Downloaded, extracted & run the exe. At ' Initializing Machine Emulation' with the progress bar fully green I get a popup :
Eightyone unable to run directSound creation failed error DSERR_NODRIVER. No sound driver is available for use, or the given GUID is not a valid DirectSound device ID.
Despite what I said earlier, I must have some sound card, I listen to youtube stuff on earplugs. Likely not compatible.
Trouble running EightyOne
- 1024MAK
- Posts: 5124
- Joined: Mon Sep 26, 2011 10:56 am
- Location: Looking forward to summer in Somerset, UK...
Re: Trouble running EightyOne
What does Windows say when you go to the system information?
Mark
Mark
ZX81 Variations
ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
ZX81 Video Transistor Buffer Amp
Standby alert
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer later in the year.
ZX81 Chip Pin-outs
ZX81 Video Transistor Buffer Amp
Standby alert
There are four lights!
Step up to red alert. Sir, are you absolutely sure? It does mean changing the bulb
Looking forward to summer later in the year.
Re: Trouble running EightyOne
So some good news in that it at least confirms the theory. Now just got to figure out what to do about it...
Yes and perhaps also check in Device Manager and make sure there are no warnings against the sound card entries, and maybe run dxdiag.exe to see if it reports any problems. Which version of Windows are you running EightyOne on?
Re: Trouble running EightyOne
Win 10
dxdiag -> No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.
Device Manager under Sound, video & game controllers shows no errors or warnings and several audio entries, all OEM on my Lenovo desktop. I've added no sound cards.
dxdiag -> No sound card was found. If one is expected, you should install a sound driver provided by the hardware manufacturer.
Device Manager under Sound, video & game controllers shows no errors or warnings and several audio entries, all OEM on my Lenovo desktop. I've added no sound cards.
Re: Trouble running EightyOne
Understood. I'm a retired SW developer, I understand that things that don't appear to make sense actually sometimes do.