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Unicorn

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Ok, im posting my auotexec and config.sys files here, please tell me WHY my soundcard wont work

The 1st lot is taken from my C:, this works in windows.... i can hear sound and run the CREATIVE diagnostic tools as well

Its not a memory problem because the game works 100% sweet without the sound

Got this new card because i had problems with my onboard sound and now cant get this bugger to work either

All and any help would be appreicated

C: - - -
AUTOEXEC.BAT

SET windir=C:\WINDOWS
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
SET PATH=C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
SET PROMPT=$p$g
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
c:\windows\win.com
SET SBPCI=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV

CONFIG.SYS
Device=c:\windows\ifshlp.sys
ems=ram

Now here is my A:

A:- - - -
AUTOEXEC.BAT

SET windir=C:\WINDOWS
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6
SET winbootdir=C:\WINDOWS
SET COMSPEC=C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND.COM
SET PATH=A:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND
SET PROMPT=$p$g
SET TEMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET TMP=C:\WINDOWS\TEMP
SET SBPCI=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV
C:\ctmouse\ctmouse.exe

CONFIG.SYS
[menu]
menuitem=CD, Start computer with CD-ROM support.
menuitem=NOCD, Start computer without CD-ROM support.
menuitem=HELP, View the Help file.
menudefault=CD,30
menucolor=7,0

[CD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:eek:ff
device=oakcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=btdosm.sys
device=flashpt.sys
device=btcdrom.sys /D:mscd001
device=aspi2dos.sys
device=aspi8dos.sys
device=aspi4dos.sys
device=aspi8u2.sys
device=aspicd.sys /D:mscd001

[NOCD]
device=himem.sys /testmem:eek:ff

[HELP]
device=himem.sys /testmem:eek:ff

[COMMON]
files=40
buffers=40
dos=high,umb
stacks=9,256
DEVICE=C:\WINDOWS\EMM386.EXE RAM 16384 /I=B000-B7FF
rem devicehigh=ramdrive.sys /E 2048
lastdrive=z
 
Your not loading the DOS driver for your sound card. Post your DOSSTART.BAT. Which sound card is it?
 
Yes, you do! All windows machine have one. It's in the windows directory. Do a find files "DOSSTART.BAT".

[Edited by Johnl12 on 06-22-2001 at 18:03]
 
Originally posted by Unicorn
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV\SBINIT
thats all thats in it
Click to expand...
This is the driver you need.

Modify the SET PATH line to look like this.
SET PATH=A:\;C:\WINDOWS;C:\WINDOWS\COMMAND;C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV;

This is how the sound settings should like in the Autoexec.bat. I'm not sure if you need the SET SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS line. If it prompts for it just remove the REM. Do a find file for CTSYN.INI and change the SET CTSYN line to reflex it's location.

SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J200
SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS
SET SBPCI=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV
REM SET SNDSCAPE=C:\WINDOWS
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E MODE:0
DIAGNOSE /S
MIXERSET /P /Q
C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV\SBINIT

[Edited by Johnl12 on 06-22-2001 at 21:31]
 
ive managed to write it all except the ctsy.ini(sp?) file and i cant find it anywhere, where should it usualy be?
 
The CTSYN.INI file should be either in c:\windows or C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND

In the C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV there should be a test program you could use in DOS to test the sound card.
 
only one i found was a ctsetup.ini


[Audio]
CopyWavesetFiles=FALSE

[sbinf]
9X=pci1289x.inf
NT=pci128nt.inf
WDM=sbpci.inf

[driver]
9X=ctpci9x.drv
NT=ctpcint4.sys
WDM=sbpci.sys

[sbpciremove]
clnutl32.dll
clnutl16.dll
clnutil.dll
enres32.dll
audiopci.inf
sbpcint.inf
pci128nt.inf
vib128nt.inf
s16pcint.inf
sbapcint.inf
ceapcint.inf
pci1289x.inf
vib1289x.inf
s16pci9x..inf
sbapci9x.inf
ceapci9x.inf
sbpci.inf
wdmsbpci.inf
ensoniq.inf
evpci95.inf
eapci95.inf
ev19x8mp.inf
oemsetup.inf
ctsetup.exe
ctsetup.ini
setuprc.dll
ctpcir16.dll
ctpcir32.dll
devndfix.exe

[mixer]
DisableMSMixer=FALSE
UseCreativeMixer=TRUE

[audiomodem]
ltmodem=false

is this the file?

otehrwise i dont have it
 
O'kay then remove the SET CTSYN=C:\WINDOWS line. Does your sound card work now?

[Edited by Johnl12 on 06-23-2001 at 05:03]
 
no :(

It DOESNT recognise the diagnose lines or midi snyth lines
but more importantly it doesnt load whatever driver i need because the sbinit fails saying driver not detetcted
 
O'kay, do a find file for the SBINIT.COM. Lets verify it's location.

[Edited by Johnl12 on 06-23-2001 at 09:21]
 
Are you sure this is a SB16 PCI card? Usually it's install it's drivers to C:\SBPCI. The C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV\ just does not sound right for the SB16 PCI card. Every card has it's own way of working in DOS. If this card is not a SB16 PCI card then the settings I gave you won't work. I really think that is may be a SBPCI 128 card.

Check the Device Manager under Sound, Video, and Joystick for your sound card ID. Remember that SB16 Emulation does not mean this card is a SB16 sound card. It only means it emulates a SB16 card.

[Edited by Johnl12 on 06-23-2001 at 09:30]
 
the sbinti is defintly in the dosdrvs section

and it IS a sb16pci, said so on the box :)

the details in devince manager are as follows

SoundBlaster AudioPCI
1995-2000copyright
Driver Date is 03-30-2000

Here is a list of EVERYTHING that it installed onto my HD

C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\
- CTSETUP(folder)
- ShareDLL (folder)
- CTSND (folder)
- + MISC Extra Product crap

C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\CTSETUP\
- clnuti.dll
- clnutl16.dll
- ctpcir32.dll
- ctsetup.exe (sets up the install)
- ctsetup.ini
- sbpapci9x.ini
- setuprc.dll

C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\ShareDLL\
- CTRES32.DLL
- CTSPEA32.DLL

C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\CTSND\
- BITMAP (folder) - contains no files
- DOSDRV (folder)
- HELP (folder) - contains help files only, no .ini, .exe, .com's or anything of use
- MEDIA (folder) - contains sample play files only
- PROGRAM (folder) - contains creative wavestudio program files only
- delsl1.isu
- readme.txt

C:\PROGRAM FILES\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV\
- DOS4GW.EXE
- MT32.EXE
- SBCFG.EXE
- SBINIT.COM
- SBLEGACY.EXE
- SBLOAD.EXE
- SBMIXER.EXE
- SBPCI.BIN
- SBPCI.INI
- SBTEST.EXE

The SBINIT.COM is getting loaded up but the problem is that it doesnt SEE i have a card in the machine as its not got the drivers to run it in dos mode..... in windows2000 it runs perfectly as i can use the SBTEST.EXE to tst the card

hope this helps u help me :)
 
Try these settings after you downloaded the Creative PnP Configuration Manager.

SET SBPCI=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV
SET CTSYN=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV
SET SOUND=C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND
SET MIDI=SYNTH:1 MAP:E
SET BLASTER=A220 I7 D1 H7 P330 T6 J200
SET CTCM=C:\CTCM
C:\CTCM\CTCU /S /W=C:\WINDOWS
REM LH C:\PROGRA~1\CREATIVE\CTSND\DOSDRV\SBINIT.COM

If it still doesn't work then it's has to be the drivers.
Download these drivers and read the README.TXT.
http://www.high-tech.com/drivers/sbbasic.exe
I know how to set these up.
 
:( this is taking forever

Thanx for ur help man but we are getting there slowly, i hope!

Well, i now have a new line in my config sys, a folder called plugplay

i cant run the sbbasic.exe because even when i boot up with a win98 startup disk and run from dos mode it tells me im IN windows95

So i downloaded the cfg program which made up the plugplay folder for me - useless as i cant run any of the files in it as they need win 3.1x..... so i dont know what the point of that was

and there IS no folder named CTCM on my hardrive? was i to get that from the sb basic?
 
For the CTCM (sb16cfg.zip) did the "install.exe" create the PLUGPLAY folder? If it did then change
SET CTCM=C:\CTCM
C:\CTCM\CTCU /S /W=C:\WINDOWS
to
SET CTCM=C:\PLUGPLAY
C:\PLUGPLAY\CTCU /S /W=C:\WINDOWS

If not then create a folder C:\CTCM and copy though files into it. Post your email address and I email you the DOS drivers for the sb16 pci.

[Edited by Johnl12 on 06-23-2001 at 12:26]
 
Doesnt seem right

let me tell u my email is unicorn_uk80@hotmail.com

and the install created the following directories

C:\PLUGPLAY\
- Drivers (folder)
- ICU (folder)
- Readme.txt
- Readme.com

C:\PLUGPLAY\DRIVERS\
- DOS (folder)
- WINDOWS (folder)

C:\PLUGPLAY\DRIVERS\DOS\
DWCFGMG.SYS
ESCD.???

C:\PLUGPLAY\DRIVERS\WINDOWS\
- CSLIBW.DLL
- VCAD.386
- VCMD.386
- WINCM.DLL

C:\PLUGPLAY\ICU\
- DB (folder) - contains LOTS of database files, too many too list
- CASSIST.???
- CASSIST.EXE
- DIR-_WIN.DAT
- ICU.EXE
- ICU.HLP
- ICUHELP.DAT
- ICUSETUP.EXE
- ICUSETUP.INI
- ICCUG.HLP
- SYSTEM.PSP
- UNICODE.DAT
- UNICODE.FNT
- WINICU.EXE
 
I could not email the ctcm files. Too large for my dialup connection. I finely found then on CL web site. They really did a good job hiding them. CL is not making the DOS drivers easy to find. ctcmbbs.exe is a self extracting file. Once you have extract them copy them to C:\CTCM

http://www.clok.creaf.com/creative/patches/ctcmbbs.exe

This is the self extracting Win9x DOS drivers. Copy them to the C:\SB16. Read the Readme.txt file to manually install this drivers. This is the file I sent you.
http://www.clok.creaf.com/creative/drivers/sb16awe/95dosapp.exe

[Edited by Johnl12 on 06-23-2001 at 16:14]
 
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