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DookFook · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 6

My psp has been through a lot, I've had it for some time now and its spent many hours in my pocket. All this wear and tear has left my PSP's analog stick in shambles. it defaults to moving down and right, and input further messed it up. So I was wondering if either:
a) I can download/create a prx that will change dpad inputs into analog stick input.
b) edit somewhere is dosbox's config so I can change the default mouse input to the dpad instead of the analog stick.

Solution a is preferred since many other games wont work for me.

Thanks for any help.

roylazarovich · Joined: 22 Jul 2007 Posts: 5

I'm interested in a Slim compatible version as well.

The 3.60 release's readme says:

Wally · Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 672

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DookFook · Joined: 01 Aug 2007 Posts: 6

Wally4000, I already have joysens.prx. however, with this plugin running dosbox doesn't receive any mouse input

Wally · Joined: 26 Sep 2005 Posts: 672

Murdock · Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 110

aTomIC · Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 35

Ups, CrazyC. I tried different machines like tandy, cga or pcjr with command keen 4 and i get this error:

crazyc · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 410

sersoft · Joined: 09 Oct 2007 Posts: 2

OK I got windows 3.11 to run on the psp, it runs all the programs except Write, but I can use notepad, anyway I was wondering how do I install sound drivers?(what card does dosbox use?) Also is it possible to run windows at 480x272? cuz it's getting hard to read the shrinked 640x480...

edit: yay I got sound to work, couldn't find the right ports at first...

Anyway what can I do about the resolution?
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PSP FW History: (I bought a used psp with CFW) - 3.40OE-A - 3.52 M33-4
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aTomIC · Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 35

nothing, all dos video modes will be fit to 480x272.

andrewwan1980 · Joined: 05 Oct 2007 Posts: 38

Crazy C, are you the main programmer of DOSBox for PSP? And do you have a website/homepage for DOSBox for PSP?

Also, I been trying your releases but couldn't understand how to get DOSBox for PSP to work. Your latest releases are basically zip/rar files of the filename dosbox. No extension or readme files. Please expand more and release a better user-friendlier release.

fourmyfriends · Joined: 04 Aug 2007 Posts: 18

read back just the last two pages and I'm sure you will find that members have made this as painless as possible, just go up a page or so, and you a complete file download with instructions and everything,
please read atleast a couple pages before asking those kinda questions

andwhyisit · Joined: 31 Jul 2007 Posts: 21

twonth · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 6

I've been running Maple V release 3 with the PSP version of DOSBOX for a while now.

It mostly works great, so I was surprised last night that it crashed while trying to evaluate zeta(1/2):
"Abnormal program termination. Page fault.
CS: EIP = 000Fh:000516F6h".

I've tried messing with the DOSBOX.CONF settings (changing around the memory options, and setting the CPU core to normal), but I always get a page fault error. The same computation runs fine if I run MAPLE through DOSBOX on my PC (with similar DOSBOX.CONF settings).

Anyone have a possible workaround for a problem like this? Thanks, Paul.

crazyc · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 410

twonth · Joined: 07 Sep 2007 Posts: 6

Thanks for the diagnosis, crazyc. It's too bad that I'm not qualified to detect any problems in the fpu_instructions_vfpu.h file. Sadly, Maple has more problems than I thought; asking Maple to numerically evaluate the Lambert W function or the digamma function Psi brings up the exact same message: "Abnormal program termination. Page fault. CS: EIP = 000Fh:000516F6h". <shrugs> At least Maple's symbolic integration routines still seem to work fine (and are quite the party trick).

BTW, thanks again for all your hard work on DOSBOX. It is much appreciated! Best, Paul

vaporize · Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 10

Hello Crazyc
First, I want to thank you for your great work !
I'm taking a lot of fun with your program.

I just want to inform you and the community about my psp dosbox activities and issues.
All softwares / games was tested and are fully working on x86 Dosbos 0.72.

- Windows 3.11 works great ! (Imgmount is great)

- Applications under Win 3.11 are slow but works ! (blockdev and pagefile lines in system.ini was removed, else got errors dialog box on applications launch)

- Msdos cards games works

- Elder Scrolls Arena, I have errors : "exit to error: CacheBlock overrun 2 written 4300 size 4144".
Curiously, it was slowly working on an older pspdosbox release (0.60mod build May 31 2007)

- Discworld 1 is working, so many thanks !!!
Sound are working at the start of the game, but ingame sound (midi & bgm) disappears.

- Discworld 2 at launch shows me this error message :
DosBox build Sep 22 2007 13:15:12
Exception - Bus error (data)
EPC - 088E97AO
Cause - 1000001C
Status - 60008613
BadVAdrdr - 00000000

Next game : Daggerfall (Everybody has a dream ^^)

Then I have some tiny configurations problems.
Keybinding, it does not working for me, are theses lines correct ? :

andrewwan1980 · Joined: 05 Oct 2007 Posts: 38

First bug: INPUTMAP exec doom2
This line only works if doom2 is an exe and not another batch file. (haven't tried using CALL command). If the exe expects parameters then this line will not work properly. I am trying to run Jack In the Dark and it requires two arguments otherwise the game won't run. The original Jack.bat file is:
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@echo off
indark2 16 1
cleardrv >NUL
----
So I tried "INPUTMAP exec indark2 16 1" (with the INPUTMAP keys setup before this line) and it doesn't load. Anyone know how to get around this?

Regarding crazyc's dosbox.conf I notice memsize=5 (instead of default 16). Is 5MB the max we can get on fat PSP? Can this be increased to 16MB on slim PSP?

Is it ok to change core=auto (default) instead of your dynamic setting? Also, cycles=sync is new to me. Is it possible to set this to max? Reason why is because I found core=auto & cycles=max settings are the best for original DOSBox to run heavy games like Blood, etc. Was wondering whether we can push PSPDOSBox this way too.

PS: Is the emunews24.de dosbox 2007/09/24 hosted zip the latest? Looks a bit different from crazyc's hosted dosbox.conf file (with additional mincycles, etc.)

PSS: Also, crazyc, do you have the patch/diff file for dosbox 0.60?

PSSS: Want to say that oldskool coder demos run on pspDOSBox. I can run Valhalla's Solstice, Fluid Motion, Robotnik, Ninja2, Juice, Ambience... but jerky though....

aTomIC · Joined: 28 Aug 2007 Posts: 35

0.71 Build 24.9.2007 is the latest compiled version of PSP Dosbox. You can set the ram to max. 10 mb. I added the new commands to the dosbox.conf, but you can use the "normal" dosbox.conf by CrazyC at this forum.

@INPUTMAP exec doom2
it works with .com files, too. BAT is ony a batch file and no execute file, so exec myfile.bat won't work.

vaporize · Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 10

Thanks andrewwan1980, with your post you show me my error.
I was forgotten "INPUTMAP exec xxx", so it's was logical.... without launching the program with inputmap it can't work... =)

Thank aTomIC for showing me the latest build.... I've just downloaded it.
In reality it's the same build, Sept 22 2007.

It seems that Discworld 1 works with BGM sounds ingame (no MIDI), it's almost perfect. I don't understand it's the same build... ^^'

Let's try another games :
- Dungeon Keeper 1, error at loading : ""incorrect command 1"
- Daggerfall : Big big loading but IT WORKS !!!!!! (Awesome)
It's very slow (Like Arena on Psp Dosbox 0.60) but it's the beggining of emulation, is my dream will become true ?

crazyc · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 410

vaporize · Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 10

W00fer · Joined: 13 Apr 2007 Posts: 40

I got Grand Theft Auto 1, and controls aren't working with INPUTMAP.
Also i got this BUS error.

Anybody got a fix ? It's also running REALLY slow.

vaporize · Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 10

W00fer your screenshot seems perfect.
How do you have taken it ? (Personnaly I'm taking photo with my camera.. : /)

Else I've tested others games :

- Dungeon Master 1 : Game is fully working, fast with sound, but there is one problem, if I use inputmap the game restart at the beggining.
Without inputmap it works perfectly but playing Dungeon master Psp with only analog stick.... it will be very hard : /
- Dungeon Master 2 : The first logo appears, then another Bus error :

- Dungeon Keeper : Error message after Dos/4GW Runtime loaded : "ERROR : Incorrect command : 1"
- Civilization : Slow but works, playable
- Colonization : Freeze after the intro
- Heroes of Might & Magic : A Little slow but fully working, playable
- King's Quest 5 : Slow but works
- Leisure Suit Larry 5 : Slow but works
- Leisure Suit Larry 7 : Slow and can't go after the introduction (when Larry fall of the balcony), curiously Dosbox is working, it's the game which has freeze.
- Populous 2 : Fast and fully working, Playable
- Space Quest 5 : Slow but works
- Ultima 8 : Not starting, it requires FILES=40 in config.sys, and it tells me that we have currently FILES=14. Anyway Dosbox does not have a Config.sys
- Ultima Underworld : A little slow but fully working. If you're reducing level detail to medium it's perfectly playable !
- Ultima Underworld 2 : Same than Ultima Underworld

crazyc · Joined: 17 Jun 2005 Posts: 410

Murdock · Joined: 21 May 2006 Posts: 110

Folks, come on!

Half the questions you are asking have already been answered at least 4 times here in the forum ...

Take ur time to read through it, as others have done before you! I even spend some hours and made a rudimentary manual for DosBox PLUS I compiled DosBox, added stuff for you to make it easy to use, etc. ... I don't even expect any1 to appreciate that, but at least show respect by READING the thread b4 spamming it with du... not dumb, but unnecessary questions, THANK YOU!

again: link to manual and latest DosBox ... if there's a password, then it is "Murdock", I can'T remember atm ...

A new version of the manual is following within the next few days. Maybe Crazy, can u add it to the first post of yours, in which you are updating your releases? I think it MIGHT prevent further repetitions ... if u agree to add it, I'll send you the PDF in a PM ...

vaporize · Joined: 12 Oct 2007 Posts: 10