Hey Boss can help with this? I am trying to start a fossil door game and it will immediately pop an error and the game does not run. Also the node log file is not updated.

I am running Win7/32bit and Mystic A47 "compiled 2021/02/12 18:17:53"

I also downloaded the latest synch version and grabbed dosxtrn/sbbsexec from that with the same results. I have placed both files in the mystic dir and copied sbbsexec to the system32 folder.

I am stumped, if you have any suggestions I would be grateful.

here is the menu command I use.
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DX
cdc:\mystic\doors\ab1v14 abridge.exe %P
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the ntvdm error looks like this.
https://prnt.sc/10giie4

thanks!

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DX
cdc:\mystic\doors\ab1v14 abridge.exe %P

I noticed that the data field isn't right it should be:

Cmd: DX
Data: cd<c:\mystic\doors\av1c14> abridge.exe %P

If you are using Mystic's "internal" directory switch command then you have to enclose it in <> ie cd<directory>

Another thing is to make sure abridge itself works in DOS without a BBS.

Let me know if that helps at all and we can go from there!

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DX
cdc:\mystic\doors\ab1v14 abridge.exe %P

I noticed that the data field isn't right it should be:

Thanks for the quick reply. I did try again with the brackets and same error popped up. The above was just my last attempt, I tried several options.

Another thing is to make sure abridge itself works in DOS without a BBS.

Let me know if that helps at all and we can go from there!

arrowbridge is working fine with netfoss, so I copied that menu and made the needed changes for DX.

I wouldn't bother you with this but I want to switch over to ssh sometime soon. If you have any other ideas fire away. =]



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Another thing is to make sure abridge itself works in DOS without a BBS.

So I missed this bit the first time I read it.

"abridge.exe /local" works in a DOS window, but instead of ANSI images I get crap. The game doesn't crash tho I can read and use the menus.

Could that crash NTVDM?

heres a shot of that screen. https://prnt.sc/10guhyw



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I tried a game that works fine in a DOS window, "Grunt Fest" with the same DX setup and it throws the same error.

https://prnt.sc/10guw5a



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Re: Re: dosxtrn.exe/sbbsexec.dll door error
By: Marty Taylor to g00r00 on Tue Mar 09 2021 03:34:46

"abridge.exe /local" works in a DOS window, but instead of ANSI
images I get crap.

you probably don't have an ANSI ""decoder"" loaded... back in the day, we used ansi.sys for that...

oh, that stuff isn't "crap" but the raw ANSI codes ;)


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So I missed this bit the first time I read it.

"abridge.exe /local" works in a DOS window, but instead of ANSI images I get cra p. The game doesn't crash tho I can read and use the menus.

Could that crash NTVDM?

Do you have the contents of dx.rar in your root as per the documentation?

Can you tell me where to download the door you're trying to run I can try to set it up here and see what happens. I have a Windows XP machine I can try it on.

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Do you have the contents of dx.rar in your root as per the documentation?

Yep, those are the files I currently have in c:\mystic.

Can you tell me where to download the door you're trying to run I can
try to set it up here and see what happens. I have a Windows XP machine
I can try it on.

here are both archives I have been working with.
arrowbridge https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ao5314L44bDchJA_Q5R19eqH4IxeNw?e=475i74 mechwars https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ao5314L44bDchJBAvzQ6f7fLorb4CA?e=rPGwvZ

thanks again for helping me with this, I really appreciate it.



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Can you tell me where to download the door you're trying to run I can

here are both archives I have been working with.

Thanks! I had a chance to take a look and there seems to be a problem with that CD<dir> function when using the DX menu command.

For now I was able to get it working by creating "abridge.bat" and then executing the batch file.

Menu Command: DX
Data: c:\mystic\doors\abridge.bat %P

The contents of abridge.bat was:

cd c:\mystic\doors\abridge
abridge /P%1

After that it was working fine for me. I'll try to spend a bit more time this weekend to fix up the CD<dir> function so that doesn't break things but in the meantime I believe using the batch file should get you where you need to be.

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After that it was working fine for me. I'll try to spend a bit more
time this weekend to fix up the CD<dir> function so that doesn't break things but in the meantime I believe using the batch file should get you where you need to be.

Thanks g00r00 I appreciate you helping me, I tried your suggestion and I still get the NTVDM error with the popup.

I'll wait until you are finished with it and try it again.



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Thanks g00r00 I appreciate you helping me, I tried your suggestion and I I'll wait until you are finished with it and try it again.

I have a new build in the prealpha folder now

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Hi g00r00,

I have a new build in the prealpha folder now

When would be there also a build for MacOS ?

Thanks!

Greetings,
Rudi

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I have a new build in the prealpha folder now

Wow that was quick, I installed this and I can say that the logging is working fine and I can now run games successfully without netfoss. This includes a couple that would not run properly under netfoss. So I'm pretty stoked for SSH logins now.


I did notice that after a game runs then exits the NTVDM.exe does not exit like it should. After converting/testing a batch of games I found 5 ntvdm's running in task manager. is there a switch or something I can add to the DX data line to prevent this or does dosxtrn do this normally and I am missing something?



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I dug around in event manager and found these two errors, thought they might help, they come as a pair when ntvdm crashes at game exit.

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1. https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ao5314L44bDchJNeXYke22VonCqf-A?e=7cykGv
2. https://1drv.ms/u/s!Ao5314L44bDchJNdfQgnD6KL6xWmJA?e=i2jI8s



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--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/03/16 (Windows/32)
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Wow that was quick, I installed this and I can say that the logging is working fine and I can now run games successfully without netfoss. This includes a coup le that would not run properly under netfoss. So I'm pretty stoked for SSH login s now.

Great to hear!

As far as the exit crash, I am looking at the event viewer on my test system and I do not see any crashes here except for the previous tests before the recent fix. I have only tested with Arrowbridge though so maybe I can try a different door?

What version of Windows are you using? I am testing under Windows XP using the dx.rar contents.

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Hi g00r00,

I have a new build in the prealpha folder now

When would be there also a build for MacOS ?

There should be a build here for macOS now! I must have accidentally deleted it, sorry about that!

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/02/12 (Windows/64)
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Hi g00r00,

There should be a build here for macOS now! I must have accidentally deleted it, sorry about that!

Ok thanks!

Greetings,
Rudi

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (macOS/64)
* Origin: AfterShock Beta Tester (2:292/140)

What version of Windows are you using? I am testing under Windows XP
using the dx.rar contents.

I'm running win7, I do have that virtual winXP test box I was using for the previous mystic version. I'll go spin that up and upgrade/test and get back to you.

I wonder if win7 is going flakey...



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I'm running win7, I do have that virtual winXP test box I was using for the prev ious mystic version. I'll go spin that up and upgrade/test and get back to you.

I wonder if win7 is going flakey...

Let me know how it goes! If I can find a way to reproduce an issue I'll do my best to get it cleaned up. If you still see the same problem in XP let me know again exactly what your menu command looks like and I'll paste that into mine just to make sure its identical character for character.

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/02/12 (Windows/64)
* Origin: Sector 7 | Mystic WHQ (1:129/215)