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Blocek 1.75 (final) (Announce)

posted by bocke, 14.05.2024, 02:02

> I haven't had luck running 1.75 on either DOSBox or DOSBox-X (under Linux).
>
>
> It crashes with an error in DOSBox ("hyba v kom hguracn l soubo t. Ne
> lezena tomenna \ scree 'width"). I interpreted this as an error with screen
> width. I tried changing the CFG file resolution to 640x480 and turning off
> mmx, but that didn't work either.
>
> DOSBox-X exits with a page fault and shows debug information. Moving a
> mouse triggers further repeating errors.

Upon further investigation of the problem it seems to be the problem with emulators, as the earlier versions don't work either (tested 1.74 and 1.63).

Strange, I think I remember it running in DOSBox before...

I'll try DOSBox under Windows 11 one of these days to see if it's some Linux specific problem.

Complete thread:

• Blocek 1.75 (final) - Laaca, 28.10.2023, 00:33 (Announce)
  • Blocek 1.75 (final) - rr, 09.02.2024, 18:39
  • Blocek 1.75 (final) - fritz.mueller, 09.02.2024, 19:46
    • Blocek 1.75 (final) - rr, 09.02.2024, 21:38
  • Blocek 1.75 (final) - bocke, 14.05.2024, 01:52
    • Blocek 1.75 (final) - bocke, 14.05.2024, 02:02
      • Blocek 1.75 (final) - fritz.mueller, 14.05.2024, 17:22
        • Blocek 1.75 (final) - bocke, 04.06.2024, 12:29
          • Blocek 1.75 (final) - Laaca, 06.06.2024, 20:19
            • Blocek 1.75 (final) - Rugxulo, 07.06.2024, 04:29
              • Blocek 1.75 (final) - bocke, 02.07.2024, 22:35
        • Blocek 1.75 (final) - bocke, 02.07.2024, 22:36