I don't suppose anyone has Linux experience with Tex Murphy?

Be sure the folder "cdrom0" exists in the "/media" folder like so "/media/cdrom0"

Now mount the cdrom's as follows:

mount c c:/moon
mount D /media/cdrom0/ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl
mount E /media/cdrom0/ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl
c:/
tex197

I added that stuff to the dosbox config file exactly as written and I still got the no CD-ROM error. Does the tex197 patch go under the /moon directory with all the other installed files?
Can you explain to me how mounting c: in dosbox is the same as connecting to my main directory at /home/trilaan/MOON and why when I go to MOON under dosbox it is empty?


Thanks for the help, by the way. Your good work redeems Nilo in all our eyes.

Sorry, my mistake - I was thinking windows when put in the tex197.exe file.

Try this:

mount c /home/trilaan/MOON
mount d /media/cdrom0/ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl
mount e /media/cdrom0/ -t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl

Okay, progress, I got the game to run, now I just have to learn how to make disk swapping work. Or maybe put the contents of each disk on my computer to access. Any merit to that idea, in your opinion, Nilo?

I got Under A Killing Moon to run and I also managed to get around the need for disk-swapping. Hooray! And it only took me all night, too. I can only hope the exact same methods will work for The Pandora Directive. The only thing left to do is make it full screen. I got full-screen going, but it cuts off everything below dialog response A so full screen is a little too full. Still hooray! Now I'm finally able to play after...gosh I'm not sure how long, it must be at least zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.............................................

That’s great news! I haven’t used Linux for quite some time (currently running Vista Business) but I do have copies (on disk and print-outs) of the dosbox .conf file that I had edited to work with different games, including UAKM and Pandora – I just cannot remember where I put them. I’ll look around again today, and if I do find them I’ll post them here and on my website. Also, I do believe you could use the tex197 file. I’m almost positive that I added it to the dosbox .conf file because of problems with UAKM running very slow sluggish.
I know It would be appreciated by others having problems running DOSBox in Linux if you could post your dosbox.conf file for reference.

Thanks!
Nilo

Okay, I haven't quite got disk swapping taken care of. I had to load up a disk to get it started but then I took it out and used the Easy game saves to test and I went all the way to the Moon CHild but when I went backwards to the warehouse for Day 2 it asked for CD #2 again. Oh, some files from DISK2 didn't transfer when I moved them. I thought I went back and got them all to transfer but maybe I missed one.

Any theories on how to get full screen working properly? I've altered dosbox config with fullscreen=true and changed the resolution size to match my graphics settings as well to no avail, so far.

You could try changing the aspect, default is 'false'. Changing it to 'true' enables aspect correction. Also, you might want to experiment with changing the various output options- surface, overlay, opengl, openglnb, ddraw.

Will do. Here's another strange thing. Even though I mount the drives in the dosbox config I still have to mount them in dosbox itself. I must be missing something somewhere. I'm using Glenn's Retro Gaming Guide so I must be losing something in the Windows-to-Linux translation. Any different suggestions for properly running a discless Tex?

I got all the swapping details taken care of. Now just to fiddle with the fullscreen and saving games. I'll assume the patches will help with that last item. LATER: On the other hand, maybe not. I started it with tex4 and still cannot save my games.

Which Distro are you using? Make sure the DOSBox and Game Folders have the proper permissions...not read only. I know Ubuntu can have permission issues.

Opensuse 10.3

The Pandora Directive runs pretty good except for poppy sound, occasional slow video(both of which I'm sure I can fix) and the inability to save.

Under A KIlling Moon, though, is acting up a bit in my attempt to eliminate disk swapping. The autoexec area looks like this:

lastdrive=z
mount c /home/trilaan/.wine\drive_c\Program_Files\UAKM
mount d /-t cdrom -usecd 0 -ioctl
mount e /home/trilaan/.wine\drive_c\Program_Files\UAKM\UAKM1 -t cdrom -label UAKM1
mount f /home/trilaan/.wine\drive_c\Program_Files\UAKM\UAKM2 -t cdrom -label UAKM2
mount g /home/trilaan/.wine\drive_c\Program_Files\UAKM\UAKM3 -t cdrom -label UAKM3
mount h /home/trilaan/.wine\drive_c\Program_Files\UAKM\UAKM4 -t cdrom -label UAKM4
c:
cd cdrom0
moon

That gets me through the configuration process but when I click OK to begin the game it asks me for cd #2 for some reason but won't accept it when I put it in. Could be I'm just too tired to work out the problem myself right now. In any case anyone else, probably Nilo, haa an idea how to fix what's wonky, let me know, please?