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==== Chapter 3: Writing !Start.bat files ==== | ==== Chapter 3: Writing !Start.bat files ==== | ||
- | Upon booting, the X68000 executes files from config.sys and usually they are with X or SYS extension. | + | Upon booting, the X68000 executes files from config.sys and usually they have X or SYS extensions. |
- | * *.X files, which are required for the game to run, almost | + | * *.X files, which are required for the game to run, in almost |
- | * *.SYS files and some rare *.X files need ADDDRV (Example #4). | + | * *.SYS files and some rare *.X files need ADDDRV (Example #4). ADDDRV is very picky and most of the times incompatible. |
- | *ADDDRV is very picky about what it will or will not load so don't expect it to do magic. | + | |
**Combining lines from Config.sys and Autoexec.bat** | **Combining lines from Config.sys and Autoexec.bat** | ||
- | Now that we know that most files from config.sys | + | Now that we know that most *.X files from config.sys can be executed as standalone, its time to write them in the beginning of autoexec.bat |
- | "Crystal Tower" | + | **Crystal Tower** is used to illustrate this example: |
- | Config.sys | + | Original |
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FILES = 15 | FILES = 15 | ||
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- | Here we can see drivers being loaded and environmental variables being set up. The very important | + | Here we can see drivers being loaded and environmental variables being set up. |
+ | *The mandatory | ||
+ | *Drivers are usually | ||
- | autoexec.bat | + | In this example **OPMDRV3.X** and **IOCS.X** are the ones which interest us. First we must check if they can be executed after the system has fully booted. If yes, then there is a good chance that the game can be installed to HDD. |
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+ | Original Autoexec.bat | ||
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echo off | echo off | ||
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- | Here we can see another environmental variable called | + | Here we can see another environmental variable called |
+ | *Remove references to **\** **A:\** **B:\** if they are present | ||
+ | *Write **OPMDRV3.X** | ||
+ | *Rename autoexec.bat to !Start.bat. | ||
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+ | The resulting !Start.bat should look like this: | ||
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