, 6, 7.
    # ultradir: Path to Ultrasound directory. In this directory
    # there should be a MIDI directory that contains
    # the patch files for GUS playback. Patch sets used
    # with Timidity should work fine.

    gus=true
    gusrate=22050
    gusbase=240
    gusirq=5
    gusdma=3
    ultradir=C:\ULTRASND

    [speaker]
    # pcspeaker: Enable PC-Speaker emulation.
    # pcrate: Sample rate of the PC-Speaker sound generation.
    # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716.
    # tandy: Enable Tandy Sound System emulation. For 'auto', emulation is present only if machine is set to 'tandy'.
    # Possible values: auto, on, off.
    # tandyrate: Sample rate of the Tandy 3-Voice generation.
    # Possible values: 22050, 44100, 48000, 32000, 16000, 11025, 8000, 49716.
    # disney: Enable Disney Sound Source emulation. (Covox Voice Master and Speech Thing compatible).

    pcspeaker=true
    pcrate=22050
    tandy=auto
    tandyrate=22050
    disney=false

    [joystick]
    # joysticktype: Type of joystick to emulate: auto (default), none,
    # 2axis (supports two joysticks),
    # 4axis (supports one joystick, first joystick used),
    # 4axis_2 (supports one joystick, second joystick used),
    # fcs (Thrustmaster), ch (CH Flightstick).
    # none disables joystick emulation.
    # auto chooses emulation depending on real joystick(s).
    # Possible values: auto, 2axis, 4axis, 4axis_2, fcs, ch, none.
    # timed: enable timed intervals for axis. (false is old style behaviour).
    # autofire: continuously fires as long as you keep the button pressed.
    # swap34: swap the 3rd and the 4th axis. can be useful for certain joysticks.
    # buttonwrap: enable button wrapping at the number of emulated buttons.

    joysticktype=none
    timed=true
    autofire=false
    swap34=false
    buttonwrap=true

    [serial]
    # serial1: set type of device connected to com port.
    # Can be disabled, dummy, modem, nullmodem, directserial.
    # Additional parameters must be in the same line in the form of
    # parameter:value. Parameter for all types is irq.
    # for directserial: realport (required), rxdelay (optional).
    # (realport:COM1 realport:ttyS0).
    # for modem: listenport (optional).
    # for nullmodem: server, rxdelay, txdelay, telnet, usedtr,
    # transparent, port, inhsocket (all optional).
    # Example: serial1=modem listenport:5000
    # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.
    # serial2: see serial1
    # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.
    # serial3: see serial1
    # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.
    # serial4: see serial1
    # Possible values: dummy, disabled, modem, nullmodem, directserial.

    serial1=dummy
    serial2=disabled
    serial3=disabled
    serial4=disabled

    [dos]
    # xms: Enable XMS support.
    # ems: Enable EMS support.
    # umb: Enable UMB support.
    # keyboardlayout: Language code of the keyboard layout (or none).

    xms=true
    ems=true
    umb=true
    keyboardlayout=gr

    [ipx]
    # ipx: Enable ipx over UDP/IP emulation.

    ipx=false

    [autoexec]

    mount c Work:Dosbox/Programme
    c:
    mount d CD0: -t cdrom -isecd 0 -ioctl
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  • »23.01.13 - 19:44
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    ChrisH
    Posts: 167 from 2009/11/26
    @Amigaharry2
    Thanks! It was crashing-on-exit with sb16, but changing it to sbpro2 fixed that. I've also now got sound!
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  • Order of the Butterfly
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    ChrisH
    Posts: 167 from 2009/11/26
    itix,
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    Can you post a log file? I'd like to make sure it is not a bug in powersdl.

    There is nothing in the log. I'm not surprised since DosBox doesn't technically crash, it just seems to freeze-on-exit (presumably waiting for something to happen that never does).

    (Clicking on the window's close gadget does nothing.)
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