On your iPad you have to stick with 640×480.) (Please note that DOSBox for Windows, Mac and Linux is able to run in higher resolutions while DOSPad is not.
#Dosbox windows 3.1 mount as a drive install
Now we want to install the graphics driver to be able to enjoy up to 65536 colors.
These settings also allow games like DOOM to produce proper sound. Note: Sound Blaster’s IRQ 7 and port address 220 is always the way to go inside DOSPad. We do not need to watch any windows tutorial, being hard boiled nerds rather then bloody beginners, and that’s how we reach the end of the installation. Now the Installer asks us to save the changed files under autoexec.win and config.win right in the Windows directory, we do agree on this one. So we choose the third option to do this later on our own. We’re not going to to this by ourselves now, neither do we want the installer to do so. Now we arrive at the point why we did choose custom setup: Changing configuration files. After its completion, the Windows Program Manager gets filled with Windows programs. The choise of components is in most cases okay (default = install everything) and virtual memory is just fine.Īfter that, we see another copy process. We do not choose anything at all, having no printer attached and no need for searching for applications.
The following dialogue askes us to choose what to install after the basic system files. While you’re on it, it’s a good idea to copy the S3-driver as well.īack in the graphical mode, we have to enter our name. If you installed openssh, you may use a SFTP-client (root password is alpine, if you did not change it) or you copy it on the iPad using webspace. We’ve got to copy this folder to the iPad now. Finished, you should have like 500 files in that directory. Copy each disk’s content into one folder (we will call it “win31” in our walkthrough). zip, 557kB) for S3’s 864 chip, the one DOSBox emulates. To enjoy more than 16 colors in Windows, we additionally need the graphics driver (. If you’re in business for a long time, you’ll have it in your shelf, otherwise you’ll find licenses for little money on ebay. Choose the beta, since in our tests the “stable” could not be installed due to a “size mismatch” error. You will be offered two different versions, a stable and a beta one. You just need to add as a new repository and find DOSPad using the search function.
#Dosbox windows 3.1 mount as a drive for free
Then, we need DOSPad, which is available for free in the Cydia Store. As of version 3.2.2, you may use limera1n or greenpois0n to do so. First of all, we of course need an jailbroken iPad.