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Alternative DOS package for DOSBox-X using LOADLIN (Announce)

posted by Wengier E-mail, 08.11.2020, 07:13

> How do I mount disk drives in this version? It cannot access my DOS disks.
> When I mounted the root I cannot see any /dev/sdx or hdx devices to mount.
> What kernel does it use? Would work native with my SB Audigy?
> Also it has some menu drawing problem that some block of menu background
> are drawn to the top of screen and doesn't cleared when menu is closed.
> http://www.rayer.g6.cz/1tmp/dosbox-x.jpg
Since this alternative package was developed by grapeli, I posted your questions in this thread of the DOSBox-X issue tracker, and he answered the following:

--- grapeli's reply ---

I created this to test run DOSBox-X in DOSBox-X. I also check how it works in Qemu (basically mainly under it, a better build could be created strictly for it).

> How do I mount disk drives in this version? It cannot access my DOS disks.
> When I mounted the root I cannot see any /dev/sdx or hdx devices to mount.
> What kernel does it use? Would work native with my SB Audigy?
Linux kernel 4.4.241 (longterm). Here is config. config.txt

Does not have built-in SATA/SCSI/USB etc. support.
Works under - processor family (486).
Has built-in support:
-generic ATA/ATAPI disk support
-IDE/ATAPI CDROM
-Intel PIIX/ICH chipsets support (ATA)
-ISA sound devices / Sound Blaster 16
File systems: Ext2, ISO 9660, MSDOS fs

Configure the kernel according to your needs and build it.

> Also it has some menu drawing problem that some block of menu background are > drawn to the top of screen and doesn't cleared when menu is closed.
This is the mouse cursor pointer.

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