AmigaDOS

Swordlord · 25 February 2004, 03:16

When I try to play this one game ('Brides of Dracula'), I see a blue window saying "AmigaDOS", "Release 1.3" and then "1 >", on separate lines, respectively.
But it doesn't load the game automatically.
I suppose I have to type something to make the game start, but I don't know what the command is.
Can anyone help me, please?

jrom · 25 February 2004, 11:48

Maybe it needs to be started from workbench and/or must use a later kickstart version (> 1.x ).

Swordlord · 26 February 2004, 07:35

I can't do it, jrom. Whichever way I start it, I get this screen, which kind of looks like DOS, but on a white screen. I can type anything (but I don't know what the correct command is) and then I'm supposed to press 'Enter'. If it's not correct, it says "Unknown command".
The game was cracked by Skillion (--maybe this helps).

Thanks.

Enverex · 26 February 2004, 09:18

You are at an AmigaDOS prompt. No idea why. You are either booting from the wrong disk or your disk is borked.

RetroMan · 26 February 2004, 13:02

Hm, I suppose there is no "dir" command on that game disk, so just try this : boot the game until that screen appears, then put Workbench Disk (1.3) into DF1: and type DF1:C/DIR DF0: at the CLI prompt .... now have a look what executables there are and try to start them

But anyway, there have to be a working version, I´ll have a look when I get home today !

jrom · 26 February 2004, 13:55

Oke... I've taken a look at the disk... seems its a disk with only one file on it. If you type "bodrac.exe" at the prompt the game will load... I'm sure if you would have bothered to check the disk out with either a simple "dir" or the use of a file manager (like dopus) you could have figured this out yourself

Swordlord · 28 February 2004, 05:27

Thanks a million, guys!

You were very right, jrom. "bodrac.exe" does the job. Of course, you need to have the proper configuration, too, otherwise the game hangs after the title screen. And I don't think it works in WinFellow.

"dir" doesn't work, though. If I type "dir", it says "unknown command: dir".

(I tried to follow RetroMan's advice, but I couldn't find the CLI prompt.)

Qun Mang · 28 February 2004, 07:38

The CLI (Command Line Interface) prompt is the same thing as the AmigaDOS prompt- i.e. where you typed the command to start the game. The problem with the standard Amiga CLI was that there were no internal commands, including the most basic ones like 'dir'. Any commands you needed had to be on the disk that you booted from (or could be run from another disk if you included the path in the command, for example: 'df1:c/dir').

Swordlord · 28 February 2004, 08:56

Oh, I see. Thank you for explaining!

Swordlord · 02 March 2004, 09:07

I have again a problem with this AmigaDOS prompt. When I try to load 'Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle', I am again sent to AmigaDOS. At the top, it says:

Unknown command IF
1>

Then, if I type "dir", it says:

>>>>> System 2.04 or later required <<<<<

Is this because of a bad configuration (I tried all sorts of them) or I just don't know what to type at the "1>" prompt (I tried all sorts of different names for the .exe file, too).
Thanks in advance.

Antiriad · 02 March 2004, 16:10

You need to be running Kickstart 2.04. It was the later version of then OS the A500+ and A600 ran off.

Are you emulating or using a real Amiga btw Swordlord?

Swordlord · 03 March 2004, 07:40

I'm emulating, Antiriad.

I tried A500+ configurations (with kickstart 2.0) for both WinFellow and WinUAE, but when I use 2.0 and I type "dir", I see:

Picasso96 at least needs KickStart 3.0!
c:mcp failed returncode 20
1>

If I type "dir" here, I see

Directory of Workbench:
......................(lots of stuff)

If I use 3.1, it takes me directly to the Workbench and it doesn't do anything.

Could it be a corrupted file? I haven't seen anything like this before. By the way, I downloaded the file from planetemu.net, if that helps.
Thanks.

abelthorne · 03 March 2004, 10:19

The Picasso and mcp stuff indicates that you're trying to run a preconfigured AmigaOS 3.x from a harddisk (I guess harddisks are set in your configuration). That's not what you want I think, as you only want to run a game with its floppy disk (adf) ?

- open WinUAE
- click once on your "kickstart 2" config (the one needed for your game)
- click on load
- click on the floppies tab
- set the first adf in df0:
- run the emulation

If you have harddisks set in your config and run the emulation before putting the adf in df0, the harddisk will start loading instead of the floppy, even if you think you're fast enough to go to the floppies tab before anything happens.

If you don't use harddisks, you should create minimal configurations to suit your needs without these.

E.g. 1 config "pure A500", 1 config "pure A500+ or A600" (for KS2.x games), 1 config "pure A1200". All of these with the specs of "of-the-box" Amigas with no harddisks.

Swordlord · 04 March 2004, 06:32

That's what I am doing, abelthorne. I am putting the boot disk (.adf file) in df0: before pressing "OK".
So, I am following the steps you described exactly.

I keep thinking it's a bad file. Did anyone else download it from the same site and it works?

Swordlord · 04 March 2004, 09:54

And 'The Curse of Mordread' does the same thing.

Look, these games are supposed to work with kickstart 1.3, right? I think it's got something to do with that first line that appears whenever I use 1.3 with these games, namely

Unknown command IF.

Maybe that means the .adf files are not read/loaded properly...

Amiga1992 · 04 March 2004, 13:28

That used to happen when you had a stupid disk with a badly done startup sequence.

Where are you getting your disks from?

Swordlord · 04 March 2004, 23:40

www.planetemu.net

Enverex · 04 March 2004, 23:43

Thats an old outdated TOSEC source. I recommend..... anywhere else.

Swordlord · 04 March 2004, 23:53

But I can't find any other good site. This one apparently has all the Amiga games (well, besides 'Hong Kong Phooey'

).

Would the games on that site work better with older versions of WinUAE?

RetroMan · 04 March 2004, 23:57

Quote:

Originally posted by Swordlord
And 'The Curse of Mordread' does the same thing.

Look, these games are supposed to work with kickstart 1.3, right? I think it's got something to do with that first line that appears whenever I use 1.3 with these games, namely

Unknown command IF.

Maybe that means the .adf files are not read/loaded properly...

Sorry, but it´s definitely something with your config then ! I just downloaded the boot disk (disk 9 ???) and data disk 1 from planetemu and fired up winuae 0.8.25 with a standard A500 Config (kick 1.3, 512KB Chip, 512KB Slow) and everything worked fine and it´s loading straight into the game

25 February 2004, 03:16	#1
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	AmigaDOS When I try to play this one game ('Brides of Dracula'), I see a blue window saying "AmigaDOS", "Release 1.3" and then "1 >", on separate lines, respectively. But it doesn't load the game automatically. I suppose I have to type something to make the game start, but I don't know what the command is. Can anyone help me, please?

28 February 2004, 05:27	#7
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	Thanks a million, guys! You were very right, jrom. "bodrac.exe" does the job. Of course, you need to have the proper configuration, too, otherwise the game hangs after the title screen. And I don't think it works in WinFellow. "dir" doesn't work, though. If I type "dir", it says "unknown command: dir". (I tried to follow RetroMan's advice, but I couldn't find the CLI prompt.) Last edited by Swordlord; 28 February 2004 at 05:33.

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25 February 2004, 11:48	#2
jrom Wannabe asm coder ;) Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 459	Maybe it needs to be started from workbench and/or must use a later kickstart version (> 1.x ).

26 February 2004, 07:35	#3
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	I can't do it, jrom. Whichever way I start it, I get this screen, which kind of looks like DOS, but on a white screen. I can type anything (but I don't know what the correct command is) and then I'm supposed to press 'Enter'. If it's not correct, it says "Unknown command". The game was cracked by Skillion (--maybe this helps). Thanks.

26 February 2004, 09:18	#4
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	You are at an AmigaDOS prompt. No idea why. You are either booting from the wrong disk or your disk is borked.

26 February 2004, 13:02	#5
RetroMan Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Germany Age: 51 Posts: 3,704	Hm, I suppose there is no "dir" command on that game disk, so just try this : boot the game until that screen appears, then put Workbench Disk (1.3) into DF1: and type DF1:C/DIR DF0: at the CLI prompt .... now have a look what executables there are and try to start them But anyway, there have to be a working version, I´ll have a look when I get home today !

26 February 2004, 13:55	#6
jrom Wannabe asm coder ;) Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Netherlands Age: 47 Posts: 459	Oke... I've taken a look at the disk... seems its a disk with only one file on it. If you type "bodrac.exe" at the prompt the game will load... I'm sure if you would have bothered to check the disk out with either a simple "dir" or the use of a file manager (like dopus) you could have figured this out yourself

28 February 2004, 07:38	#8
Qun Mang Klingon for Christ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Qo'noS Posts: 158	The CLI (Command Line Interface) prompt is the same thing as the AmigaDOS prompt- i.e. where you typed the command to start the game. The problem with the standard Amiga CLI was that there were no internal commands, including the most basic ones like 'dir'. Any commands you needed had to be on the disk that you booted from (or could be run from another disk if you included the path in the command, for example: 'df1:c/dir').

28 February 2004, 08:56	#9
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	Oh, I see. Thank you for explaining!

02 March 2004, 09:07	#10
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	I have again a problem with this AmigaDOS prompt. When I try to load 'Dragon's Lair: Escape from Singe's Castle', I am again sent to AmigaDOS. At the top, it says: Unknown command IF 1> Then, if I type "dir", it says: >>>>> System 2.04 or later required <<<<< Is this because of a bad configuration (I tried all sorts of them) or I just don't know what to type at the "1>" prompt (I tried all sorts of different names for the .exe file, too). Thanks in advance.

02 March 2004, 16:10	#11
Antiriad The Sacred Armour Of Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Sussex, UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,141	You need to be running Kickstart 2.04. It was the later version of then OS the A500+ and A600 ran off. Are you emulating or using a real Amiga btw Swordlord?

03 March 2004, 07:40	#12
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	I'm emulating, Antiriad. I tried A500+ configurations (with kickstart 2.0) for both WinFellow and WinUAE, but when I use 2.0 and I type "dir", I see: Picasso96 at least needs KickStart 3.0! c:mcp failed returncode 20 1> If I type "dir" here, I see Directory of Workbench: ......................(lots of stuff) If I use 3.1, it takes me directly to the Workbench and it doesn't do anything. Could it be a corrupted file? I haven't seen anything like this before. By the way, I downloaded the file from planetemu.net, if that helps. Thanks.

03 March 2004, 10:19	#13
abelthorne Registered User Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: France Posts: 142	The Picasso and mcp stuff indicates that you're trying to run a preconfigured AmigaOS 3.x from a harddisk (I guess harddisks are set in your configuration). That's not what you want I think, as you only want to run a game with its floppy disk (adf) ? - open WinUAE - click once on your "kickstart 2" config (the one needed for your game) - click on load - click on the floppies tab - set the first adf in df0: - run the emulation If you have harddisks set in your config and run the emulation before putting the adf in df0, the harddisk will start loading instead of the floppy, even if you think you're fast enough to go to the floppies tab before anything happens. If you don't use harddisks, you should create minimal configurations to suit your needs without these. E.g. 1 config "pure A500", 1 config "pure A500+ or A600" (for KS2.x games), 1 config "pure A1200". All of these with the specs of "of-the-box" Amigas with no harddisks.

04 March 2004, 06:32	#14
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	That's what I am doing, abelthorne. I am putting the boot disk (.adf file) in df0: before pressing "OK". So, I am following the steps you described exactly. I keep thinking it's a bad file. Did anyone else download it from the same site and it works?

04 March 2004, 09:54	#15
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	And 'The Curse of Mordread' does the same thing. Look, these games are supposed to work with kickstart 1.3, right? I think it's got something to do with that first line that appears whenever I use 1.3 with these games, namely Unknown command IF. Maybe that means the .adf files are not read/loaded properly...

04 March 2004, 13:28	#16
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	That used to happen when you had a stupid disk with a badly done startup sequence. Where are you getting your disks from?

04 March 2004, 23:40	#17
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	www.planetemu.net

04 March 2004, 23:43	#18
Enverex Fantasy Man! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,353	Thats an old outdated TOSEC source. I recommend..... anywhere else.

04 March 2004, 23:53	#19
Swordlord Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: T/C Posts: 80	But I can't find any other good site. This one apparently has all the Amiga games (well, besides 'Hong Kong Phooey' ). Would the games on that site work better with older versions of WinUAE?

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