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Hello every one! I have a problem with Kodi and the addon "DosBox Pure". I have Kodi Matrix 19.3 in my smart tv android. I recently installed the "DosBox Pure" addon.
I have read that DosBox recognizes MS-DOS games even if they are in .zip format.
In the internal storage of the TV I have copied a folder with 2 MS-DOS games, but when I run DosBox Pure it does not show me the games. What am I doing wrong?
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Can you post a debug log? That will give me clues as to why the files don't show up.
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Thanks for answering. How do I do that?
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OK, thanks for answering, I'll try to extract the log file on the TV, because the folder browsers I have don't give me access to it. As soon as I have it, I'll let you know.
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I am researching about Retroplayer and IAGL. The two games I have are in .ZIP format (Doom and Mortal Kombat II). In the file explorer of the TV I can see the two game files, but the Kodi explorer does not show them to me, even though I added their location as a source.
I open the DosBox Pure addon, and the main screen appears without games.
What I am understanding so far is that the emulator does not automatically recognize the games, but you must indicate where they are.
I have read that in Kodi 18, in the GAMES section, you add the location of the games yourself. But currently on Kodi 20 I can't do that.
I will continue to investigate. Thank you very much for your interest.
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I'm happy to help get this working, I put a lot of effort into getting the DosBox Pure to at least boot in Kodi. The description, the icon, the build script...
Because I can't test every one of our 130 cores, I rely on interested enthusiasts to work out the bugs. I'm eager to hear your discoveries, and here to help if you have questions.
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DISCARDED EMULATION WITH KODI ON THIS TELEVISION!
Using the addon I managed to download the game Robocop for MS-DOS (I didn't get Mortal Kombat II on IAGL), I chose to open the game with the DosBox Pure that I have previously installed, but the game looks extremely slow!
I thought it could be a DOS emulation problem, so I decided to try a NES game, through IAGL I downloaded the Super C rom, and then with the same addon I downloaded a Nes emulator (I don't remember what it's called), but the game is also runs very slow!
At least I learned that using the IAGL addon you can download many old games, but I'm sad I still don't know why I couldn't get dosbox roms to work manually. Since I have done it on other systems (PC, Android, Raspberry Pi)
I will continue to test the emulation on Android TV outside of Kodi, on this current device or another. Thank you very much to those who guided me.
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To fix speed problems in games, try disabling Rewind in the "Games" section of Settings.
