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== Compatability ==
== Compatability ==
−Most games work properly now; however, many games will require some sort of adjustment to the dosbox.conf file, usually one of the following: memsize, gus, xms, ems, umb. It is recommended to try the game you want to play on the PC version of DOSBox first to discover the optimum settings.
+Most games work properly now; however, many games will require some sort of adjustment to the dosbox.conf file. It is recommended to try the game you want to play on the PC version of DOSBox first to discover the optimum settings.
−== Issues ==
+== Known Issues ==
* The joystick isn't working right.
* The joystick isn't working right.
* Network/CDROM support is missing.
* Network/CDROM support is missing.
+
+== Troubleshooting ==
+
+===A certain game closes DOSBox, crashes with some message or hangs:===
+
+* '''Delete the dosbox.conf file''' to restore the default settings.
+* '''Disable the sound''' (use the sound configuration program that comes with the game, additionally you can set sbtype=none and gus=false in the DOSBox configuration file)
+* '''Change some configuration entries''' in dosbox.conf, especially try:
+** fixed cycles (for example cycles=10000)
+** ems=false
+** xms=false
+** umb=false
+or combinations of the above settings.
+* '''Use loadfix''' before starting the game
+
+===A certain game runs slowly:===
+
+* '''Change the CPU cycles.''' By default DOSBox tries to detect whether a game needs to be run with as many instructions emulated per time interval as possible. You can force this behaviour by setting cycles=max in the DOSBox configuration file. In this mode you can reduce the amount of cycles on a percentage-basis (hit CTRL-F11) or raise it again (CTRL-F12). Sometimes manually setting the number of cycles achieves better results, in the DOSBox configuration file specify for example cycles=30000.
+* '''Increase the number of frames skipped.''' Pressing CTRL-F8 to increase the frameskip by 1. Repeat this until the game runs fast enough for you. You can also set this value permanently in the configuration file.
+* '''Disable the sound.''' You can try to disable the sound through the setup utility of the game to reduce load on your CPU further. Setting nosound=true does NOT disable the emulation of sound devices - just the sound output will be disabled.
[[Category:Homebrew using SDL libraries]]
[[Category:Homebrew using SDL libraries]]