Exodus - The Last War, cd-rom device driver not available

31 January 2017, 00:19

I've installed this cd-rom game via FS-UAE (latest dev version) to a 'virtual' hard disk on my Windows system. The OS system image is ClassicWB (OS3.9/3.1). However to run the game you must identify and configure a cd-rom device driver in the game's configuration panel....and no suitable device driver seems available. Other threads suggest OS3.9's CacheCDFS is a solution but I have no idea how to install this in FS-UAE or whether this is possible?

I don't have this issue with other similar CD based games they are working fine. Any feedback would be appreciated.

PopoCop · 31 January 2017, 08:29

What do you mean "no suitable device driver seems available"? There are no drivers to choose from?

31 January 2017, 09:50

PopoCop:

Here are some screen shots of request for a driver and the available device drivers, can't say I have tried all of them but given the names that didn't seem likely with some.

PopoCop · 31 January 2017, 10:26

It seems that there is no CD device driver. Try this: run Directory Opus and check the device list. Harddisk and RAM disk should be there (RAM:, DH0: etc.). If CD device is installed and active you should find CD0: or CD1: on device list.

31 January 2017, 11:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by PopoCop

It seems that there is no CD device driver. Try this: run Directory Opus and check the device list. Harddisk and RAM disk should be there (RAM:, DH0: etc.). If CD device is installed and active you should find CD0: or CD1: on device list.

I've have done that previously, Dopus shows no CD despite the fact a CD image is mounted and present in FS-UAE. I think (from other posts) that this is not surprising, unless I have misunderstood, FS-UAE has some limitations in terms of its CD-ROM support...but happy to be proven wrong, I'm still a newbie on this.

jbl007 · 02 February 2017, 00:36

Just a quick guess: Type uaescsi.device in the input box, press enter, and save the config. Perhaps this works.

02 February 2017, 08:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbl007

Just a quick guess: Type uaescsi.device in the input box, press enter, and save the config. Perhaps this works.

Thanks very much for this suggestion! Yes it does work

The graphics modes I selected in the screen prints above are wrong, 640 X 512 8 bit work.

jbl007 · 02 February 2017, 10:54

Great.

But it's a little weird, that the game doesn't use just the default one, where the drive is mounted from.

31 January 2017, 00:19	#1
Zorb75 Posts: n/a	Exodus - The Last War, cd-rom device driver not available I've installed this cd-rom game via FS-UAE (latest dev version) to a 'virtual' hard disk on my Windows system. The OS system image is ClassicWB (OS3.9/3.1). However to run the game you must identify and configure a cd-rom device driver in the game's configuration panel....and no suitable device driver seems available. Other threads suggest OS3.9's CacheCDFS is a solution but I have no idea how to install this in FS-UAE or whether this is possible? I don't have this issue with other similar CD based games they are working fine. Any feedback would be appreciated.

31 January 2017, 09:50	#3
Zorb75 Posts: n/a	Exodus - The Last War PopoCop: Here are some screen shots of request for a driver and the available device drivers, can't say I have tried all of them but given the names that didn't seem likely with some. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by Zorb75; 31 January 2017 at 09:58. Reason: another attachment

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31 January 2017, 08:29	#2
PopoCop Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 433	What do you mean "no suitable device driver seems available"? There are no drivers to choose from?

31 January 2017, 10:26	#4
PopoCop Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Poland Posts: 433	It seems that there is no CD device driver. Try this: run Directory Opus and check the device list. Harddisk and RAM disk should be there (RAM:, DH0: etc.). If CD device is installed and active you should find CD0: or CD1: on device list.

02 February 2017, 00:36	#6
jbl007 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Leipzig/Germany Posts: 466	Just a quick guess: Type uaescsi.device in the input box, press enter, and save the config. Perhaps this works.

02 February 2017, 10:54	#8
jbl007 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Leipzig/Germany Posts: 466	Great. But it's a little weird, that the game doesn't use just the default one, where the drive is mounted from.

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