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CD drive isnt reported correctly in all Dosbox core versions

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Description

For some reason in Dosbox-core, Dosbox-svn and Dosbox-pure all dont work properly with the bluray drive installed in my pc.

I type this in Dosbox (all versions) command to show what the drive is reported as:

mount -cd

But it responds with:

CDROMS found: -1

However, the drive is detected properly in the standalone Dosbox. It correctly says:

CDROMs found: 1
0. D:\

I can mount the drive in all the Dosbox versions but it says:

MSCDEX: Mounted subdirectory: Limited support

Except the standalone Dosbox, that one loads MSCDEX fine.

Is there a setting in Retroarach interfering with the drive detection?

Specs:
Windows 10
i7 3770
16GB ram
GTX1070
Bluray drive HP DH12E3SHB
Retroarch 1.9.7

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue on Windows 10 with the Dosbox-core, Dosbox-svn, and Dosbox-pure versions using the mount -cd command, then compare their output with standalone Dosbox. Done means the Blu-ray drive is reported correctly and MSCDEX mounts it without the limited-support message.

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Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop, operating-systems
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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