So I've been following THIS guide to the "T" although the guide seems to have version 0.63 and I have version 0.65.

I've got all the way to the "Download and Installation of Games" section, and as far down as where it asks you to type install into the directory. When I do so it says "illegal command" and does the same for config and setup.

Also when he asks me to type "dir" twice. The same text doesn't come up as he has. I get something like 0 files 0 bytes then below that 3 dir 110,540,800 bytes free. When I type "dir" again I just get the exact same thing as the first time, unlike the author.

Whats wrong? I've been at this for about 2 hours now (not all time spent on this guide).

EDIT: Ok, well I fixed my problem and got the game working. But for some reason in the guide he says to type dir, then cd flash, then dir again. Well for me I had to type dir, cd flash, cd fb, dir. Or something close to that order. Anyone know why, and if it will be a problem installing other games?

The confusion may be that the screen captures and the text directions don't synch properly with each other on this page: http://www.abandonia.com/main.php?nav=games&FAQ=1

The ZIP file also has the files contained in a directory named \FB... so following the text directions (i.e. ignore the screen captures), the game will extract itself to C:\DOSBox\Cdrive\flash\fb -- this is why you had to do an additional "cd" command.

Don't get put off by the command prompt -- files and folders work more or less the same way in DOSBox that they do in Windows; you just have to decide for yourself what folder you want to have acting as the C: drive, and adjust the path names accordingly when inside DOSBox.

I have learned that if you have certain games with simular names that I had to rename the folder it was in so it could run.

"cd fb?"

Just out of interest, what game are you trying to play?

Flashback, apparently.

I really should write a new tutorial.

if somebody can point out the exact mistake in it ?
I thought I had fixed them last time I edited the FAQ.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(the_fifth_horseman @ Nov 22 2006, 11:41 AM) [snapback]268162[/snapback]</div>I thought the tuturial whas good.... as long as you follow the directions to the fullest...(witch i didn´t) If you get a rpoblem you dubble check and it will be solved...(witch i did) so thx for a splendid tuturial.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Data @ Nov 22 2006, 12:53 PM) [snapback]268180[/snapback]</div>If there is a problem with the tuturial it probably is that ppl doesn´t read it all. as i did i thought that half of the text whas enough to get it donw.... but I had to read it again.... so as long as ppl read it all there is no problem...

the onlything that could change in the tuturial is to not change the name of the original folder for the game, cause like most ppl they probably just haist trough it and get´s a miner change that confuses them.... so keep the name of flashbacks folder the name it is when u unzip it... so ppl don´t have to make the extra step...

@Data: There are no problems with the guide. I used it for installing DB 0.65, and it is okay. The only problem is that KillerLettuce did a new folder for the game, thing which was not needed.

Nope, he has extracted the directory pre-included in the archive.
The first archive of Flashback we had was simply of the files within the game directory, but it was later replaced by one uploaded by me - when I am packing an archive I make sure to have the game in a directory, so that the archive can just be unpacked on the fly into the users' games directory.

Isn't there a unified criterion at Abandonia about whether the . or .. game directory is zipped? Not that it matters that much...

:blink:

You can't pack . or .. ... It's built in the dos directories...

If you type "cd ..", you'll lower one level in the directories...

I'm correct in the strictest sense. If you run "dir" in DOS in any directory both "." and ".." --in a directory other than the root-- show as subdirectories of the current one. That's the way DOS handled it and those subdirectories existed.

Ayway this is pointless, you knew what I mean and I bet that so did 'Horseman. ^_^ For those who don't, I mean zipping either the game files and subfolders (folder=directory) from the folder they're in, or zipping the folder instead, with everything included within of course. All the zips I've downloaded here included ".", but it's true that it may cause a mess if unzipped into an existing folder instead of creating one anew. Anyway the FAQ and people's being able to know what's in the zip in advance, advise a unified criterion.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(LingonKungen @ Nov 22 2006, 12:38 PM) [snapback]268187[/snapback]</div>I agree, although like you've said, if you go back to the tutorial and re-read it carefully most people usually get it. However, most common folk (of which I'm one) seem to find DOSBOX a little fiddly first time around, and then eventually get the hang of it :)

Well, that's true. At the same time, however, we all know what newbs might do (mass "unpack archive contents to this directory"). That's what I intended to prevent.

i have a problem with DOSbox.

i went through DOSbox with this:

http://dosbox.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.p...ation+of+DosBox

i get to this part:

After you've done this, you will be prompted with a Z:\. Now, just right what you wanted to call your new DOSBox drive, which as I said above, we called C. So type in C: to set it as the new drive. Hopefully, you're all set! Now, it's time to run the game. You can remember I had a game called testdriv in my oldgames folder. So, I want DOSBox to go to that folder. So type in:

C:

cd testdriv.....

the thing is...i use disk D, on it i have DOSbox file and a file caled oldish. in the oldish file i have a game(constructor). If i follow the guide i should type:

D:

cd constructor

but it doesnt work.it says: unable to change to:constructor

i dont know nothing about computers, so im extremly confused...please help, i dont know what to do
Thanks

Re-read the instructions, but with this in mind: drives in DOSBox are virtual not real and have no relationship with your real drives. You can for example mount D:\Games as the C: drive in DOSBox, or C:\Games as the D: drive in DOSBox. Using the letter C is a suggestion but some old games show problems in other drives.

What you do is type in Dosbox:
MOUNT C D:\Oldish
Then whatever you have in the "oldish" directory will behave like if it was on your drive C.