dosbox wont read .cue files.

mrapathy · 07-25-2017, 11:58 PM

could not build dosbox in 64bit

using mount and

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imgmount [drive letter] path -t iso

in dosbox on linux and windows.

dugan · 07-26-2017, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by mrapathy

could not build dosbox in 64bit

Really?

Can you be more specific about what happened when you tried?

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imgmount [drive letter] path -t iso

And what happened when you did that?

Please note that I specifically said:

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and what happens (post the command output and errors) when you do the same in Linux?

mrapathy · 07-26-2017, 12:03 AM

I used the SBo and it complained. my dosbox is i486 package

hmm just retried and it built a 64bit package and dosbox works though is still not imgmount my .cue/bin file

dugan · 07-26-2017, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mrapathy

I used the SBo and it complained. my dosbox is i486 package

"it complained".

How every technical and specific.

I'm afraid that if you're not going to paste in actual terminal output, you're not going to get helpful advice.

Are you having trouble with copy and paste?

You do realize that "it works in windows" "no go" "it complained" "didn't work" etc are not enough for us to actually help you, right?

mrapathy · 07-26-2017, 12:25 AM

cant copy paste from dosbox window

as example I get same output as thread I linked to in first post

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Could not load image file: /home/john/Downloads/Betrayal at Krondor/KRONDOR.cue
MSCDEX: Failure: Invalid file or unable to open.

Just tried rebuilding dosbox 64bit and it worked but still cannot imgmount in dosbox with cue/bin file.

Getting confused its late. swear dosbox complained when I built it 64bit second to last time I tried and it didnt output a package per SBo script.

dugan · 07-26-2017, 12:46 AM

If you want to confirm that you've actually built Dosbox with SDL_Sound support: look for this in the build output.

Code:

checking SDL_sound.h usability... yes                                    
checking SDL_sound.h presence... yes                                     
checking for SDL_sound.h... yes                                                                                                                   checking for Sound_Init in -lSDL_sound... yes                            
checking for Sound_Seek in -lSDL_sound... yes

Also, one possibility for why it works in Windows (which was brought up in the other thread) might be that the filename(s) listed in the .cue files are written in the wrong case. Windows would tolerate that because of its case-insensitive filesystem. Check that.

mrapathy · 07-26-2017, 01:02 AM

yes I built it with SDL_sound support captured the output to a file and searched it.

dosbox still doesnt want to imgmount cue/bin file same error as before.

dugan · 07-26-2017, 01:13 AM

Open the cue sheet with a text editor. You know at this point what you're looking for.

mrapathy · 07-26-2017, 01:24 AM

I was able to imgmount the .bin file. though this means no music tracks. the game is working which will have to do.

wonder if I should submit a bugreport to dosbox.

dugan · 07-26-2017, 09:47 AM

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Originally Posted by mrapathy

wonder if I should submit a bugreport to dosbox.

Only if you want to be told to open the cue sheet in a text editor again.

chemfire · 07-26-2017, 10:49 AM

Dos box should mount a cue file as others have pointed out. CUE files are a good choice for DOS box much of the time, over ISO. Lots of old dos games had audio tracks in addition to a data track, the bin/toc/cue image format allows you to represent/store those. ISO are just a filesystem image. DosBox's virtual cdrom driver will allow playback of the audio tracks in bin/toc/cue image.

Do not mount the image on the host. Well you can but it won't be helpful. Make sure the toc, bin, and audio file are in the same directory as the cue file. From inside dosbox use the command:

imgmount d: /path/to/your/cue/file/on/the/host.cue -t iso

mrapathy · 07-26-2017, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by chemfire

Dos box should mount a cue file as others have pointed out. CUE files are a good choice for DOS box much of the time, over ISO. Lots of old dos games had audio tracks in addition to a data track, the bin/toc/cue image format allows you to represent/store those. ISO are just a filesystem image. DosBox's virtual cdrom driver will allow playback of the audio tracks in bin/toc/cue image.

Do not mount the image on the host. Well you can but it won't be helpful. Make sure the toc, bin, and audio file are in the same directory as the cue file. From inside dosbox use the command:

imgmount d: /path/to/your/cue/file/on/the/host.cue -t iso

tried that countless times only to get error mentioned earlier.

game segfaults when mounting the .bin file. guess I will just play it in windows.

dugan · 07-26-2017, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by mrapathy

I will just play it in windows.

You can run Windows DosBox in WINE, you know.